New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
AMONG THE MOUNTAINS.
THE POPULAR HOSPITALITIES OF THE CATS.
KILL RESORTS.
ENGAGEMENTS AND 1MPRovEMENTs-cHAxeEs
IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


speak Of hours instead of miles, in the reckoning a
distance.
A few new hotels have been built since last season.
Others have been enlarged improved and bcsutfed
stamford steps to the front with engagements and
improvements five large new hotels having been built
there most OF them being five stories In height.
Churchill Hall has been extended ninety feet by a
ave-,tory annex. The old Hamilton House is now
l,rce now structure The other new hotels owned
hv n : Preston s. J. brown and J. ID. Church. Each
will have capacity Of from seveny-hve 10 100.
Some pretty cottages have also been erected In
this charming little Delaware County village and the
parlor cars are coming right here all the way from
phlladclphia and New York this season. They never
came bcyond the summit and Grand Hotel before.
The Churchill Hall extension includes All amuse-
mcnt hall with stage and scenery. The hotel Of
Johnson Hamilton is TO be fitted with an elevator.
John W. Tanner has built boarding mouse 3oxoo.
three stories high Judge Gilbert Is erecting nna
house on West Delaware-st.; f. l.. seeey costly
residence on Main-st.; Mrs II. ,. Brownell VIII build
a fine residence corner Of Main ana Academy sts.
The ELEGANT residence OF Mis- Bathgate, on Brooklyn
Heights is approachng cOmplction other improve
ments are in progress on the Heights The Bap-
tst Church Is soon to be enlarged, ana the whole
town has been ringing with the sound Of the hammer
and saw for months past. In addition to all this
, stock company has been formed to build a fair
ground and race-track near the village
MANY improvements and changes VIII also be noted
~ pine IIill 4 new road from the railway station
Is talked Of The popular Rip Van Winke resort there
Will have new manager, IN the persons 0t . r. Van
Loan & son. The Guigon House, next to II, Is tho
Oldest and largest i'm the village over 5000 summer
guests can be entertained in Pine Hill new VII
age hall Is among the recent improvements brother
Of Vice President Morton has purchased fine cottage
site near the village, and the region Is well supplied
with nrivate cottage, scattered all about. Among
other leading hotel, may be- mentioned Hotel Ulster,
the Brewerton, orchard Park and Cornlsh. IS seen
from the train Pine Hill is the most attractive VII
lage in the mountains. It's rapid growth IN Iavor
with sumner visitors who come TO tarry awhile for
rest is in surprising
The new Grand Hotel near the summit Is again
! under the well known management OF D j. Cornell,
who will thi. wear be assisted By +. G. Cambel The
cars sion AZ the foot OF the hotel grounds Il hours
from New--YoriI II is the great resort OF the lister
OF Western Catskll. and the second largest IN mo
! range The views Of mountain and valley Is unsur'
pa,sed. the air most delightful and summer al the
| Grand is highly enjoyable Since last season "
Ne,,rs Cornell have also purchased the spacious aA
beautiful summit in the rear OF the hotel known a
| Monba Hll.7 2.4s9 feet above tide From the CREST
| ubicb STRANGELY enough is meadow, the yiev u
! superb.
The Tremper House at PhOenica will now be man
aged BY b. Morse Trcmper grandson Of the lainented
/ old steamboat captain, who founded the resort "hea
people first began 10 visit this part oi "o ia"e~
rIi j. an iuuorrant mountain railroad centre. as
all visitor, for the many old and famous resorts
Greepe County must here change for the narrow saus
trains on the stony Glove road. II Is thus the VeS
and busiest station in the mountains, ana thou>ah'a
bu,tng travellers daily seen here in varying no'a
! # unrest, excitement and anxiety.
.haud,ken is another very popular region with sum
mo, visitors over 800 are entertained in The immediae
vicinity and nearly three times a. many ride away IN
... f,r Tivipc.ton. Wc~tdu and ~prl'eton Inc
Laurent House /, the largest and hne>t hotel near ,n'
station. II remains under the old management ths
se,son Improvements will bc noted ar "rhhs Co''
nor. ,,d q, Roxbury 4 new Fleischman cottage has
been blnlt at the former place, a system oi , 49,
works is being provided in EoAoury ana anui''on.
h,rtInr facilities will be found in this pleasant oid
Delaware village. ~, , ,ro.ort
a ney manager. two Of them in iac'' hSlanu "
-, and John Dunno VIII be the hosts ths se1sou'
| ,rhey pride themselves on having tiie W-nv'' 49,
t., ,h state with the best air and the most eA'ehuea
,. e., rho whole range. But the new IalIr'sa ny
-, cr,, ahont which there was so hn'h 'aA i'''
,.ou i still without form and voh' Wlo''unA'''
| Their, i vet fine chance for display u e'''pD'
/ and energy in the proper development o' ''S - -.
| tain A. a summer resort. Nothing "roHs 'oVu' 49,
! ,r,ro .urely Another delay in new railway con-
,.,tious will be noted In the non-compeuoh VI '"'
r-,.,,, ard Delaware extension tO oneoh'a al" VI"
/ c,ncrst,vu vicinity. 50 long promised lhouei ~''
track +, nearly completed, no trains are eApe''N '
This season. there t.ne htch IN inc Hp''"e 49,
! The Tl,ter and Delaware people, together VII" ~
/ .,orv Clove arid kaatcrskill companies nave !u''
/ issued a very neat and attractive su"c-oo'A " -,
Catshill- for the first time in their carver Inc Vo
! c,D,,ins many pages OF entertaining historical Civ
e..crin,ive matter concerning the region ana i"0'"'
: many handsome illustrations, ne" An" 'on"o
and uuch other valuable information All "e''
roads are in excellent form and preparation iO' "S
summer traffic now just opening lam.
! Hotel KtacrsAu Is again under 'ne Hh''''-
= a. I, pain, tor the seventh successive season.
Ia , IN now be assisted by Charles T. Cunningham
| u,ehtou Beach. III, guests come from every corr"
! If thr globe aud lie knows how 1" keep u''"I''
and fashionable resort, either on the mou"'i'" w
,o IN. summer or down among the oranges anu p''''
~ Florida m winter. The house opens June - WI"
| all departments on te sahc "o''"' ~
/ scale ~ heretofore.
Tho old Cat,hiu Mountain House at Pine oNhA"
o,e,,. for IT, sixty eighth season on June ~ y"
/ ,hanar in the management is announced iHiS sl'D"
old landmark of the CatSkills remains uhchahseu nV''
YEAR 10 year its pleasant associations rach oa'n "
! , period early in the century. The famous Ssne''
view in front is fully charming as ever ana .''
,,ue7,ble Charles Beach is still there with al hA
| old enthusiasm. ~.
The Laurel House at the famous Kaatcrskill FANS
will be entirely in hands this Nea>on for INV
first time. All old visitors of the place VIII miss "s
old landlord. j. l.. Schutt. He died after proua''os
Hines, last winter. The property passed mo o"es
hand, soon after. and will this season be III chaFss
of j. r. Palmer, OF the Palmer House, Lakewood
! y. J.
At IIelnes's Corners several improvements will he
noticed Hallenbccks Hotel has been enlarged ana
imprOved and various other changes have been made
New cottages and other buildings are being added !"
the picturesque Twilight Park which is now pretw
mountain village IN itself, but the railroad from 'n'
West shore at >augertes, which was promised last n'
does not appear aS Yet. ~
Many cottages have been erected in the TannersVlI~
r,sioi also and this is now of the most popui-
cottage sections in the range. over one hundrS u
! these summer homes may now be counted IN uu'
vicinity and moro are under contract. Members OF uS
| IiederkranZ society and other prominent "er"'
rltinnns nf Now ork have formed what cacd I"o