New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-10
Nv THE CATSKILLS.
NETWORKS OLD MOUNTAIN RANGE WAS
NEVER MORE POPULAR.
Easily ACCESSIBLE FROM THE METROPOLIS.
YET ~ 80 SENSE \ svBURB-A GLANCE AT
TILE nOrEI.s AND NILLAGEs.

TIE HOTELS AND VILLAGES.
t,ings,on y Y. June CSpeclaO.-The charming
C,,skllis are trimming anew with perennial glory
Time only serves 20 enhance the beauties and adj
,aotages OF this delightful region as summer re-
sort whore all may freely enjoy the most !nvgosat-
INK air scenery sublime. the fragrance ana solem-
nifty OF prmeyal forests and all that pertains TO
wooded crags AMI s,oplng valleys. Not alone for
IN. rich DO these mountains unlock their doors OF
h.autv and healthfulness, but those OF moderate
means AMI small savings who must stop n count
the cost Will IND aboundiug welcome without
serious demands upon their purse
All the hotels. great and small private boarding
houses and the little farm cottages included are
n,,y nearly prepared for business The general out
look for a successful season In the Caskllls seems
unusually bright Most OF the landlords report
numerous inquiries and cheering lists " advance
engagements.
There are no large new hotels TO open for the
first time this season There are probably enough
OF such In the Catskills already. The only ex-
tensive addition TO existing capacities worthy OF
note s the circular tower and central extension at
Churchill Hail. stamford. Or. Churchill IL not en-
tirely happy II he cannot extend his hotel little
every year lie has now added many elegant
tower suits OF rooms ard enlarged his dining room
While the facilities of this charming mountain VII
lage far exceed those OF any other point In the
Catskils the demand for them increases AT sur
prlsng rate each year.
frequent purOr-clr service on the l lister
and Delaware has made the place comfortably ac-
c.ssl,Je business man can leave his cottage here
IN the morning transact business for n few hours
I'm New York and be at home with his FAMILY at
night for dinner. II he desires. Among the lead
ing hotels are the Grant House. Greycourt lnn'
Hamilton Ingleside Simpson Terrace. Mndison
bancroft Westhom. Cold Spring and the Tanner.
visi,ors Will find many new cottages going up Ia
various parts OF the The Wyckoff cottage. on
Brooklyn Heights. has been taken by TOWNSEND
Mace oun OF Englewood. Dr. l.. NJ &. Bristol or
New-York has again rented the pretty Grant cot
tage Nathaniel rockingham. II. I. Frothihg-
ham and George W. Parker OF Brooklyn are AZ
smpson Terrace as usual The Stamford Atm
leiic and Driving Association has recently p"eh
formed. and plot OF fourteen acres mas pee" P"'
chased
Tp on Kaatersbill Mountain IA the Hotel Kaaters-
kill one OF the largest mountain hote' III 'he
world How much 1t has done to popuarNe ana
develop this region summer resort Few ever
stop To estimate. That IL has never pald the en-
thusiastc owner as business enterprise Is another
matter Its continuance IA n brilliant ana iashioh-
able resort with every liberal provision for the conn.,
fort and pleasure OF It's patrons Is certainly sub
Zoo, Tor concentration. f. Is. AlvOrd IL again In
charge OF the front office with Mr. Harding in gem
eral control OF the whole The roads In kaaterskiH
Park have been put In good repair ana the drives
Their. are always delightful.
The New Grand Hotel on Summit Mountain Is
Tho most extensive resort in the part OF the
range and it has been deservedly popular and sue
cessfnl from the start The house opens on June 80
under the management OF the Messrs. Cornell. the
owners In the vicinity are the Rossmore,
Grarnplan and the Belle Ayr hotels. Down on the
Delaware side OF the slope. at Grifins Corners are
numerous charming cottages. Among them are those
NJ Anton Sedl and the Feischmann family. Several
nv ones have been erected since last year At Pine
IIill all the old favorite houses are hanging out
new welcome and the little mountain hamlet is fully
as attractive as ever. The Rip Van Wrinkle. GugOu.
Hotel Ulster, Cornish. Coles. Benvenue. Bonnie
View Brewerton and Alpine are some OF the names
by which the hotels known. The Gugou has
now been leased by Thomas r. Moore, the st.
Charles manager at Hunter last season. over In
Delaware at Roxbury. the erection OF the handsome
Gould Memorial Church. nearing completion.
and the choice OF a summer residence there by Miss
Helen Gould have awakened new interest. which IL
likely increase It's summer contingent materially.
At Arkvie and Margaretville numerous visitors are
wont to lnger, including artists OF renown. De
Pachmann the pianist. has been there lately In quest
OF an abode The Ackeriy House Is favorite Mar
garetvlle resort. Down at Big Indian. Shandaken.
. Phoenlcla and Mount Pleasant there are several
hotels In the charming Big Indian Valley. through
which one Journeys TO the Giant Slide peak, are
butchers and the Panther House. excelled by none
In their crude. though genuine. hospitality
The Tremper House at Phoenicia Is again under
new management this time c. T. Jones. brother Of