New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18
IN THE GREEN-CLAD CATSKILLS.
ENJOYMENTs FOR MIND AND BODY OF
FERED THE MOUNTAIN VISITORS


Catskill Mountains. n. Y, July II (speciaDIn
the vernacular OF the native This is fine corn
weather" and for two weeks past the mountaineer
says, you could just stand and see the corn
grow" The rains descended for two or three days
and the whole mountain section never had more
copious bath from the skies.
Standing here the Hotel Kaaterskill. looking
down upon the fertile valley OF the Hudson in the
foreground. If almost entranced with the
beauty OF the picture, as Nature spreads II upon
her easel after the rain The invigorating redo
lence OF the air Is also charming In the extreme
There is little wonder. therefore. that so many
hundreds annually seek this brilliant resort nearly
two thousand FIVE hundred feet toward the
sky. to And summer comfort and pleasure. Just now
there five hundred guests at the hotel In
the care OF Manager Parke. and his big dining hall
presents most attractive scene. Later finds a
brilliant company OF dancers and spectators down
the great ballroom, with many others in the
tunda and corridors, and scores besides sitting on
the broad plaza under the stars
One Of the Incidents Of the week was the visit
Of the New-York State Fire Underwriters' Associa-
tion the delegation numbering nearly one hundred
The daily arrivals in the range have been salts
factory at mos; OF the leading resorts. though
there is yet a fair choice Of rooms in the larger
hotels at least The August bookings large.
The leading trains the Ulster and Delaware
came up In sections to-day and there were no va
cant seats.
summer days OF rest with his family at his Pine
Ridge cottage on the Hudson. nearly opposite Bar
rytown DR.. F. E. Schley Is again the resident
physician at the New Grand, but he finds little to
do at that exceptionally healthful resort. Bishop
Satterlee has fine cottage in Twilight Park which
Is being newly furnished. Max Brill. Of Brooklyn,
has arrived with his family at his cottage in High
mount Park. NJ Marx. Of New-York. has taken
a cottage on Maple ave. near Pine HILL
The Sunset Park cottagers have all arrived. and
include the Rev. j. o. Wilson, Of st. Andrews
Church; Horace NJ. Carleton. ID. Martin. Of Brook
Ign; C. C. WATSON, Edward st. John c. A. Clegg
Robert Moore and James Kitchenman. Of Phila-
delphia. Chancellor MacCracken Is at his Over
brook cottage Pine Hill. with his family.
Ninety Fresh Air children from the Five Points
Mission enjoying their two weeks outing
among the Delaware County farmers in the SIAM
ford vicinity.
ID. L. Lowson of Trinity High School, New-York,
Is at the Mountain View House.
A new steam yacht has been placed on Lake
Wawaka. near Halcottville. on the west branch Of
the Delaware. near which fine picnic grounds are
being arranged.
baseball IL increasing as a popular sport In tho
range The Phoenicia team now claims to be the
champion OF Ulster County. They crossed bats
with the Hunter team In that village this after
noon.
Camping parties had a moist time this week. fer
OF all the placesthe Catskill streams along which
most OF these tents are pitched are a little the
wettest in dark, rainy weather Near Margaret
Vile Is party consistng OF Messrs. Jackson. Van
Ms.es Jones' Reed Rhery snS pmmck ana
Life at the New Grand has been especially en-
joyable during the rainy days. because Of the In
ehsractsriss that resort. Manager Cornsii secured
. liberal share Of the mountain arrivals to-day.