The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-15
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A PLEASANT TRIP.

Having spent a DdIl OIL Ihe Hloltu VI
October in the Catskills, CoopertoWn
Oneonta, Binghamton and vicinity, you
may be interested in description of
the some of the places visited in this
part of the Empire state. Leaving Jer-
sey City on the Catskill Mountain eX-
press over the West Shore railroad, my
first stop was Kingston. The afternoon
was spent in looking about the place
which was at one time the capital of
the state of New York. The old Senate
house in which the sessions of the legis-
lature were held still remains and is of
historic interest to tourists. | visited
Kingston Point, noted pleasure resort,
located on the Hudson river and three
miles from the city of Kingston The
steamboats, which ply up and down the
river bring large crowds of excursion
lists to this resort during the summer
months.
leaving Kingston early the next
morning a ride of twenty-eight miles
over the Ulster and Delaware railroad
brought me to Phoenicia, which is at
the junction of the main line with the
Stony Glove and Kaatersl6ill branch
Leaving Phoenicia over the Stony Glove
branch railroad, the road follows Stony
Glove creek, and you are continually
ascending until the "notch" in the
mountains is reached at an altitude of
over I, 800 feet above the level of the sea.
After leaving the notch" the railroad
makes slight descent and afterwards
begins again to ascend until the Hotel
Kaatskill station is reached at an a1ti-
tude of 1900 feet. The hotel is located
one-half miles from the station. While
the large hotels are closed, making the
absence of visitors conspicuous, Octo-
Der is said to be one of the pleasantest
months in the year for a visit to the
Catskills and the haunts of Rip Van
Wrinkle. The view from the Hotel
Kaatskill overlooking the valley of the
Hudson, is very picturesque. The Hud-
SON river, ten miles away, looks like
silver stream. Looking across the Hud- |
son east can be seen the Berkshires |
Looking north, some Of the peaks of
the Adirondacks are visible and the ho-
rizon is bounded on the south by the
Highlands of the Hudson. There are
many places of interest within walking
distance of the hotel One walk which |
7 took led me to Rip Van Wrinkles |
house, Indian Head, and the Palenville |
Overlook. All tourists intend to visit |
these three places Rip Van Wrinkles |
house is formed by an overhanging rock
in the forest. much the same as the
Wolf den in Pomfret, Conn.
From Palenvile Overlook you get an
excellent view of the little village of |
PalenviIe at the foot OF the mountains
In this view the most prominent object |
is the "Rowena Memorial school," the
generous gift of L. w. Lawrence of
Brooklyn, ~ Y
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence had spent
their summers in Palenville for the past
twenty years, and this magnificent
school building was erected by Mr.
Lawrence and presented to the village
of Palenville. The building is two
stories and is built of granite obtained
from the Empire" quarries, Catskill
N. Y, The building is a work of art
and is a blessing which will be more
and more appreciated as the years go
by.
During my stay in Palenville made
the acquaintance of G. A. Dykeman
editor of the Palenville Zephyr, which
makes its appearance once a week dur
ing the summer season The Zephyr is
a sixteen page weekly ana 1tS neat ap-
pearance reflects great credit on it's en-
editor
From Palenville my next objective
point was Hunter, a delightful drive Of
twelve miles. For the first three miles
after leaving Palenville the road follows
up the famous Kaaterskill creek If it
were not for the Kaaterslcill Creek, Pa
1enville would lack many charms and
which it now possesses
Many of the pretty cascades and water
falls, quiet hooks, and other interesting |
places, would all sink into oblivion
were in not for this wonderful stream
Much has been written in rhyme and
story regarding the Kaaterskil, and
much remains to be told concerning its
interesting features
To obtain the best views of the sur
country 1t Is necessary to in ]
dulge in little mountain climbing. The
highest elevation in the Catskils is
Slide mountain, 4200 feet high. [ :
climbed up one the the highest--High '
Peak-which is $500 feet high. The )