The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-02
A CATSKILL LEGEND
TOriglnaLl

| summit Is a point called FOwn's Leap. | On eithc- side or thc creek rock stands some thirty feet above Che bed separated edge from edge by some tif- teen feet The spot is hidden among the trees. and one passing llong the road near by would scarcely find lt un- less instructed where to look for it There are many explanations as Co why it is called Fawu's Leap Which of these ls correct Is hard Co tell. One giy- en by mountalneer whose ancestors have lived In the region since the origi. nal Dutch settlement Is as follows.
 In the early days Dietrich Van Felt came from Holland and settled at Che foot of Kaatcrslill clove. just above what Is now called Pallayillc Ills daughter. Katrina (at thc time the family came to the mountains she was about fourteen years old). was verita. ble mouutainecr. No height was too steep for her Co climb. no clift SO ab. rupt but she could stand upon its edge uumoycd. In vain her parents tried Co keep her at home. warning her against the wild beasts or wors2, the Indians who wore moving rcstlcssly up and down the sides or the forest covered mountains. She did not fear Che beasts. and as for the Indians whenever she met them she came home loaded with birch bark baskets. beaded buckskin pouches or some variety of tr.nket
 When Katrina had grown Co bc symmetrical girl of twenty. a number of Dutch families had settled near by, one. Che Van SanJvoorts, ou a ella where now hang thc dwellings com prs.u- Twilight Park. GuliJu Van Sautvuort was. lsc Katrina, a natural climber. He met hcy one day beside thc Euutyrssil fulL and it was there that he wo0ed her and their troth was plightcd. One day hc gave her a lawn hc bad captured and tanned She made a pet ot it and aftgrward took it with her In an her umhlcs.
 The first trouble between the settlers and the Indians was ou account of Na- trina. and tl.s not from hatred, but from love. A young brave. Luu.us Water became desperately ouamUrrd ot her and begged her father Go give her Co him Iu marriage. Ot course Che offer was declined One day Katrina, accompanied Iy her lawn. climbed Co Che top ut what is called Profile rock and stood looking down Into Haaters- k.u gluyc Opposite were I.-h peak and Round Top tl Che lcft uad south a broad stretch of country and tae beautiful Hudson river. The only sounds we're fIr s,a.'u- Of tbc trees lu che v.ul nI ,ae UwtlH of t'e waters .g O.. ..... .......
 Suddenly Katrina was star. l by rustic u e.. '.-. no .a and Lcaplu- Wat. s...i '.,. ..r Hc pleaded hi. yar.. .f .-. '-. Iy. but as she firmly r., lu aside .1 grew wild thrcat.u.r- thst lf she persisted u her reCUe.l D.. . .. ..i,h her ln bis arms or th. pryc.uicc. He showed such fixed resolution ,u1t Na. trina was c....uiu.d lo tomror.zc with hlm and g-rc,d Co take thg m3t- ter Into clUsil,.u.u Thu Legu.ng Water took her tl au Indian village a short distance from tlt r1es.
 The little lawn. segu.t med only to white people. was ,ar more fr.-u,gued than Katrina Ht CT, I'm -IyG-gs. Katrina noticed this and lt occurred Co her Co tIc a w-.sHr' tu th' flwu's neck giving Information of her coUdi ton and send th' lawn oUL trU.t- lug that it would make tUr home In her pocket was Uit 1f paper gud dipping a pointed stick utu hou.c5. she wrote. "lu Lrap'ag Waters pow er." AS Che lawn Was leaving che yit lagc LcJp.us Water D>u'gd Che h.t 0f paper about .ts neck aud gave chas'.
 Down Che rocky side ui Che c'uye bourd,d thc slrrl1g .---l s-0. and not less uimI Iy vert tl. ....E Indian. He might easily have sent gu arrow into its heart; but. though hc was savage. he could not EI Che pct Ea- trina loved So bc followed o.Cr thc natural paths made ty Che rains, treading on tue stones, thc tangled roots. here and there siukiug iu soft mud. The trees 'uid Che fawu from him. though he could hear iJ crashing through the underurush. and now and again he caught 90 elupsr o- 'ts dun body or a white spot ou .ts uiI The little animal having h,gl iamcI had lost some of its natural agility. and by the time lt reached Che 'Htc-I ui Che cloye was well uigh exhausted. while Leaping Water was close upon it Striking the creek where Che two rocks form a chasm. thc lawn was moving SO swiftly that there was nothing for it but Co jump Gathering what strength was left it shot Co Che edge of the hlther rock ard. concentrating its strength Into one terrific leap, light ed on the rock beyond There it fcn dead
 Meanwhile Culian Van Santyoort had left his home with bis gun i'm search of game and was moving down Che cloye on the opposite side. Hearing some gn- imal descending beyond thc creek, hc thought to get a deer and made bis way in the direction the sound was moving. As lt approached him hc ap. preached lt. both finally reaching tho same place at the same moment ka- l trlna's lawn fell at Gulians feet and N. H..H ........ ....H r...H HH.H.