New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-26
C4TSKILL TOPOGRAPHY.
Nezo Maps of the Summer Resort
Region.
rFaoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.l


Washington. Jan. 25-The latest and most com
plete representation of the Catsku Mountain re-
gion is found in series Of typographical atlas
sheets which being issued jointly by the
United States Geological Survey and tho State
Engineer Of New-York- a portion Of this region is
covered by the Gilboa and Rosendale atlas sheets.
which were surveyed IN 1901 and issued in October.
1903. and by a reissue Of the Kaaterslrin sheet.
which was surveyed in 1892 These topographic
atlas sheets portions OF the counties OF
Ulster Greene Schoharie and Delaware.
The town OF Conesvillo and portions OF the towns
Of Broome. Guboa and Blendheim are in Scho-
haris County. Tho towns OF Ashland, Pratts-
vill0 and portions OF the towns OF Windham. Lex
ington. Jewett, Halcott. Cairo. Catsku and Hun
ter are in Greene County. Part OF Roxbury only
comes In Delaware County. and Woodstock Sau-
gerties, Olive Marbletown. Rochester. New-Paltz.
Lloyd Esopus and Ulster are partly in Ulster
County. and all Of the towns OF KinGstown' Hurley
and Rosendale.
The section IS noted for its picturesque scenery,
and some OF the most famous summer resorts OF
the country located here. namely Lake Mo-
honk KAatersktu Mountain Mouse. Overlook
Mountain House etc. Some OF the noted noun
tain peaks Sky Top. Mount Tobias. over
look Platteiiu Indian Head. Sugar Loaf. Plateau.
Hunter. High Peak, Mount Onteora and Hunters
field Mountain The elevations vary from prac-
ticaIy sea level Mt Kingston 70 Hunter Mountain.
4O25 feet above It. Some OF the largest streams
found on these sheets tho Rondout the EBopus
and the Schoharle. The Gilboa quadrangle IS one
OF the few sheets IN New-York State which has
no railroad within it's borders. The Ulster and
Delaware, Waikiki Valley and the Kingston
branch O: the Ncw-York. Ontario and Western
Railway are found on the other sheets.
In this section are found many hne so-called
bluestonc ouarres Rosendale and IN that vicinity
is made the famous cement which bears its name
In tho town OF Rochester. in tho southwestern
corner Of the RoSoudale sheet. occurs u stone
which IS used largely for grindstones and IS be-
Neved 10 be found here exclusively. Only In the
IS we'll adapted elsewhere for grazing and dairy
farms Kingston is the only city on these three
sheets and that IS partly on the Ehineheck sheet
The New-York State Engineer and Surveyor ana
the United States Geological Survey In co-opera-
ton have also Just completed q topographic sheet
covering an area lying in Cortland, Woga ana
Broome counties. showing also q small portion OK
TOmukinS the west
There are no special individual features IN this
sheet but Il follows closely the general charac-
teristics OF adjacent territory and shows roll
ing country and decidedly narrow valleys with
level floors. The interval Of tho elevation ranges
from 1000 20 1000 feet Farming and dairy proc.
ucts form the chief Industries, with some little
manufa curing OF Marathon
The Auburn division Of the Lehigh Valley ana
the Binghamton division Of tho Delaware Iacka-
wanna and Western railroads pass through the
Hartford quadrangle. The principle villages are
Marathon berkshire. Hartford and Isle.
The map gives not only the usual features OF
Topography. such roads, houses. streams anu
civil divisions but special emphasis Is laid on tho
relief details showing all changes in elevation Dy
means Of lines OF equal level at 20 feet interval