New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
IN THE CATSKILLS.
Resorts CrO7Cded as Though Season
We're at HEIGHT.

Kingston n T.. July 1s-Midsummer finds many
full houses in the Catsks Irf fact at the lead
Ing resorts it is more like August than July. The
excessive heat of the last few weeks has fastened
the mountain visits of hundreds There an
other big arrival list to-day at both ends of the
range. and 1t looks like the height of the season
in the hotels tonight From present indications
rooms will be scarce In August There Is a steady
increase over all past In steamboat traffic.
and ne mountain trains continue to run in long
sections
The scenery of the attractive and popular Shokan
region of the range In the Ulster Catskill has been
hurt by the initial operations of the New York
Water Supply Commission, and visitors pass
ing it by with much reluctance because of the
laborers engaged upon the proposed Ashokan reser-
voir and dam in that vicinity. Some years hence
many more than has been stated-this whole re-
gon will be submerged and the little villages Will
be wiped out. The line proposed for the Ulster
& Delaware Railway will leave the present course
just above Stony Hollow. follow the base of the
Taantje and Tyce Teneyck Mountains along the
northern shore of the new lake. and rejoin the old
line at BoicevilIe
The Pine Hill section is reveng in the
glories Of midsummer. The cottagers have arrived.
the hotels nearly filled, and the little streets
are joyous lanes Of gay summer life Everybody
always has good time in Pine HILL
Further up this mountain pass is the Grand
Hotel where the hop this evening was brilliant
scene. Among the patrons are Mr.. and Mrs b
Worrhser, DR. Ludwig Weiss. Dr. Geysler. f. Eel
lenke and FAMILY. Julius Cohn and family, Mrs 3
Brill Mr. and Mrs Frederick Goldsmith, Mr.. and
Mrs w. P. Cullen. Henry Stewart. Miss Stewart,
Mr. and Mrs G. A Galloway. Miss C. a. Kerr,
Mrs H. B. Wise and Mrs. L Fisher
The Big Indian Valley, through which William j.
Bryan tourneyed during his first campaign. was
the scene OF runaway accident last week fhe
Misses Ellie and Pauline Lobel of Brooklyn,
daughters of c. E. Lobel. who has a cottage in the
valley, were seriously injured. Another accident
was narrowly averted Kaaterskn Mountain
Mr. and Mrs Francis l. Maule, of Philadelphia.
lost their way In OF the devious paths last
week and suddenly came upon sheer precipice or
six hundred feet. slip of her foot started MIS-
Maule toward the edge, but her husband seized her
and saved her from death on the rocks below
Kaaterskiu porter who let down with ropes
afterward got her handbag containing $50 In cash
and other valuable articles
The Overlook Mountain resort is open to patrons
This craz was reached by an automobile from
Kingston last week in less than two hours. after
.onoe tribulation with the steep and neglected
roads. Mead's resort, half way has its usual
crowd OF patrons From the Overlook crest north
ward there is long. unused road leading over
Indian Head and through Plattekill Glove TO the
Haines Falls region This was also trayersed by
the automobile OF Charles Warren and DIR. E. ID.
B. Loughran-
A Delaware County lad recently caught rattle
snake In a rabbit trap much to his surprise and
alarm
. Greene County is building new courthouse and
jaiI at Catskill. They sadly needed The pro-
posed home for aged women in that village seems
now assured, the xOp annual maintenance fund
being nearly all pledged James Goodwin. former
superintendent of the New York schools. is In his
cottage near Palenville. A mountain trampng club
has been formed at the Laurel House, and daily
schedules being arranged The kaaterskill ball
team defeated the hotel walters nine In a recent
contest on the athletic field there Several
comedies including "A Barnyard Romance and
"A Woodland Dream were given In the music
ball.