New-York tribune., 1910-06-05

| II their business to return year after year.
II is a pretty little place, well kept up,
with good water, properly cared for as 10
its purity. and every advantage that an
| ideal summer resort should have.
/ Those who wish 10 reach the Greene
| County section OF the mountains brancn
off the main line of the Ulster & Delaware
| at Phenicia, the single track road tina,
| used to run from there having been TO
placed by new broad gauge line that
makes il unnecessary TO change cars. as
was formerly the requirement. The Stony
Glove and Kaaterskill branch runs through
lovely mountain scenery. even more ro-
mantle in its way than that of the main
! line. 10 some of the most famous resorts
of the Cats1iH region, through Baines Fails
Tannersville Hunter, and some of the most
famous of the great white hotels that stand
like sentinels on their peaks. overlooking
the glorious scenery Of the range
Glenn Curtiss could have stopped OFF at
the CatsBills on his way down from Albany
/ the other dav. and. if the rosy dreams Of
| those who think his fight makes sure the
| fl,ture Of aviation come true. it may be pos
sible a few years hence, for the weary city
! man TO fly 10 his summer home in the
mountains along the air lanes. But that Is
something the future must decide ana
meantime il is necessary to adopt more
/ prosaic ways of reaching the destination
decided upon.
! The river Hudson found and the steam
( boats Hudson's successor Fulton put upon
! il provide a good many of the visitors to
the Catskills with the way of reaching
/ them. II cannot. from the very nature OF
things. be as hot on the water as on shore
and when the very hot days come II is
! -n -al- 70 either
! by day or by night, and escape the sizzling
brick and stone.
To Troy and Albany the night boats
/ carry so many passengers all summer that
/ il is a good idea to reserve staterooms in
advance to avoid having to wait. Big as
! the boats are, there are times when their
/ capacity is tested TO the utmost. and every
stateroom is taken days ahead of time.
The loveliest part of the trip up the Hud-
son from New York, if the night boats are
! taken, comes along before it is time TO go
/ to bed Along the Palisades and through
the southern portal of the Highlands OF
/ the Hudson, above Peekskill, with Storm
! King and Sugarloaf, West Point and the
| Dunderberg, the scenery is superb, and
powerful searchlights -illumine the various
points Of special interest along the steam
er's course.
son by daylight find wondrous charm
about the night trip. Things look differ
ent and are more imbued with the spirit of
poetry and romance that hangs about the
| beautiful river. II is easier 10 remember
the historic events that have taken place
| in the places that are passed by, with the
great beam of white light from the boat
playing upon one fascinating spot after an
| other.
The night boats pass compare lively early
through the Highlands, and after that
along the upper reaches Of the Hudson, II
is easier to tear ones self away from the
| deck and get the necessary sleep. The
night boats, while they afford good ser
! vice to those who make the Catskills their
| destination, still leave most of the traffic
for the mountains 10 the day steamers, and
| carry rather those who want TO get a
nights cool sleep on the water on their
! way 10 the Adirondacks, Lake George,
/ Saratoga or the resorts further north that
are easily reached by train connections
| from Albany which serves in summer as a
great junction for the New York Central,
the Delaware & Hudson. and, by cOnnec-
ticns, with the Boston & Albany and the
Boston &, Maine.