. The Catskill Mountains; . IN IHl- WOODS NFAR GRAND GORGH. THE MOUNTAINS. 2^ ORiriN OF ^^^ precise origin of the name Catskill, is somewiiat obscure. Some writers aver that itNAME ■ ■ ■ was derived from the catamounts which in-tested the region, and Irving was among those sponsors. Butthere is scant authoritv or reason for this assumption. Thename is found spelled in numerous ways in the ancient records,such as •■Kaatskills. Kaaterskill, •Katskill. , etc. It is believed to have been first applied dur-ing the Dutch domination over two centuries ago. And if thisa
. The Catskill Mountains; . IN IHl- WOODS NFAR GRAND GORGH. THE MOUNTAINS. 2^ ORiriN OF ^^^ precise origin of the name Catskill, is somewiiat obscure. Some writers aver that itNAME ■ ■ ■ was derived from the catamounts which in-tested the region, and Irving was among those sponsors. Butthere is scant authoritv or reason for this assumption. Thename is found spelled in numerous ways in the ancient records,such as •■Kaatskills. Kaaterskill, •Katskill. , etc. It is believed to have been first applied dur-ing the Dutch domination over two centuries ago. And if thisassumption is correct. Kaatskill or Kaaterskill. would seem tobe the proper orthographv. The •kill. being Dutch for chan-. nel or creek. •Kaat, is also Dutch for cat. but the unusualabundance of the feline species, either wild or domestic, is notwell established. The Indians are said to have called themountains Ontiora. meaning hills of the sky, where theGreat Spirit of Manitou dwelt and ruled the elements of earthand sky. And there seems no very good reason for ever havingabandoned that poetic and appropriate title. Summer is here, and the morning is gay,Ijet us be children together to-day,Sorrows a myth, and our but seem,The past is an echo, the future a dream.
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