. The Catskill Mountains; . THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 57. IG INDIAN, 1,212 feet abovethe river. The ascent to this pointhas been very gradual most of theway. but now you look ahead andrealize that the radical climb isabout to begin. You seem walledin by mountain crags on everyside and you may well wonder how the train will manage to reach the summit, nearly 700 feet above,and take only three miles to do it. The deep valley comes toan end a short distance ahead and the rails can no longer evadethe steep mountain slope. While you have been wrestling with these little details offurther progress, th
. The Catskill Mountains; . THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 57. IG INDIAN, 1,212 feet abovethe river. The ascent to this pointhas been very gradual most of theway. but now you look ahead andrealize that the radical climb isabout to begin. You seem walledin by mountain crags on everyside and you may well wonder how the train will manage to reach the summit, nearly 700 feet above,and take only three miles to do it. The deep valley comes toan end a short distance ahead and the rails can no longer evadethe steep mountain slope. While you have been wrestling with these little details offurther progress, that you will tlnd so nicely solved by the con-structing engineers of The Ulster & Delaware line a tew minuteshence, tourists for Slide Mountain and that charming region,had been climbing into the stages with their traps and luggagefor that eleven-mile ride, or less, depending upon the destina-tion. This is the station for the Slide and the Big Indian Valley,that most entrancing and delightful canyon which cannot beextolled too highly nor painted in
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