. The Catskill Mountains; . nary, aPublic Library. Na-tional Bank and twosprightly weeklynewspapers. Thecrest of UtsayanthaMountain, 3, ^6sfeetabove tide, is easilyreached by a goodcarriage road, it hasan observatory from which twenty thousand square miles ofmountain territory, including thirty prominent peaks, and por-tions of four states may be seen, with the cities of Albany andSchenectady in the distance. The village site, overlooking thebroad valley entrance where the headwaters of the Delaware arereceived, is charming. The region forms the watershed be-tween three river basins. One mile
. The Catskill Mountains; . nary, aPublic Library. Na-tional Bank and twosprightly weeklynewspapers. Thecrest of UtsayanthaMountain, 3, ^6sfeetabove tide, is easilyreached by a goodcarriage road, it hasan observatory from which twenty thousand square miles ofmountain territory, including thirty prominent peaks, and por-tions of four states may be seen, with the cities of Albany andSchenectady in the distance. The village site, overlooking thebroad valley entrance where the headwaters of the Delaware arereceived, is charming. The region forms the watershed be-tween three river basins. One mile east is Bear Creek, whichempties into the Schoharie, and within fifteen minutes walkwest, is the source of streams whichare tributary to the Susquehanna. Thus within the radius of a single mile , one may drink from the headwaters ofthree great rivers. The roads allabout are excellent andthere is every induce-ment and much en-joyment in drivingand cycling along ,these ripplingstreams, andthrough the prettywooded glens. ift.
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