. The Catskill Mountains; . ONK OF THH DKIVHS, STAMl-ORI). N. Y. THE MOUNTAINS. 77. ^>lt fences, and overarched by rows ofmajestic maples. There aremiles of bluestoiie side-walks, a fine waterand sewer system,electric and gas illu-mination, good tele-phonic facilities, fivethriving churches, aUnion Free Schooland Seminary, 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
. The Catskill Mountains; . ONK OF THH DKIVHS, STAMl-ORI). N. Y. THE MOUNTAINS. 77. ^>lt fences, and overarched by rows ofmajestic maples. There aremiles of bluestoiie side-walks, a fine waterand sewer system,electric and gas illu-mination, good tele-phonic facilities, fivethriving churches, aUnion Free Schooland Seminary, 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
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