. The Catskill Mountains; . .si <: -^-* -^C They come! the merry summer months of beauty, song and flowersThey come! the gladsome months that bring thick leafiness to bowers,Up, up my lieart! and walk abroad; fling w^ork and care aside;Seek silent hills, and rest thyself where crystal waters glide;Or, underneath the shadow vast of patriarchial tree,Seen through its leaves the cloudless sky is rapt THE CATSKll L MOUMAINS, 27 ^r^.^.... ^.- I he precise orio-jn of the name Catskill. is ORIGIN OF , , . .... somewhat obscure. Some writers aver that it . . ^,,|^ derived tVom the cat
. The Catskill Mountains; . .si <: -^-* -^C They come! the merry summer months of beauty, song and flowersThey come! the gladsome months that bring thick leafiness to bowers,Up, up my lieart! and walk abroad; fling w^ork and care aside;Seek silent hills, and rest thyself where crystal waters glide;Or, underneath the shadow vast of patriarchial tree,Seen through its leaves the cloudless sky is rapt THE CATSKll L MOUMAINS, 27 ^r^.^.... ^.- I he precise orio-jn of the name Catskill. is ORIGIN OF , , . .... somewhat obscure. Some writers aver that it . . ^,,|^ derived tVom the catamounts which in-tested the region, and hving was among those sponsors. Butthere is scant authoritv or reason for this assumption. Thename is found spelled in numerous wavs in the ancient records,such as ••Kaatskills. -Kaaterskill. •Katskill. •Cauterskill,• Cautskill. 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 orthography. 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.
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