. The Catskill Mountains; . ack nearly two hundred years. But themediaeval customs of its ancestors have been supplanted by themodern features of mountain village life, and there are verygood reasons for its claim as an ideal, quiet interior village re-sort. The little streets are thickly shaded and well kept, andthere are many rare natural attractions. Devasego Falls, justbelow the village, is a famous bit of scenery which merits allthe admiration bestowed upon it. Pratts Rocks, so namedfrom Col. Pratt, the noted tanner, and founder of the place, arealso near at hand. They are visited by hund
. The Catskill Mountains; . ack nearly two hundred years. But themediaeval customs of its ancestors have been supplanted by themodern features of mountain village life, and there are verygood reasons for its claim as an ideal, quiet interior village re-sort. The little streets are thickly shaded and well kept, andthere are many rare natural attractions. Devasego Falls, justbelow the village, is a famous bit of scenery which merits allthe admiration bestowed upon it. Pratts Rocks, so namedfrom Col. Pratt, the noted tanner, and founder of the place, arealso near at hand. They are visited by hundreds annually be-cause of the artistic carving in bas-relief, of the old Pratt Tan-nery, a bust of Col. Pratt, and other figures emblematic of hispursuits and possessions. Upon these high, precipitous rocksthe marks of the antediluvian currents are plainly visible. The wayside now grows picturesque with stumps, stump-fences, rocks and stones, and the train speeds quickly over thesix miles intervening between Grand Gorge and. THE CATSKILI. MOUNTAINS. 73 SOUTH GILBOA. Here the summit of the Delawarecounty track is reached, 1,747 feet above tide, which youhave approached so gradually through the glade that youcan scarcely realize it is within about one hundred feet of thePine Hill summit. There are a few quiet boarding places in thevicinity and boating facilities upon Mayhams Lake near the sta-tion. The hamlet is two miles toward the northeast. Thetrain now turns into a westerlv course, skipping over the levelthree miles at a lively rate, when the whistle sounds and vousee many passengers preparing to alight, having reached theend of their iournev.
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