The Hudson . radually unfolded ; while the river itself,like a ribbon of silver glistening in the sun, and the BerkshireHills in the distance seem to rise to the view of the the summit of the incline, stages are taken for the HotelKaaterskill and Catskill Mountain House, while passengers forthe Laurel House, Haines Corners, Ontiora, Sunset, Twilight,Santa Cruz, Elka Parks, and Tannersville, take the trains of theKaaterskill Bailroad, which has been extended to connect withthe Otis Elevating Bailway. Two miles from the hotel are the Kaaterskill Falls. Thewaters fall perpendicularly
The Hudson . radually unfolded ; while the river itself,like a ribbon of silver glistening in the sun, and the BerkshireHills in the distance seem to rise to the view of the the summit of the incline, stages are taken for the HotelKaaterskill and Catskill Mountain House, while passengers forthe Laurel House, Haines Corners, Ontiora, Sunset, Twilight,Santa Cruz, Elka Parks, and Tannersville, take the trains of theKaaterskill Bailroad, which has been extended to connect withthe Otis Elevating Bailway. Two miles from the hotel are the Kaaterskill Falls. Thewaters fall perpendicularly 175 feet and afterward 85 feet amphitheatre behind the cascade is the scene of one of Bryants finest poems: From greens and shades where the Kaaterskill leapsFrom cliffs where the wood flowers cling;and we recall the lines which express so beautifully the well-nigh fatal dream Of that dreaming oneBy the base of that icy steep, When over his stiffening limbs begunThe deadly slumber of frost to RIP VAX WINKLES RETURN. THE HUDSON. 217 About half-way up the mountain is the place said to be thedreamland of Rip Van Winkle—the greatest character ofAmerican mythology, more real than the heroes of Homer orthe massive gods of Olympus. The railway, however, has ratherdispensed with Rip Van Winkle. The old drivers had so longpointed out the identical spot where he slept that they had
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