. Summer homes and rambles on the picturesque Erie .. . e. Highhills rise on every side, from which extensive views of therugged outlying country may be enjoyed. The atmosphere ispure and bracing, and fevers of any kind never originate in thisregion. The air is peculiarly favorable to asthmatics and per-sons afflicted with kindred diseases. A mosquito would be acuriosity in this section, and heat never interferes with sleep,and neither dampness nor fog render evening or morning disa-greeable. 7i There are trout streams in the vicinity, and the best of bass-fishing in Pleasant Lake, a beautiful
. Summer homes and rambles on the picturesque Erie .. . e. Highhills rise on every side, from which extensive views of therugged outlying country may be enjoyed. The atmosphere ispure and bracing, and fevers of any kind never originate in thisregion. The air is peculiarly favorable to asthmatics and per-sons afflicted with kindred diseases. A mosquito would be acuriosity in this section, and heat never interferes with sleep,and neither dampness nor fog render evening or morning disa-greeable. 7i There are trout streams in the vicinity, and the best of bass-fishing in Pleasant Lake, a beautiful sheet of water one miledistant. Katrina Falls, a picturesque cataract, with grand sur-roundings ; Edwards Island, in the Neversink ; ami Stranges Grove, are favorable retreats about the village, besides theunsurpassed fishing found in the vicinity of Monticello, theautumn season brings abundance of game ; partridge and othersmall game being especially plenty. The churches of the villageare an&Episcopal, a Methodist, a Presbyterian and a White Lake—About eight miles west of Monticello is thecelebrated mountain resort, White Lake. The drive from Mon-ticello to this place is one of the features of the region. Theroad leads over high hills by easy grades, and across deepvalleys noisy with dashing brooks. Some of the finest views inthe country are met with between White Lake and Lake village has its name from the large and beautifulsheet of water that lies at the feet of the mountains lifting uptheir heads about it. The lake is of great depth and punty,and is really one immense spring of living water. It formerlyabounded in trout of a size rarely attained by that species offish, it being on record that they have been caught in the lakeweighing nearly nine pounds. Some years ago, however,pickerel were placed in these waters, and they exterminated thetrout. To compensate for the loss of the latter, the lake wassubsequently stocked with black bass from La
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