. Pleasant places on the Philadelphia & Reading railway .. . ording, as it rises, dazzling and kaleidoscopic views of immenseextent and beauty beyond words. A ride of four miles accomplished intwenty minutes, and the traveler alights at the great Neversink MountainHotel. Reared upon the eastern crest of the mountains loftiest height,this edifice occupies a situation of striking and commanding from its broad piazzas, the landscape stretches for miles in everydirection like a vast and varied picture. The hotel itself is an imposingstructure, 365 feet in length and five stories i
. Pleasant places on the Philadelphia & Reading railway .. . ording, as it rises, dazzling and kaleidoscopic views of immenseextent and beauty beyond words. A ride of four miles accomplished intwenty minutes, and the traveler alights at the great Neversink MountainHotel. Reared upon the eastern crest of the mountains loftiest height,this edifice occupies a situation of striking and commanding from its broad piazzas, the landscape stretches for miles in everydirection like a vast and varied picture. The hotel itself is an imposingstructure, 365 feet in length and five stories in height, with 192 large, airybed-rooms, in addition to spacious parlors, reception, reading, assemblyand dining rooms. The building is complete in every respect, havingexpress office, telegraph and long-distance telephone, electric lights andbells, elevator, steam heat, open fire-places, hot and cold baths, and everyfloor is supplied with soft water from the famous Klapperthal furniture throughout is elegant, and the cuisine is 13 the table being generously supplied from the rich agricultural country inthe immediate vicinity. A 14-feet-wide piazza surrounds the entire build-ing, affording a continuous promenade of nearly 900 feet. An orchestra ismaintained throughout the season. The season extends from June 15thuntil October ist. The rate for transient guests is $ to $ per day;by the week, $ to $ for single rooms, $ and upwards fordouble rooms. Special terms can be secured for June and September, andalso for families making an extended stay. •Another resort of great beauty and attractiveness is Mount Penn,reached by an eight-mile switchback or gravity railroad, starting fromand terminating at Mineral Springs Park, Readings public pleasureground. The ride up the mountain is a novel sensation, and the viewfrom the summit of Mount Penn is one of superb beauy and , 1,140 feet above sea level, is situated the Summit
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