. The Catskill Mountains; . Si 8< HI tnz z c« THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 97. ..^W •«JWi«-, ^B^m^i tions have beenattracted heresince the adventof the railway,purchasing largetracts of moun-tain land and con-verting them intop arks a n d li n eroadways, anderecting manyhandsome sum-mer dwellings,fine club-houses,and other con-venient build-i n gs. Amongthese may benamed the ElkaPark Associationover on Sprucetop slope, nearihe source of theSchoharie, seenon the right, On-teora Park across the valley, north of the station, and SchoharieManor adjoining Elka Park. The elevation at the station is i,

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. The Catskill Mountains; . Si 8< HI tnz z c« THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 97. ..^W •«JWi«-, ^B^m^i tions have beenattracted heresince the adventof the railway,purchasing largetracts of moun-tain land and con-verting them intop arks a n d li n eroadways, anderecting manyhandsome sum-mer dwellings,fine club-houses,and other con-venient build-i n gs. Amongthese may benamed the ElkaPark Associationover on Sprucetop slope, nearihe source of theSchoharie, seenon the right, On-teora Park across the valley, north of the station, and SchoharieManor adjoining Elka Park. The elevation at the station is i,86^feet, and the train now ascends graduallv all the way to the end. HAINES CORNERS is at the end of the succeedingtwo miles, which are sure to challenge the admiration,even at this late stage of the journey. Another livelystation is this, nearly 2,000 feet above the sea. You are nowat the head of the famous Kaaterskill Clove, of which there isbut one, and the like of which there is no other. For entranc-ing beauty of situation it has no equal. The view down thegreat

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