. The Catskill Mountains .. . o X Q z >g H Z H UJ THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 77. * \RKVILLE is the next station,four miles further down thevalley and i, ^72 feet abovetide, the lowest point reachedby the rails in Delaware coun-ty. It is an important stationbecause of the several tribu-tary regions converging , one and one-half miles distant on the left is acharming little hamlet at the base of Mount Pakatakan. onemile below the continence of Dry Brook and the East Branchand partly covering the ancient site of the Tuscarora Indianheadcjuarters. The rural setting is marvelously
. The Catskill Mountains .. . o X Q z >g H Z H UJ THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 77. * \RKVILLE is the next station,four miles further down thevalley and i, ^72 feet abovetide, the lowest point reachedby the rails in Delaware coun-ty. It is an important stationbecause of the several tribu-tary regions converging , one and one-half miles distant on the left is acharming little hamlet at the base of Mount Pakatakan. onemile below the continence of Dry Brook and the East Branchand partly covering the ancient site of the Tuscarora Indianheadcjuarters. The rural setting is marvelously attractive, andmany artists of note have built summer studios here and in theenvironment of Arkville. There are churches, stores, water-works, a weekly newspaper, a fairground and race-track, andseveral hotels. Stages connect with leading trains at Arkvillefor Andes, twelve miles, Shavertown fifteen, and Downsvilletwentv-six miles away. Furlough Lake, the mountain home ofGeorge J. Gould, is onlv seven miles distant. This entire re-gion has long been a famous trouting section
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