. The Catskill Mountains; . is aboutnine miles long and reaches to the base of the Wittenberg,Mount Cornell and Slide Mountain. Not in all the Catskills isthere a more picturesque and charming wildwood pass thanthis. Nature has here been largely and admirably left to herself,and here sublime simplicity is truly enchanting. It was for-merly known as Snyder Hollow, and of course there is apretty stream, with cascades, little rustic bridges and trout, andpoetry all the way. Mounts Sheridan, Sherrill and North Domenow soar grandly toward the sky on the right, with otherpeaks of various local names
. The Catskill Mountains; . is aboutnine miles long and reaches to the base of the Wittenberg,Mount Cornell and Slide Mountain. Not in all the Catskills isthere a more picturesque and charming wildwood pass thanthis. Nature has here been largely and admirably left to herself,and here sublime simplicity is truly enchanting. It was for-merly known as Snyder Hollow, and of course there is apretty stream, with cascades, little rustic bridges and trout, andpoetry all the way. Mounts Sheridan, Sherrill and North Domenow soar grandly toward the sky on the right, with otherpeaks of various local names coming into view in succession asthe train proceeds. You soon reach the pretty ShandakenValley where the mountains begin to recede in the distantbackground, giving place to the more pastoral features ofbroader meadows, bending orchards and sloping foothills, withlittle farm buildings here and there. The big Westkill Moun-tain, 3,qoo feet high, at length appears in the distance on theright and the valley again grows THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS.
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