. The Catskill Mountains; . xtolled too highly nor painted in too glowing colors. Naturehas here wrought with marvelous skill and design, and there isbeauty in every line. The entire valley is an ideal place forsummer cottage life amid the placid charms of wildwood andforest. No visitor of the Catskills should fail to ride, or wheel,or walk through this lovely valley. One of the sources of theEsopus sends its crystal water winding through this meadowbottom at its own sweet will, regardless of roads and all otherartificial structures. In this the speckled beauties disportin goodly numbers, as t
. The Catskill Mountains; . xtolled too highly nor painted in too glowing colors. Naturehas here wrought with marvelous skill and design, and there isbeauty in every line. The entire valley is an ideal place forsummer cottage life amid the placid charms of wildwood andforest. No visitor of the Catskills should fail to ride, or wheel,or walk through this lovely valley. One of the sources of theEsopus sends its crystal water winding through this meadowbottom at its own sweet will, regardless of roads and all otherartificial structures. In this the speckled beauties disportin goodly numbers, as thev do even more abundantly in thefamous Neversink region, which is also reached from this valley,and lies beyond the Slide. An extra engine is usually added to the heavier trains herefor the hills, and while these powerful motors are gatheringforces for the climb a romantic bit of Indian tradition may be ofinterest. Big Indian was a stalwart red man of this locality,seven feet in height. His tribal name was Winnisook. Like. THE CaTSKILL mountains. 59 all bad Indians who got the chance, he fell in love with a prettywhite maiden of the adjacent plains named Gertrude she linally married Joe Bundv, a rival suitor of her ownrace. The alliance proved unhappy, however, and the youngwife was tenderly reminded of what might have been had shemarried the gallant and duskv warrior of the woods. This feel-ing finally culminated in a transfer of her affections and personto him. But the climax of Joe Bundys revenge soon with a companv of marauders on a foray of cattle-stealingfrom the Dutch farmers, Winnisook was seen bv the outragedhusband, who promptly drew his trusty bead and inflicted afatal wound, remarking to his comrades, l think the best wayto civilize the yellow serpent is to let daylight into his blackheart. The duskv giant was afterward found dead standingupright in the hollow of a big pine near the spot. His faithfulwidow, upon learning of the tragedy, ha
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