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Show 188 CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. on which l\1njor Williams was slain by the Indians, about the same time. Caldwell, a viJlacre bordered by a range of hills, (one of which attains an elevatioll of 1,~00 feet,). situ~ted at the Jwad of Lake Georgt>, is one of the most lovely places Imagiuable, to spend a few days during the summer season. At Sherrill's Lake !louse, an cxceJicnt hotel vi itors may 111cet with the best accommodation. At the south end of the lake arc tho al.most in~perceptible ruins of forts George and William Henry rendered 1ntercstwg, from their historical reminiscences. ' F.rom Caldwell, persons can make a tour of this charming Jalu~. by taking the st,camboat, (which leaves every morning and runs to the foot o~ the lake,) 35 miles; thence by stage, 4 miles, to the ruins of Fort 'l'1conderoga, on ~ake. Champlain. There is an hotel here, where dinner lllay be had; part1es, 1f they please, may return in the afternoon to the lake, and reach Caldwell the same evenincr. Tlwse houud for Canada or place~ on Lake Cha~nplain, will meet 0 the boat from Whitehall, at the Jand1!1g soon after d1nner; and those for Whitehall, wiJJ meet the bo.at on Its way from Canada at an earlier hour and may return uy nuJroad, to Saratoga and other places. ' ' 1 ~AT.SKill MOUNTAINS,-This fashi.onable and healthful reRort lies in t ~c s.tate of New Yor~k, on the west sHie of the Hudson River, and mny ~eO'reache..,d fr~~n th.e City of New.York, by steamboat, landing at the vilJctoe of Catskill, Situated 111 1111les up the river, and 34 from Albany. Conches, so arranged as to be at the steamboat Jandiucr on the arrival and departure of the boats, run regularly to and from the mountain f()r ~IJe .couvc.:ya1~c~ of P~~ engers, and also to enable those who ar~ so ~~~:.I.JJted, t? VJSJt the dlffere n.t falls in the vicinity. The tillle reCJuired Ot ~scen?111cr to the Mountain Ilouse, a distance of 12 miles is usu9.ll fi)~ l1,ou~s, ~nd tlJe fare $1 25 ;-half that time being sufficient to returr;' s itu:E, CAT:sKILL MouN'~_·\.IN. llousE, better known as Pine Orclta·rd, i~ "Ta~l~(\{i6c~2}l-:t summ,Jt of .oue of the principal mountains, known as < • • an e evatwn of 2,500 feet above the Iluds;on Tltis rock teruunates a few feet in front of the house I· 11 a f'ear·f 1~ · · · from the tJ · f 1 · 1 · . • c u preCIJHCe trollable alr~r'~~ ~ 11/c t1hthe. nu:xpe.n enced beholder sta_rts ?ack in uucon: . d . 1 e 1 ear, peaks upon peal{s anse 1 n every dire· tJOn, an . fa_r away JJI the distance, all covered witiJ luxuriant foli c- ~~ ~ ~~~~~ ~t;~ ~f ~~~~ ~?ajz~~ i~~ ~~~c~~ey ~~ns~~~~ ~~nl~ ~~~1 jf~ot~:c:air~:r~~~ .. gazing rom some ~thereal height rlown upon the world au'd ·t concerns. You see noth1n0' above d . 1 s the clouds wheel and roll ino fteec or aroun you-all JS oe low-ev~n dows, harvest-fields plains mou~tg~ande~r at your feet. Forests, meaand eities are seen' in eve'r . a.Jns, nvers, Jakes, cottages, villages ~ettled u p'on the world N~ dJrectwu. A deep repose seems to have rattle of the thunder fr~m 801~~ud~~t~e~cr~~~ you, except, perhaps . the mountain-bird upon the tree bene·ttJI1 n ,~• ' or the sweet song of the 'Tl c- , . you. lc .;:,Ollfh and Nortlt Mounta. . I house, atfordincr different and ·}ns ai~ pea{~ a short rlistance from the Good foot-path:::~s lead to t'hese '~oi~~s~Jbled Still. more magnificeut vie'vvs. co?l, ?racing air renders these, and ~~ an , asHle ~rorn the prospect, tile Uun, Invigorating ancl deliO'htful. any other Wct)ks about the mouu- 'fhe '' Catskill, or liaate;skill Fi ll , t . . accommodation of visitors are aba ~· 21 o ~luch carnages run for the hody of wat.ct· is small aud come ~~~ il miles west of the hotel. The mountain. It precipitates itself so tom two lakes on the summit of the vcr a rocl\ at the outlet of one of the LEBANON SPRINGS. 189 Jakes, to the depth of 180 fe e t, then runs about 100 fer. t, and sprin~-s over another rock to the depth of 80 feet more. The descent to the bo~~om , by a flight of steps, is re nd~red perfectly safe and easy. Passing beh111d the water you enter a cavernous amphitheatre, whose roc.ky vault extends far in front , and the falling spray seems a curtain of mist Jet down at the entrance. I~ooking beyond, the rnoss-covererJ rock s~crns to bo rising to thP. very bE:aven!'l a hove, and you may readily i rrnl·gJJ1e yourself in some dilapidatetl cathedral of nature, the roof of whi-ch has Jong since disappeared. LEBANON SPRINGS, a deligl1tful watering-place, is situated in the State of New Yorh:, a short distance from the western boundary-liine of Massachusetts. This place has become a great resort for visitors from all directions ; some to enjoy the romantic scenery of this region, and others the heneficial influence of its waters. The spring is 1-k mi les from the village; the temperature is 720 Fahrenheit, which being nearly summer heat, renders it delightful for bathing. The water is tast eless , pure as crystal, and is deemed beneficial in internal obstructions, salt rheum, a11d cutaneous affections generally. These Springs may be reached from New York by the New York and Nc~ Haven and Housato nic railroads, to Pittsfield, Mass., and thence by stage, sP.ven miles. Time through, about nine hours. Di st~n ce , 183 Iniles. Fare, $2 50. Another route i:s by the Hud::;on river. or railroad, to Hudson, 116 miles; thence by the Hudson and Berkshire R. R. to Edwards' Depot, 28 mil es ; and tlJence, by stage, to the Springs, 8 miles. Time through, about 10 hours. Fare, $2 .50. From Albany and the West, they may be reached by taking the Alba11y and West Stockbridge R. R .. to Canaan Corners, :33 miles; and thence proceed by stage to the Springs, 7 miles. Fare, $L ti2. From Boston and the East, vi8itors should take the Western Railroad to Pittsfield, an<l thence proceed by stage to the Springs. TRENTON FALLS arc situated in the State of New York, on West Canada Creek, J5 miles in aN. E. direction from Utica. They can be rr.ached by conveyance~ from Rocl{ton, (formerly Little Falls,) Herkimer, and Utica; they are, however, nearer to the latter place, and by leaving ~ar l y in the morning, the visitor, ifhe intends devoting but one day to them, will have an opportunity of returning in the evening. The journey from Utica is over a fine plank road. These falls, six in number, extend a distance of two miles, having an aggregate fall of 312 feet. Their appearance Yaries with the state of the water. The scene. which at all times possesses great interest, is, in seasons of freshet, extremely wild and exciting. From the hotel which is near the falls, the visitor should descend a pathway learling to a long staircase, down the steep bank of the West Canada Creel\, which has worn a frightful chasm through a rocky range , in some places 150 feet deep; thence proceed up the stream, n nd follow the winding footway to Sherman's Fall, which has a descent of ~5 feet, with its greatest fall towards the west; from the foot of wh1ch the stream pours along with less rapidity, descending to Conrad,s Falls. which have a pitch of about 20 feet. The Ifiglt Falls have a perpendicular pitch of109 feet. and arc divided by rifts in the rock, into three different and splendid cascades, forming, |
