FlOG .G44 ^v- -^^ ' ^— -- - -"^^^ .0 o •"oO^ . "> N ** -x^^' -^^ ~f:llfC/fFJELDfjim. ^ \ :^ Sun mm mm er H(Dime; AN40NG THE MdDannnHaninis ON THE; PHILADELPHIA, READING & NEW ENGLAND R. R, Tickets and Time Tables can be procured at any of the offices of WESCOTT'S EXPRESS, NEW YORK TRANSFER CO. ( Dodd's Express), NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER R. R., HUDSON RIVER DAY LINE, NEW YORK, ONTARIO & WESTERN RAILWAY IN NEW YORK CITY AND BROOKLYN. JOHN W. BROCK, President, Philadelphia, Pa, J. K. O. SHERWOOD, Receiver, 192 Broadway, New York. W. J. MARTIN, Qen. 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With oxygen in abundant purity, and iron under every footstep, those seeking health and recreation must rapidly regain the former, with strength and sj)irits added, as well as find an iiiexhaubtible fund of the latter in viewing the grand and romantic scenic spectacle ever present to the eye and in explor- ing the many charming hidden nooks abounding in and around that delightful secti .n, constituting to my mind in summer almost an ' Earthly Paradise.' All about Litchfield County is lovely, a veritable Switzerland at our own doors. I remember telling the proprietor of the hotel in Norfolk last year, that I considered the view obtainable from the big stone slab in front of his hotel door, together with the amount of pure ozone one could thtre imbibe in a few minutes, ' dirt cheap ' at five dollars to an invalid lover of Nature, or almost anyone direct from cooped up cities of bricks and mortar. But at ' Lakeville ' you will fare even better in both respects." It is the mission of this little book to tell something of the remarkable country traversed by the Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad from Campbell Hall, in Orange County, New York, to Hartford, Connecticut, a distance of 145 miles, and by its branches from Poughkeepsie to Hopewell, and from Silver- nails to Rhinecliff, N. Y. Not unadvisedly do we speak of it as remarkable. The glory and the grandeur, the beauty and the utility of the lands along its route have their causes in some of the most wonderful convul- sions of geological times. Indeed, so strikingly apparent does this fact become when we study into the history of these rugged hills, beautiful valleys, and fertile meadows, that if we had time we should like, with the reader, to review in detail that history as science has revealed it. Then, not only might he who runs be able to read, but better yet, we who rush in luxuriant cars through these regions, could look out upon the landscape, and feeling its strange charm stealing over us, could see not only the loveliness of the present picture, but with it also something like a panoramic view of the great creative processes which have evolved it. Shall we now, reader, ride to- gether over the road, noting these and other prominent his- torical and in- dustrial feat- ires, but leav- ing detailed de- scriptions of the towns for another time? Starting, then, from Campbell Hall, the west- ern terminus of the line, we travel lor a time upon the Hudson River slates, 30,- joo,ooo years old. Their decay has formed a rich soil, wonder- fully well suited for grazing and cultivation. As a result this secti m is unequaled for the production of milk, and the Orange County dairies have long been famous as the finest in the country- Last year the railroad company made a special effort to encourage this important industry not only here but all along its line, by establishing creameries. Twenty sites in all have been selected for them and several have already been built. The officers of the road desire to meet reliable persons to take up the other locations. The business bids fair to assume very large propor- 4 tions during the next few years. Scientific dairying is rapidly supplanting old haphazard methods, and offers an inviting field for investment. While Orange County is peculiarly the milk producing region, nevertheless there is hardly a farm along the whole length of the road which is not favorable for intelligent dairying. Passing now beyond the beautiful Wallkill Valley, a very popular summer resort, we enter Ulster County, whose specialty is fruit. In fact, it is the greatest fruit section in New York State. Last year there were shipped from it by the Philadelphia, Read- ing & New England Railroad, over nine million pounds of grapes alone, while apples, pears, peaches, berries, and other fruit were sent in large quantities to the markets of New York City, Phila- delphia, Boston, etc. The geological character of this section is about the same as in Orange County, except that the road probably touches for a short distance the Helderberg rock«, a formation four or five million years younger than the Hudson River group. We have come now to Highlands, on the bank of the river, and turn for a moment from the wonders of nature to an achievement of man — the great bridge across the Hudson to Poughkeepsie. It is indeed a wonderful work as it rests there, between heaven and earth, seemingly a light, frail thing, and yet so strong in its steel frame that it supports the long, heavy trains that roll over it as safely as does the solid road-bed of the rock-ribbed mountains. In detail the great structure is described elsewhere in our book. We cross it, and passing over and through the beautiful city of Poughkeepsie, continue on our way. The country is a pleasing alternation of hill and dale, furnish- ing abundant grazing. It has a distinctively rural appearance. One can picture to himself a life in these quaint farm houses, as peaceful and quiet and happy as that where " In the Arcadian land on the shores of the basin of Minas, Distant, secluded, still, the little village of Grand Pre Lay in the fruitful valley." But we cannot linger now in these delightful scenes. The hurrying engine is bearing us on to parts of which we have much 6 to say because of their healthfnlness and the theories which have been put forth to account for it. As we reach Boston Corners we leave the pastoral repose ot a strictly farming community and enter where industrial enterprise for over one hundred and fifty years has set its mark upon the people and the land. We are in a land of iron — life-giving iron. For miles around the soil is saturated with the element which gives vigor to the blood, and health to animal and plant. It is, perhaps, far from being an idle theory which some physicians hold, that the wonder- ful benefit which comes in many cases from a sojourn in this region is directly due to the universal presence of the mighty mineral in earth, water, and air. That it is in the water the very existence of ore testifies. For the brown hematite or limonite which is dug here is not really a part of the original formation at all, but is a comparatively modern product. Says Dana : " It is in all cases a result of the alteration of other ores, through exposure to moisture, air, and carbonic or organic acids ; and is derived largely from the change of pyrite, siderite, magnetite, and various mineral species (such as mica, augite, hornblende, etc.), which contain iron in the protoxyd state. It con^^equently occupies, as a bog ore, marshy places, over most countries of the globe into which it has been BORNE BY STREAMLETS FROM THE HILLS AROUND ; and in the morC compact form it occurs in stalactites as well as in tuberose and other concretionary forms, frequently making beds in the rocks which contain the minerals that have been altered into it. In moist places, where a sluggish streamlet flows into a marsh or pool, a rust-yellow or brownish-yellow deposit often covers the bottom, and an iridescent film the surface of the water; the deposit is a growing bed of bog ore. The iron is transported in solution as a protoxyd carbonate in carbonated waters, a sulphate, or as a salt of an organic acid." If, then, the clear sweet water from the mountains is yet so charged with iron that it has formed beds of such immensity that some of them, like the "Old Hill" mine, have already been worked for over a century without exhausting them, why may we not quaff it with confidence that it will restore to sluggish and 8 impoverished blood the quickening strength which it needs? And who would not prefer to take such tonic of iron in long, refreshing draughts from purling brooks among the leafy forests, or crystal springs bubbling from the rocks, than in nauseous doses of the artificial mixtures of the druggists? It is at any rate worth the trying by him who needs an invigorating change. This north-western corner of Connecticut, into which state we have entered now — the iron deposits extending from Copake to Salisbury — is in some respects the most picturesque and entrancing part of our route. It is a land of mountains and lakes inter- mingled with prodigal confusion. Many of them are noted in our separate descriptions of the towns. The industrial value of this section of the road, embracing the whole of the chazy formation from Millerton to East Canaan, is very large. The production of the finest grade of charcoal pig iron has always been a most important one. Lime is also made in large quantities, while the amount of marble and other lime- stone quarried is very large. It is from the marble of this section that the beautiful State Capitol at Hartford is built. Tests by compression with the United States testing machine at Water- town Arsenal, Massachusetts, of fair samples of the marble of this region, have shown an ultimate strength of 17,822 pounds per square inch for the white marble, and 20,503 pounds per square inch for the dove colored, the fractures being pyramidal. An analysis of the composition of two samples made by Herbert E. Smith, Connecticut State Chemist, resulted as follows : White Marble. Dove Colored Marble. Insoluble in Acid 2.13 1.85 Calcium Carbonate . . 52.21 54-29 Magnesium Carbonate • 43-65 42.82 Oxide of Iron and Alumina .08 •03 Water and Undetermined •93 I.OI 100.00 100.00 The insoluble matter was chiefly in the form of silicious sand, and, in the case of the dove colored marble, there was in addition a very small quantity of black mineral substances, to which is probably due in part the color of the marble, the quantity of which was too small to determine its exact chemical character. The samples seemed to be pretty pure specimens of dolomite." Moving rapidly along though we are, we cannot fail to note the characteristics of this formation revealed in what we see. Not far away Mt. Riga stands, seeming almost ench mted with the mystery of its wonderful caves and the weird legends of supersti- tious wood choppers who have seen strange visions on its wooded slopes. We skirt the edges of blue lakes. We roll over culverts beneath which streams of iron-tinged dark red water flow from the mines. We see stone walls with blocks of white glistening marble built into them. We cross the Housatonic Valley, the gate to Berkshire and its glories. We look from far up on a mountain side out over another fertile valley in whicli are dark furnaces, always busy at their unceasing work of reducing ore. Here the scenery changes again. Everything now is rugged and precipitous. We toil up the steep grade from West Norfolk, and at Norfolk, the most famous summer resort in Northwestern Connecticut, we are nearly fourteen hundred feet above the sea. On and up for a mile further, and we are at the "Summit," the highest point on our route. Off to the right rises the famous Mad River, of Winsted. We cross it as it emerges, a mere brook from the bushes, and then rush down the grade beside it as it tumbles along on its rough way. A wild country this, which once barred off from the regions we have just left, like a great protectory wall, the mad waters of the Eastern Ocean. Yet the soil is fertile, and good farms are abundant even here. We pass the cuts, of which we have already spoken, west of Wmsted, and in a moment are at the westera end of the busy borough. We find it to be another development of the geological nature of the country. These hills, forbidding in some respects, furnish in the streams which flow from them abundant supplies of power. The rocky ravines are weU suited for building dams and reservoirs. With a quick adaptation of the resources at hand, the people have seized upon these advantages, and great manufacturing industries have sprung up all over this region, finding their natural center in the thriving town. We find the same conditions in a modified degree as we ride on, in New Hartford and Collins- ville, through which places the Archaean rocks extend. These three towns form the backbone of the manufacturmg hiterests of the road. Passing through " Satan's Kingdom," a rocky gorge of the Farmington River below New Hartford, we may obtain a vivid idea of the way in which the hills have been torn down. Looking at the pass it is easy to picture a time when it was not there and the dammed-in waters formed a great lake where New Hartford and Pine Meadow are now situated. Riding on now through a more open country, we take, between Canton and Simsbury, the most wonderful geological step in all our trip. For we suddenly leave the Archaean rocks formed it may be seventy-five or even one hundred milhons of years ago, and come out upon the Triassic red sandstone barely eight million years old. There are rich farming lands upon this formation which continues beyond Hartford. It is intercepted, however, by the great trap dikes which have been thrust up through it. This chain of trap rock mountain extending through the center of the state, includes East Rock and West Rock in New Haven, the Hanging Hills of Meriden, Talcott Mountain, and Mt. Tom and Mt. Holyoke in Massachusetts. It is to avoid the Talcott Mountain ridge that cur road turns northerly at Sims- bury and continues in that direction until it has a chance to get through the mountain by the wild gorge at Tariffville. As it is only where they have been ejected through the sandstone that we find these mountains, they generally rise from comparatively level plains. The views, therefore, from their summits are exten- sive and grand ; that from the Ta]cott Mountain Tower is described elsewhere in the book. In the gorge at Tariffville we have an opportunity of noting in the heaps of broken trap rock the peculiar crystalhne structure \^hich causes it to break into certain regular forms. Commercially it is attaining prominence in Connecticut on account of its great value as a road-making material. The recently enacted law for the improvement oi highways calls for its use in macadamizing wherever practicable. Its quarrying for this purpose is developing a new industry. We are fast approaching the end of our journey. We are now gliding along over a level, pleasant country dotted with farms 14 The Old Mill on Mad River. and residences. Suddenly, as the afternoon sun shines full upon it, we catch in the distance a glint from the great gilded dome of the Capitol. A few minutes more and our train having stopped at last, we step from it after our noble ride into the midst of busy, bustling, historic Hartford. Brace of Game taken in a feAv hours near Pine Plains, N. Y i6 I — o WEET HOME has its joys, its endear- ments and its ties, but there comes a time to all of us when the yearning for change of scene and occupation over- comes even the affection we cherish for our " ain fireside." This desire to be up and away, to leave behind the carking cares of business and the wearing worries of every- day life, and to breathe a new air and look upon new scenes, usually recurs at that season when all out-of-doors is at its best ; when the sun-kissed hill- tops beckon us to breezy heights, and the shadowed valleys woo us to repose ; when the forest's mystic mur- murings invite us to its cool, green gloom, and the plashing streams make music as they sing along their pebbly bed. For the gratification of this annually recurring desire for rest and recreation, almost limitless facilitiss are at hand, so situated with reference to the crowded centers of population as to be conveniently accessible, and so varied in character as to please the greatest diversity of mood and liking. Along the line of the Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad, and adjacent thereto, are some of the most delightful summer retreats in America. The Catskill Mountains, the Berk- shire and Litchfield Hills, the valleys of the Hudson, the Wallkill, and the Connecticut Rivers, all are penetrated or reached by this railway and its immediate connections, while it is also a favorite tourists' route to the White Mountains and the many seacoast health and pleasure places of New England. In the pages which follow will be found brief and general descriptive sketches of such localities as offer attractions to those in quest of summer homes, together with information respecting the accommodations obtainable, the special advantages claimed, and the rates charged for board. Let us enter upon our journey of exploration at the western terminus of the Philadelphia, Reading «& New England, Campbell Hall, thirty miles to the sunsetvvard of the noble and historic Hudson. This is the point of connection with several important lines of railway ; the main line of the New York, Ontario & Western Railroad, the Wallkill Valley Railroad and the Erie lines. CAMPBELL HALL, ORANGE CO., N. Y. Here is a pleasant village, set amid the broad and fertile farm lands of famous Orange County, where thrift and plenty walk hand in hand, and where the tired city dwellers will not seek in vain for the great desiderati of a vacation outing, quietude, and rest. Campbell Hall Station— "'anipbcll Hall Post Office. Mrs. S. S. Hall— Board'ne house. One quarter of a mile. Accommodates 15. Terms on app ic tioii. L rl Ruskey^ %V O -SaltPoliut, fill m^etherwoodo W 104, r Crum Elbow HVOf P/»RK , , , Pleasant VaUey^/ a^ Bangall /^ MILTON Peggs Point 5||jl Marlborough I Platte Kill ^ ^V . \ -^Sa-viU CIarksJ)ock'j V,epi.ondalc o v '^.--'^ ■^'^ U Middle 2?o Cronoiiehs ° "^e ColdenJiam FifewKrL HEWfeURC pouQNmpsrt Jo J Manchester 2 (Bridge O Moofes; 7i Billings Fj-eeaom Plains Noxon ^Vlint\ Point Milton Sta\ t M hi A-/ Aew Hackensack ram HoWwoH. Shuhplke MiUbrook Washington- vCoffin's Summit OswegoCvillage Pleasa^ BidgtQ I Clove Valley .Adrianc^ low Hamburq ::> Brfnkerhoff, f§cCarthage Land. _ '^■ SHKILL Storm viiie E.Fiahkm ^'MtPKwll o Shenandoah West Pat ^.. =^'J^udin{fto «e«* Baldwin Place sLL — ■^'' Jefferson Valley lers^ en. lONA, DOAtOCfll fPiruhjOale *y!^^lMm^gartLake j IPEEKSKiLt -^awalk, ^ in y^planc/e \ Map ol the Hudson River. Francis Garrison— Plattekill post office. Farm house. Four miles. Accom- modates 25 to 30. Adults, $6 ; children at a reduction ; transients, $1 per day. Trans- portalion from station. Table supplied with farm products. Fishing in Orange Lake. Gunning, small game. Near post office and churches. Refers to James Garrison, 76th street and Park avenue, New York City. Mrs. Win. Masten— Gardiner, Ulster County, N. Y. post office, Box 47. Farmhouse. Three miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, $5 to $7 per week; child en under ten, |3. Own conveyance will meet guests at station, no charge. Beautilul scenery. Convenient to churches. Cliarles Gildersleeve— Ardonia, Ulster County; N. Y., post office. Farm house. Two miles Accommodates 16. Adultn, $6 to $8 per week ; children, $4. Will meet guests at station This is a large house with pleasant, shady grounds, on an elevation. Near post office. References furnished upon application. Modena Station— Wallkill Post Office. D. W. Hasl>rouck— Three miles, accommodates 30, rates $5 and $6, according to room, children half price. House situated within 200 yards from the river, plenty of shade, large piazza, extensive view from house, tennis and croquet, table supplied with plenty of fresh milk, eggs, and vegetables, excellent fishing and hunting, boats free to guests. Write for further particulars. Mrs. Cornelia M. Hasbroiick — Wallkill poet office. Boarding house. Accom- modates 50. Adults, $e per week. House is situated on the brink of a high hill over- looking Wallkill Valley, with the river but 200 yaids distant. Boats free to guests. House is bu It of brick, and very cool ; no malaria. An enjoyable summer home, Mrs. Jolin Esterly— Farm house Two miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, f6 and $7 per week. Free transportation from statiuu. House has pkasant rooms and a large shaded lawn. Additional paiticulars u; on application. Mrs. K. E. Bartlett— Two ard one-half miles. F«rm house. Accommodat^js 25. Adults, $6 to $7 ; children, |3 ; transie ts, $1.50 per day. Carriage will meet guests at station, without charge. Table liberally supplied with farm produc's. Fine piazza and plenty of shade For references and other particulars, apply. James J. Sutton— New Hurley, Ulster County, post office. Farmhouse. Four miles. Accommcdates 12. Adults, f5 per week : children under twelve, half price. This is a quiet place on high land, with a lake on the farm. Table well supplied with fresh milk, eggs, and butter. Hunting in season, and fishing in river near by. Modena Station — Ardonia Post Office. Mrs. A. K. Sniitli— Two miles, accommodates 30, rates from $5 to $10 per week. Situated on high ground commanding a fine view of the country which ie very moun- tainous around this region, plenty of shade, good hunting and fishing, first class table, pure spring water. Write for further paiticulars. CLINTONDALE, ULSTER CO., N. Y. This handsome village of Ulster County occupies a com- manding site on the western slope of a range of hills over-looking the beautiful and fertile Wallkill Valley. In the background the rounded peaks of the Shawangunk Range loom against the sky. In every direction the outlook is magnificent. A further and 26 Map of the Huason River. very essential advantage is the unquestionable healthfulness oi the locality. In the vicinity there are excellent gunning and fishing. Churches of several denominations are within con- venient distance. Clintondale Station— Cliutoudale Post Office. John W. Weaver — Mountain View farm house. One mile. Accommodates 20. $6 per week for adults ; reduction for children. Ho ise is beautifully situated, r om- mandine an extensive view of the IShawangunk Mountains, also of the C'atsklls. Hotels at thc^e points can be seen thirty miles away. Mountain side near by, vhere guests can enjoy I he forest and extensive views. Swings, rustic seat^ t-ummer hou^e hamniocko, etc. Always plenty of milk lurnished from our Jersey dairy; eggs. vegetables, and farm products fu nished in abundance. Quiet, Christian home. Refers to Rev, John Giffin. 138 Hudson avenue, Albany, N. Y. ; R. A. Carter, 17. Cilumbia Heights, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; VV m. Thompson, 111 94th street, New York. Mrs. James M. AVilkiu— Highland post office. Three miles. Accommodates IS. Adults. $G per week ; children under twelve, $3. Trivate conveyance from station. Fine roads and drives, beautitul scei.ery, and daily mail. Mrs. S. Baker— B'arm house. Two miles. Accommodates 20. Adi;lts, S^5 ai d $6 per week ; children according to age. Private carriage from station tree. House is pleasantly situated shoit distance from a thriving village. Gocd hunting ai.dtishing near by. Mrs. E. Ellis— Farm house. Two mile'. Accommodates 10. Rates, $6 : children, $3. Pleasant surroundings. Convenient to pest and telegraph office. Romantic walks and drives. Perfectly healthy location. Large shady groui ds, pure air and water, good hunting and fishing near by, table supplied with fruit and vegetables from our own farm, private conveyance. Cliarles E. Cornell — Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, |6 per week : children, according to agt^ A Christian home, pleasantly located on high ground. On my place are many charming mountain rambles and summer houses, commandmg fine views. Plenty of m'lk and fruit ; no malaria. Forest and mountain rambles near, with rustic seats. House is connected by telephone with railroad and telegraph office. References on application. Frank Wardwell— Farm house. One and one-half miles. Rates $7 and upwards no children taken. Home jleisantly situated, large rooms, fine grove, romantic walks and drives. Table supplied with fiesh Iruit, vegetables etc.. from the farm. Within short w .Ik from post office and churches, write for further particulars. Mrs. AVilliam 1). Wanzer— VillHge residence. Two miles. Accommodates 8. Rates adults $7 ; no children taken. Within short walk of Lake Mohouk and Lake Minnewaska, vi ry close to post office and four churches. Private conveyance to and from depot. S. P. Thorn— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 4i5. $7 to $9 for adults ; $5tofGfo!- children. Transients $1.50 jier day. House is pleasantly situated. Large airy rooms. Table liberally supplied with vegetables and other prolucts (rom our own farm. Bass and pickerel fishinir in Wallkill river near by. Livery accommodations. One-fourth mile from church. Write for further particulars. E. S. Andi'ews— Boarding house. One and one-haif miles. Accommodates 20. Terms on application. Free carriage to and from station. Discoui t to season guests; Serve vegetables raised in oirr own [garden. Good fishing in neighboring ponds . 28 excellent drives to numerous points of intercut in vicinity. Views from house are grand and extensive. No malaria nor mosquitoes. Large, sliady grounds. Fruit in abundance. References on application. Mrs. O. T. Dingee— Mountain View Cottage. Near station. Accommodates 25. Terms $5 to $6 per week. Pountiful lable. Fine walks and drives. Numerous summer at(ractions. For further particulars and refe ences apply. Jacob Eckert— Rockwood Heights Farm. Ten minutes' walk. Accommodates 20. Adu ts, $) to |9 per week ; children, half price ; transients, $1 per day. Will meet guests at station. This is a large, old-fashioneil farm house about 80f) feet above sea level, with 1 irge, airy rooms, extensive grounds well shaded with evergreens. Table furnished with vegetables, fruit, Alderney milk, Leghorn eggs, and butter fresh from the dairy. StaDling and board for horses $3 per week. Laundry on the place. Mrs. Charles Minard— Farm house. New Paltz, Ulster County, post office. Two miles. Accommodates 2.3. Adults, $^ to $3 per week: child en, half price. Carriage will meet guests if notified. House has large, airy rooms, a fine piazza, a well shaded lawn, with excellent tennis and croquet grounds. Piano for use of guests. Wishing in Plattekill and Wallkill creeks, Mrs. Sylvenus Coutant— Farm house. Three-fourths of a mile. Accommo- dates «. Adults, IT to $V) per week ; no children taken. 1 hie house is on a good elevation commanding a view of unsurpassed mountain scenery, combining with other features to present rare attractions. Good fishing within an hour's drive, also hunting in season. Two churches. Friends and Methodist. Five minutes' walk to post oflice. Telephone in house connecting with all points. Large, airy rooms and good table. LOYD, ULSTER CO., N. Y. This pleasant little hamlet is beautifully situated on the highlands of the Hudson, six miles west of Poughkeepsie, in the heart of the great fruit growing section of Ulster County ; per- fectly healthy, excellent roads ; in fact, a very enjoyable place to spend the summer. Lioyd Station— Loyd Post Office. S. P. ChanipHn— Farm ho ise. Half mile. Accommodates fO. $6 per week. Children not taken. Discount for season guests. Raises own vegetable^. Bass and pickerel fishing. Halt mile from church. Good livery accommod tions. Refers to L. Lane, postmaster. John J. ElHott— Plutarch post office. Farm house. Four miles. Accommo- dates 10. $5 per week : children, $2.50. Table supplied with fresh vegetables, eggs and milk from our own plac. A. K. Smiley— Mohonk Lake, Ulster County, N. Y. Ten miles. Accommodates 400. $15 to $30 per week. Transient, $4 per day, July 1st to September 15th, $H per day before and after. Stage meets passengers on notice ; transportation, $1.75. Boat- ing. Excellent livery accommodations. Chiirch service held in hotel. Write for circular. See description in book. 30 The Old Elm. A. Snytier—Eiverside Cottage. New Paitz post office. Four miles. Acconiniu- dates 50. $G to f 10 ; children, $4 to $8. "Riverside Cottage occupies the most prominent position in the village, adj'iiniDg the Stite Normal School. It has a frontage of 400 feet on the charming Wallkill river and commands a very extensive and picturesque view of the vaUey. La-ge c oquet and tennis grounds, with plenty of shade. Larg0, airy rooms, well furnished. The table is the specia' feature of this resort. Boating and bass fishing. References and circular on application. Hugli Cviininings— Farm house. Two m les. Accommodate* 25. $6 per week; children, according to age. Guests transported to and from s a: ion without charge. House is stuated in a pleasant and healthy 1 .caliiy, 'running stream near house with facilities for bathing. Eooms large. M Ik, butter, eggs and vegetables from farm. J. Irving: Goddard— Mohonk Lake, Mountain Rest house. Eight miles. AccoTnmodates 80. $9 to $16 per week. Transients $2.50 per day. Will meet guests at station when requester!. Rai es vegetables. Beautiful scenery, summer attractions, beautiful walks ar:d drives. Loy dotation (Ohioville Post Office). Mrs. George Adee— " La Rue Cottage." One and one-half miles. Accommo- dates 10. Rates adults $6 ; chldren, $3 per week : good fishing and hunting. Seven miles from Lake Mohouk, daily mail, first diss roads for cycling, walking and driving. House is pituated on one of the prettiest spots in New York State Hammocks, an ideal phice for anybody who is romantically im lined and wishes perfect rest and repose. Write for full particulars. Irving C. Dayton— One ai.d one-half miles. Accommodates 25. Rates, adidts $6 and $7 ; children, half price : transients, $1 ; large, airy rooms. Situated on elevation overlooking the village, pine giove, fine shady lawn, Croquet, good hunting and fi-hing, good roads fur cycling and driving, table plentifully supplied with fresh butter, eggs, and milk. References, George Whittaker, 942 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.; John Briggs, American Book Company, Broadway, New York City. Loyd Station (Highland Post Office). Oliver H. Sniitli— Piivate residence. Three-quarters of a mile from station. Accommodates 15. Rates, adults |5 ; children, $3. Free transportation to and from testation. Large rooms, shady lawn, large lake within two mib's from house where excellent fishing can be had, within ten minutes from post office and trolley road. Apply for further particulars. lioyd Station (Lake Minnewaska Post Office). Alfred H. Smiley— Accommodates 400 guests at rates of $12 to $20 for single rooms and $23 to $35 for double rooms. House situated on very high ground, six states can be seen and nearly the whole of the Hudson Valley. Exceliei.t boating and fishing, table furnished with an abundance of fresh milk, b' rries, fruit, veg< tables, and cream. D. M. Sutton— Private residence. At station. Accommodates 10. Adults, $6 ; transients $1.50 per day. Discount for season guests. Fishing and gunnirg. Good livery accommodations. Quarter of a mile from church. D. B. Carroll- Farm houoe. One mile. Accommodates 15. Rates, $5 to $7; children, half price; transiet ts, $1 per day. Laige, airy rooms. Shady lawn good water, all conveniences. Free transportation from station. Raises own vegetables. Fishing and gunning. ^2 M-M^l Mrs. W. J. Tallman— Ohioville post office. Farm boarding house. Accommo- dates 14. $6 to $7 per week : children, half price. Fnll particulars on application. I^ewis H. Dayton— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 30. $5 per week : children, $2 to $3. Will meet guests at station. Pleasai.t walks and drives : near Lake Mohonk and Black Pond. Ten minutes' walk from village and post office. Mrs. W. C. Minard— New Paltz post office. Farm house near Lake Mohonk. Ten miles. Further particulars upon application. LAKE MOHONK, LAKE MINNEWASKA, MOUNT MEENAHGA. c.„ai^^ These are summer resorts of '■ '-^.c^if^l^ wide celebrity, reached by car- ~'X^^ /p'* -^ riage from Loyd Station. Their '^ „ J ^'3-'' . popularity increases each year, ' At-v^^^^^? particularly since this line of ^"K/r.7'/<;'"^ railway has rendered them so easily accessible. The Shawangunk Mountains, a partially detached portion of the great Appalachian chain, are a small range extending through Ulster County. At their noithern extremity, a few miles west of the Hudson River, Sky-Top Peak looms high above the neighboring mountains. Near the summit of Sky-Top, one thou- sand two hundred feet above the level of the valley, is Lake Mohonk, a lovely sheet of water about three-quarters of a mile in length, clear as crystal, and bordered by massive rock formations and towering cliffs. The views in all directions are of great extent and indescribable grandeur, enbracing large portions of six States, and covering several thousand square miles ; *' an outlook over two perfect valleys, with fifty miles of the western horizon crowded with glorious mountain ranges, amid whose mysterious realms the sinking sun and the mountain mists work such magic as only poetry exalted to worship can fitly rehearse." The Lake Mohonk House, with a capacity of five hundred guests, is located on the edge of the lake, and commands a mag- nificent view of lake and mountain. Albert K. Smiley is the proprietor; his post-office address is Mohonk Lake, N. Y., and he will upon application send circulars containing full description of the house, terms, references, etc. Lake Minnewaska, reached by a short stage-coach ride from Loyd Station, is on the summit of the Shawangunk Mountains, 34 about five miles from I^ake Mohonk, and is much larger than the latter. On two sides it is flanked by bold, precipitous cliffs, and on the other sides by sloping, wooded shores. The towering bluffs ; the rugged masses of tumbled, massive boulders ; the rich foliage of trees that spring from crevices in the rocks at the most surprising angles and inaccessible heights, — form a picture that the liveliest imagination cannot paraUel. The Minnewaska Mountain House is a very extensive estab- lishment, situated upon Minnewaska Heights, one hundred and fifty feet above the lake, and eighteen hundred feet above tide- level. It is an excellent house in all respects, and is conducted by Alfred H. Smiley, whose post-ofiice address is Minnewaska, N. Y., and who will promptly reply to inquiries relative to rooms, terms, ete. HIGHLAND, ULSTER CO., N. Y. Near the western bank of the Hudson, this pretty place ensconced among the hills, has many advantages to commend it to the seeker for summer rest. There are many miles of pleasant drives, beautiful scenery, excellent boating facilities, and moder- ately good fishing. Thousands of tons of grapes, peaches, pears, and other fruits are grown in and about Highland. Highland Station— Highland Post Office. Mrs. A. Bloomer— Boarding liouse. Two miles. Accommodates 40. $6 to $7 per week ; children, half price Will meet passengers at station, charge 25 cents ; trunks, 25 ceuts. A lake of clear running spring water is on the place, with boat for use of guests. Raise omu vegeiables. with which table is liberally supplied. Lawn tennis courts, shady grounds. David lieKoy— Boarding house. One and one-quarter miles. Accommodates 20. Adults, $6 per week ; children, $3. House is on high elevation, near the village of Highland, commanding a fine view of the Hudson river and city of Poughkeepsie. Fruits of all kinds in season, pleasant drive to Lake Mohonk of 16 miles. A. E. Hasbrouck— Bellevue Villa. Summer boaiding house. Oae mile. Transportation by stage, 25 cents. Accommodates 90. $8 to $12 per week ; children, $4 to $8 ; transients, $2 per day. Discount for season guests. For full particulars, write for circulai s. Fred lu. Metcalf— Maple Ridge. Oakes post office. One-quarter mile. Accom- modates 18. $5 to $7 ; children under 12, reduction. From piazza can be had a sweep- ing view of the city of Poughkeepsie and the Hudson river. High dry ground. A new house with bath room. Correspondence solicited. .S6 Fishing Party, Hunn's Lake, near Stanfordville. — P., R. & N. E. R. R. Naphtha Launch. ••Minta"— George Green, Master, Lake Wononscopomuc. Mrs. N. H. Zimnieriuan — Elm Cottage, One and one-half miles from station. Rates adults, $6 to $8 : children apply. Accommodates 20, Romantic wallcs and drives, finely situated commanding a great view of the Hudson J^iver. Fresh milk, butter and eggs. Carriage meets guests if notified. Oliver H. Smith— Large nicely situated house in the village, will accommodate a few boarders at reasonable rates for the summer. Within a short distince of post office and churches. Write for full particulars. A. C Hasbroiick— Summer boarding house. One-eighth of a mile. Accommo- dates '20. 17 to $10 per week for adults; children, half price. House has double veranda : y^lenty of shade trees, large lawn. Fishing and gunning. Convenient to churches, livery, etc. Mrs. Emily F. Kansome— Private house. Two miles. Accommodates G. Teims on application. Transportation by public stage or private couveyance. Steamer "Coutant" leaves Poughkeepsie 10 a, m. and 4 p. m., daily, except Sunday, and lands passengers within five minutes' walk of house ; fare 10 cents. House situated on a high bluff, overlooking the Hudson river. Mrs. I^iicius K, Mallocli — Private house. One-half mile. Accommodates 12. $6 to $10 ; children not taken. Stages meet all trains. House has large, airy rooms, veranda on two sides, and shady lawn. Good table supplied with fresh vegetables from farm daily, Mrs. E. M. Young— Private house. One mile. Accommodates 1.5. $6; chil- dren, 13. This house is also on high ground commanding a grand view of the Hudson. Mrs. Emily F. Ransom— Private house. Two miles. Carriage at Station. Accommodates 8. Terms on application. House situated on high bluff overlooking Hudson River for miles, with a good view of the famous" Poughkeepsie Bridge" and city of Poughkeep&ie. Cool, shaded surroundings. Excellent table. Fishing in river. Refers to Mrs. S. W. Rushmore, 58 Hancock St., Brooklyn, N. Y., and Mrs. R. W. Hallock of Milton Ulster County, N. Y. Mrs. Austin B. Merritt— Highland, N. Y. Private house. Two miles. Carriage at station. Accommodates 15. Adults, $5 ; children, $3. House located on high eleva- tion, surrounded by shaded lawne. Three minutes walk from mountains. No malaria. Good table, Frank L. Palmer— Highland Farm house. House h^is well located, pleasant rooms, large verandas and shaded surroundings, and is located on a fruit farm. Good table. Terras, $5 to $6 week. Corrcspondeuce invited. NORFOLK LIBRARY, EXTERIOR. 3« Highland lianding ffom the Bridge. Approach of the Poughkeepsie Bridge. CROSSING THE GREAT BRIDGE. NEW ENC^LAND'S NEW GATEWAY— POUGHKEEPSIE BRIDGE. This wonderful structure can rightly be classed as one of the wonders of the world. Bailt entirely of steel, on great stone piers, it will last forever. The great bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland is larger, but next to this, the Poughkeepsie Bridge is the largest in the world. The eastern viaduct alone is over one-half a mile in length, with twenty-four spans, the greatest being 175 feet long and 200 feet high. There are six main piers : No. i, located on the west shore of the Hudson ; Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5 in the Hudson River itself, and No. 6 on the east shore. There are two anchorages of masonry, 128 *' Pony Piers," 36 being on the west side, and 92 on the east, forming foundations of the viaduct, and two abutments at the ends of the viaducts. Each of the main piers carries a steel tower 100 feet high, firmly braced and bolted to the masonry, and upon these towers rest the trusses and cantilevers of the superstructure (see illustration). The distance from shore to shore is 2,608 feet, and from center to center of shore piers, 2,692 feet, covered by five principal spans, two of 548 feet long, one of 546, and two of 525. These latter are rectangular trusses, 130 feet in clear height above high water, and 82 feet from the bottom of the lower cord to the top of floor system, making the base of the rail 212 feet above high water. The length of the main bridge from anchorages is 3,093 feet 9 inches ; that of the western viaduct, 1,033 feet 6 inches, and of the eastern viaduct 2,640 feet; mak- ing the whole structure 6,767 feet 3 inches long. Over this runs a double track railway with a foot-path on each side. It is capa- ble of sustaining at any given point two 85 ton engines, each drawing a train of 3,000 pounds weight per running foot. The foundations contain 12,000,000 feet of timber, 40,000 cubic 40 yards of concrete and the piers about 20,000 cubic feet of masonry. 'J'he superstructure of the main bridge contain over 15,000 tons of mild, open hearth steel, and the viaducts over 6,000 tons of iron. The views north and south from the car windows in passing over this bridge, are the grandest to be seen from any railroad line in the world. For miles the eye can sweep the horizon ; twenty miles up or down the Hudson can be seen with the naked eye, and the view is beautiful and grand. POUGHKEEPSIE, DUTCHESS CO., N. Y, This is a handsome city of twenty-five thousand inhabitants, on the left bank of the Hudson, and elevated one hundred or two hundred feet above the river, while behind it rises College Hill, some three hundred feet in height. Its regularly laid out streets are shaded by fine old trees and bordered with handsome residences and prosperous business houses. It is the most important ciiy between New York and Albany, and one of the most ancient, having been settled in 1698. It is a remarkably healthy, pleasant place of residence, combining the advantages of an elevated situation, pure air and water, with the immediate presence of all the comforts and conveniences of city life. Pougbkeepsie enjoys a special reputation for its educational facilities. The famous Vassar College, the greatest female educa- tional institution in the world, is just east of the city limits. Within the city are an oj^era house, free public library, and churches of all denominations. ])iiy liiue and Steamboat Express Service between Hartfonl and New York, The palace iron steamers of the Hudson River Day Line make direct connections at this point from the dock to Bridge Road Depot by cars of the Pougbkeepsie & Wappinger Falls Electric Road, connecting with trains to and from all stations on this line. The most charming inland water trip on the American continent and a delighttul ride in comfortable coaches through the many points of interest herein mentioned, can be made in a few short hours by taking steamers, daily, except Sunday, leaving 42 Pouglikeepsie looking South from Bridge. ^^^*^- View looking North from the Bridge. Brooklyn (by annex) at 8 a. m. ; New Vork, Desbrosses Street, 8 140, or 2 2d Street, North River, at 9 a. m. Meals are served at all hours in the restaurant on the boats, also table d' hoie dinner, at ^i.oo each, between the hours of 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. Returning, the Steamboat Express furnishes equally as good ser- vice, close connection being made with southbound steamer due at 2 2d Street, New York, at 5 130 p. m., Desbrosses Street, 6 p. m., and ]kooklyn, 6 :20 p. m. For time of train see time table on first page. Foiij;:l»l«'« Station— Poiighkcepsie rost^Otticc. Miles ir. Cookiiijfhaiu— Farm lioiisc. Two mi'es. Accoininodatew 18. $(! to $7 per week ; children, |H to $5, accordiiif; to age. Carriag;e will meet guests at station. This is a line country house, private and quiet. Large and airy rooms. Fine, shady lawn. First class table furnished witl> fresh vegetables from our own garden, also fresh milk, butter, and eggs. Open June 1st. References will be furnished upon application. James C. Griggs^Morgan House. Three-quarters of a mile. Electric cars to door. Accommodates 150. Kates, for adults. $12 to $20 per week ; transients, $2.50 to $.^ per (Jay ; half rates for children ; discount for season guests. Hotel is first-class in every re&pect, and finely situated. Millard F. Ackert— P. O. Box 14, Staatsburgh, N. Y. Farm house. Three miles from Staatsburgh Station on main line N, Y. C. & II. R. R. Accommodates 25. Adults, $5 per week : children 10 years and under, half price. Meet guests free of charge. Fine roads for driving, hunting and fishing. House situated on high groimd, elevation 800 feet. H.N. Bain— Nelson House. Three-quarters of a mile. Accommodates 250. $10 to $20 per week. This hotel is first-class in every respect, elegantly furnished. Sample rooms and every couveu'ence. H. F. Van DeWater— Crum Elbow post ottice. Five miles. Free transportation for guests Accommodates 15. Adults, $6 per week ; children under eight, half price. House has large, airy rooms ; is su rounded by piazza and shady lawn. First-class table, supplied with fresh fruit, vegetables, etc. Mrs. Williain Bogardus— Boarding house, 69 Market street. One mile. Accommodates 15. Rates, $6 to $15 per week. First-class table and attendance. House situated on high ground, commanding a fine view of the Hudson river and the great Poughkeepsie Bridge. References furnished on application. Mrs. Walter Corlies— Boarding house. Montgomery street. One mile. Accom- modates 25. Rates, $6 to $15 per week. First class table and attendance. Mrs. Susan C. Smith— Boarding house. Taylor avenue. Near station. Accom- modates 12. Adults, $5 per week ; children under ten, half price. New house, pleasant rooins. Healthy location with shady walks. Wesley 1,. Ackert -P. O. Box 299, Rhinebeck, N. Y. Farm house. Two and a half miles from Staatsburgh station. Accommodates 20. Adults, $5 per weeks children under ten. half-price. 44 Diclell Station — New Hackensack, Dutchese Co. Lewis C. Hadden- Large farm house. One half mile. Accommodates 15. Adults, $5 per week: children, $3. Free transportation from station for guests. Beautiful views and drives. House has large piazza and plenty of sliade. In sight of lake, near church and post ottice. Place is free from malaria. Milk, eggs and farm products. Didell's Station— Noxon Post Office, Dutche?s County. Genrse Anderson — Private residence. Three fourths mile. Meets gues-ts at Station. Accommodates 10. Adults, $4 week; children not dcir'^ed. Good scenery Healthful air and pure water. Retired, pleasant neighborhood. Old fashioned, room, house (over one hundred years old), but well preserved. Full particulars by mail. Hopewell Station— Hopewell, Dutchess County, N. Y.. Post Office. Edward Bogardus— Sylvan Lake post office Farm house. Three miles. Accommodates 15, Adults, $5 and $6 per week : children, $5.50. Free transportation from station for guests. Grounds surrounding hoirse are high and well shaded. Table supplied with fresh fruits, vegetables, etc , from our own farm. Good spring water. Good ilsliing in Silver Lake, one and one-half miles distant. Stabling for horses. Duane Odell— Farm house. Post office, Grouse's store. Five miles. Accom- modates 25. Adults, $5 and $6 ; children, half price; transients, $1 per day. Larjre and convenient house, TOO foot piazza, shady giounds. Transportation free. Good hunting and fishmg near by. Mrs. Sarah A, rerjfn son— Farm house. One-fourth mile. Accommodates 16. $4 to .f5 per week; children, .|2..':0 per week. Free transportation from station for all guests. This is a large two story house with bay windows and large, airy rooms. Good roads, lakes near by. Large t;rounds with plenty of frnit. John AV. Kena-Hoiel. One-fourth mile. Accommodates 15. Adults, $T : children, ha f price. Fine fishing and hunting available in near by trout streams, and hunting grounds. Pleasant drives in all directions. Good experienced barber adjoin- ing hotel. Livery connected ; teams for driving at reasonable rates. Pleasant Valley Station— Pleasant Val'ey Post Office. Samuel J. Hicks— Alder Brook Farm. Two mileo. Accommodates 20. Adults, $5 per Aveek : reduced rates for children. Private conveyance from station. Small lakes within two m les for boating and fishing. Hunting for small game. A genuine resting place ; pure and bracing atmosphere. Three mails daily. Churches of all denominations within driving distance : livery reasonable. Theodore Wygant— Farm house. Two and a half miles. Accommodates 12. $5 per week: children under 10, half price. House has large, airy rooms, and is located on high, shady ground. Free transportation from station. Excellent references furnished on application. Salt Point Station— Salt Point Post Offine. William D. Van AVagner— Farm house. Half mile. Accommodates 25. $6 and $7 per week ; children under 10, .13.50 per week. House is located on high ground surrounded by s-hady lawn, veranda 100 feet long on south and west sides of house. Plenty of fruit of all kinds ; table supplied with everything fresh from the farm. Mrs. E. \V. Conklin— Farm house. One and one-eighih miles. Accommodates 15. Adults, .$5 to $6; children, half price ; transients $1 per day. Free transportation from station. Healthy location, shady grounds. Milk, eggs, vegetables, etc., from the farm. Large rooms, pleasant drives, daily mails. References xipon application. Pure spring water. 46 imp Maple Cottage, Millbrook. Mrs. G. F. Davis— Farm house. Two and a half miles?. Accommodates 40. $7 per week ; children, $3 to $5. Healthy location, pnre water. Large, shady grounds, pleasant drives. Home production of milk, butter, eggs, vegetables, and berries. Guests generally return : some families have been here fifteen years. Mrs. Isedora Mastin — Ruskey post office. Three and a half miles. Accommo- dates 10, Adu ts, $5 to $7 per week ; children, $3. Guests carried to and from station without charge. House has large, airy rooms, and a cool, well shaded walk. HIBERNIA, DUTCHESS CO., N, Y. A charming little hamlet, girt round about with swelling hills and rich in facilities for outdoor enjoyment. Numerous small streams in the vicinity afford good fishing, while better sport may be had at Lake Tyrell, a favorite tourists' resort, three and a half miles south of the station. Four miles from Hibernia is the handsome little town of Millbrook, situated at a high altitude, in the midst of a charming country noted for superb mountain scenery, exceptionally fine roads, beautiful walks and drives. As a summer resort its popu- larity is rapidly growing. Millbrook Inn, the principal hotel, is new, artistic, and perfectly appointed. Several other hotels and boarding houses furnish first-class accommodations. Hibernia Station — Hibernia Post Office. George W. Badgley— Wheeler House. Washington Hollow post office. Two miles. Accommodates 40. Adults, $7 to $10 : half price tor children. House is pleas- antly located, with spacious, well shaded giounds; iaige, airy rooms. Table supplied with fresh vegetables, milk and eggs from our own farm. Philetiis R. Carroll— Hotel. Clinton Corners post office. One mile. Accom- modates 30. Moderate terms for adults; children, half price. This is a large three- story brick house with piazza and well shaded grounds, near Upton Lake and other attractive points of interest. Free carriage from station. Fine roads and heatthy, beautiful country. Mrs. Mary A. Bayer— "Maple Cottage," Millbrook, N. Y., after June 15th ; until June 1st, Yonkers, N. Y. Boarding house. Four miles. Accommodates 25. $6 to $8 per week ; special i ates for families. Free transportation from station. Millbrook is a grand rural park. The whole country abounds with lakes, streams and forests in which fishing and hunting may be enjoyed. Roads are excellent for driving and bicycle riding, John J. Hiinieston— Washington Holow post office. Farm house. Three miles. Accommodates 20. Adults, f6 to $8 per week : small children, $3 to $4. A pleasant house, with shady lawn. Good water from an artes'an well. Tyrrel Lake within walking distance. Surrounding hills are dotted with the summer cottages of wealthy city peopl*. Tliomas Wetheral— Millbrook Inn, Millbrook. Four miles. Accommodates 75. Adults, $25 ; children, $17 50 : transients, $4 per day. Pure [air, good roads. Gunning, etc. Will meet passengers if advised. 48 =• GO crq ^ Pi M ^ Jolin J. Pearsall— Cliuton Comers post office, Hiberoia Slatiou, Dutchess County, New York. Farm house. Three-fourths of a mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, $6 ; children $4. Farm is located beside Upton Lake, where fine boating, and bass and pickerel fishing may be enjoyed. Upton Park close by affords delightful recreation for euests Air invigorating and healthful. Large shady lawn surrounding house. Excellent table, and large airy rooms. Orrville Davis— Clinton Hollow post office. Three miks. Accommodates 20. Adults, $C^ per week; children, $5. Private conveyance from station. Upton Lake within driving distance of house. The Davis House is situated on an e'evation known as Locust Giove hill. Good table, and no malaria. Frank J. Traver— Clinton Corners post office. Two miles. Accommodates 10. Adults, $6 per week ; children over six, $4. House is surrounded by pleasant grounds, A piano is furnished for use of guest'^. Hunting near by. Ho mer Heerinaus — Farm house. Three-fourths of a n.ile. Accommodates 6. Adults, $5 per week: child en, $2.50 to $3. Fine walks and drives. Wappinger's Creek, a well known trout stream, runs through my farm. J. Virgil Fowler— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 15. $5 to $7 per week : children, $2 to $4. Abundance of good water ; high location, fine scenery. Upton Lake and Millbiook within easy access over good roads. Fishing in Wappinger's Creek and Tyrrel Lake. Hunting in season. George E. Parks— Farm house. One-fourth of mile. Accommodates 4. Adults, $6 per week ; children, $4. A pleasant location. Good fishing within few rods of house. Mrs. M. E. Vail— Farm house. One-fourth of a mile. Accommodates 5. Adults, $6 per week ; children, $4. House is pleasantly situated near post office. Two large streams near by, where there is good fishing. Mrs. William H. Doty— Brookside farm house. Three-fourths of a mile. Accommodates 15. $5.50 to $6 per week ; $4 for children under 10 j'ears of age ; tran- sien; s, $1 per day. Discount for season guests. Eaise own vegetables. Fishing and boating on lake. Five minutes' walk to churches. Free transportation from station. Benjamin H. Tyrrel — Washington Hollow^ post office, Glenwood House. Accnmniodntes 50. $7 to $10 per week; children, half rates; transients, $2 per day. High ground ; splendid roads; magnificent scenery ; fii.e, healthy climate; good table ; pure water ; charming drivts. Abundance of fruit and fresh vegetables. Lake ten minutes' walk : bass, pickenl and perch fishing. House open July 1st. Post office address until that date, 117 Btrgen street, Brooklyn. Kefers to Judge Fitzsimmons, City Hall, New York; Hairy White, 316 Piesident street, Brooklyn ; George H. Doty, M. D , 245^ Cumberland street Brooklsn. H. H. Vanentine— Halcyon Hall, Millbrook, N. Y. Four miles. Accommo- dates 250. Terms and particulars upon application. This is a modern first-class house, erected last season. Beautifully situated, commanding fine views. Elegant water. Send for illustrated pamphlet. Mrs. H. A. Eansing— Farm house. One and one-half miles from Hibernia station. Accommodates 10. $5 to $6 per wfek; reduction for children ; transients, $1 per day. Discount for season guests. Free transportation from station. Large, shady, lawn, pleasantly situated near stream of water. Fine drives and walks. Daily mails express and telegraph office. Good table and home comforts. References, Henry Piper, 305 Twenty-third street Brooklyn, N. Y. Clias. Jackson — Clinton Comers post office. Prospect Hill Farm. Two miles. Accommodates 15. Aduhs, $5 to $6 per veek ; children, |3. This is a sightly place, with plenty of shade and a lake near by. Reference, J. E. Green, M. D., 557 McDonough street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 50 "»^' Results of a Day's Hunt near Stanfordville — P. , R. & N. E. R. R. James Cotter — Farmhouse. Clintou Corners post office. One and a ha' f miles. AccoraiTiodates 20. Adults, |6 to $8 per week : children, $3 to $4. Will meet quests at station. Beautiful scenery. Churches of three difterent denominations near. C. W. Hoag— Upton Lake House. Clinton Corners post olEce. Two miles. Accommodates 80. Adults, $8 to $12 per week. This house is situated amoiigthe rolling hills of Dutchess County, at the head of Upton Lake. It is a dtlightfuUy coul and lural resort for those desiring the refreshing qu'et of country life, combined with excellent driving, boating, cuisine, attendance, etc. Further paiticulars, references, eic , upoQ request. Mrs. Augustus Wood— Farm house. Clinton Corners post othce. One mile. Accommodates G. Adults, $6 per week; children, $3. This is also near Upton Lake. House is not large, but pleasant and well shaded. Early adult boarders preferied. Win. M. Birdsall— Farm house. Salt Point post ottice. One mile. Accommo- dates 18. Adnlts, $5 to $1 per week ; children, $3 to $4. Free conveyance to and from station. House has large grounds shaded by fine elms and maples. 100 feet of piazza. Rooms large and cool, with excellent beds and furnishings. Table bountifully supplied with fresh vegetables,, etc , from the farm. Occasional drives free of charge, Ilibcrnia Station —Clinton Hollow Po^-t Office, Dutchess County. H. tJ. CooliiiiKliaiii — Clinton Hollow, N. Y. Private cottage. Three miles. Accommodates 10. Terms $5 week. In sight of post office. Excellent table. Full particulars by mail. Correspondence invited. Ilibernia Station— Washington Hollow Post Office. Fred. li. Hall— Private residence. About one mile. Accommodates 20. Terms reasonable. Large, roomy, two and one half story house. Cool, shaded grounds sur- rounding. Two private fishing ponds on premises. House located on elevation over- looking village of Washington Hollow. Pure, healthful air and water. Table well supplied. Corresi)ondcuce invited. r4f\. t Stanfordville Station.— P.. i^ A- X. I-:. U. K. STANFORDYILLE, DUTCHESS CO., N. Y. In this delightful region are many pleasant retreats which present superior attractions to the " summer boarder." Stanford- ville itself is a charming village with a most picturesque environ- ment. The massive bulk of Stissing Mountain, four miles to the northward, dominates the view in that direction, while in more immediate proximity the fertile valley farms smile back at gener- ous Nature. Wappinger's Creek flows through the village, and Cold Spring Creek is near by. These streams afford excellent sport for the angler, while both fishing and boating may be indulged in upon Hunn's Lake, four miles east, and Upton's Lake, three miles southeast of the station. The places of worship are the Christian, Baptist, Methodist, and Roman Catholic Churches, and Friends' Meeting. There are good livery facilities convenient to the station. THE TROUT BROOK. The airs that blew from the brink of day Were fresh and wet with the breath of May, I heard the babble of brown brooks falling, And goldenwings in the woodside calhng. Big drops hung from the sparkling eaves ; And through the screen of the thin young leaves A glint of ripples, a whirl of foam, Lured and beckoned me out from home. My feet grew eager, my eyes grew wide, And I was off by the brown brook's side. Down in the swamp-bottom, cool and dim, I cut me an alder sapling slim. With nimble fingers I tied my line. Clear as a sunbeam, strong and fine. My fly was a tiny glittering thing. With tinselled body and partridge wing. With noiseless steps I threaded the wood. Glad of the sun-pierced solitude. Chattered the kingfisher, fierce and shy, As like a shadow I drifted by. Lurked in their watery lairs the trout. But, silver and scarlet, I lured them out. Wary were they, but warier still My cunning wrist and my cast of skill. 54 I whipped the red pools under the beeches ; I whipped the yellow and dancing reaches. The purple eddy, smooth like oil, And the tail of the rapid yielded spoil. So all day long till the day was done I followed the stream, I followed the sun. Then homeward over the ridge I went, The wandering heart of me well content. Stanfordville Station— Staufordville Po'»t Office. Egliert Hyatt— Farm house. Bangall popt office. One ana three-quarters miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, $5 per week; children, half price. Will couvey guests from station without charge. A very healthy location 450 feet above tide level. Plenty of pure water and diversified scenery. James D. Swift— Farm bouPB. Bangall post office. One-half mile. Accommo- dates 8. Adults, $6 per week ; children, 14. Beautiful scenery, fine air and water. Excellent drives vithin seven miles of Millbrook, the Lenox of New York State. Fine trout brook running through the place; lakes near by. Free transportation from station. Mrs. Alfred Keller— Farm house. Bangall post oflice. One-half mile. Accom- modates 8, Adul s, $6 per week ; no children. Will meet guests at station. House is situated on an elevation known as "Keller Hill,' near Sugar Loaf Mountain, command- ing a fine view of the Catskills in the distance. Trout, bass, and pickerel fishing. Setli K. Winans— Sunset View Farm. Three-fourths of a mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, 15 per week ; children, $3. Elevated and heaUhy location, with good view of surrounding country. Hcilf mile from post office and church. Several trout streams in vicinity, one running through the farm for three-quarters of a mile. Home comforts. Vegetables and fruit from our farm. John L,. Hicks— Farm house. Clinton Corners post office. Two miles. Accom- modates 2.5. Adults, $5 per week ; half-price for children. Will meet guests at station, free. A large, two-story farm house with well shadtd lawn, Upton and other lakes near by. Good hunting and fishing. Piano for use of guests, good table. References oa application. Ezra Teator— Staufordville post office. Maple Shade house. Two miles. Accommodates 25. Carriage free from station. Adult", $5 to $6 per week ; children, $2 to 15 ; transients, $1 per day. Further particulars on application. High location, larg^ rooms, and well shaded lawn. \Vm. M. Wriglit— Bull's Head post office. Farm house, Two r.ud one-half miles. Accommodites 20. Adults. .15 to $6 ; children at reduction ; transients, $1 per day. House is beautifully located on an elevation of about 1,600 fiet. No malaria nor mosquitoes. Large lawn and veranda. Abundance of fruit, vegetables, and farm produce. Bass and pickerel fishing. Refers to John Borgwald, 223 N. 6th avenue Mount Vernon, N. Y. Arthur D. Bui-nliams— Bull's post office. Farmhouse. Three miles. Accom- modates 21. Adults, $6 ; children at reduction ; transients, $1 per day. Has elevation of 1,600 feet. Free transportation from station. Perfectly healthy, dry pure air. No, malaria nor mosquitoes. Large veranda. Fishing, etc. Refers to P. Grooth, New York Life Insurance Co., 346 Broadway, ".New York, and H. Norman, 214 ^Prospect avenue, Brooklyn. 56 V o w o ]pp ^ 1 ^: George Hyde— Baugail post office. Farm house. One- half mile. Accommo dates 20. Adulst, $4 ; children, $2. Free transportation from station. Trout, bass, and pickerel fishing. Good livery accommodations. Raise own vegetables. Write tor fuither particuiars. JWrs. John McLiaughlin—Bangall post office. Farmhouse. One mile. Accom- modates 12. Adults, $5; children, J3. Large, shady grounds; good spring valer. Fresh milk and butter. Pleasant rooms. Raises own vegetables. A pleasant snmmer home. K. Tallmadge— Hulls Mills post office. Farm hous-e. Three and one-half miles. Accommodates 12. Rates, $6. Free transportation from station. House is siluated on high ground. Fieshmllk, eggs, and farm pioducte. Excellent water. Pleasant lake short distance from the house, well equipped with boats. Fiie drives and walks. Henry H. Carpenter— Private re^idence. One-eighth mile. Accommodates 4 to 6. Adults, $5 to $7 ; children at reduction. Five minutes v alk hy nicely shaded avenue to village post office, churches, etc. Excellent table. Trout stream near house, Wappinger's Creek In sight. Two lakes about three miles distant, one being a great pleasure resort. B. T. I»alnier— " Ilunn Lake Farm House," Attleluiy post office, Dutchess Co. N. Y. Four miles from Pine Plains, and two miles fiom iStissliig flag station. Trans- portation free to and from station. Accommcdates 40. Adults, $6 to 18 ; children, IS (Infants or Jews not taken). Hou^e located on fine elevation, ovdlookii.g beautiful lake, 120 f-^et from the veranda. Fine fishing and boating, also boats lo let at nominal charge. Abundant shade ar.d cool drives in every direction. Excellent bicycling; large and airy rooms : pleasant grounds. Fresh milk, garden vegetables etc. Piano In house for use of gue?ts, and accommodations for dancing. Adrian IJ. Knapp—Stanfordvile. DulchehS Co., New York. Two miles. Farm house. Accommodates ]2 to 15. Adults, |6; children, f3. Large shady lawn ; s^^acious piazza ; beautilul drives and ideal bicy>cle roads. Wappinger's Lake runs through farm, and Upton Lake Park is four miles distant. Pleasant rooms. ExcelU ut table. Trans- portation free to and irom station. Albert Knapp— " Rockview " House Stanford ville, Dutchess Co., N. Y. One mile. Accommodates 20. Adults 15 to $7; children, ha'f price. House located on hiyh grounds, surrounded by shady lawns. Puie cold water on premises. Large, airy rooms. Large lake for fishing and boating close by. Fresh fruit, vegetables, milk, egi^s, etc., provided liberally. Good roads and pleasant drives lu all directions. Trans- portation free to and from station. Bangall Village— Staufordville Station, Dutchess Co., N. Y. <>ieorge C. Payne— Baugail post office, Stanfordville Station, one mile. Private residence. Accommodates 12. Rates on application. Large, airy rooms. Sixty foot shaded veranda. Extensive lawn, excellent table. Vegelable fruit, milk and ej.gs, from our own farm. Secluded woods, and fine trout stream close by. Three minutes from post office and churches. Eetlred home-like place in suburbs of village. Reuben A. Ilnsted— Stanfoidville station, Stai.fordville post office. New farm house. Five mii,utes walk. Accommodates 25. Adulis $5; children at reduction transients at $1 a day. Large and shady lawn. Small pondoi j)lace furnished with boats free to guests. Abundance of milk, eggs and vegetables. Convenient to station, telegraoh and posL office. Dally aails fiom New York. Refers to Mr. VV. B. Fisher, No. 91 Fulton sti-eet New York ; George W. White, No. 24 McDonongh street, Brook- lyn, New York. 58 Henry J. Eckert— Two miles. Accommodates 12. Kates, adults, $5 ; children, $2.50 per week. Houee situated very nicely in the village of Stanfordville within one ^nd a half miles from Upton Lake Park, long and spacious piazza, romantic walks and drives ; first-class table ; meet gnests at all trains when notified. Write for paniciilars. V. P. TicRov— Bangall post office. One and a half miles. Accommodates 35. Adults, $6 per week; children, $3 and upwards. House has large, airy, well ventilated rooms, newly and neatly furnished. Large and cool dining room. Table supplied with home-made bread and pastry, milk, eggs and fresh vegetables from our own farm. A beautiful shady yard of five acres with hammocks and swings, lawn seats, chairs, tennis court, croquet. Post office, telegraph office, stores, livery, etc., half mile distant. Churches : At Bangall, Methodist and Baptist; at Stanfordville, Christian and Quaker. Two mails daily. New York Sunday papers delivered at bouse. Guests and baggage conveyed to and from station on arrival and final departure free of charge. Eugene Haiglit— Farm house. Bangall post office. One and a half miles. Accommodates 10. Adults, $4.50 per w^eek ; children, $2.25, Free transportation from station. Plenty of fruit, vegetables, milk, and eggs, fresh from farm. Nice lawns, shade, and everything in general to make a pleasant summer home. E. Ham— Farm house. Bangall post office. One and a half miles. Accommo- dates 10. Adults, f 1 per day ; no children taken. Stage from Stanfordville passes house. Will be pleased to entertain fishermen and other sportsmen and guide them to the best fishing and hunting groimds in the country. Janie<$ Hyatt— Honeymead Brook. Oi.e and a third miles. Accommodates 12. $7 per week and upward. Beautiful scer.eiy, meadows and s' reams— all on our own place. Abundance of the usual farm products from fifty acres. A small pond and boat. Pasture and stabling for horses. Chas. F. Cornelius— Farm house. Three miles and a half. Accommodates 10. Advalts, $6 and $7 per week : children, $2 up, according to age. This is a large farm ; house has pleasant lawn, superb shade, large piazza. A comfortable summer house. Accommodation for horses and carriages. Win. H. Jackson— Farm house. One mile and a half. Accommodates 10. Adults, $5 to $6 per week : children at a reduction. Free transportation from station. House is on elevated ground, well shaded, with fine view. Table liberally supplied with fresh fruit, etc.; good water. Can furnish leferences if desired. MvH. E. E. Morse— Priv ite house. Ten minutes' walk. Accommodates 8. Adults, $5 per week; children, $3. Pleasant rooms and yard Stable room for those who desire to bring horses with them. In sight of the post office. A good livery close by and a fine country for drivhig. Jules E. C!artier— Farm house. One-eighth mile. Accommodates 15. Adults, $7 to $10 per week ; half rates for children ; transients, $1.50 per day. Elevation of this place is between 600 and 700 feet ; no malaria. Hunting and fishing in season. Jos. Gerinond— Pine Hill. Farmhouse. Three-quarters of a mile. Accommo- dates 15. Adults, $5 per week. Horse and carriage from station. Hou^e is pleasantly situated on slight elevation just outside of village. Large, airy rooms, neatly kept; excellent board. Good pickerel and bass fishing in near-by lake. Trout fishing in Wappiuger's Creek. Accommodation for horse and carriage. Mrs. Hattie F. Knapp— Private house. Five minutes walk. Accommodates 6. Adults, $5 per week; children, $3. Bright, cheerful rooms ; pleasant, shady yard. Good spring water. A healthy summer home. Mrs. Edward Tallinadge— Evergreen Hill. Three minutes walk. Accommo- dates 20. Adults, $6 per week; childi-en, $5. Free conveyance from station. House is on high ground, has large, airy rooms, and is convenient to post office, 6o --4 Mrs. Abbie J. Coiis— Farm house. Three-quarters ot a mile, i^ Ccommodatee 10, Adulrs, f 7 per week ; children, $3. Lawn tennis and croquet ground. Table well supplied with fresh mUk, eggs, and fruits of the season. Albert J. Iliisted— Farm house. Two and one-half miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, $5 to $6 ; children, $4 ; transients, $1 per day. Free trai.sportation from station. Table liberally supplied with farm products. Frank Knickerbocker— Hotel. One-eighth mile. Accommodates 6. Adults, $7 ; transients, $1.2,5 per day. Located in a pleasant village. Fine drives. Stream of pure water near house. Trout, bass, and pickerel fishing O. P. Wnl term ire— Farm house. Four miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, $5 to $6 : children at reduction ; transients, $1 per day. Pleasantly situated on elevation of 2,000 feet ; cool and breezy; shady lawns ; excellent water ; splendid scenery. Fishing and boating in lakes and streams near by. Vegetables from our own garden. Refers to J. F. Kelley, 264 Berry street. Brooklyn; D. E. Anthony, 169 World Building, New York. MCINTYRE, DUTCHESS CO., \. Y. The quietly pastoral character of the country hereabouts with its wholesome air and generally healthful influences and its abounding picturesqueness, render it very desirable for place of summer rest. 3lclntyre .Station— Mclntyre Post Office. Mrs. Elbert HlcUs— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, $4 and $5 per week ; children under 12, $2. No charge for transportation of guests from station. House has large, airy rooms and shady lawn. Free drive daily, free of charge. Sarah E. Sackett— Farm house. Bangall poft office. One eighth of mile. Accommodates 14. Adults, $6 per week; children, $3. A good and well furnished house, with pleasant, shided grounds; healihy location. Near churches, pof-t office, etc. Good, wholesome food is served. Fine roads loi- driving and wheeling. John Tripp— Farm house. Half mile. Accommodates 10, Adults, $6 per week ; children under 10, $3 ; 10 to 15, $5 per week. Attractive scenery and pleasant surround- ings ; good hunting and tishing, pleasant walks and driven*. PINE PLAINS, DUTCHESS CO., N. Y. This delightful village is located at the northern end of the Stissing Valley, in the afternoon shadow of Stissing Mountain, whose rounded peak towers a thousand feet above the plain. Along the eastern base of the mountain extends a chain of lake- lets, two miles long, furnishing excellent fishing and boating, as well as many fine picnic resorts and rambles. These connected bodies of water are the head of Wappinger's Creek, which winds 62 in and out among the hills to join the Hudson. On the eastern and northern borders of the village a stream, called the Sha- cameco, flows through a beautiful valley green-walled by lofty hills. The views from Pine Plains, and the elevated spots in its vicinity, are exceedingly grand, embracing the low range of the Ancram Hills, and extending twenty miles away to the Taconics, whose blue domes and wave-like crests form the background of a landscape of hill and valley, mountain and stream, forest and field, unsurpassed in variety and beauty. The site of Pine Plains is glacial drift or deposit of gravel, securing natural drainage and ensuring perfect healthfulness. It is the boast of the inhabitants that there are in the village only two physicians, whose rides cover a radius of fifteen miles, and who yet have ample leisure to complain of " dull trade." There are Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, and Episcopalian churches and a public school. Pine Plains Station— Piue Plains Fust Office. Frank Barton— Sli^sing House. One fourth of a mile. Accommodates 25. Adults, $6 per week and upward ; children, $3.50. Stissing Mountain one mile from house ; .tihree fine lakes within same distance. Excellent fishing for trout, bass, etc. Fine walks and drives. Livery attachment ; stable room for horses. Perry Green— Farm house. Two miles. Accommodates 10. Eates, $6 per week ; free transportation from station. Plenty of shade, fruit, eggs and vegetables from our farm. House is pleasantly located on Stissing Lake. Large, airy rooms ; quiet neighborhood. Fishing in lakes and streams near by. Wiilet S. Shcrrow— Milan Post Office. Farm house. Eight miles. Accommo- dates 10. Adults, $0 per week ; children, $3. Transportation from station, 50 cents for each adult. Lawn wtll supplied with maple shade. A large brook of pure, cold water Hows the entire length of farm. Good fishing in lakes rear by, also hunting in season. Post office one eighth of mile from house. Good roads for driving and bicycle riding. Mrs. Henry Myers— Private residence. One and a half miles. Accommodates 30, Adults, $5 to $10 per week; children, according to age. House is on border of Halcyon Lake, a beautiful sheet of water of 200 acres. Fishing is fine ; plenty of boats for use of \\hich no charge is made. Accommodation for fifteen horses ; five box stalls. Mrs. C II. Turpin— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, $6 and $T per week ; children under 10, half price. Free carriage from and to station. Healthy locatioii. Large, airy rooms, pleasant lawn, plenty of shade. Excellent table, beautiful scenery, fishing, etc. City reference. Mrs, W, H, Jnckett— Attlebixry Post Office— One fourth mile, and Pine Plains Station four miles, Dutchess county, N. Y. Accommodates 14. Adults, $S and up. wards ; children under 10, half price. Guests conveyed to and from station free. Excellent drives, bicycling roads, and scenery. Large, airy rooms. Table well sup- plied. Raises own vegetables, etc. Tennis and croquet grounds. Address Maplewood Farm, Attlebury, N. Y. ] o tz^ oo CD <_< ?^ •-J ^ o ■ Pine Plains Hotel— D. C. Ketterer, Proprietor, Pine Plains, N. Y. One foiirth mile distant. Guests transported to and from station by stage, without charge. Ac- commodates 8 to 10 for summer. Terms, adults, $7 to $10, according to rooms and length of stay; children at half price. A comforlable. healthful place to spend the warm summer season. A well appointed house, table liberally supplied and scrupu- lously managed. Village finely located In midst of broad " Pine Plains," surrounded by high elevations, including on the west the well known Stissiug Range of Mountains, and the chain of fine lakes at their base. All around are located excellent lakes and streams for fishing and boating. Convenient to the village. Fine roads for cycling and pleasure driving extend in all directions. Livery attached to Hotel. The best of railroad and mail facilities. P. S. "Wolven— Pine Plains, N. Y. — Three fourths mile. Carriage at station. Accommodates 6 to 10. Terms, $6 to $8 : children at reduction. Large, pleasant rooms. Large verandas. Good table. Fresh milk, eggs, vegetables, etc., liberally supplied. Located in the village, near churches, post oflice, station, etc. Broad, shaded streets, well paved and lighted, assure pleasant walks and cycling. nirs. Theron R. Shultz— Pine Plains, Dutchess county. New York. Farm house Three miles. Accommodates 16. Adults, $5 ; children under 10, $3. Free carriage to and from station. Large house with broad piazzas ; large, airy rooms ; elevated location in midst of finely kept lawn. Large shade trees, extensive views, and cool, bracing mountain air. Excellent boating and fishing close by. Table \\ ell supplied. Raises own vegetables ; fresh milk, eggs, butter, etc. City references. Albert Bowman— Farm house. One-fourth mile. Accommodates 10, Adults, $6. Large house on fine elevation, overlooking village. Two small lakes at base of Stissing Mountain, one mile distant, well fctocked with fish. Excellent table. Post oflice, churches, etc , close by. Mrs. Philip Clunii — Farm house. One-half mile. Accommodates 8 to 10. Adults $5; children, $3. Excellent table, supplied from own garden with vegetables and fruit, also fresh eggs and milk. Three fishing ponds and good hunting near. Half- mile from village, post oflice and churches. Mrs. John Juchem— Farm and boarding house. Two miles. Accommodates 25. Adults, $5; children, half price. Free transportation to and from station, also daily free rides furnished guests. Excellent table ; fruit, vegetables, fresh eggs, milk and butler, also good spring water. Lake fishing and bathing close by. Cheerful enter- tainments in the way of weekly dances, base ball, etc. provided for guests. ilerinan Pulver — "Brookside" Farm. Two miles. Accommodates 10. Terms, $5 to $8. Free transportation to and from station, also teams lor pleasure driving at reasonable rates. Excellent table. Large, roomy house, inviting surroundings. Good fishing and hunting near. K. Ten Eyck— Private residence. One mile. Team at station. Accommodates 6. Adults, $6; children, half price. Excellent table. Stissing Lake and Mountain about one-fourth mile distant. Mr!*. H. W. Pulver— Husted post office. Four miles. Free transportation to and from station. Accommodates 15. Adults, $6 ; children, half price. Modern house, very large rooms, pleasantly located on high ground. Excellent table, provides own vegetables, fruit, milk, etc. Trout stream on premises. William H. Tnnner— Farm house. One-quarter mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, $6; children, $3 ; transients, $1 per day. House is situated on the bank of Stissing Lake, a beautiful sheet of water surrounded with magnificent scenery. Pleas- ant drives and walks. Table liberally supplied with farm products. Free transporta- tion from station in our own carriage. Further particulars on application. Peter VV. Cooper— Farm house. Two miles. Accommodates 15. Rates, adults, $5; children under ten, half price. Free transportation to and from depot. Very pleasantly situated with trout stream running through farm, excellent fishing and hunting, grand scenery, first-class table. Write for full particulars. 66 Miss M. Li. Wilson— Farm house. One-half mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, $6 ; clilldren, half price ; transients, $1 per day. Free transportation from station. This house has kept summer boarders for many years and bears an excellent reputation. Fine scenery, walks and drives. Fruit and vegetables in abundance. Further particu- lars on application. Benj. T. Palmer— Huun Lake Farm House. Attlebury post office. Four miles. Accommodates 40. Adults, $6 to $8 per week ; children, $3. House is situated on h'gb grounds, overlooking a beaxxtiful lake 120 feet from veranda. Fine fishing and boating ; use of boats without charge. Abundant shade, and cool drives in every direction. Large and airy rooms, pleasant grounds. Fresh milk, garden vegetables, etc. Piano in house for use of guests. Transportation free from and to station. Mrs. Alfred liinli- Farm house. Milan poi^t office, six miles. Accommodates 14, Adults, $5 per Aveek ; children, $1.50 to $3.50, according to age.' .Will meet guests free of charge. Daily mail. A quiet, restful spot. Mrs, John U. Hedges-Pine Plains, N. Y., Farm. Three miles. Free carriage to and from Station for guests. Accommodates 10. Adults, $6 to $8; children not desired. Large, airy rooms. Large, finely shaded yard. Table well supplied with fresh eggs, milk, fruit and vegetables from own farm. Mountain and lake surroundings. Trout stream on farm. Picturesque drives, and bicycling roads, for miles in all direc- tions. Accommodations for four horses on premises. A . Ii. Thomas- Pine Plains, N. Y. " Bonnie Willows '' place. Ten minutes from> Station. Carriage at Station. Accommodates 20. Terms $5 week. An old established house for the accommodation of summer boarders. Good table. Correspondence inv ted. P. O. Box No. 183. Stissing Station— Lafayetteville Post Office, Dutchess County. Irving StoHtenburgh— Farm house. Four miles. Accommodates 10. Adults, $5; children at rediiction. Free carriage to and from Station. House has large, airy rooms, and surrounded by shaded lawns. Near church. Table well supplied from own farm. Daily mail. VVilliam Sweet- Private house. Four miles. Accommodates 5. Adults, 15 r children at reduction. Near post office, daily mail, good lake fishing, quiet, restful village environment. Table well supplied from own farm. RHINECLIFF, DUTCHESS Co., N. Y, Starting again at the River Hudson, let us pass over the Rhinebeck Branch, which extends a distance of twenty-two miles from Rhinecliff to a connection with the main line at Silvernails, Rhinechff is on the east bank of the Hudson, sixteen miles north of the Great Bridge, and opposite the consolidated city of Kingston and Rondout. By means ot a steam ferry to the latter point connection is effected with the Ulster & Delaware Railroad to and from all Catskill Mountain points. At Rhinecliff, also, connection is made in a union station with the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad. Rhinebeck Station— Rhinebeck Post Office. Barnet H. Owen— Eighmyville post office. Farm house. Six miles. Accommo- dates 20. Adults, $5 per week ; children under 12, $3. Will meet guests at station, free of charge. House is situated on an elevation of 1800 feet, has broad, shady piazza, and is a comfortable summer home. Hunting and fishing. 68 THE SAUGERTIES & NEW YORK STEAMBOAT CO. Large and commodious steamboats of this line carrying both passengers and freight operate between New York (Christopher Street Dock) and Rhinechff in connection with this road. Trains are so sched- uled that good connections are made in both directions Steamers leave New York in the early even- ing connecting with steamboat train leaving Rhine cliff Dock at 6 A.M. for Red Hook, Spring Lake, Jackson Cor- ners, Etterslie, Mount Ross, Silvernails and all points east — Down boat leaves Rhine- cliff about 8 p. M., arriving in New York shortly after midnight — Staterooms and excellent accommoda- tions together with the low rate of fare makes this a very popular route for summer guests. See advertisements Saugerties & New York Steamboat Co. 69 Guriisey Crandall— larm house. Three milep. Accommodates 18. Adnltf, $5 per week ; children under 10 years, half price. Private conveyance from station. This is a healthy location with a nice lake on farm. Table liberally supplied with tie-h farm produce. Daily mails. Good livery. Refers to W. C. Kunz, 45 Cedar St., N, Y Virgil A. Welch— Hilltop Farm. Two and one half miles. Accommodates 20. Adults, $6 per week ; children, according to age. Free transportation from station. House is on high ground, with large, airy rooms, commanding a fine view of the Catskills and surrounding country. Rhineclifl— Ehinebeck Post Office. Virtus H. Cornelius— One and one half miles, accommodates 20, rates, adults, $6 and $7 per week ; children according to age. Free transportation to and from depot. Piano and organ. Large house and pleasantly located on high ground commanding a fine view of the surrounding country, large, wide veranda, cool shady lawns, good spring beds, good, bountiful table supplied with fresh vegetables, etc., from the farm, perfect roads for cycling, excel'ent fishing within half mile of the house, occasional free rides. References given. Rliinecliff Station— Rhinebeck Post Office. Norman C. jlcUert— Five miles. Accommodates 25. Rates, $5, $6, $7 per week for adults ; children under 12 years old, $4 ; over 12 years same as adults. Large piazza, large, shady lake and grounds near house. All kinds of fresh vegetables, fruit and poultry, supply the table. Magnificent scenery, taking in the Catskill Mountains, fishing first class near the house. Own livery stable attached to house. Mrs. A. F. Traver— Three miles. Accommodates 12. Rates, adults, $5 ; children $3 per week. House pleasantly situated within one mile from the post office, fine scenery, pleasant wallas and drives. Write for full particulars. Rhinebeck Station— Shokan Post Office. John D. Ennist— Hillside Farm. One mile. Accommodates 20. For terras and rates apply. Free transportation to and from depot. Grand scenery, high location, excellent water, large, shady lawns, good hunting and fishing, within short distance of two places of amusement. Four churches near by. Fine roads for cycling and driving. Rhinebeck Station— Milan Post Office. Lucius Decker— Farm house. Six miles. Accommodates 20. Rates, adults, $5 per week ; children, 10, half price. Free transportation. Large, airy rooms, fine, shady lawn, plenty of fresh milk, poultry , eggs, and vegetables supplied the table. Pure water, excellent hunting and fishing, three large lakes near by, high grounds, magnifi- cent scenery, healthy climate, romantic walks and drives, daily mail. John M. Welch— Farm house. One half mile from Weys' Crossing. Accommo- dates 40. Adults, $6 to $8 ; children, half price ; transients, f 1 per day. Table liberally supplied with fruits and vegetables from the farm. Boating and fishing in lakes near by. Gunning for small game. Send for circular. Refers to R. J. Dilworth. 420 Broad- way, New York. J. C. Barringer— Farm house. Three miles. Accommodates 30. Adults, 15 per week ; children, half price. No charge for meeting guests at station. This is a pleasant country home on high, shaded ground, commanding an extensive view of the Hudson River, Catskill Mountains, being but half a mile from the country seat of Ex. Governor Morton. Good hunting and fishing in the vicinity. J. C. Lawrence— P. O. Box 241. Four miles. Accommodates 30. Adults, $5 per week; children, half price. Will meet guests ; no charge. A healthy summer home with well shaded grounds. Table supplied with fresh eggs, milk, and vegetables from the farm. Good hunting and fishing in the vicinity. 70 Farm Scene. Keecl" Mansion — H. Smillie & Co., Proprietors. DeWitt Doyle— Milan post office. Farm house. Eight miles. Accommodates 20. Adults, $5 per week ; children, half rates. A pleasant, home-like residence, Rliiiiebeck Upper Station— Rhinebeck.lPoet Office. H. Siiiillie «&; ,Co. — Rhinebeck, N. Y., Spring Brook Farm. Oue^third mUe. Terms reasonable. Carriage at Station. The well known ." Reed " mansion— a gentle- man's country residence, modernly equipped, large, weU located rooms, latest sanitary appliances. Telephone connection. There are temiis courts and croquet grounds on the place, and unsurpassed roads for cycling, leading for milesju all directions.^ It is pro- posed to conduct the mansion in its new use, as a select summer boarding house, and no pains will be spared to make it popular with this patronage. Terms and other pacurti- lars cheerfully made known on application.^ Correspondence invited. RED HOOK, DUTCHESS CO., N. Y. A land of plenty this, where health and good living reign, six miles from the Hudson River. The air is light, clear, and invigorating, and local enthusiasts are wont to declare that their village possesses "the best drinking water in the State." The village contains three thriving churches — the Episcopalian, Methodist, and Lutheran. There is beautiful scenery in every direction, the mountain views being especially fine. Re«l Hook Station— Red Hook Post Office. Miss Sarali M. Bollnbaker— Farm house. One quarter of a mile. Rates, adults, $.5 to 16; childien, half price. Accommodates, 8.i Free transportation from station. Mrs. John Hover— Rock City post office. Woodbine Cottage. ' Five miles. Accommodates 8. Adults, $5; children, half price. Free conveyance from station. Romantic scenery ; air pure and biacing. Good fishing and hunting. Two lakes near. Boats free. No malaria. I>awrence Cotter— Rock City post office. Farm house. Four miles. Accommo- dates 20. Adults, 1.5 per week; children under 12, half price. If notified will meet guests at station, no charge. House has large, airy rooms, shady lawns ; in short, is a comfortable summer_home. Table liberally supplied with fresh farm products. Daily mail, pure spring water. Hunting and fishing. Miss A. M. Teal— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 12. $5 to $7 per week; transients, $1 per day. Will meet guests if advised. House has large rooms, well ventilated, commanding magnificent scenery. Fine walks and drives. Boating and fishing in near-by streams and lakes. Refers to Joseph Roura, 244 Jefferson avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., and W. C. Ring, care "The World," Pullitzer Building, New York City. Philip Fraleigli— Farm house. Twojniles. Accommodates 12. Adults, $7 per week; children urder 10, half price; transients, fl per day. Discount for season guests. Free transportation from station. Table supplied with vegetables fi-esh from our own garden. Refers to N. S. Tipple, 96 First Avenue ; R. A. Heveuor, 161 West 125th street; A. P. Schulz, Park Bank; A. Lebert, 512 Second Avenue, New York City : I. B, Smith, 452 W 151st etreet. 72 Ijorenzo TenbroecU — Farm house. One and a half miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, $5 to $7 per week. House is on high ground, healthy location. Will meet guests at station if advised. An abundance of small game in season. Good water, and our own vegetables. Li. W. Schiiltz— Maple Glen Farm. Rock City post office. Five miles. Accom- modates 8. Adults. $.5 per week ; children, half price. Will meet guests at station. An old fashioned farm house with plenty of shade, wide meadows, high, hills, magnifi- cent views, and no malaria. Good hunting in season, and fishing in near-by lakes. Table will be supplied with abundance of fruit, milk, etc. A. J. Gedney — Algonquin. Ore-quarter mile. Accommodates 16. Adults, $6 to $8; transients, $1.25 per day. House is situated in a healthy locality, commandiLg splendid views. Excellent fishing ; raises own vegetables. Free transportation if advised. Convenient to churches. Refers to the station agent John A. Fraleigli— Rose Hill Farm. One and one-half miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, $7; children, $3, transients, |1 per day. W'ill meet guests at station ; no charge. Boating and fishing in numerous lakes and streams in vicinity. Pleasantly located on an elevation. Perfectly healthy, plenty of shade, extended views in all directions. Good roads, excellent water. Hot and cold water throughout the house. A good livery in connection with house. A good livery in connection with house. Refers to Ex. Mayor Schirien, of Brooklyn, and Horatio Fowks, 11 Park Row, New York ; Dr. A. G. W^arner, 194 Scbermerhorn street, Brooklyn, N. Y. James Tieary — Farmhouse. One and one-half miles. Accommodates IT. Adults, $5 ; children, f3 ; transients, $1 per day. Free conveyance from station. Table liberally supplied with vegetables, plenty of fresh milk, butter, and eggs. Location healthy, fine mountain views, enough shade, fine walks and di'ives. K. G. Moore— Two miles. Accommodates 20. Rates, adults, $6 to fS per week. Will meet guests when notified. Located on high ground commanding a fine view of the Cat skill Mounta'ns. Excellent boating and fishing on the premises. Good hunting, a perfect place of repose for city people. Large shady laAvns, I^evi Itowe— Farm hou?e. Rock City post office. Four miles. Accommodates 11, Adults, $.5 and |6 per week; children, $2.50 to $3,50. Will meet guests at station. Near post office and church. Fine walks and drives. Fishing in lakes near by. 1>I. A. McCarthy— Rock City post office. Farm house. Four miles. Accommo- dates 10, Adults, $5 per week : children, half price, A healthy location ; pure air and water. Table furnished with fres-h produce from farm, Frank C. Nelson— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, $5 to $7 per week. Hou?e is on high ground, near St. Stephen's College, overlooking Hudson River and Catskill Mountains. Augustas Liown — Farm house. Two and one-half miles. Accommodates 14. Adults, $6 to $8 per week ; children, $5, Free transportation from station if advised. Beautiful rural and mountain scenery. Good hunting and fishing. Table supplied with plenty of fresh eggs, milk, and butter, Eli W. Collins — Private house. One-quarter of a mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, $6 to $8 per week. House is pleasantly located in West Market street, near Methodist church, surrounded by cool and shady porches, H. E. Ellsworth— Red Hook Hotel. One-fourth of a mile. Accommodates 50. Rates, $6 to $8 per week. Pleasantly located, first-class table, every convenience. Write for particulars. William Cookingham— Rock City post office. Farm house. Four miles. Accommodates 20. Adults, $6 per week ; children, half price. Will meet guests free of charge, A good, healthy location ; good table and pure spring water. During hunting season, beginning August 16th, especial attent on given to sportsmen, 74 I\\ ni- Til.' ri.l'k. Theodore F. Cookinghain— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, $7 ; children, $4: transients, $1.50 per day. Stage will meet guests if advised. Bass, pickerel, and trout fishing. Good livery accommodations. Refers to William Pinder, 935 Lafayette Avenue, and John L. Benner, 726 President street; Brooklyn, N. Y., A. H. Iloftman, 350 West 119th street, N. Y. Spring T^ake Station— Cokertown Post Office. Mrs. Walter Hoisapple— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 4. Adults, $5 per week ; chiklren, $3. Free carriage from station. High and healthy location, com- manding view of surrounding country, with the Catskills in the distance. Fish and game in season . Mrs. Hardiiian Teator— Farm house. One and a half miles. Accommodates 6. Adults, $6 Adults, $5 per week ; no children. No charge for transportation of guests from fetation. Elevated location, pure and bracing atmosphere. Fishing and hunting close by. Martin T^aslier— Upper Red Hook Post Office. Park House. One and a half miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, 17 per week ; children, half price. Fishing within mile and a half. Free transportation from station, Rerton A. Snyder— Farm house. One-quarter of a mile. Accommodates 15. Adults, $6 per v\ eek ; children, $3. Will meet guests at station, free. Maple grove on the lawn, affording a cool retreat in warmest weather. Daily mail. Spring Lake Station— Cokerstown Post office. Milton T Best— Spring Lake Farm House. — Two minutes from station. Accom- modates 25. Rates, $5 to $7 ; reduction for families and season guests. Transients, $1 per day ; children, $3 to $4 per week. Large house, beautifully shaded lawn, lake adjoin- ing farm well stocked with trout, bass, perch, pickerel, boats at reasonable rates. Sta- bling and carriage room if desired. Table plentifully supplied with fresh poultry, vegeta- bles and all farm products, piano, churches of all denominations, free transportation to and from depot. John M. Beckel— Boarding house. Near station. Accommodates 10. Adults, $7 to $10 per week ; children, $7. House is in the shadow of Overlook Mountain, with pleasant walks and drives around it. Lake in sight of house ; fish in abundance. Charles Gardner— Farm house. Three-quarters of mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, $5 and $6 per week ; transients, $1 per day. No children taken. A quiet country home, with large, airy rooms and good board. Small lake within stone's throw of house, with boat for use of guests; two larger lakes near by, also a famous trout stream. E. A. Boice— Upper Red Hook Post Office. Park Hotel. One mile. Accommo- dates 20. Adults, $B per week : chiklren under 10, half price. This is a quiet village, the atmosphere of which is restful as well as healthy. Churches and post office near. Miss Julia Wilsey— Upper Rook Post Office. Accommodates 6. Rates, $5 per week. Further particulars on application. ELLERSLIE, COLUMBIA CO., N. Y. Beautifully situated in a rich farming locality ; good water ; game in abundance. This is the nearest station to EKzaville, N. Y., three-quarters of a mile distant. 76 L !« n ^ilerslie Station— Elizaville Post Office. Sylvester Stall— Farm house. One fourth of a mile. Accommodates 25. Adults, per week. Carnage free from stjitioii. Near post office ; two mails daily. Two beautiful lakes, well stocked with bass, pickerel, etc., within ten minutes' walk. Good gunning for partridges and woodcock in season. Pure, cold well water on place. Music by Elierslie Band twice a week within one hundred yards of house. Z. P. Smith— Farm boarding house. One-half mile. Accommodates 20. Adults, $5 to $6 ; children, $3 to $4 ; transients, |1 per day. Free carriage from station. Raises own vegetables. Pickerel, perch and bass fishing, boating, etc. Two beautiful lakes of over 70 acres each, within five minutes' walk of the house, with plenty of shade trees. Beautiful mountain scenery and natural waterfalls. A pleasant place to spend the summer. Fine bicycle roads. Refers to Miss Annie S, Brandies, 238 Court street, Brooklyn, N. Y. J. N. Couse— Farm house. One fourth mile. Accommodates 10. Full particulars upon application. High location, pure water, beautiful scenery, good fishing and hunt- ing. Carriage free from station. Eugene Smith— For Rent— private house for the coming season, furnished; also barn and large and shady yard. One half mile from post office. Near to two nice lakes and beautiful falls, situated so as to command a fine view of the Catskill Mountains. Write for further and full particulars. Sylvenus Coons— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 4. Adults, $5 per week. Will meet guests with team. Fishing and hunting. Healthy locality, quiet and homelike. Write for particulars. JACKSON CORNERS, DUTCHESS CO., N. Y. This quiet little hamlet is located on the Rhinecliff Branch, eighteen miles from the Hudson River, and surrounded by a prosperous farming locality. Jarkson Corners Stations— Jacksons Corners Post Office. William M. Decker — Lafayetteville post office — Farm boarding house. Two and one half miles. Accommodates 20. Adults, $5 ; children, $2.50 ; transients, $1 per day. Free transportation from station. Daily mails. Beautiful mountain scenery. References upon application. Jackson Corners Station— Lafayetteville Post Office. Charles 15. Simmons. Farm house. Two and one half miles. Accommodates 14. Rates, Adults, $5 ; children, $3. Healthy location, fine scenery, excellent fishing and hunting. Large pond about one quarter mile from house. Free transportation to and from depot. Table supplied with plenty of fresh milk, butter and eggs from the farm. Write for further particulars. Peter J. Near- Farm house. One and one half miles. Accommodates 25. Adults, $4 per week; children, $2 to $2.50 ; transients, $1 per day. Free transportation from station, Mount Ross. Excellent fishing and boating in near-by stream. House is situated on high, healthy grounds ; has large, airy rooms. Raises own vegetables. Further particulars on application. MOUNT ROSS, DUTCHESS CO., N. Y. Twenty miles back from the Hudson, and two miles from Silvernails Junction with the main line, in a farming locality. 78 Lake Doolittle. Cottage at Highland Lake — P. R. & N, E. R. R. Mount Ross Station— Mount Ross Post Oltice. John E. Van Tassell— Farm house. Near station. Accommodates 25. Adults $4.50 per week ; children, $3. Table well supplied with fresh meat, eggs, milk, etc. A clean river passes through the place ; good boating, bathing and fishing. Meet guests. George W. Wolcott — Farm house. At station. Accommodates 25. Adults, $6.50 per week ; children, $3. Good hunting and fishing in season. Mrs. Charles Li. Carroll Farm house. One quarter mile. Aocomraodates 6. Adults, $6 per week. Table well furnished with fresh fruits, vegetables, etc. Good roads and fine scenery. Peter H. Piester— One mile. Accommodates 16. Rates, $4.50 to $8 per week. No children taken. Finely shaded lawn, extensive yard, croquet, lawn tennis, free livery attached. Excellent fishing and hunting. Write for further particulars. SILVERNAILS, COLUMBIA CO., N. Y. At this station the RhinecHff Branch connects with the main hne. Quite a few summer boarders are accommodated in and about this place. The air is bracing ; perfect drainage ; beautiful scenery ; excellent fishing and gunning for small game. Silvernalls Station— Silvernails Post Office. Mrs. Mary Wheeler— Farm house. One-fourth mile. Accommodates 4. Adults, $5 per week ; children, $3. Raises own vegetables with which table is supplied. Fine walks and drives ; good hunting and fishing in forests and streams near by. J. A. Hicks— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 6. Adults, $5 ; transients, $1 per day. No children taken. Free transportation from station. Excellent fishing and boating in Lake Charlotte, Jansen Kill and Copake Lake. Pleasant neighborhood, excellent shade, romantic scenery, music and various attractions. References on application. D. G. Hedges— Farm house. One-half mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, $5 and $6 ; children, half price ; transients, $1.50 per day. Table liberally supplied with farm products. No charge for meeting guests at station. House is beautifully located; plenty of shade : large, airy rooms. Fishing in streams and lakes near by. Peter I^asher— Farm house. Two miles. Accommodates 8. Adults, $5 ; chil- dren, $3. Team will meet guests at station. Good table ; raises own vegetables. Cool, shady surroundings. Fishing streams and ponds close by. James Fritts— Farm house. One-half mile. Accommodates 4. Adults, $5 ; children at reduction. House is situated ou a hill commanding fine view of surround- ing country. Raise our own vegetables. Excellent fishing and boating. Robert Gray— Farm house. Near station. Accommodates 8. Adults, $6; no children taken ; discount for season guests. Raises own vegetables. Trout, bass and pickerel fishing in lakes and streams near by. House is situated on the banks of the Ruloft Jansen Kill, noted for its grand scenery and natural falls. Plenty of shade. Home references on application. Gallatinville Station— Columbia County, N. Y. J. C. Hoysradt— Farm house. One mile Accommodates 6. Adults, $5; no children taken. Free transportation to and from station and teams for pleasure driving for hire at reasonable rates. Forest, and streams affording excellent fishing near. So F. L(. Snyder — Private residence. One half mile. Free transportation to and from station Accommodates 6 to 8. Terms, $5 to $7. House located on liigh ground, quiet and retired, with plenty of fhade. Pickerel, bass and perch fishing in ponds and kill close by. Within one half mile of post office and station, also three churches near. Table constantly supplied with fresh vegetables, fruit and milk from farm. ANCRiM, COLUMBIA CO., IN. Y. A'^ " .,--<; Ji.^^ ^^ivsi quiet village in Co- lumbia County is emphatic- ally a place of rest — a good place for tired people to go for a reposeful vacation. There are two churches, Lutheran and Methodist. The driving roads in the vicinity are excellent, the scenery varied and interesting, and there is excep- tionally fine fishing, a number of small lakes within a short distance teeming with bass. The gunning is also very good, there being quail, woodcock, and partridge in abundance. Ancraiu Station — Ancram Post Office. D. Kisselback— Hote\ One fourth mile. Accommodates 20. Adults, $7 ; children. $5; transients, $2 per day. This house has reputation of setting firstchies table. Eight lakes and ponds within easy distance ; fine drives, beautiful scenery, varied and interesting. Good livery accommodations. The greatest trout fishing in the state and best i)a'trldgc shooting. 3Irs. Cieorge Woodward— Private residence. One fourth mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, $3.50 to $6 : children, half price ; transients, $1 per day. Free transporta- tion from station. . A perfectly healthy location. Pure spring water. Shade. No mosquitoes. Fiesh milk, eggs and vegetables; fruit in season; excellent fishing. Convenient to churches. A good place to spend the summer. Refers to Mrs. Arthur Whitehead, 272 Fourteenth street, South Brooklyn; George Miller, 528 Sixth avenue, South Brooklyn. Henry W. Downing — Farmhouse. Two miles. Accommodates 6, Rates, $6 ; children, $3; transients, $1 per day. Free transportation from station. House is situated near the banks of a nice stream ; good bathing facilities, excellent roads and pleasant walks. Picturesque mountain scenery. Raises own vegetables. Lake and river fishing. Refers to the Hon. Wallace Bruce, ex-consul to Edinburgh, Brooklyn, N. Y.. and F. A. D. Chase, Esq., Hudson, N. Y. A. Kilmer— Hotel. One fourth mile. Accommodates 10. VV^eekly rates on appli- cation : transients, $1 per day. Raises own vegetables. Good fishing in near-by lakes and streams. Livery accommodations, etc. Hr8. William H. Feck — Farmhouse. Two miles. Accommodates 8. Adults, $7pe'-week; children, $5. This is a large, roomy house in a pleasant location. Good fishing in lakes about one mile distant. Ward Vosburgh— Farm house. Two and a half miles. Accommodates 2. Adults, $4 to $6 per week. Fishing in large stream a few rods from house and in ponds near by. Good roads intersect surrounding country. Table well supplied with fresh fruit and vegetables. 82 Robert Bachman— Farm house. Half mile. Accommodates 4. Rates on appli- cation. A fine, large house, near post office, churches, etc. W. J. Knickerbocker— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 8. Rates on application. No charge for conveying guests from station. A large, commodious house with shady lawn ; a restful summer home. B. H. Van Valkenburg— Farm house. Thiee fourths of a mile. Accommo- dates 4. Apply for terms. No charge for meeting giies^ts. A cool house, with maple shade. Near post oftice, etc. H. A. Van Valkenburg— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 6. Terms made known on application. Free transportation from station. This is a large house near fine old forests. Good water and plenty of sliade. Martin Bvynnt— Farm hou^e. One and a quarter miles. Accommodates 4. Apply for lates. No charge for carriage of guests from station. A roomy house on high ground. Good fishing and hunting near. James Weckie— Farm house. One and a quarter mile?. Accommodates 6. Rates upon application. The situation of this house is exceptionally good ; high ground, pure bracing air, grand views, excellent grove. Jason Niver— Farm house. Two mUes. Splendid view of the Catskill Mountains. Fishing in the numerous lakes near by. Mrs. Olive R. Stickle—Farm house. Two and a half miles. Accommodates 2. Apply for terms. Will meet guests at station. A very sightly place, fine Malks and beautiful drives lo Bash Bish, Copake Lake, etc. Palan l»nlver— Farm house. Three miles. Accommodates 6. Rates given on application. No charge for meeting guests. Ilouf e is large and roomy ; a comfortable sunim(!r home. Egbert Miller— Ancrara Lead Mines post office. Farm house. One and a half miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, $5 and $6 per week; children, half price. Free transportation from station- High elevation ; large, shady yard. Fruir, vegetables, etc., from farm. This is a large, new house, with pleasant rooms, piazza, etc. Mrs. Ellen Teator— West Copake post office. Farmhouse. Two miles. Accom- modates 11. Adults, $4 to $5; children, $2 and $3 per week. Will meet guests at station if notified No mosquitoes. Pure, bracing air. Pleasant walks and d ives. Mrs- Kate Porter— Private residence. One-eighth of a mile. Accommodates 2. Adults, $6 : children under eight, $4. Free transportation from station. Good lake fishing near. Mrs. Kate B. Dickens-Private residence. One-eightli of a mile. Accommo- dates 4. Adults, $.5 and $6 : children under five, half price. Excellent hunting and fishing near. Two churches and post office within easy walking distance. COPAKE, COLUMBIA CO., N. Y. — MT. WASHINGTON, MASS. Copake forms the gateway to Mount Washington, and the two may be properly considered together. Here the landscape presents bolder outlines, and we realize that we are approaching the highlands. In the vicinity of Copake there is excellent trout fishing, also pleasant drives and delightful scenery in every direction. Mount Washington is a township in the southwestern corner of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It compsises a lofty plateau, several miles in extent, with an elevation of two thousand 84 feet, and is surrounded with mountain peaks which tower several hundred feet higher, the highest being Mount Everett, which rises to an altitude of twenty-seven hundred feet. This town among the clouds is one of the richest spots in picturesque scenery in Eastern America, and the whole impressive landscape when bathed in sunshine looks as if " Touched by a light that hath no name, A glory never sung ; Aloft on sky and mountain wall Are God's great pictures hung." It is rapidly becoming known and renowned for its delight- ful summer temperature, dryness and purity of the atmosphere, and increased electric tension due to an abundance of ozone and sunshine. It is not only a most desirable retreat for invalids, but a favorite summer resort for pleasure seekers as well. It is reached by a seven miles' drive from Copake, over a level road as far as Copake Iron Works ; thence by a sharp ascent on excellent road along the north bank of the famed Bash- Bish, which comes down through a cleft in the mountains for two miles. This portion of the drive, all the v/ay skirting the rushing waters of the stream and passing the famous Bash-Bish Falls, is indescribably grand and beautiful. Emerging from the gorge we enter the broad, uplifted valley which constitutes the town of Mount Washington. Copnke Station— Copake Post Office. M. Holsapple— Hotel. One half mile. Accommodates 25. Rates, $5 to $S per week. Full particulars on application. G. D. 1..aiig-iIon — Langdon House. One half mile. Accommodates 2U. Adults, $7 per week ; children $4. Fine bass and trout fishing. Excellent drives in the vicinity. Livery. Ira li. Patterson— Boarding house. Post office, Mount Washington, Mass. Accommodates 25. Five miles. Kates, $7 to $9 per week; children under 10 years, $4. Hunting and fishing. Will meet guests. Copake, Columbia County, N. Y. — Mt. Washington, Mass. li. Cook— Copake Iron Works Post Office. Station, two and one fourth miles. Free transportation to and from station. Hotel. Accommodates 25. Adults, $7 to $10; children, half price. The famous Mount Everett Bash Bish Falls, Copake Lake all within short distance. Trout streams close by. Paitridge, quail, woodcoclc and rabbit hunting in season. H. F, Keith— Boarding house. Monnt Washington, Mass. Accommodates 12; Terms, $7 to $10 per week. Bathrooms, hot and cold water in house. Fine lawns. pleasant walks and drives. 86 Frank l^ay— Oopake. One half mile. Accommodates 20. Adults, $5 to $6 ; children, $4 to $5. Free transportation to and from station, also has teams for hire at reasonable rates for pleasure driving. Large lake, also trout stream on the premises, affording excellent fishing. Milk, eggs, vegetables of all kinds from farm. A well appointed farm, the property of a recently deceased New York gentleman, which present occupant desires to establish a select summer boarding house. I. Spurr— Boarding house. Mount Washington, Mass. Accommodates 40. Rates, $5 to $9 per week. Frank B. Schiitt— Boarding house. Mount Washington, Mass. Accommodates 20. Terms, $7 to $10 per week. O. C Wliitbeck— Boarding house. Mount Washington, Mass. Accommodates 35. Rates, $S to $10 per week. W. Van De Bogart— Hotel. One-half mile. Accommodates '25. Rates, $5 to $8 per week. Particulars on application. Jacob S. Barner— Oopake Iron Works Post Office. Hotel. Three miles. Ac- commodates 20. Rates, $5 to $8 per week. Particulars on application. William H. Weaver— Boarding house. Mount Washington, Mass. Five miles. Accommodates 35. Rates, $8 to $10 per week. Particulars on application. O. K. Seeley— Two miles. Particulars by correspondence. John H. Wilkinson— Farm house. Two miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, $7 ; children, $5 per week. James Bain— Two miles. Accommodates 10. Adults, $7 per week ; children, $5. Write for further particulars. B. F. Deleuiater— Two miles. Accommodates 5. Adults, $7 ; children, $5 per week. Liyman Loomis— Two miles. Accommodates 5. Terms and further particulars on application. Lodge, Lake Wangum, Norfolk. A WORD FOR THE SOUTHERN & BERKSHIRE AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. Among all the summer resorts of the United States, this is the sohtary representative of its kind. There is no other such combination of the wild and the beautiful in nature — of perfect harmony in variety. Another region may be found conspicuous for imposing wildness, another that is pretty, possibly beautiful ; others may be healthful and invigorating, pleasant places for summer sojourn and interesting in their surroundings, where guests may find agreeable provision for their comfort and enjoy- ment ; but there is not another region with which Southern Berkshire and Litchfield Hills must divide the honor of having all these at once — certainly, none possessing them all in the same high degree. Though the sublime work of nature may be found here, it is subservient to extraordinary beauty in the general efi'ect upon the visitor. In the quality of these beautiful hills Southern Berkshire admits no rival ; if duphcates of its other claims may be found scattered elsewhere, the beauty of its scenery is unique and unrivaled. It seems as if, walled in from outside contamination and set apart from the spoiling hand of manufacture and traffic, here had been assembled the choicest touches of the Creator's handiwork. In most mountainous regions there is a tiresome similarity among the mountains, the hills, the forests, the valleys, the streams, and the landscape, but this is not so here. Not only has no other region been patterned from, but the mountains and hills on every hand, are fashioned in the most varied styles, the valleys are no two alike, and the scenery everywhere passes before the eye of the traveler in the richest and most lavish profusion of dis- similar characteristics. Amid all this, not an inharmonious effect is perceptible ; but, more than this, there is a marvelous blending of master-pieces of natural beauty, of the wild and the picturesque. Though there is 90 Mill at Merwinsville ou the Houi«atonic. civilization, somehow a wilderness is not out of place, and though the surface of the earth be ruffled and rugged, even forest-covered and untillable, yet it impresses one as the fittest dwelHng place of the highest civihzation, above and removed from the toil and trouble, the money-getting struggle of business and professional life. The effect of the environment upon the visitor from cities, upon the hard worker who would seek refuge from the cares of life and a tiresome noise and bustle, is of a most soothing charac- ter. Not only are the nerves rested from an irritating tension, but there is something about the scenery that imparts a quietude, a repose, a freedom from distraction, a healing with the balm of Norfoik ^Library, Eutiance. Dame Nature. The unequaled harmony of the surroundings exhales an influence that enraptures the beholder, and creates within him an inward form of the external. The hills and mountains are now gentle and sloping in their lines, now wild and broken, sheltering well-watered, thoroughly cultivated valleys, where towns and villages, famous for their beauty, hide among the trees ; a region of lakes, mountain tor- rents, glens, lovers' lanes, rocks, and echoes ; a region, too, where one may spend the summer and not die of ennui, from lack of good and congenial society. The lower Berkshire and Litchfield region has been referred to as a summer resort, but it is more than this. It is the only autumn resort in the United States, taking no account of mere 92 r^sv^ sportsmen's resorts. The seaside resorts are not frequented in autumn, because of the raw winds and the dreary outlook ; inland resorts, away from mountains, lose their attractiveness with the loss of hot weather, and the visitor is no longer able to keep up his indulgences with comfort ; and in the mountainous regions, generally, there is no autumn, except in name, and the passage from summer to wintry weather is rapid. But here there is an autumn of sur])assing loveliness. The air may get a frosty keen- ness and there may be some cold waves, but these are only the cheap price of ruddy cheeks and elastic muscles, a clear brain and bountiful flow of spirits. In place of the dreary time that comes upon most resorts by the middle of September, these hills often get a climate that is Norfolk Library, Interior, Looliing Soutli. quite mild up to the middle of November, and now and then a month later. As September passes, the foliage begins to turn from green to brilliant and varied hues. It is said by travelers to be true that nowhere else in the world are such wonderful effects in autumn foliage coloring seen as here. As the leaves lose their green, the reds, scarlets, cardinals, yellows, purples, in a dozen shades, interspersed with evergreens, all in infinite arrangements, confront the beholder on every hand with their amazing specta- cles. Every mountain is a huge bouquet, chameleon like under the changing sunlight. In October the leaves fall, coloring the very breezes into brilliance as they float along in irregular buoy- 94 ;;^i^\s*i&s».> ancy, and making vast carpets, woven with a gigantic hand, from the richest colors. Toward the close of this, an eastern wind and rain will obliterate the last vestiges of the decaying leaves on the trees, and in a night the genii of the storm will transform the illuminated forest into bare limbs and twigs. But the scenery is by no means spoiled. The hazy-bluish brown and greens alternate with darker shades, and the winter snow and sleet at last whiten the limbs or clothe them with diamonds. A driving wind will so place the snow upon the limbs that it seems at a distance as if some great spirit had blown his breath upon the forest and it had frozen there. The most strik- ing effect of all is caused by a rain, that freezes as it falls ; then an icy coat is put about everything, and among the curious and Norfolk Library, Keception Koora. strange results, the long, slim white birches are bowed to earth and every part of every tree is bent into graceful curves, making pictures that few city people ever saw, except in engravings, which, however, could never express the wonderful beauty of the rainbow colors made from the sunbeams by the retracting ice. Until such a time of the year this region entertains guests, not only those who come to enjoy the country in good health, but those who come to find a sanitarium. So, Berkshire has become dear to a great many of the people who come here, because here they have estabUshed homes, built fine houses, and bought real landscape views, the paintings of which, in their 96 wealth of beauty, would be worth thousands of dollars. One may withstand the allurements of all other resorts, but he capitu- lates to Southern Berkshire as the only place choice enough for his country home. Again, it may be claimed solely for this region that no other offers such varied inducements to visitors, guests, and new residents. They range from simple farm house ac- commodations to hotels that are as delightfully agreeable homes as hotels can be, and where the fare is high class ; the temporary society is from that of people of quite lim- ited means, who come to stay two weeks, for instance, to the elite of fashion and wealth, who have their homes here with all luxurious acces- sories. Old people can find seclusion and quiet ; children, isolation, where they will be tolerated ; brain work- ers, rest and recreation ; the man or woman of society and fashion, congenial surroundings ; houses can be hired for family use; it is the place for the tourist as well as the resident — for the wheelman, the pedestrian, the horseback rider and tourists in carriages ; while it is much sought for camping-out loca- tions. One can find village life, with many villages to select from, or he can enjoy farm life ; he may pick from hotels or from private families ; he may keep house or and he may live upon mountains and hills or in valleys. The roads have for years been known for their excellence. The drift gravel that is found in abundance has been freely used 98 . .■' ' ^0 ■r, — board Lerfr Inn at Bash Bish. where the roads were naturally heavy with mud or sand, and the consequence is that everywhere — upon mountains as well as along valleys — the roads are smooth and hard, free from cobble stones, ruts and mud holes, and upon the main lines of travel as good as the roads in any park in the country. For this reason wheelmen are numerous, and riding in carriages covers the whole region to every nook and corner. Among the many things for which this region is pre-eminent, this is a conspicuous one, and a favorite attraction with city people. The climate is dry, cool and bracing ; the elevation of the country has the effect of stimulation ; it accelerates the breathing and the circulation, and gives tone to the nervous system. The disease most benefited is consumption, and the registration Norfolk Gymnasium, Interior. reports show that the mortality from this disease is less than in any other county of the State, being little more than half what it is in some of the maritime counties. For children the air is extremely favorable ; cholera infantum, the summer scourge of cities, is rarely seen, and other summer diseases are compara- tively rare and mild. The temperature is four to ten degrees lower than it is in the lower country on the east and west. The drinking water is everywhere of extreme purity ; the principal villages get their water in pipes from mountainous springs, and where this is not done each family gets water from a spring or excellent well. The drinking water is never a source of disease. The conglomerate public is just discovering this great resting place. The residents are not chiefly a set of boarding-house keepers, as the residents of most other resorts are, and have taken no pains to give it the glaring patent medicine advertising so noticeable elsewhere. The rush of the vulgar crowd has never contaminated its beloved territory; the all-prevalent air of its singular, inherent, eloquent repose has never been broken — and may it never be. It is no place in which to rush around when sight seeing, to be done in a week or two, but rather to be lived in under such a state of receptivity that the peculiar, impalpable exhalation of the region shall permeate one's being and transport him to the delights of elysian existence. " Bathed in the tenderest purple of distance. Tinted and shadowed by pencils of air." BOSTON CORNERS, COLUMBIA CO., N. Y, This is a pleasant little town, possessing a certain curious interest, which will long be remembered as the place where the famous prize fight between Morrissey and Yankee Sullivan occurred. At the point where the " ring was pitched " one can step from the State of New York into Connecticut or Massachu- setts. There is good fishing hereabouts, trout and pickerel being plentiful. The mountain scenery is extremely fine, and the roads in the vicinity are excellent. ISo^toii Corners Station— Boston Comers Post Office. C. . I. Sinirli— Mount Airy Collage. One-fourth mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, $C> to $7 ; children on application ; transients, $1 .25 per day. House stands on high ground overlooking the village ; scenery unsurpassed. Bracing mountain air. No mosquitoes nor malaria. Fishing and boating in lakes near by. Mrs. A. M. It ecord— Hotel, near station. Accommodates 15. Adults, $7; children, $4; transients, $1.50 per day. Hotel is located on a small bluff at foot of Taghanic Mountains. Piazza on two sides, from which many beautiful and interesting views may be had. Excellent fishing and boating. Good livery accommodations. Kiiner Vosburgli— Farm house. One and a half miles. Accommodates 8. Adults, $6 per week ; children, $4. Free transportation from station. This house is situated on a hill, commanding an extensive view of the surrounding country. Good fishing and hunting, also first-class livery accommodations. I02 s>^^ ^^a ^ A. Lve. Arr. 3.35 P.M. Grand Cent. Sta., N.Y., 11.52 a.m 4.59 " Brewsters, 10.18 '■ 5.26 " Pawling, 9.57 " 5.59 " Amenia. 9.25 •' Rates of Fare from Lve. New York 6.21 " Arr. Millerton, 9.10 " One way. Exc. 6.31 '' Lakeville, 8.31 " $2.70 $4.00 6.35 " Salisbnry, 8.28 " 2.70 4.15 6.42 " Chapinville, . 8.23 " 2.70 4.30 6.44 " Twin Lakes, . 8.20 " 2.70 4.30 6.55 " Canaan, . 8.11 " 2.70 4.30 7.01 " East Canaan, 8.06 " 2.70 4.50 7.11 " West Norfolk, 7.58 '• 2.70 4.75 7.18 " Norfolk, 7.53 " 2.70 4.75 7.41 " Wiusted, 7.30 " 2.70 5.00 MOUNT RIGA, DUTCHESS CO., X, 1. HE village lies in a valley three-fourths of a mile wide, bounded on the east by the mountain from which it derives its name, and on the west by a range of high hills running north about four miles. The principal or most prominent hill, called " Cave Hill," is directly opposite the village, and is covered by a handsome forest growth. On a steep side of this hill is an extensive cave, which, to a depth of four hundred feet, contains apartments fifty feet high. It has never been fully explored farther than four hundred feet from its mouth, owing to the narrowness of the passage at that point. Mount Kiga Station— Mount Ri[?a Post Office. K. r. Smitli— CheBtinit Hill Cottage. One aiifl one-quarter miles. Accommo- dates 15. Adults, $6 to $8 ; children $4 : transients, $1.25 per day. Free transporta- tion from station. House stands on a hillsde overlooking the Harlem valley ; elevation 1,400 feet. Pure, bracing mountain air. Convenient to the famous Bash Bish Falls, Mount Washington, Twin Lakes, and other points of interest. Excellent lake fishing and boating. Good hunting; woodcock, partridges, squirrels, rabbits, etc., in season. Table sujiplied with iresli and pure farm products. References on application, Charles Douglass— Farm house. One and a half miles. Accommodates 15, Adults, $6 per week; children, $3 to $4. Free conveyance from station for guests. This is the highest point in the Harlem Valley between New York and Albany, and many points of interest are within easy access of this place. Good livery accommo- dations furnished for i easonable prices. MILLER rON, DUTCHESS < 0., N. Y, There are few places that can offer greater attractions and advantages for a summer sojourn than Millerton. It is situated on high ground with charming surroundings, is exceedingly healthy, and enjoys cool nights in the warmest weather. At this point connection is made with the fast express trains on the Harlem Division of the New York Central & Hudson River road to and from Grand Central Station, New York, through car service between New York and Winsted being maintained on train leaving New York, daily, except ^Sunday, at 3 :t,8 p. m., returning on train due at New York at 11 :50 a. m. Millerton Station— Millerton Post Office. Orrin Wakenian- Maple Shade Farm. Accommodates 10. Adults, |4 to |7 ; children, |4 to $5. House for sale. Most desirable place in Millerton. There are fine lakes for fishing near by, good roads, driving parks. One of the finest located places in the country. Correspondence solicited. 104 I'ranklin Silvernail— Central Hotel. Accommodates 75. Terms, IV and upwards for adults and $5 for children. Excellent fishing in the many lakes and ponds near by. Livery and boarding stables connected with the house. J. li. Barton— Hotel. Accommodates 60. $7 per week. Particulars on applica- tion. Robert Kaye— Millertou House. Accommodates 25. Adults, $8 ; children, $5. Mrs. W. P. Randall— Wassaic, N Y., Post office (via Millertou). Accommo- dates 10. Terms upon application. Mrs. Harriett D. Paine— Farm of 100 acres. House situated on high ground commanding a fine view of the surrounding country. Lawn of ten acres. Large corner rooms containing four windows. First class table bountifully supplied with fresh butter, milk and eggs, fruit and vegetables from the farm. No mosquitoes. No malaria. Excellent fishing and hunting, fine roads for cycling and driving. Rates, adults, $7 per week. Accommodates about 7. Four churches near by. About a mile and a half from Millertou station. Mrs. Charlotte A. Grey— One eighth of a mile from station. Accommodates 8. Terms, adults, $6 : children, $4 per week. Very prettily situated. Excellent hunt- ing and fishing. For full particulars write to the above. Mrs. Gideon Dakin— Residence in village. Large house, extensive grounds and lawns, first class table. Accommodates 6. Terms, adults, $7 per week. Four churches near by. Excellent fishing and hunting. Fine roads for cycling and driving. Romantic walks and drives. Apply for full particvUars. Millerton Station— Sharon Post Office. Mrs. Edward St. John— Accommodates 14. Terms, $8 to $10 for adults; children under 12 years half price. House is new and has all the modern improve- ments plenty of shade, 10 foot piazza, croquet and tennis grounds, bath room, large airy rooms. House is situated on high ground within short distance of five beautiful lakes where fine black bass and pickerel fishing can be had. This place in Connecticut is all on high ground and from 2u0 to 30u city people spend their vacations here. Public library, five churches within a short distance of house. Will rent this house for ihe season furnished for $600 for the entire season. Ore Hill Station— Ore Hill Post Office. Mrs. Emma Everts— F'arm house. One-half mile. Accommodates 6. Adults, $7 ; children, $5 ; transients, $1 per day. Beautiful scenery. Excellent fishing and boating in lakes near by. Livery accommodations. Tables supplied with farm products. Mrs. F. B. Hamlin— Sharon VaUey, Conn., Post Office. Silver Lake Farms. Three miles. Accommolates 16. Adults, $6 and $7 per week ; children, $5. House is pleasantly situated on elevated ground among the hills and dales of Sharon, and near the shores of the beautiful Silver Lake. The rooms are large and airy ; new bath-room with hot and cold water ; piazza wide and pleasant ; grounds large and shady : scenery fine ; water pure and cold. Hammocks, croquet grounds and Lake breezes. Table supplied with ,fresh vegetables, milk and eggs. Silver Lake is one mile long and half mile wide, with grove on one side and drive on the other ; good boating, bathing and fishing. Daily mail. Places of interest within driving distance : Sage's Ravine, caves and mines in Salisbury, Bash-Bish Falls. Will meet guests. LAKEVILLE. Wononscopomoc — clear water — is the name which the Indians gave to the beautiful round lake on the sloping shores of which Lakeville is built. io6 It was a fitting designation for one of the prettiest of the Litchfield County lakes. Fed entirely by springs, it shines blue in the sunlight, or reflects the clouds which pass over it, lending a singular charm to the village. Lovely views in every direction complete the attractions which nature has dealt out to this favored spot. Along one side of the lake the Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad runs for some distance, giving easy access to a pleasant picnic ground in a grove on its borders. Many excursionists resort to these grounds during the summer. The village itself is hardly less interesting than the lake. Its situation, only a mile and a half from Salisbury, permits the visitor to enjoy all the drives which are mentioned in our descrip- tion of the latter place ; the difference in distance only to be added or subtracted, as the case may be. In the village is located the Hotchkiss-Yale Preparatory School, which was opened October 19, 1892. It was founded by Mrs. Maria H. Hotchkiss, a native of Salisbury, and she has expended already about $200,000 on the buildings and sur- rounding land, besides endowing the school with an educa- tional fund of $200,000 more. The school has already won a national reputation for the splendid work it is doing in preparing boys not only for Yale University, but for Harvard also. It is in charge of Edward G. Coy, head master. There are churches of several denominations in Lakeville, and there is cultured, agreeable society. Boarders are taken by many private families, and the Wononsco House has accommo- dations for a large number of guests. The village and the surrounding country are rich in histori- cal association. In recent times it has furnished a Governor of the State, Alexander H. HoUey ; further back two secretaries of war, and yet longer ago in the time of the Revolution, that bluff and sturdy old patriot, Ethan Allen. Moreover, it has not only furnished, in many other eminent men, of which a long list could be given, the brains that have helped to make our country what it is, but it has provided the material substance, too, in the cannon and cannon balls of the old Revolutionary times, and the iron which it has always fur- nished in abundance. 108 -: 1. 1 View of Lakeville. THE WONONSCO HOUSE. ^HIS HOMELIKE HOUSE is charmingly situated for the comforts of its patrons. Long Distance Telephone, and Electric Bells. Open all year. Hunting, Driving, Boating, Bathing and Fishing. .jij>i^^^.ji^Jt^^ First'Class Livery and Carriages will be at railroad stations in Lakeville, Lime Rock, Falls Village, or Millerton, N. Y., when ordered. Catering to Summer Guests a specialty. Terms, $8.00 per week and up, or $2.00 per day. ^ .Jt ^ Ji ^ E. L. PEABODV, Lakeville, Conn, ^m^ ^mi %m£ '■m»^ Yet back ot this, back even of the advent of the white man, this was a famous country am.ong the inhabitants, and on the east side of the lake was an old Indian Council Ground, where weighty questions touching the welfare of the tribes Have been decided. It is not strange that with all this glamour of history and scenery and invigorating climate, the region seems almost an enchanted land to the tired city toiler. KEEP ON A FISHIN'. Suppose the fish don't bite a' fust, What be yer goin' tur dew? Chuck down yewr pole, throw out yewr bait, An say yewr fishin's threw ? Uv course yew hain't, yewr goin' tur fish, An' fish, an' fish an' Vv^ait Until yew's ketched yewr basket full, An' used up all yewr bait. Suppose success don't come at fust. What be yew goin' tur dew? Throw up the sponge an' kick yewrself. An' go tur feeling blew ? Uv course yer hain't, yewr goin' tur fish, An' bait an' bait again ; Bimeby success will bite yewr hook. And yew will pull him in. Lakeville Station— Lakeville Post Office. Darwin D. Warner— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 12. Adult?, $10; children at reduced rates; transients, $1.50 per day. Large grounds beautifully shaded by maples. Elegant piazza ; bay windows. Beautiful scenery. Two of the finest lak s in the country near by. Pure and bracing mountain air. Excellent fishing in lakes. Good livery accommodations. An enjoyable spot to pass the sultry weather. \Vm. B. Perry— Private boarding house. Three minutes' walk. Accommodates 12. Adults, $10 and upward. Excellent fishing in numerous lakes and streams. Boat- ing bathing and sailing. Every attraction for a pleasant summer home. Convenient to churches. Good livery accommodations. Mrs. Sarah E. Bradley— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, $5 ; children under 10 years, $3 ; transients, $1 per day. This is a large, two-story house, with good-sized, airy rooms. The finest scenery ; elegant, pure spring water. One- half mile from Hotchklss Yale Preparatory School. Fishing, sailing, and every summer enjoyment. Meet guests. John S. Perliins— Private residence. One-half mile Accommodates 15. Pates upon application. Table liberally supplied with farm products. For further particu- lars see description of LakeviUe. Idouse supplied with running water, bath, etc. William E. Cornell— Near station. Accommodates 12. Terms $8 for adults and 15 for children. Within three minutes walk from Lalie M'^ononscopmuc, twelve other lakes within short distance from house ; grand mountain drives. Excellent trout fishing in the spring of the year, also fine bass and pickerel fishing. The scenery around this locality is simply grand, and the facilities for reaching town are first-class. House is situated near all the large dry goods stores in the place. Pure spring water. Write for full particulars. Cottage for Sale or Kent— New house ; 13 rooms, bath and laundry, hot and cold water, furnace. Within five minutes from station. Splendid shade. Will rent for season furnished or unfurnished. Details on application. Address E. E. Raynsford, Lakevilie, Conn. Mrs. E. K. Perry— Grand View House. One mile. Accommodates 14. Terms adults, $7 and $10 ; children under ten years old, $5 per week. Large fruit orchard affording plenty of shade, abundance of fresh milk, butter and eggs also lots of cream, feituated on high ground commanding extensive views of the surrounding. Ten minutes from Lake Wononscopomuc. Excellent fishing and boating, fine hunting. Large veranda, hammocks. Livery attached to house. Write for particulars. Thomas Martin— Within eight minutes walk from the station. House situated on high ground overlooking the village ; spacious grounds ; plenty of shade ; sanitary plumbing and all conveniences. Will rent for the season. This is a house of eight rooms, built in 1896 and just adapted for summer residence of city desiring rest and comfort. Address Thomas Martin for full particulars, Lakevilie, Conn. Thomas L,. Norton— Will rent for the season of 1897 furnished house of 11 rooms and bath-room, sanitary plumbing ; large rooms : spacious grounds, beautifully situated, commanding a grand view of the surrounding country. Address for full particulars, Thomas L. Norton, Lakevilie, Conn. Interlaken Inn— Hotel, boarding house, and four cottages. One mile. Accom- modates 100. Special rates upon application. Carriage from station. Special arrange- ments for season guests. Excellent sailing, boating and fishing. Pure mountain air ; no mosquitoes nor malaria. One of the most delightful spots to be found in this country. See description of Lakevilie. Eugene I,. Peabody — Wonousco House. One-eighth mile. Accommodates IOC- Adults, $8 and upward; children, $5; transients, $2 per day. Beautiful location. Finest drives in New England. Excellent boating, bathing, fishing, and hunting; in fact, everything for a pleasant, comfortable summer home. Mrs. E. Blodgett— Summer boarding house. One-fourth mile. Accommodates 25. Adults, $7 to $12 ; children, special only ; transients, $2 per day. House is of colonial style, with large lawn and fine shade. Ample stable and carriage room. Boating, bathing and fishing. Mrs. E. J. Dakin— Boarding house. One-eighth mile. Accommodates 12. $7 to $10 ; children, $5 and upward. Table liberally supplied with fresh farm products. A pleasant summer liome. George E. Bierce— Sharon, Conn., post office. Lakeside House. Four and a half miles. Accommodates 30. Adults, $7 to $10 ; cliildren, half price if room with parents. Transportation from station, $1 per trip, whether witli guests or baggage. This house is pleasantly located on the west shore of Silver Lake, in the midst of the beaiities of the famous resort, Sharon. The ho\ise is modern, clean, and attractive. While the lawn is large and shady, the house has an abundance of sunshine, making it dry and healthy. Good tennis courts, croquet grounds swings, and hammocks. The drives are charming ; within easy distance are the Dover Wells, Natural Stone Church, etc. Fine grove and camping grounds on lake shore. 114 Elisha S. Chai)in— Five minutes walk. Furnished house for rent, $400 foi' season, June 1st to November 1st. Details on application. Address owner at 177 Duaue street, New York City. For Kent— William B. Rudd, one ; Dr. George H. Knight, one ; Charles H. Kelsey, one ; H. J. Bissell, one ; J. M. Cornell, one ; Thomas Martin, one. For terms and fill information as to accommodations, address owners as above. \V. W. Goss— Lakeville, | Prviate house. Near station. Accommodates 3 to 4. Terms, $9 to $12. Address W. W, Goss, Curator, Hotchkiss School. fm^^^P^ SI Wi Lakeville Station. P., R., & N. E. R. R. SALISBURY, LITCHFIELD CO., CON>. ALISBURY village is in about the center of Salisbury town, within which are the other places we shall mention, Twin Lakes and Chapinville. The village is an interesting one. It is right in the heart of the iron district, where for over a hundred and fifty years has been mined the hematite ore which produces the toughest iron made in this country. Much that will be said of the natural beauty of Twin Lakes applies also to Salisbury village, but here the sojourner can find social surroundings, the privileges of two churches, an Episco- palian and Congregational, and may sleep if he wishes with shingles instead of canvas above him. Yet he can rise in the morning and, after a hearty breakfast such as Connecticut housewives are famed for, reach by a short journey the same fishing or the same scenes of wild magnificence as he could if he were camping at the lakes. Bear Mountain, ii6 the highest peak in Connecticut, it not far away from him, and a cUmb to its summit is rewarded by a noble view and an appetite which will do full justice to the big, generous lunch of his thoughtful landlady. Salisbury has one of the finest public libraries in the State. There is a large number of beautiful drives about this beauti- ful village which have been tabulated and are given below. In addition there are inserted also the heights of various localities in the vicinity. The two tables show the great field open to visitors who delight to ride or ramble amid the beauties of nature. THE BEAUTY AND MAJESTY OF BERKSHIRE. Thou who would'st see the lovely and the wild Mingled in harmony on Nature's face. Ascend our rocky mountains. Let thy foot Fail not with weariness, for on their tops The beauty and the majesty of earth, Spread wide beneath, shall make thee to forget The steep and toilsome way. There, as though stand 'st. The haunts of men below thee, and around The mountain summits, thy expanding heart Shall feel a kindred with that loftier world To which thou art translated, and partake The enlargement of thy vision. Thou shalt look Upon the green and rolling forest tops, And down into the secrets of the glens. And streams, that with their bordering thickets strive To hide their windings. Thou shalt gaze at once. Here on white villages, and tilth, and herds, And swarming roads, and there on solitudes That only hear the torrent, and the wind, And eagle's shriek. — Bryant's Moniunent Mountain. DRIVES FROM SALISBURY. Around Twin Lakes, Between Twin Lakes, return via Chapinville, . Between Twin Lakes, return via East road, Between Twin Lakes, return via under mountain road. Around Twin Lakes, via under mountain road, MILES IT 7 II MILES Sage's Ravine, 4^ Sage's Ravine, return via between Twin Lakes, . . 10^ Canaan road to Frink's Hill, Knapp road Canaan Falls, return, 13 Canaan Falls, Lime Rock, return, Around Lake Wononscopomoc, ..... Around Lake Wononscopomoc, return via Rose Hill, Mount Riga, via Rossiter Hollow, return via Selleck Hill, Mount Riga, via Rossiter Hollow, return via Selleck Hill, Lincoln City, Mount Riga, via Rossiter Hollow, return via West road, Lakeville, ......... Over Selleck Hill, return via Lincoln City, Sharon Village, via Lakeville, east side Lake Wononsco- pomoc, Town Hill, return via Mudge Lake, Lakeville, . Prospect Mountain, Sharon Village, same way out, return via Indian Lake, Old Ore Hill, Lakeville, Bear Mountain, via Rossiter Hollow, Mount Riga, i mile beyond, path of half mile, Bear Rock, Bear Rock, return via Mount Riga, .... Winchell Hill (3 miles west of Millerton), return via Bird Hill, 18 Sheffield, 10 These drives are all made from Lakeville ; for distance, add or subtract i^ or 3 miles where necessary. HEIGHTS ABOUT SALISBURY. FEET ABOVE TIDE Salisbury, 690L North Pond (Mt. Riga), . • i,732B Round Pond (Mt. Riga), . . I,722B Water Shed, west of Round Pund, . i,76oB Lal;e Wononscopomoc, 723 Barac Mat ff, . . . . i,25oB Prospect Mountain, . . i,45oB Indian Mountain, . i,36oB Monument Mountain, 2,30oB 130 Sign Post near Park, Norfolk. I Maple Shacle Hotel, Salisbury. FEET ABOV E TIDE Lion's Head, I5675B Bald Peak, 2,oooB Bear Mountain, ....... 2,25oB Ore Hill, 830L Lakeville, ......... 720L Twin Lakes, ........ 740L Foley's Summit, H. & C. W. R. R., . . . . 772L In depth, in height, in circuit, how serene ! The spectacle, how pure ! — of nature's works In earth and air, A revelation infinite it seems. Salisbury Station— Salisbury Post Office. Mrs. J. G. Landoii— Lawu Cottage. One-third mile. Accommoclates 30. Terms, $8 to $10 per week; special rates for families. Beautifully situated. Large, airy rooms. Pleasaut walks aud drive? ; finest in the state. Excellent fishing and boating in lakes near by. Write for further particulars, Herbert AV. AVeaver — Alaudar, Mass. Fummer hotel. Nine miles. Accom- modates 50. Adul's, $8 to $12 ; children, f6 to $8 per week. Cairiages will meet guests when notified. Alaudar occupies a plateau about 2,000 feet above tide level, the surface is diversified with hills and valleys, partly wooded and partly cultivaied, ravines, lakes and mountain streams, aud bordered by mountain tops. Send for circular giving com- plete description of this charming resort. Miss J. I. Odeiibreit— Sunuyside Farm. Accommodates 14. $6 to $7 for for adults ; children, half price. High elevation ; pleasant shady grounds. No malaria nor mosquitoes. Splendid scenery. Excellent fishing. Will meet guests at station. Location, one and one-half miles from Twin Lakes. Maple Shade Hotel— Salisbury, is situated on the east side of Main street, surrounded by large maple trees, has one of the best and finest locations in the state and is known to be one of the most healthful regions in the United States. It is so well known as a first-class resort that it has acquired a character and reputation peculiarly its own and has special reasons to boast. All the rooms are light and airy, well ventil- ated, comfortably furnished with all modern improvements. There are many beautiful walks and drives around the place. It is the meeting place for prominent people from all sections and is pervaded by an atmosphere of comfort, luxury and refinement seldom met with in any resort. Address Mrs. M. Russell, Salisbury, Conn., for particulars Salisbury Station — Alandar Post Office. Mrs. L,. Melius—" Ashley Hill Cottage." Accommodates 40. Eates, $7 to $10 per week ; children, half price. This little village is noted for the beauty of the scenery about it. Its mountain ravines and falls are grand to look at. Good trout fishing near by, small lake within short walk from house, where good boating can be had Pure spring water. Excellent hunting in the autumn. First class table bount fully supplied with all farm products. Nathan I.. Daniels— [For Rent.] Large, two-story house (12 rooms), with one acre of land. One-fourth mile from station. Will rent, furnished, for season at a reasonable price. For further particulars, address owner as above. James K. Harrison- [For Kent.] Nine-room cottage, furnished, |50 per month. About one acre in lawn and garden. Good well and cistern on place. For particulars address owner as above. 122 CHAPINVILLE, LITCHFIELD CO., CONN. In close proximity to Twin Lakes is a small hamlet called Chapinville, in the midst of a country devoted to farming and the mining of iron ore, a region free from malaria, and with good fishing always at hand in the neighboring lakes. Cliapinville Station— Chapinville Post Office. Isaac N. AVriglit— Farm house. Near station. A( commoclates 10. Adults, $5 to $7 ; childreu, $2.50 to $5 per week. Wide piazza and shady lawn. Tab'e f urnis' ed with fresh moat milk, butter, eg^-s, etc. Excellent hunting, fishing in Twin Lakes quarter of a mile distant. Fine scenery, elevation 1,200 feet. AVilliam J. Clark— Farmhouse. One-eighth mile. Accotnmodates 15. Terms, 18 to 110 ; transients, $2 per day. House and rooms large and convenient. Elegant shade, lawn and piazza ; beautiful view of the lake. Finest drives in the world. Stabling for horses. Celebrated Sage's Ravine only one and a half miles distant. Ex- cellent trout and pickerel Ashing. Raises own vegetables. Pure mountain air; no mo-quitocs nor malaria. Carriages free from station References on application. Anna E. I^andon— Farm house. One-half mile. Accommoda'es 20 Adults, $6 to $9 per week ; children, half price ; transients, $2 per day. C'arriage from station. House is but five minutes' walk from the Twin Lakes, of which a desciiption is heein given. Mrs. H. C. Martin— Farm house. Three minutes' walk. Accommodates 10. Adults, fC to $10 per week ; childreu, $5. Elegant shade. Lawn and piazza command a beautiful view of the Twin Lakes. Table supplied with pure milk and cream, fresh eggs and home-grown vegetables. For Sale— Excellent farm, IGO acres finely located near Twin Lakes. Good place to secure summer boarders. Good buildings. One-half mile from station. Full particulars will be given by addressing A. J. Spuir, Chapinville, Conn. TWIN LAKES, LITCHFIELD CO*, CONN. Its northwestern corner is the lake region of Litchfield County. Photographs which have been taken from a balloon at an altitude of two miles above Winsted show the white outlines of these silvery sheets as the most striking features of the picture. The location of two of them, the Twin Lakes, close to, in fact, partially crossed by the track of the P , R. & N. E. Railroad, has made them very popular for camping and fishing parties. All through the season tents may be seen half hidden in the foliage on the edge of the plashing waters. Jolly anglers spend the days, growing sunburnt and robust, in pursuit of their finny game, trout, pickerel, and black bass, and at night with well- rewarded labors sleep dreamless, breathing in with each long breath the balmy, vitalizing air of the forest. 124 From far and near, too, come picnickers to revel for the day among the deUghts of this sylvan spot. It is a favorite place for Sunday school and other excursions from Hartford and the other towns on the line of the road even as far as Poughkeepsie. Hardly a day passes, indeed, during the hot season but some party of merry holiday pleasure-seekers visit Washining and Washinee, the twin lakes of the woods, and make the solitudes echo with the sound of happy voices. And for him who ejnoys the quieter recreation of long drives or tramps through romantic scenery there is all here that he could wish for. From every summit to which he climbs he will see spread out before him a different view, but each an entranc- ing combination of every feature of nature that charms and captivates one open to her blandishments. In every dell into which he descends he will find a rippling rivulet murmuring on its way to join some larger stream. Here he may pass through a rocky defile, there wend his way, along the dizzy edge of a cHff. He may, if he chooses, sling over his back the botanist's box or put the geologist's hammer in his pocket, and, starting out in the morn- ing, be sure of a fruitful day. He may, if fond of Indian lore, delve among their traditions or search for the rude arrow-heads which attest their former presence in this region, much loved by them because of its abundance of fish and game. Oh, a day or a month at Twin Lakes ! How the spell of it lingers through all the after life ! Twin Lrakes Station— Chapiuville Post Office. Mrs. W. K. Wlieeler — Summer cottage. Three-quarters of a mile. Accommo- dates 10. Adults, $7 to $10 per week. House is beautifally located near the lake. Raises own vegetables. Guests will be met at station if desired ; charge, 50 cents. Mrs. Wheeler's address before June 15th will be 60 Tremont street, Hartford, Conn. Write for particulars. Thomas O'Hara — Farm boarding house. Two miles. Accommodates 20. Terms, |9 ; transients, $1.50 per day. House is beautifully situated ; grand scenery. Elevation about 1,0U0 feet. Free from malaria and mosquitoes. Excellent spring water. Fine drives! House is about 200 feet from the shore of the lake. Excellent bass, pickerel, and trout fishing, boating and bathing. Tables liberally supplied with farm products. Buildiug lots on the shore of the lake for sale at reasonable prices. References on application. Also, new 10-room cottage to rent, furnished or unfurnished. Mrs. J. S. Adam— Canaan post office. Summer cottage. Three quarters of a mile. Accommodates 5. Adults, $7 to |10 per week ; children, half price. Fishing and boating in Housatonic River and Twin Lakes. Magnificent scenery, charming walks and drives. 126 Charles t. .Smith— Slimmer cottage. Oiie-liaif mile, Accomn.odates 15. Rates $1 per day. House situated in Twin Lakes grove ou shore of the lalie. Pure spring water. Fresh vegetables from our own truck patch. Fishing, boating, sailing. Fishing outfits, boats, and bait furnished at small charge. Large dancing pavilion. Every attention paid to comforts of visitors, FOR RENT. Koeky Knoll Cottage — Furnished, for the season. A new. nine-room cottage, with eix sleeping rooms. On the north shore of the lake, commanding an excellent view. Surroundings are quiet and pleasant. For terms and further particulars, address James Eadie, 156 Washington street, Hartford, Conn., or Mrs. S. A. Olds, 301 Myrtle Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn. CANAAN, LITCHFIELD CO., CONN, In some respects Canaan is uniquely situated. It lies at the meeting, so to speak, of the beauties of Berkshire and the rugged- ness of Litchfield counties. From the north there flows through the village the romantic Housatonic River, opening the way among the hills for a pathway to New Marlboro, Great Barring- ton, Stockbridge, Lee, and Lenox. To the south and east lies Canaan mountain, the finest of the Litchfield ranges. Here, then, within easy reach of both these celebrated regions of summer resort, is a pretty, enterprising village with five churches and agreeable society. Its location assumes a great diversity of pleasant drives, and its accessibility from every direc- tion makes it a most desirable place for visitors. There is a good hotel, in addition to which board can be secured in private families. DRIVES FROM CANAAN. MILES Butcher's Bridge, east side Twin Lakes, return via. Cooper Hill, Wetaug, 13 Butcher's Bridge, between Twin Lakes, return via. Cooper Hill, Wetaug, 15 Sage's Ravine, 9 Around Twin Lakes, through Chapinville, . . . 18 Butcher's Bridge, west side river to Canaan Falls, return east side, . . . . . . . . . 13 There are four roads to Falls A^illage — west, east, west of railroad under Canaan Mountain — affording six drives, 12-14 Norfolk, 7 East Canaan, Clayton, return, 10 East Canaan, Whiting River Fill, Clayton, return, . . 12 128 I I Campbell's Falls, The Dome, via. South Egremont, . Around Rattlesnake Hill, .... Campbell's Falls, via East Canaan, Whiting Rive return via Clayton, Sheffield, Salisbury, Canaan Mountain Pond, via Norfolk, Canaan Mountain Pond, return via South Canaan, Fill MILES 20 15 6 9 II 20 HEIGHTS ABOUT CANAAN. FEET ABOVE TIDE Canaan, Conn., 670L East Canaan, 79oL Canaan Mountain, i>500 NEW MARLBORO, BERKSHIRE CO., MASS, Secluded, quiet, and healthy, the village of New Marlboro is situated 1,500 feet above the sea in the famous Berkshire Hills, the Switzerland of America. The whole North Parish, as it is sometimes called, is an elevated plateau of about 1,000 acres, with higher hills around portions of the north and eastern parts, while to the south, south- west, and northwest are miles of hill and valley, woodland and meadow, with mountains rising one above another in the distance, all forming one of the grandest panoramas that even southern Berkshire can boast. The Inn accommodates 100 guests. Open June ist to October ist. Address G. Farntosh, Proprietors, New Marlboro, Berkshire County, Mass. Canaan Conn— Canaan Post Office. Elizabeth S. Rockwell— Alford, Berkshire County, Mass. Accommodates 10. Adults, 15 and $6 ; children at reduction. Full information given upon application. Mrs. Eliza Smith— Sheffield, Mass., via Canaan. Accommodates 15. Adults, $7 to $9 ; children, $5 to $7 per week. Mrs. J. S. Adam —Canaan post office. Farmhouse. Three quarters of a mile to Twin Lakes. Accommodates 5. Adults, $6 to $8 per week; children, half price. Fishing and boating in Housatonic River and Twin Lakes. Magnificent scenery, charming walks and drives. 130 Campbell Falls. L-a Plaza— Accommodates 25. |S to $12 per week. Special inducements to parties of four or more. Transients, $1.50 per day. Free transportation from station. The house stands in a beautiful location in the center of a nicelj' kept lawn, with lar^e shade trees, and is near post office and churches. Convenient to Norfolk, Great Barringfon, Lakeville, Salisbury and Twin Lakes. Excellent cuisine, with fresh vegetables, milk, cream, and other advantages of a farm Large grounds suitable for tennis, croquet and other sports. Stabling and carriage room for those having their own turnouts ; also, first class livery accommodations. Further information regarding this house, also furnished cottages to let for season, private boarding houses, and the purchase and sale of real estate, freely given by addressing Box 173, Canaan. Conn. Miss F. 8. Whittlesey — Cottage for rent. About one mile from station. Nine rooms, furnished or not ; will rent for season or entire year. On high ground, good shade, fine vie s, piazza, open fireplace, etc. For further information, address owner as above. Mrs. Jane J. Warren— South Egremont, Mass. Five miles from Gieat Bar- rington, Mass.. and Hillsdale, N. y. Accommodates 8. Adults, 16 per week. Further particulars upon application. New Marlboro Inn— Nine miles from Canaan. Accommodates 150. Among the Btrk-hire Hills, New Marlboro, Mass. All the advantages of a hotel with ihe com- forts of a home. Situated in the most charming spot among the famous Bt rkshire UWU - the Switzer and of Amer ca. Fift en hundred feet above the sea evel. Five hundred feer higher than any other resort in the county. Thus located, the Inn affords absolutely pure ar.d invigorating atmi sphere, entirely free from mosquitoes and malaria, and an opportunity unappioached by any other locality in Berkshire county, for the weary and over taxed to ncupeiate, and the young to acquire strength. The advantages for pleasuie and recreation are unbounded; lawn tenn s courts and golf links. The numerous mountain streams abound with beautiful brook trout, base and pickerel. Rooms commanding any exposure, and m any portion of the house, may be secured upon application. Our season opens June 1st. Applications for board will receive prompt attention. Terms, $15 and upwards per week. Special rates made with fam lies. Long distance te'ephone in honse. Good postal facilities. G. Farntosh, proprietor, New Marlboro Berkshre County, Mass. Canaan Station— Canaan Post Office. Mrs. A. Scott— One half mle from station, accommodates three, terms, adults $5 to $8 per week. Beautiful y situated on high ground, commanding magn ficent view of the surrounding country, romantic walks and drives ; excel ent hunting and fishing. Write for particulars. Edwin W. 'Warner— Warner House. Near station. Accommodates 100. Adults, 15 per week; children, $3. House is beautifully situated in the village and makes a very c(mifortable summer home, being wiihin easy access of many points of historic and scenic interest. Canaan Station -Hartsville Post Office. Mrs. L,. A. Sanderson — Ten miles. Adcommodates 14. Bates, adults, |8 and 19 per week ; children, $6 ; transients. $1.25 per day. Very beautifully sititated. Large, fine shady lawns, lawn tennis and croquet, excellent boating and fishing within short distance of house. Fine roads for cycling and driving. Free transportation to and from station when notified. Canaan Station — Monterey Post Office. Henry Woods— Nine miles from Great Barringfon. Accommodates 20. Rates, Adults, $6 to 18 per week; children according to age. Pure mountain air, pleasant walks and drives, excellent partridge, woodcock hunting, fine pickerel, perch and bass fishing. Good boating. This place is in the midst of the Berkshire Hills and is one of the healthiest p'aces in New England. 132 Canaan Station— Ashley Falls Post Office, Miss Fannie A. Blodgett— Residence near Housatonic River. Two miles. Accommodates 6. Terms moderate. Within five minutes from post office, railroad and telegraph. House has pleasant veranda, plentj- of shade. For further particulars apply. Mrs. George H. Blodgett— Accommodates 15. Rates, $7 ; children, half price. Free transportation. Beautifully situated amone the Berkshire Hills. Fine drives and walks, pure water, excellent roads for cycling, good boating and fishing, abundance of fresh milk butter and eggs, plenty of shade. References given. Canaan Station— North Egremont, Mass , Post Office. Seeley Doty— Accommodates 20. Rates, |8 to SIO ; children, half price. Finely situated with a beautiful lake within 2C0 feet of house; churches post office, and telephone near by. Excellent fishing and hunting. Orchestra in attendance every evening. Private conveyance to and from station. R. Henry Race— Accommodates 12. Adults, $0 and $7 per week ; children under 12, half price. Finely situated within five minutes walk of a lake where excellent fishing and boating can be had, a grand view of the Bish Bash Falls, fine roads for cycling and driving ; good hunting, very healthy location. Mrs. Eliza C. Millard— Accommodates 10. Rates adults, $7 : children, $5. Large shady lawn, pure water. Abundance of fresh milk, butter and eggs supplied for the table. Prospect Lake is within short distance of the house, where first-class fishing and boating can be had. Trout stream crosses the farm and is well stocked. Write for further information. Canaan Post Office and Station. Tliomas Bonner— New cottage, modernly equipped. Five minutes walk. Accommodates 4 to 6. Terms $7 to $8 per week. Cool sliady veranda. Stable accom- modations. Fine streams near by well stocked with fish. Raises own vegetables, fruit, milk, eggs, etc., on farm adjoining. Will rent cottage furnished or unfurnished to desirable parties for any length of time. $50 a month, furnished. Mrs. J. D. Seacord— Lee, Mass. Twentj-six miles north of Canaan in the Berkshires. Accommodates 4. Adults, $6 per week. Write for particulars. Trilby Villa— A new and commodious cottage located in the center of the village, nicely furnished throughout. Will accommodate 10 to 12 persons. Hot and cold water, bath-room, closet, and all appurtenances for housekeeping. Stabling and caniage room. Will rent from June 15 to October 1st. Particulars by addressing Box 173, Canaan, Conn. Es Ee Cottage— One-quarter mile. Eleven rooms nicely furnished, including bath-room and laundry with set tubs, hot and cold water, with modern conveniences. Delightfully located on a shady street, four minutes walk from post office and station. Trout stream within few rods of house. Full particulars by addressing S. E., Box 1T3, Canaan, Conn. Geo. R. Cook— Sheffield, Mass, Three-fourths of a mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, $8 per week : children, $5. Mrs. Mary E. Kilbonrn— Great Barrington, Mass. Farm house. Accommo- dates 15. Adults, $7 and $8 per week; children under 6, half price. Additional infor- mation upon application. Myerson W. Andrns— Sheffield, Mass. Farm house. Accommodates 10. Adu'ts, $7 to $10 ; children, $5 to $7 per week. Additional particulars upon application. Wni. F. Milligan— Alford, Mass. Farm house. Six miles from Great Barring- ton. Accommodates 8. Adults, $6 ; children, $3 per week. Write for further partic- ulars. 134 Fountain. Norfolk. Blackberry River, West Norfolk. EAST CANAAN, LITCHFIELD CO., CONN. The route traversed by the P., R. & N. E. Railroad between East Canaan and Norfolk is one of great scenic beauty along the steep side of a mountain overlooking the valley of the Blackberry River, beyond which rises the famous Canaan Mountain. Down the side of the darkling stream, Down where the tide doth swiftly gleam, Down on the bank despairing lies A youth, who looks with fevered eyes Down to the depths of the rushing stream. Shall he lie cold ' neath the waters there ? What value life when ' tis full of care ? Rising, he pauses, then plunges in, ' Tis two feet deep, but he means to win The trout which shall make all anglers stare. East Canaan Station — East Cauaan Post Office. Mrs. L. F, Bronson— Farm house. One fourth mile. Accommodates 8 Adults, $6; children at reduction; transients. $1 per day. Free trai sportation from station. Table liberally supplied with farm products, poultry, and milk from our Jersey cows. Trout fishing in streams near by. Half mi'e from church and post office. Reference furnished on application. Alice Andrus — Private residence. Three fourths mile. Accommodates 4. Ti rms, $5 per week. House surrounded by extensive, abundantly shaded lawn. Rooms on shaded side of house afternoons. Fine fishing m rear by lakes and streams, also hunting in season. Many places of interest, reached by picturesque drive s and walks in all directions. ExceUent table. Coricspondence invited Nathaniel Beel>e — Boarding house. Near station. Accommodates 6. Adults, $7. House is located in a rich farming section, surrounded by hills. Write for particulars. Mrs. A. E. Benton— Claj ton, Mass. Private house. Four miles. Accommo- dates 8, Adults, $T per week ; no children, taken. Numerous points of interest within short distance. Berkshire Cave one mile, Campbell Falls two miles. Good hunting. Excellent tiout and other fis-hing. FOR RENT. House with eight rooms. Good water, large yard and pleasant surroundings. Near station. Very desirable location. For further information, address Lock Box 5, East Cauaan, Conn. Lock Box 5— Cottage near station. Acccmmodates 4. Adults, }8 to $10 per week. Fine shady grove and lawn, spacious verandas. Milk, eggs and vegetables fresh daily from our own farm. Views and information on application. Mrs. L,. Conch— Farm house. Four miles. Accommodates 10. $7 per week. Pure mountain air aijd a very pleasant summer resting place. Beautiful views. No malaria and mosquitoes. Table supplied with fine vegetables from our own garden. Free transportation from station. Good livery accommodations at reasonable prices. City references or photograph of house on application. 136 NORFOLK. He who has once been in Norfolk on a day in which the records of the thermometer showed sweltering heat'in city and town, can never help wishing himself there again, when the hot waves come. The old town of forty years ago, whose sole connection with the outside world was the stage coach which drew up in front of the Shepard Tavern twice each day, little realized that it had within itself those elements which some time were to attract the throng of summer visitors who now come to it. But there were those who foresaw a future for this town upon the hills, and when the project of building the Connecticut Western Railroad — now a part of the Philadelphia, Reading & Gymnasium, Norfolk. New England — was launched upon the troubled waters of discus- sion in the towns along its proposed route, it found some of its staunchest friends in this little village. Carpers at the bold scheme said that the road could never be built through Norfolk, or that if it were, it would be buried out of sight and useless in the winter. At last, however, the undaunted courage of its friends triumphed, and the surveys were made. When the engineers came over the route with level and rod, they marked the height of Norfolk at over 1,300 feet above tide water. It is, therefore, the highest railroad resort in Litchfield or Berkshire. After a time, then, it began to be told that there was a picturesque town up in Northwestern Connecticut, within two hours' ride from Hartford, and three from New Haven, where magnificent scenery was all about, where there were cool breezes 138 on the hottest day, and where the very air was charged witn new Ufe for the tired dweller in the city. The tide of Norfolk's future had come, and its citizens were wise enough to take it at its flood. The same public spirit which had helped to build the rail- road through the town was turned now in the direction of provid- ing means for its citizens to obtain the education, the culture, and the refinement which have added so much to the enjoyment of their visitors and themselves during these later years. And so there have been given to the town the Robbins School, a fine preparatory institute for boys, the Eldridge Gymnasium, the pub- lic Library, and the sweet chimes in the old church tower. Yet these generous gifts of private individuals are not all of the improvements which have come to the town. Pure and wholesome as is the water which springs and wells have long provided, it was determined two years ago not to depend upon them longer for the increasing needs of the village, but from Lake Wangum — the Canaan Mountain Pond of some portions of this book — to bring down an abundant supply. This lake is one of the most beautiful locaHties about Norfolk. It lies high on the mountains, tncircled by forests, and is fed entirely by springs. It is absolutely free from contamination of any kind, there being but three or four buildings on its entire water-shed. Of those who regularly visit Norfolk in the summer many have built beautiful residences, or having purchased farms have improved the grounds and remodeled the buildings. The names of a few of these are as follows : L. Duncan Bulkley, Rev. P. C. Bliss, David H. Rowland, President Columbia Bank ; Dr. Edward H. Peaslee, William H. Humphrey, Frederick M. Dennis, M. D. ; William Lusk, M. D. ; Prof. T. J. Goodnow, Columbia College ; Charles G. Mead, Miss Annie Rogers, R. A. Dorman, Miss Ann K. Thimpsius, Eugene Smith, all of New York City. Dr. Gustave S. Stoeckel and Prof. Fred W. Williams of Yale University; Mrs. William H. Moseley, Mrs. Hallie E. Chamber- lain, New Haven Conn. Theodore Lyman, Charles J. Cole, Hartford, Conn. Prof. A. L. Frothingham, M. D. ; Baltimore, Md. A. L. Frothingham, Jr., Princeton, N.J. 140 Bartlett's Tower, TarifiVille. Gatheringj Water Lilies. H. S. Walters, New Britain, Conn. Rev. John Humphrey Barbour, Middletown, Conn. WilHam H. Windom, son of the late Secretary Windom. Miss Louise Rowland, Detroit, Mich. For the accommodation of those who do not own residences, there are two hotels— the Stevens House and the Hillhurst. The latter has a very popular adjunct in the " Lodge," an outing cottage on a bit of smooth, velvety lawn on the shores of Lake Wangum. In addition to the hotels there are many private families with whom board may be obtained. As in Salisbury and Lakeville, we append a partial list'of the drives, and of the heights of various localities. DRIVES FROM NORFOLK. MILES Around Haystack Mountain, Doolittle Pond, 4 Canaan Mountain Pond (Lake Wansum), 4 Wmsted, 8 Winsted — return via Grantville, i8 South Norfolk, 4 Winchester, Q The five-mile square drive southwest of the vilh ^ge, . 5 Joy Mountain Tower in Goshen, lO Mohawk Mountain Tower, i8 Colebrook, ...... 6 Colebrook, return via North Colebrook, Doolit le Pond, 15 Canaan, •J 7 6 Canaan Mountain, .... Campbell's Falls, ...... 5 Ashley Falls, via Campbell's Falls, . II Litchfield, 18 Great Barrington, • 18 HEIGHTS ABOUT NORFOLK. P EET ABO^ /E TIDE. Norfolk, i,25oL Haystack Mountain, .... i,67oB Dutton Hill, i,632B Bald Mountain, 1,7 70B West Norfolk, i,o8oL Norfolk Summit, i,335L 142 Scenes must be beautiful which daily view'd, Please daily, and whose novelty survives Long knowledge and the scrutiny of years. Norfolk station— Norfolk Post Office. A. E. McLean— "Hillhnrst." One-fourth mil'\ Accommodates ICO. Adults, $15 to $25 per week ; transients, $3 to $3.50 per day. This house is situated on a hill overlooking the beautiful and popu'ar summer resort of Norfolk, and is within ten minutes walk of ( hurches, })0ijI office, railroad station, and green. The elevation of the house is 1,300 feet above sea level. Beautiful and extensive views, pure mountain air, cool and bracing. House contains Tfi rooms, handsomely furnished, with open, fireplaces in many of them. Three parlors, as^emb y and smoking-room set apart for use of guests. Dining-room seats 125 persons. Table first-class in every respect. Piazza 150 feet long and 10 feet wide runs entire length of house. House is supplied with pure spring water from the mountains. Diagram of house will be sent on applica- tion, E8:l)ert T. Bntler— Hillside Farm. One and a half miles Accommodates 30. Adults, $10 to $15 per week. This house has a high elevation, commanding unsur- passed scenery. Shady grounds; pure spring water. House has large rooms, wide halls and piazzas. Table liberally supplied with fresh vegetables from own ga'-den, and milk, cream, etc., from dairy. A truly comfortable home. Stevens— 8iiininer Boarding:— One-fourth m'ie. Accommodates T5. Rates, $10 to $20 per week for adults ; transients, $'i to $2.50 per day. This is a popular fami y house, well located in village, and gives s()ecial atteniion to summer boarders. Table is firs -class in every respect. Free transportation from station. Fishing and boating in lakes near by. Church and post office convenient. No malaria nor mosquitoes Good livery accommodations at reasonable prices. City references furnished on appli- cation, E, C, Stevens, proprietor, Mrs. C. J. Knapp— Has two places for rent for four months or more. One house one mile from station, large rooms, furnished. One house hi village, furnished, with all modern improvements ; a very desirable place. C. K. Nortliway— South Norfolk post office. Four miles. Accommodates 8. Adn'ts, $6 ; discount for season guests. Trout fishing. Pure moui.tain air and a very pleasant summer resting place. Write for particulars, Hiram A. Camp— Modern cottage, twelve rooms, furnished. Near station. Large veranda, from which the magnific nt scenery of this vicinity may be thoroughly enjojed, Frank H. AVhitlng— Cottage furnished and in g' od order. All modern imp-ove- ments, hot and cold water, bath and furnace. Stable accommodations with use of horses, if desired. Plenty of shade and large lawn. A. P. Ciirtiss— A new house with all modern improvements and conveniences. Five minutes wa'k from station, post office and churches. Mrs. J. C. Kenda'l— Private house. Near station. Accommodates 10. Adults, $15 per week. House on same plateau with and near church, library and gymi asium. Will rent for $600 for season completely furnished; bouse is new, has all modern conveniences, wire w ndow screens and awnings. C. W. Cogswell -Furnished house of twelve rooms and bath, also stable accom- modations. Fine roomy house, cool sliady surroundings. Two minutes walk to the llillhurst Hotel. Plenty of good fishing, trout, bass and pickerel near. Prefer to rent house for son to desirable party. Correspondence invited, 144 Hj go < / mS^ ^^P ¥v ",^ George K. Bigelow— Bigelow Cottage. Three-fourths of a mile. Accommo- dates 12 to 15. High elevation, extensive shady grounds. Fine views in all directions. Several small lakes near. Will rent for season to desirable party on very reasonable terms. Refers to Mr. Eugene Smith, 44th St., New York. Correspondence invited. Mrs. Eliza Blodgett— Blodgett Cottage. Five minutes walk. Accommodates 15 to 20. Adults, $10 to $15 according to rooms ; children at reduction. Near four churches, poft office, telegraph and telephone, library, gymnasium, etc, Four lakes stocked with fish within a few miles. Pictiiresqiie drives and bicycling roads. Moun- tain air. Excellent table. Mrs. H. A. Lawrence— Cottage. Two minutes walk. Seventeen large rooms and bath, laundry with set tubs, open fireplaces etc. House surrounded and over- shadowed by large shade tiees. Will accommodate a select number of summer boarders at very reasonable terms. One minute's walk of post office, telegraph, telephone, free library, gymnasium, etc. Dill and mountain scenery and air. Excellent table. Correspondence invited, Eeferences exchanged. Augustus P. Lawi'ence— New 12 room cottage. House is outwardly attractive and is equipped with modern conveniences. Fine views. High altitude. Attractive drives. There are six lakes within a lew miles, stocked with bass and salmon. Partridge and quail shooting in season. Excellent table. Rates very reasonable. Correspondence invited. Mrs. H. H. Kiggs— House will be rented for the season to desirable party. Convenient commodious house, eleven rooms ; abundant good water, large lawns, sur- rounding, and numerous shade trees. Five minutes walk from churches, post office, station, free library, casino, etc. Pleasantly situated on Greenwood street. Terms, $500 for season. Children not desired. Correspondence invited. P. O. Box No. 96. Fred H. Cheney— Cheney House. One third mile. Accommodates 30. Reason- able rates accoiding to rooms. Carriage at station. Modern house. Shaded wide verandas. On commanding elevation. Few minutes' walk of post office, churches, library, gymnasium, etc. Fine driv^es and fishing close by. Correspondence invited. James F. Beacli— Grantville post office. Nearest station. Grant's. Three fourths mile. Accommodates 20. Adults, $10; children, $5 per week; transients, $2 per day. Discouut for season guests. Free transportation from station. House is situated on an elevation 1,400 feet above the sea, on the summit of the mountain ; park adjoining house ; views of many mountains miles and miles away. Fine drives, lovely flower gardens, etc. First class team on the premises. New York and Philadelphia references furnished on application. Mrs. J. F. Bellows — Private house. One-eighth mile. Accommodates 14. Adults, $8 to $10 ; children at reduction. Table supplied with fine vegetables from our own garden. Good fishing in lakes near by. Excellent livery accommodations. Con- venient to church and post office. Mrs. liCvi Phelps— Farm house. One and a quarter miles. Accommodates 20. Terms given on application. Free transportation from station for guests. Tele- phone connection. For attractions see description of Norfolk. H. A. Stanard— Private house. Near station. Accommodates 10. Rates given upon application ; no children taken. House is located on an elevation above railroad, pleasantly situated, with ample shade. FOR RENT. Fdson Li. Cole— Private house. One-half mile. Nine rooms. Will rent house furnished for the coming season, also barn. Situated on Laurel Way, about half mile from station and church. House contains bath room, and is pleasantly located. Write for particulars and terms. "W. A. Spaulding— House of sixteen rooms one and a quarter miles from station. $75 per month for season, fully furnished. 146 Erastus S. Joliiisou— Fanu and house to rent. Farm contniiis 100 acres. Will sell, or rent with house and barn for summer. Two miles from railroad and one- eighth mile from Tamarack Lodge. House Is situated on road which is traveled by summer boarders every day. Mr. Johnson will be found at the Norfolk livery stable. Cottajsre For Sale or Rent— Nine rooms and twelve acres of land. All modern improvements, nicluding bath room and hot and cold water. Pure spring water on the place. Stabling for two horses. Fine views from piazzas unexcelled in Norfolk. Will rent, completely lurnished, for $500 for four months or season. For further particulars apply by letter to E. D. Ives, Norfolk, Conn. Kalpli I. Crissey— Furnished house, sixteen rooms, for seasou. Pure spring water. Plciisantly situated at south end of the " Green." Terms moderate. Wm. A. Tliurston— Modern house of eleven rooms and bath, five miuuteb' walk from station. Barn and garden with small fruit. AVest Norfolk Station— West Norfolk Pos^t Office. Wm. A. Huiiiplirey— Farm house. One half mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, 18 to $10 per week ; ch Idren, according to age. House commands excellent view of valley and surrounding mountains, being in the shadow of Haystack. A pleasant and comfortable summer retreat. / / :A- M '.V^ ■vr' Bridge, Satan's Kingdom, eOLEBROOK, LITCHFIELD CO., CONN. A little off from the line of the railroad — four miles by stage from Winsted or three miles by team from Colebrook Station — is the village of Colebrook, high up among the hills. In many respects it is very similar to Norfolk, and is growing in favor as a summer resort. 148 WINSTED, LITCHFIELD CO., CONN, Winsted, the busiest town in northwestern Connecticut, enjoys also the advantages of won- derful natural beauty and the exercise of unusual skill in its development. Two hundred feet above the town, but less than half a mile from its main business thoroughfare, is situated Highland Lake, a sheet of clear, cool water, three miles long, environed by wooded hills and sloping fields. Twice in the three miles the shores of the opposite sides approach to within a stone's throw of each other, dividing the lake by two narrow passages into three distinct sections or bays. To this feature is added that of a number of deep inlets and of bluffs extending their rocky faces out where the waves dash against them and break into shimmer- ing fragments, the effects of the whole being that of a shore line ever changing in its charms. Around the lake, sometimes almost touching the limpid waters, sometimes falling back into woods redolent with forest odors, runs Wakefield Boulevard, the finest drive perhaps in the country if not in the State. It is seven miles long, and in the whole distance there is no bit of sameness. On the west side it has been built nearly level, but on the east it conforms more closely to the configuration of the ground, rising and falhng in pleasing alternation. It is a favorite place for cycling as well as driving. Along the boulevard many cottages have been built by residents of Winsted and others. Some of these cottages may be rented during the season. Seen from the lake on a summer night, their twinkling lights, reflected in long pencils from the water below, make it seem like fairy land. The lake is well stocked with fish, including that champion of our inland waters, the black bass, and many a gamey struggle he gives the devotees of " the gentle art " during July and August. 150 There are over one hundred boats on the lake, of which nearly fifty, comprismg every grade from the stout flat-bottomed fishing boat to the lightest of St. Lawrence skiffs may be rented. A little steamer, also, in the season makes hourly trips during the day and evening from the upper end of the lake to the cottages and to the beautiful picnic grounds in the piney woods about the pavilion at the lower end. Two hundred feet above this lake, about a mile away and emptying into it by a natural stream, is another one, smaller, a veritable gem of the mountains. Into this in turn, by an arti- Paiior. Gvnmasium, Norfolk. ficial tunnel, bored through more than a half mile of the solid rock of a mountain, is poured a part of the waters of Mad River from a point several miles north of the village. The town itself, situated in a crescent-shaped valley of this river, is a hive of industry. Almost every kind of manufacturing is carried on. Iron, silver, brass, wood, wool, silk, leather, for each there are factories where it is specially used. In fact, there is probably not another town in New England of the same size that has such a diversity of manufactures as has Winsted. The result of this diversity is very beneficial. Hard times are less severely felt than in most towns, and hundreds of pretty homes are owned by the workers in the shops. There are many fine residences and buildings in the village, and of squalor, in the form in which it is found in many towns, there is none. 152 BEARDSLEY HOUSE. TT IS SURPRISING how many places are advertised as delightful SUMMER ^ RESORTS, yet every person realizes that what pleases one often fails to please another. In WEST "WINSTED^ CONN., a village well located in the LITCHFIELD HILLSt "hie hundred feet above tide water, five miles from the famous BERKSHIRESt ai'e numerous beautiful drives in every direction; no level stretch of country within many miles — a succession of hills and moun- tains; and as you ride or walk to their summit a new view presents itself, and instead of soon tiring of your sojourn here, you become enchanted with your surroundings, and wonder why you had not been here before. Popular because it is homelike. Popular because it is so neat and clean. Popular because rooms are cheerful. Popular because there are such good beds. Popular because we have such nice things to eat. Popular because they have cour= teous employees. Popular because we are willing to do all we can to make a sojourn here a pleasant one. Wn'ie for terms, or come and see why you should spend the season here. Geo. H. Spencer. On the west side of the village lies HIGHLAND LAKE, a beautiful sheet of clear, cold water, three miles long. Excellent boating and fishing. Ten minutes' walk from BEARDSLEY HOUSE, which is located on the main street of the village, without grounds. The employees are courteous. Table supplied with the choicest of butter, eggs, etc. Large, pleasant rooms nicely furnished. Rates moderate. Write for terms, which depend on size, location, number to occupy room, and length of proposed sojourn. Long distance telephone. Good Livery, &c. GEO. H. SPENCER, Proprietor, West Winsted, Conn. 53 West Winsted Station— West Wineted Post Office. George H. Spencer— Beardeley House. Two minutes' walk. Accommodates 50. Adult?, $10 and upwards ; children, same ; transients, $2 and $2.50 per day. Free bus from station, except for baggage. Passenger elevator, electric lights, bells, and gas. Billiard parlor, baths, etc. Sanitary arrangements perfect. House newly furnished. Table is liberally supplied with the choicest provisions that can be secured. The open exposure of the rooms admits of abundance of sunlight and fresh air. The interior arrangements are designed to secure privacy ol family and still obtain the comforts of a first class hotel service ; all combine to make this house one of the most popular in the state. See cut of house below. Eefers to William C. E. Bolles, 12 Village street, Hartford; John T. Rockwell, 175 \Mlliam street. New York; W. H. Jenks, 375 Sixth street, Brooklyn. Photographs, etc., at New England Summer Bureau, 3 Park Place, N. Y. Joseph F. Carey— Cottage. One mile. Will rent furnished for fl2 per week. House is on shore of Highland Lake, and commands an excellent view of same. CJeorge W. Lee— Cottage for sale or rent. Two and one-half miles. Accommo- dates 10. Terms upon application. House is situated near Highalnd Lake, five minutes' walk from steamboat landing. Broad piazza. Fine grove near by. An excellent place to pass the heated term. FOR RENT. C. K. Hunt— Cottage. Two miles from station in a pine grove, lake on three sides. Elevation 850 feet ; temperature, 5° lower than Winsted village. A cool, sylvan retreat. Colebrook Center P. O.— Colcbrook Station. Elmer C. liunnell— Farm house. Three miles. Accommodates 6. Adults, $5 ; children, $2 jjcr week. Will meet guests at station with team. Cool, shady grove near house. Good trout stream runs through farm. Guests will be met at Winsted or Norfolk stations if advised in advance, these places being but few miles distant. Excellent table. Correspondence invited. Colebrook Kiver P. O.— Winsted Station. Mrs. Edgar Parker— Private residence. Six miles. Accommodates 6 to 8. Adults, 15; children at reduction. A secluded, restful place, near the Farmington River. Cool and shady. Pleasant walks and drives in all directions. One mile from post office and telephone. Fine trout ttroams abound and several lakes close by afford other fishing and boating. Table well supplied with fresh milk, eggs, chickens, vegetables and fruit in season from own place. Private conveyance f ai'niehed guests ; also stage passes door frequently. Maple Croft Farm House— P. Bowman. Post office. North Colbrook, Conn. Seven miles from Winsted. Accommodates 8. Terms reasonable. Elevation 1,600 feet. Very healthy location. Will meet guests at station if advised. Please write for particulars. W. B. Wilson— Pavillion. Three miles. Reached by steamer on Highland Lake every hour; fare, 10 cents. Bass and pickerel fishing. Boats to let. The pavillion is beautifully located. Meals are served at all hours. Seven rooms for lodg- ing. Fine grounds coverii g ten acres, with shrubbery and shade. A trip to this resort is always enjoyed. Franklin D. Thompson— Thompson House. Colebrook post office. Two and a half miles. Accommodates 30. Adults, $6 and $7; children. $4 per week; transients, $2 per day. Will meet guests if notified. House is 1,200 feet above tide- water ; a farm of fifty acres is connected with it, from which fresh vegetables are sup- plied to table. Fishing and small game in season. Fine walks and drives. Telephone coimection. City references. 154 S3 James Hart— Cottage. One mile. Accommoclates 8. This is a new house, situated on a promontory overloolving Highland Lake. Tei-ms upon application. Sailing, boating, bathing and fishing in the lake. Dairy and garden products furnished at reasonable prices. Mrs. J. M. White— Winchester post office. Farm house. Five miles. Accom- modates 10. Adults, 7; children. $3 50 per week. Will meet guests with carriage. This is a large house, with veranda, good sized yard, and plenty of shade. Half mile f : om Park Pond, which is well stocked with pickerel and other game fish. Mrs. Frederick A. Stanton— Private house. Five minutes' walk. Accom- modates 4. One dollar per day. A new house with modern conveniences. A quiet summer home. On hill near Highland Lake, commanding fine view of Winsted and vicinity. "\V. li. Camp— Cottage. Two and a quarter miles. On west shore of Highland Lake. About two acres of wooded land. Considered most attractive place on shores of this beautiful sheet of water. AVinsted Station— Winsted Post Office. J. E. Turner & Son.— Colebrook post office. Farm house. Five miles. Accom- modates 8. Terms given upon application. Conveyance from station by private carriage or stage. Colebrook is a quiet mountain A-illage just far enough from the city's noise and turmoil to be restful and yet accessible. Pure air and water. Fishing and hunting for small game in season. Mrs. Joseph F. Wooster— West Goshen post office. Seven miles from Torring- ton. Accommodates 6. Adults, $7 per week. Large yard, plenty of shade, and croquet ground. Half mile from post office. Frank W. Gris wold— West Goshen, Conn. Six miles from Torrington. Accom- modates 14. Adults, $1 to $1.25 per day ; children under 6, 50 cents ; under 12, 75 cents per day. Lakes near by ; good roads ; stage or carriage from depot. Write for addi- tional particulars. W. L<. L>ow— Hotel. One-fourth mile. Guests transported free to and from station. Accommodates 60. Terms according to rooms; children, f(> and upwards. Cool shady drives amid lakes and mountains. Fine fishing streams and lakes close by, also hunting in season. Excellent table. Correspondence invited. Arthur M. Grant— Central house. One-eighth mile. Accommodates 35. Adults, $7 ; children under 8 years old, f5 ; transients, $1.25 per day. House is situated in the town of Winsted, which is surrounded by many points of interest to summer boarders. Refers to all business firms in the city. J. S. Bailey— Winsted House. One fourth of a mile. Accommodates 100. Adults, $S to $10 per week ; children, $4 to $5. Free bus from station. House faces the new Winsted park, has piazzas on first and second floors, and is new ly furnished through- out. There is a dancing hall in the house, also first-class livery in connection. B. F. Kendall— Farm house. Three miles. Accommodates 6. Adults, $8. Will meet guests at station for nominal charge. This is a healthy location about 1,000 feet above sea level. Brick house, large rooms. Good fishing and hunting. Charles F. Green — West Goshen, Conn. Six miles from Litchfield. Accommo- dates 6. Adults, $7 per week ; children under 8, $5. Write for particulars. Mrs. E. O. AVright— West Goshen, Conn. Six and a half miles from To ring- ton. Accommodates 8. Adults, $7 per week; children, $3.50 to $5.25. Further partic- ulars upon application. Rollin I). WISsoii— Winsted, Ct. Farm House. About two miles. Carriage at Station Large, roomy house, pleasantly situated on the Riverton Drive. Table well supplied. Terms and all other particulars made known by mail. Correspondence invited. 156 NEW HARTFORD, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONN. RIGINALLY a little cluster of houses about one of the taverns on the old Greenwoods stage route between Hartford and Albany, New Hart- ford has now grown into a thriving village encircled by mountains and hills, whose pictur- esque scenery is unsurpassed in New England. The Farmington River, which runs through the valley, has been utilized for power, and its artificial reservoir several miles long floods back to the romantic gorges between the hamlets of Pleasant Valley and Riverton. The town is a favored one with city people, many of whom pass the summer here. Boaid in private families is easily obtained, and pleasant society is assured. JES' FISHIN'. Jes' fishin' 'thout no care, Mostly's what I'd like to do, Lyin' in the shade right there Whar the water looks so blue. Jes' fishin', now and then, Kinder dczin', but jes' slight Listenin' and bettin' ten To one I'd got a bite. Jes' fishin' day by day, Mostly's what I'd like to do, Jes' a lay in' whar I lay Say, for 'bout a week or two. Jes' fishin', all right, dad, Got to rake that pesky hay. Jus' fishin' — Gee, how glad I'd be, fishin' day by day. "Lemuel Lang." New Hartford Station— New Hartford Post Office. John B. Turnl)ull — "The Maples." Two miles. Accommodates 10. Adults, $5 to $7 per week ; children over two years not desired. Babies a specialty. Place takes its name from the abundant maple shade, under which are hammocks and swings and other out-door summer comforts. Parties of young people will be especially consid- ered. Excellent table. For further particulars address Box 255 as above. 158 Mabelle S. Taylor— Pleasant Valley post office. New Hartford Station, Farm house. Two miles. Accommodates 4, Adnlts, $7 ; children at reduction. Beautiful drives and scenery. Good fishing and hunting on the premises. Large pond for boating and fiehing five minutes distant. Excellent table. Further particulars by letter, H. r,. Clark— New Hartford post office and station. Hotel, One minute's walk. Accommodates 30. Terms, $10 per week ; children at reduction. Three miles from West Hill Lake; one half mile from Greenwood lake. Satan's Kingdom, etc. Excel- lent fishing streams near and good hunting in season. Good roads for driving and bicycling in all directions. Table well supplied. Correspondence invited, Charles G. Thompson— Pleasant Valley post office. Farm house. Two miles. Accommodates 4, Write for terms. Pleasantly located on banks of the Farmington Kiver, commanding a view of river and valley. Good fishing near by. Further informa- tion cheerfully given by letter. O. H. Kipley— Pleasant Valley post office. Farm house. Two miles. Accom- modates 5. Adults, $7 per week : children at a reduction. Beautiful drives and scenery. Mrs. C. H. Sprague— Bakersville, Town, New Hartford, Ct. Near Station. Private house. Large, well located rooms. Cool, shady surroundings ; excellent table. Terms very reasonable. Full particulars by mail. Correspondence invited, A. L,. .Steele— New Hartford, Ct., Royal View Cottage. About two miles. Car- riage at Statiou. Terms reasonable. Open May l^t to November let. A new, roomy, well appointed cottage, located on the popular "Town Hill" elevation. Bracing, healthful air, pure water, excellent table. Prospective visitors should make early application to Miss Steele as above. PINE MEADOW, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONN, Situated on the Farmington River, and adjoining New Hartford, has beautiful streets, pleasant walks. Quite a number of city boarders summer here. Pine Meadow Station— Pine Meadow Post Office. TVilliam Caul— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, $7; children, $2 to $4 ; transients, fl.25 per day. Good spring water. Excellent fishing in the Farmington Kiver. Raises own vegetables. COLLINSVILLE. The manufacturing town of Collinsville ofters many desirable features for summer vacations. Its industry is concentrated in the great shops of the Collins Co. It is in these factories that there have been turned out for years, in addition to other articles, large quantities of agricultural tools for the Spanish American market. The company makes even its own steel, and it is very interesting to watch the transformation of the iron which goes into the shop through all the various stages to the finished axe or the machete, destined, perhaps, to aid the struggling Cubans. i6o On the gentle slope above the shops has grown up grad- ually a thriving town, containing many beautiful homes. The outlying country is pleasant and well adapted for building. The drives are many and well kept. Last year a new road, about a mile in length, was opened up from near Collinsville Junction station of the Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad, northward through a picturesque bit of country. Collinsville Station— Collinsville Post Office. Jennie S. Case— No th Cauton post office. Farm house. Six miles from Collins- ville. Accommodates 6. Adiills, f7. This is a very quiet location; just the place for rest fiom the giddy whirl of daily life in the city. Referei ces on application. Henry T. "Wlieeler— Valley House. Hotel. Near station. Accommodates 25. Adults, $8 to $12 per week ; transients, $2 per day. Summer boarders here find a hotel under a management ready to contribute to the comfoit of every guest ; a hotel with all the modern conveniences, kept scrupulously neat with a first-class table, whose menu is unexcelUd in country houses. Mrs. J. A. North— Collinsville, Ct.,— Private house. Five minutes from Station. Near churches, post office, telegraph, telephone, etc. House located on elevation, com- manding fine views. Healthful atmosphere, pure water on premises. First class table. Correspondence invited. CANTON, A short walk from Canton station, two miles from Collins- ville, brings us to a wide street with home-like, pleasant looking residences on either side. Right among them are the church, the school house, the store, the tavern, and the blacksmith shop. This is " Canton Street," as distinguished from Canton Center and North Canton, which are more easily reached from Cherry Brook station. The community is a farming one. Canton Station— Canton Post Office. Henry C. Whales— Cauton Hotel. One-eighth mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, $S; children 16; transients, $2 per day. Free transportation from station. House stands at foot of the iLOuntain. Excellent walks and drives in all directions. Fine, shady grove near house. Rooms large and airy, clean and good bed?. Excellent table guaranteed. References on application. Mrs. J. H. Crowley— Canton Center. Conn. Farm house. One mile from Cherry Brook Station. Accommodates 4. Adults, $8 per week ; children, |3. House is beautifully situated on banks of Cherry BrooU, and was formerly a summer resi- dence. A good table is supplied. Use of horse and carriage free. Mrs. George W. Lampliire, Jr.— Private house. Canton Centre, Conn., post office. Cherrybrook Station near Collinsville. Accommodates 6 to 8 during July and August. Quiet home. No children taken. Good country table. Terms upon applica- tion. 162 SIMSBURY. The Rev. John B. MacLean said of his home, in the Con- necticut Quarterly, last year : '' Simsbury is a mine of that wealth of which the man may possess most who has greatest capacity to receive. The great charm of the place is variety. It has some attractive features for almost every taste. Those who love mountain scenery may wander along the granite hills on the west, or the trap ledges on the east. They may climb the " Pinnacle " and look down on pretty Lake '' Bijou," lying like a pearl in emerald setting, or t<3 the cedar-fringed summit of Mt. PhiUip, towering nearly a thou- sand feet above the river-ribboned meadows of Massaco. From this far-famed ro>al view may be traced the old drift '' Kames " by the deep green of the pines which clothe their sterile summits Far to the north and west, Tom, Holyoke, and distant Greylock salute you through the purple haze. In the west arises that wild tumult of hills which conceal in their bosom the grand old towns of Litchfield and Norfolk. If the more quiet scenery of a river valley affords greater pleasure, search out and feast upon the unsung beauties of the Farmington, a stream which would have ravished the soul of Word.sworth or David Gray. For miles the road follows the river, where the waters flash to the eye their fresco of overarching elms, with background of blue sky and fleecy cloud and river bank on the one hand, and hedgerow on the other, seem to compete in wild luxuriance of flowers, grasses, and tangles of clematis and woodbine." Such a picture of the beauties of a town of which we catch only fascinating glimpses from the cars, is enough to make us wish for time to look more deeply into its daily life, its history, and its beauty. What finer enjoyment could one have away from the cares of business or monotonous employment than is offered here? There is refined, cultivated society — for Simsbury is rich in its possession of old New England famihes ; there is healthful - ness, the light porous soil affording good drainage, and the pine woods filling the air with balsamic odors ; there is historical 164 interest centering about many places ; there is a wealth of flower and beast and bird and stone for him to study who is fond of nature. Not in vain will he have journeyed who passes a part at least of his summer outing in beautiful Simsbury. " For Childhood's opening bloom, For sportive Youth to stray in, For Manhood to enjoy its strength, And Age to wear away in." Simsbury Station— ISimsburj- Po^t Office. J. B. McLean— Boarding School Buildings. One-half mile. Accommodates 30. Adults, $7 to $12; children, $5 to $7. Large, pleasant rooms. Beautifully located. First-class table. Write for further particulars. Mrs. Charles Welles— Wet-t Simsbury post office. Farm house. One and one- half miles. Accommodates 8. Adults, $5 to $6 per week ; children mider 10, $3. V\ ill meet guests. We have ample shade and a nice lawn, rooms are large and airy and very pleasant. References on application. Julia A. Holcomb— Maple Tree Inn. Three minutes walk. Accommodates 10. Tirms, $10 to $12 per week; transients, $1.50 to $2 per day. Splendid roads for pleasure driving and bicycling in all directions. Fine scenery. Good fishing and hunting in season in the neighborhood. A quiet, secluded, restful place. Free town library, casino, chnrches, post office, and telegraph office with'n a few minutes walk. This is a select summer hotel, and a limited number of gentlemen guests jire preferred ; it is not desired to take any children. Excellent table. Good livery close by. Erwin Cliase — Piivate residence. Near Hoskins station. Accommodates 6. Adulis, $7 per week ; children, half price. House is surrounded by veranda, and abundant shade. Pleasant walks and drives. Fishing and boating in Farmington river near by. Orland Dean— West Simsbury post office.. Farm hou&e. One mile from Stratton Brook station. Accommodates 6. Adults, $5; children, $3.50 per week. Will meet gue?ts at station. A good large house in a pleasant village near post office. Two malls a day. Beautiful scenery, pleasant drives, bracing air and pure svater. Good hunting and fishing. Simsbury Station— Weatogue Post Office. Mrs. C. J. Maries— Piivate house. Five miles Accommodate^ 7. Adults, $7 to $8 ; children, $5. Write for partic Jars. TARIFFVILLE, HARTFORD CO., CONN. At Tariffville, the railroad and Farmington River passed is by side through Talcott Mountain. The scenery in this vicinity is quite picturesque. On the summit of the mountain, one-third of a mile distant from the Tower Station, stands the Bartlett Tower, the view from which is marvelous. Although only six 1 66 hundred feet above sea level, the view is immense ; sweeping over one thousand square miles, comprising the entire valley of the Connecticut below Mount Holyoke as far as the Haddam hills, the largest valley in New England. This view is checkered over with cities, towns, villages, farms, and farm-houses. The eastern horizon line commencing in the northeast, east of the Ware Valley, in Massachusetts, continues unbroken for more than eighty miles, ending in the heights below Middletown, Connecticut, the nearest point in this line being twenty-five miles distant. 'I he city of Springfield, its churches and prominent buildings, are in full view. Prominently so are the cities of Rockville and Hartford, in Connecticut. By aid of the powerful telescope at the Tower, even the time on the Armory clock at Springfield is, under favorable conditions, told. More than one hundred churches can be counted, while at least seventy-five cities, towns, and villages in Massachusetts and Connecticut can be seen. Excursion tickets, including Tower, are sold at the principal stations on P., R. & N. E. R. R., and special rates made to Sunday-school excursions. About four miles distant is Old Newgate Prison and an old copper mine operated by F^nglish parties two hundred years ago, and for fifty years the prison was used as the only State Prison of Connecticut. Here General Washington sent desperate prisoners during the War of the Revolution. It is a place of great historic interest, and visited by thousands at the present day. Parties are taken from the Tower ; round trip for conveyance, 50 cents. Tariftville Sraliou— Tariffv.lle Post Office. AV. H, Si rill hers— Graiiby po^t office. Hotel. Three milep. Accommodatos 15. Adnlte, $10; children half price. Two etages daily from station exceptirg Sunday. Splendid roads and drives in all dircction8. Good fis-hing and hunting in season, near. A few miles dit^tant from the famous "Newgate" Prism, Bartlett's To^ver, and South- wick Ponds. Clias. H. Oleoit Boarding house. Near station. Accommodates 20. Adults, $6 to $10 per week; children, |3 to $G. Base ball and tennis grounds on the place. Fishing and boating in river near by. G. M. Keed— Tunxis House. Near station. Accommodates 30. Adu'ts, $8 to $14 per week. This house is in a pleasant situation, commanding a fine view of the Farmington river, and is celebrated for its excellent table, which is supplied with butter and milk from the proprietoi's dairy. Fish and game dinners in season. Beautiful drives and walks amid romantic scenery in immediate vicinity. 1 68 At Sinisbuiv. Also the following: F. W. Douglas, Granby. Hotel. Delno Johnson, East Grauby. Loraine Thelps, East Granby. Otis Barnard, East Granby. Mrs. Henry Strickland— North Granby post office. Indian Rock Farm. Six miles from Granby station. Accommodates 10. Adults, $6 to $7 per week ; children, $2.50. Good hunting and Ashing. Romantic scenery, particulars. Stages from station. Write for FISHING. A RUSTJC COxNVERT. You kan't ketch nothin' with them thar things, With yam fer bodies an' feathers fer wings. You must think trout terrible fools, Ter be ketched with such outlandish tools. An' look at that pole — why, that won't do ; A good, big trout would bust it in two, An' never think nothin' ov what he did. As quick as lightning away he slid. Well, I'll be durn, you can shoot me dead Ef here ain't a windlass filled with thread, An' the littlest sort of thread at that — Why, man, that wouldn't hold a gaat. You'll find a good place over here. Under the rapids, deep an' clear ; You'd better take worms, an' er hick'ry pole, Or you won't ketch nothing, 'pon my soul. Sixteen beauties, speckled bright. The baskets bore ere the fall of night ; He counted them o'er on the bank of fern. And all that he said was, '' Wa'al — I'll be durn.' HARTFORD, CONN. Having reached the eastern terminus of our journey, it seems proper to devote a few words to this splendid metropolis of the Nutmeg State, not with a view to its advan- tages as a summer resort, — though be it remembered it has such advantages, — but to briefly sketch its saliant points for the information of the stranger from the other side of the Hudson. 170 Hartford is the capital of the State of Connecticut. It is a busthng, active city. Its insurance companies and banking institutions are well known throughout the world, and the capital invested in them amounts to many millions of dollars. The manufacturing corporations have a capital of many millions. The city of Hartford has about eighty miles of streets, over which many bicycles carry their riders daily. The public build- ings, and those of many of the private corporations, are both elegant and substantial. The State House cost $3,100,000, and stands conspicuously on a hill in Bushnell Park in the center of the city, and its gilded dome can be seen many miles away. ^'%1 Hj irift m ll m Bl IpH L :i m ■ '] ^HH ^m k\ J i 1 \ k ^ i 9 m 1 ^K ^^E M m^ H. 'i m 1 1 Stevens House Pailors. 171 One of the Sights Of the Town! YES, Of the State. THE BIG STORE OF Brown, Thomson & Co. HARTFORD, CONN. A city unto itself, combining as it does so many different stores under one roof, each and every department in the hands of experienced help, thus guarantee- ing the best service. Being members of the large and powerful Syndicate Trading Company of New York, it enables them to benefit by their tremendous purchasing power and to offer the best goods at the lowest prices. Stock consists of the best in the line of general Dry Goods, Ladies' Cloaks, Suits, Boys' Clothing, Ladies' and Children's Shoes, Millinery, House- furnishings, Upholstery, Books, Druggists' Sun- dries, Patent Medicines, Cut Flowers, Carpets, Furniture, Pictures, Japanese Goods, Bicycles, &c. It is a pleasure to trade there and a great saving of time and money to be able to fill all your wants under one roof. There are pleasant and convenient Waiting and Toilet Rooms at your disposal and a first-class Restau- rant where lunch can be had. Remember a POINT OF INTEREST in the Capitol City is . . . Brown, Thomson & Co. 172 Richelieu & Ontario Navagation Co., 7ox>on.to-IV[oixtx*e£(,l IL u a; g o o IL) w Q Ph Ph Oh O ;^ (1. o U en a: D [86 Raw Hide Water F Building and Roofing Papers, Pitcli, Coal Tar, &c. DO YOU GO CAMPING? If you intend camping out, '' Raw Hide Roofing and Siding Papers " are just tlie thing for roofing or lining your cabin. Sa'nples and Prices for the asking. C. S. 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