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a few years since were very abundant, destroying 
the Sroep of the inhabitants. They are nig gine rapidly, 
as there is a reward of eighty dollars paid by the state and 
county for every one killed. Foxes are found here in great 
numbers, and often beisitse with success. Wild cats are 
not unfrequent, and are often very furious. In a few in- 
stances the Hedge Hog has been caught, armed with quills 
of from three to five inches in length. Minks and the mar- 
tin are found in some parts of the mountain in considerable 
numbers. ‘These are the principal beasts that are of any 
size. Small animals which usually frequent our woods, are 
found here in abundance 
The length of this chen from north to south, is twenty 
miles, when it turns towards the west, and ‘Pxsonds in that 
direction still penemer snot Aare pea sore ig been 
is usually found a mete ravine, mes which some stream 
fed by the numerous springs in this elevated region, pours 
its pellucid waters, exhibiting its brilliant surface through 
the gloomy umbrage which surrounds it; or occasionally 
appearing to view, it gives life and motion to the wild sub- 
limity which is so strikingly visible in these moun 
The scenery which I have described, may be rage 
as a fair representation of those parts of this chain, 
the foot of man never wandered, and where no iy ever 
rested, excepting His who “ hung the earth upon nothing,” 
and adorned it from the stores of his magnificence. The 
scenery on the Plaaterkill, and that through the clove bear- 
ing the same name, I have been informed is not inferior in 
chxine to that I have described. Many ei of this 
precipi, aid the awful chasm which so > strongly jak the 
su 
The Botanist would find a rich repast in exploring these 
mountains, as they abound in medicinal plants and in wild 
flowers. With the hope that some individual conversant 
with this science, will ere long explore these Alpine peaks, I 
will conclude the account of these mountains, aithacy ee 
ened much, heaped my alin intention. 
