of the Catskill Mountains. 435 
The central chain is divided into four, almost equal, portions 
by three deep gorges or cloves which give access to the inte- 
rior valleys; the Stony Clove, summit of road 1700 feet, 
reaching the Schoharie basin near Hunter village; the Dee 
Hollow, summit 1973 feet, near Westkill, and the Grand Gorge 
Railroad depot, 1570 feet, near Moresville. 
1st. The first part, from the eastern end to the Stony Clove, 
is about ten miles in length. It begins with the Overlook 
Mountain, and turning north reaches the Plaaterkill Mountain 
with which it forms a horse shoe having its convexity to the 
east and enclosing to the west the valley of the Sawkill with 
Shue’s, or Echo, lake at its head. 
From the Plaaterkill Mountain it stretches 20° north of west 
to the Stony Clove, along the valley of the Plaaterkill and 
Schoharie Creek. The prominent points from east to west are 
the Indian Head, with three peaks increasing in height toward 
the west, followed by the two Schoharie peaks rising from one 
mass, the higher one on the northwest of the other; then comes 
the Mink Mountain, with a broad rounded shape and a promi- 
nent projection to the north; still beyond is the long, flat, 
table-like Stony Mountain which falls by precipitous ledges 
into the Stony Clove. The flat summit of the last is so en 
lar that the measurements of six points along the ridge did 
not show a difference exceeding a score of feet. Except for 
the Overlook, I found no current names for these various well- 
defined mountain tops. Those which I here propose are 
mostly suggested by their position. 
The Plaaterkill Mountain is at the south entrance of the 
Plaaterkill Clove. Indian Head was a name given to me by 
an old hunter of the locality. The Schoharie Peaks are at the 
head of Schoharie Creek. Mink Mountain borders the Mink 
Hollow of the old settlers; and Stony Mountain is next to 
Stony Clove. : 
The altitudes, as shown in the following table, increase reg- 
ularly westward to Hunter Mountain. 
TABLE. 
Overlook Mountain, 3150 Schoharie Peak, N. W., 3650 
Plaaterkill “ 3280 Mink Mountain, 3807 
Indian Head, East peak, 3380 Stony Mountain, East end, 3844 
es Middle peak, 3510 8 enter, 3823 
ai West peak, 3581 # _ Wes' 3789 
Schoharie Peak, 8. E., 3583 Hunter Mountain, 
Two passes cross this first part of the chain, the Indian Pass, 
from the head waters of the Schoharie and Plaaterkill, east of 
the Indian Head, to the Sawkill valley and the Overlook, the 
elevation of which is 2694 feet; and the Mink Hollow, between 
the Mink and Stony Mountains, with a wood road whose sum- 
mit is 2629 feet. This last is said to be the trail by which the 
