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P ace Six C iO B K X L L MOUNTAIN MKWS M argaretv ille , N . y ., F riday ,' Jan u a ry 31, 1956
Cattilrin Mouatain NewsTti«kaM 2831
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
Owner*CLARKE A. SANFORD
lU rgaietrine, N. Y.- ROSWELL R. SANFORD
IfargtntTffle. N. Y .
CLARKE A. SANFORD Fidmdie^
ROSWELL R. SANFORD Bntiiieu U uucq
ROWLAND a HILL. EditorSnbacftetiadi S3 Der Tetr. noi
‘irr la n C ^ n m ie yew, ctrieUy iW« n te rre the r i ^ t to refect eny eowr.
citter advertistax or new*.AU nbicription* dUeastfamed at expir»-
tioo of time Tor which ordered.VlMee addren n a il to the newipaper,
■ a t to tadindaala.
MOUNTAIN DEWI have a note from C liff Cam p
bell of A lbany, who w rites: "A s a read er of T he News I n o te re a l concern has been given th e w hereabou ts o f th e blue jays. K eep up hope, w e saw one here today, Jan . 25, th e f irs t one th is w in ter.”
W erner A nderegg of K elly C3oi ners, who w as bom in Sw itzerland and know s m any pe<9 le in th a t country, says the A m erican sk is a re c o i^ e r e d th e b e st o l a ll th e n ^ e s . In Sw itzerland lab o rer m u st w ork tw o hours to buy .a pound of b u tte r. W itt A m erican skis a t $100 p e r p a ir he probably canno t purchase them . B ut he» know s th e ir w orth.
Two pairs of red foxes have ta k e n hab ita tion in th e vicin ity of th e rfg h t w ild tu rkeys w hich a re o ften seen in th e B ull R un valley. B urton Tubbs k illed <Hie o f the foixes M rniday and hopes to tak e th e o thers.
* • •I t is probable th e foxes have
spo tted th e tu rk ey s and m ade a hom e h ere in o rd e r to be around w hen th e young tu rk s appear m th e spring. I doubt one of th e io x es is ab le to c a td i th e m a tu re b irds.
I f an o th e r m ountain in th e C atsk ills is chosen fo r an additional sk i developm ent, a • w onderful nam e w ould be “W ildcat M ounta in " in th is land o f th e C ats M ountains. I know th e re is a lready a m ountain so nanted over on th e N eversink.
* . • •W hatever m ountain is d io sen it
m u st be n e a r a good highw ay. The enonnous advan tage of th e C ats- MH» is th e T hruw ay to K ingston and. I hope, a jn e w ro u te 28 to IC ghm ount.
Tw o re d squ irre ls come to m y .outdoor d d ^ a d e e shelf fo r an •early d inner e a d i aftem ooo . B r e ^ a s t and T undi they^ secure dsew here .
* • •I would tra d e 'th e m off even
fo r a p a ir of g ray squirrels. B u t th a t cannot be. E ach la te fall, one o r tw o g ray squ irre ls come down m ountain to look a b o u t B ut th ey do ftot rem ain long. -• • *
T he e n tire colony of reds,’ about a h a lf dozen, a tta d c them like so m any Indians, ll^ e g ray s beat, i t u p m ountain. T hey m ay try again a few days la te r, b u t alw ays w ith th e sam e resu lt. T he reds a re a tau cy crew , voracious eaters, im polite, ntHsy. They clim b treeg fa s te r th a n a n o rth w ind sudden breeze. • * •
H iey d a rt here an d there , s t a r t o u t in a hurry , q u id d y change th e ir m inds, go in th e opposite d irection , change again. They have f id d e rou ting ab ility . I know no c re a tu re m ore a le rt th a n th e sleek red w ith no m ore b ra in s in h is head th an h e has ha irs on his *skiiiq)y tidL*
* * *I w ould tra d e th e en tire colony
even up fo r one fa t, .g ray bushy ta il and add a supidy of low -priced p ean u t b u tte r to d o se th e deal.* • • I
W hen I w rite of sleek, I w ould like to add th a t th e c reatu res who live «U w in te r long in th e C atsk ills a re sleek. T h eir coats shine. I am positive they have no e lectric bu ffer to spread th e polish.• * * ^
D eer, squirrel, grouse, fox, w inte r b irds look b rand new each day. i never learned how 'm uch tim e they spend in “prim ping” fo r th e ir band box appearance. B u t I do know th ey w ear th e sam e clothes a ll w in ter.
and choose fo r him .a favorite ' flow er. I presum e h is dw ice w ould b e th e blossom of dover.
♦
'B ruin a lso is c red ited w ith an aw akening on C andlem as day, b u t i s ^ o t so w ell advertised as th e th u ck . The probable reason, th ere 'a re less bears th a n d iucks. Also in th is a rea th e b ear m ay go to sleep, m ay n o t* • •
T his seem s to depend on the w in ter, th e am ount o f food available. F lo rida bears do n o t h ibernate . I do n o t know w here th e dividm g line is located— it m ay be th e M ason and D ixon survey.• • •
In C anada no b ear stay s o u t a ll w in ter. Ifibem ation i$ observed by a ll th e specdes. P a r t of them , w hich live la r ^ ly on salm on, go in to h ibernation a f te r th e la te sum m er ru n o f th a t Hsh. j
T his is th e h e a rt of w in ter, b u t life goes on. T he foxes go <mi th e ir rounds and Tabbits p lay in th e ’ swam ps. F ie ld m ice leave tra ils beneath th e w eed tops and d iidcadees d ia n t th e ir cheerful a lto songs. B eneath th e snow, seeds lie w aiting a ru n of sap.
*. * *W inds w hip d ry ~snow in to
sculp tured banks along n>adsides, behind bam s and a g a in st com - cribs. W hen the sto rm has blown itse lf o u t and th e sun is shining on a WOTld o f w fiite beauty, a m an can go for^h and see rich jew els glow ing in hardpacked d rifts.
* « *A g re a t change is com ing on
th e hillsides. A sk ier never h ibernated . M id-w inter is sk i tim ^. W hat does a chuck th in k if he is d istu rbed in th a t w in te r bed w hen he h ears th e d ic k of th e cable o v e r-th e pulleys o f a d iah -lift o r th e sudden sp ill of a sk ier atop h is hom e?
• • •I f R ip V an W inkle, th a t re
nowned fan tasy o f th e C atskills, w ere asleep today. I , believe the skiers^ would aw aken him . W ith m any developm ents being hu rried fo r th e sk i folks, i t looks th e Land o f R ip V an W inkle m ay be re nam ed “Land o f th e Skis.”
* * .* 'B roadw ay w as never called a
s tre e t of sleep. I t w ill soon be tw o hours aw ay frpm th e sk i re so rts and th e repu ted bed o f th e 20-year sleeper. R ip did n o t even aw ake on C andlnnas day.
* * *T here is a fa r saying th a t a
deep snow in th e h e a rt o f the w in te r fe rtilizes th e land. I can n o t agree to th is. TTie 910W certa in ly furnishes no fe rtiliz in g d e m e n t B u t i t does th e lan d g re a t good^ by fiun ish ing insulation. *nie roo ts of vegetation a re k ep t fixan freezing by th e b lan k et of snow w h id i N a tu re contrived to m ake a g re a t insu lato r. ,• * V
T he snow - furn ishes an o th er h e ^ to th e land. W hen i t m elts in 'th ^ sp ring I t does so slow ly and le ts , th e resu ltin g dam pness penetra te th e so il to a em siderab le depth . It.d o e s a m uch b e tte r job th a n a h a rd spring ra in w h id i is w w it to h u rry down jjie inoim tain- side in ro a rin g to rren ts .• « U
M an know s how good an insulato r is th e snow. A farm house banked by i t is m uch m ore comfo rtab le th an OTie le f t to th e b itte r breezes of a F eb ru a ry day.
• • *Today th e re a re m ore triicks on
a m ountainside th an those o f deer, fox and rabb its. T here a re long sm ooth sk i track s. W hen m an has contrived m achinery to haul th e sk ie r up a m ountainside there a re no upgoii^g tracks.
B u t w hen th e re is no m achine fo r th e purpose and a fa rm boy o r g irl has tim e fo r fun they m ake uphill track s. They l(^ok like those of som e g re a t p reh isto ric b ird w hich toed out.
• */I t is a b it o f w ork. _ B u t w hat
f a m youth m in d s^ w o ^ w hen i t b rings a long glide down a snowy m ountainside free from th e m arks of .o th er sk iers. "Flying over the so ft snow like those m ovie p ictu res taken in Sw itzerland is top fun.
Yours tru ly .T he M ountaineer
T his is an im portan t w eek. I t is m id-w inter, C andlem as day is Sunday. D ay ligh t is abou t an hour -longer th a n a t C hristm astim e. l ig h t increases -from 4wo to tlire e m inutes each day. Six w eeks from now th e re w ill be equal n i ^ t and day—^the vernal equinox, th e daw n of Spring.
« * •^ I t- is a n o ftm -to ld y a m th a t th e chuck, w ho w en t to s ^ p in th e la s t w edcs o f Septem ber, comes fo rth on C andlem as day to look about— see his shadow a fte r a nap o f fou r m ontlis.
I read a recen t a r t id e ' which asked how th e chuck ceune to A m erica. W ^ th e re a Columbus w oodchuck w hich sw am the B ering S tra it? D id N a tu re w hisp e r to him about sleeping in a side h ill burrow in w in te r and down a valley one in sum m er?
Teen-A ge P anel W ill M eet T uesday
Fleischm anns, Jan . 27.—In re sponse to p a ren t problem s concerning teen-agers, a panel discussion w ill h ighlight th e n ex t m eeting of th e P aren t-T eachers group a t Fleischm anns high school on Tuesday evening, Feb. ^ a t 8 o’dock . ♦
T he group w ill be m oderated by D a n id Saw yer, w ith F ran k Rhy- n e r as consultant.
M em bers of th e a d u lt panel w ill be M rs. R u ^ e ll M oirison, M rs. W alter C ra f t 1 ^ . C harles K or- nell. M iss C lara Goslee, OdeU K elly and Coach R obert ColunL
T he s tu d en t * group indudes M ary M yers, C a r o l^ C raft, C arole Todd, Sharon P u ltz , Edw ard C ra ft and L arry T a it I t is hoped th a t th is <£scussion wiU lead to a b e tte r understanding of these problem s by m any paren ts and teen-agers alike.
A ll in te rested a re invited.
E njoyed H w d 3 Ieigh P a rty
Fleischm anns, Jan . 27.—^Twenty- seven m em bers and friends of th e C lovesville B ible B ap tist church hejd a hani^sleigh ride p a rty a t th e fa rm hom e of/ M r. and. M rs. R ichard F inch on H og m ountain T uesday evening.
Everyone enjoyed sandw iches I f so, I th in k C arid lsnas day and h o t ch o co la^ ^ e r th e tu n .of
should be dedicated to the diuck] s l^ h -rid in g .
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