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Mt. Verstovia.--The ascent of this moun-
tain comprises one of the most interesting
excursions about the town. The trail leaves
the shore of Jamestown Bay at the point where
the trough of the watering place of the" James-
town," came to the beach. This place may be
reached by boat or on foot through the Park
by the mouth of Indian River. The ascent
should be under the guidance of one familiar
with the route, for it is not plainly marked
and none but an experienced woodsman can
find the way alone. It leads through a forest,
the first 800 or 1,000 feet through dense under-
growth under the trees, the mosses and ferns
forming a veritable carpet; above that the
woods are more open--at about 2,500 feet the
forest ceases. It is called Kosters Trail. The
first eminence or shoulder of the mountain is
near the timber line and is often spoken of as
the Mountain of the Cross, while above it
towers the Arrowhead, or the summit of
Verstovia, otherwise called at times Popoff
Mountain, or the Ponce, to a height of 3,216
feet, nearly a Russian verst, and from this it
derives its name. From the top an expanse
of island-studded waters stretch toward the
sea. Eastward crest after crest of glacier-~
capped peaks rise for a hundred miles, north-
ward the lofty summits of Mt. Crillon and Mt.
Fairweather may be seen at an elevation of

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