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