LAKE GEORGE ;

G L L USTR A TE DJ

A B O O K O F T O -D A Y .

S? R . STODDARD .

AL BANY

WE E D, PARSONS A ND CO M PA NY ,PRINTER S .

E ntered , according to act of Congress , in the year e ighteen hundred andseventy-three ,

BY s . R . STO DDA R D,

In the office of the L ibrarian of Congress , at Washington .

W E E D,PARSONS C0 . ,

PR INTERS A ND STE R E O TYPE R S,

A L BA NY ,N. Y .

TA B L E O F CO NTE NTS.

PA G E

E G O

O FF FO R L A K E G EORG E ,

G L E N’

S FA L L S

The V i l lage , hote ls , fa l l s , caves , etc

O N TH E PLAN K O ur partyPond L i l l iesThe Ha l f-way HouseW i l liams M onumentB loody P ond .

A rrival at the LakeLAK E G E QR G E

D iscovery, name , some informat ion , references , etc . 30

L o ! the poor Ind ian 32

Ca l dwe l l , hote ls , etc 37

Cro sbys i de 4 1

O l d Fo rt Will iam Henry 43

The G arri son 44

FO R T G E O R G E : A h adventure 45

THE H I STORIAN R I SES TO EXPLA IN 48

Topograph ica l 50

Batt le o f Lake G eo rge 5 1

Vaud reu i l’

s expedit ion 53Captu re o f Fo rt W i ll iam Hen ry 54

The mas sac re 5 5R i ngi ng the changes 56

STEAM BOATS — past and present 57Sma l l boats 59F i shermen , the ir terms , informat ion , etc 60

G ame laws . 60

Excurs ion s 61

Tab le of d istances 62

DOWN THE LAK ETea Is land .

D iamond Is land

2 CONTENTS .

DOWN THE LAK E (Conc luded) 13 5 3 3 ,

The Coo l idge House 67

A lpha , De lta , Phi 68

K attsk i ll Bay, hote ls , etc 69Dome Is land . 70

Rec lu se I s land 7 1

BOLTON 73The Mohican Hou se 75The Bo lton Hou se , others 77

Church o f St . Sac rament 79

FROM SHORE TO SHORE She lv ing R ock 80

FOURTEEN M I L E I SLAND 8 1

Perso na l 82

Hen and Ch ickens ,Huck1eberry and Refuge Is lands , 83

She lv i ng R ock Fa l ls 84

TH E NARROWS 8 5

THROUG H TH E NARROWS 86

B lack Mounta i n , “ A s You Were I s land 86

The Harbo r I s lands ; Parker’

s Expedit ion 87

Epicurean 88

Capta i n Sam as a Sa i lo r 90

The Deer’

s Leap 92

The E lephant 93

Hulett ’

s Land i ng 94

The 8 0 5 0 111 95

SABBATH DA Y PO INT 96

HAG UE 10 1

Anthony ’

s No se 102

Roge rs ’ Sl i de 103

P ri so ners ’

I s le 104

G ood bye , 106

APPENDIX 107

The hote ls , the ir s ituat ion , attract ions, accommo

dat ion s , terms , etcSteamboats and stages , the ir ofii cers , fares, t imetab les , etc fo r 1 873

Probab i l it ies .

STRONG conviction

of duty,a laudable de

sire to give informa

tion , and a phi lanthrO pi c

W illingness to contribute some

thing , in shape of advice , to a longtiering people , coupled with the

known fact that the public demand

some source wherefrom can be drawn,

as from a living fountain,supplies of

knowledge,has i nduced the author, in a

fit of temporary insanity , to attempt the

semi -literary feat of perpetrating a guide

book.

I shall endeavor to write of Lake George as it

appears to me,giving my impressions of things in

general,

“ W ith mal i ce toward none , With charity

for all,

” and if I err in judgment,if I either wrong

or unduly extoll the Virtues of any person , place

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or thing , it Will be an error of the kma’ and not the

km rt .

My aim is to answer questions oftenest asked , to

tell of things that seem most to interest the public ,and in so doing will probably say many foolish

things and talk about l ittle things,but it i s well to

remember that life is made up of little things,and

a laughing baby is more endurable than a cross

philosopher, therefore do not expect bomb 7 shells

from a shot gun , or very much sense in the follow

ing pages .

Although the main object is to give information

(for a consideration) , I may occasionally slop over

into sentiment , but Will try and not affl ict my read

ers very often in that way , While for the benefit of

such as are in constant danger of making mistakes,

I Will point out places Where it is considered emi

nently proper to go into ecstacies over scenery ,

etc . I am not going to write a history , however,because the wear and tear on an ordinary brain

must be immense ; and , moreover, the country is

full of them . All others Who have written of the

silvery lake have made discoveries,I have not . I

regret exceedingly that such is the case . I have ,however

,served the principal events up in a new

dress,and in the light of later revelations , twisted

some of the old ones about so as to answer every

purpose ; but it all happened some time ago, is ,

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consequently of little interest to the general reader,

and has,therefore

,been given in small doses , wh ich

may be skipped at pleasure for the hotels and other

things of the present day .

The illustrations are on wood by Sears,Chubb

and Ferguson,and etchings by the author

,after

the new process by John McG u i re , of Albany ,

who ,in place of the ordinary manner of cutt ing

with acid , has reduced the old dream of “ build

ing up by galvanic action to a certainty , and

while the imperfections of newness cling to them ,

they indicate what the process is capable of.

Thanks are due (in the first edition , as is custom

ary) to many kind friends for help in bringing it

t o a head , and especially to Dr. A . W . H OLDEN,

the‘

hi storian, for valuable assistance in the part i cu

lar branch which has been his life study and as such

to be relied on.

Prefaces are detestable and seldom read,but if

nothing was created in vain the writer hopes,by

putting this excuse among the legitimate reading

matter, that some absent minded ones may possibly

struggle through to the end before discovering

their mistake , and thus become acquainted with a

few of the reasons,and perhaps think kindly of

him who now bids farewell to earthly fears,and

wades shiveringly into the surging sea of literature .

G L E N’

s FALLS,M ay , 1 873 .

FF for Lake George ' Howthe heart bounds and the pulsequickens at the very sound ofthe words that bring with themthoughts of the holy lake . Infancy we once again breathe

the air, heavy with the odor ofpines and cedar

, or fragrant with

the breath of blossoming cloverAgain we wander among the daisies and but

tercups that gem the hillside , sloping so gentlydown to where the wavelets kiss the whitebeach

,or floating among the verdant islands watch

the sunl ight and shadows chase each other up the

mountain side , while every crag and fleeey cloud is

m irrored in the quiet waters below .

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Wanderers are we in search of the beautifu l, as ,with our backs to the dusty city and our faces settoward the mountains

,we move swiftly along . A t

length the ponderous wheels cease to revolve , andour iron horse

,breathing forth fire and smoke , rests

at the end of his journey . H ere , at Glen’

s Falls ,the stages are taken for Lake George ; and it hasbeen Whispered among the knowing ones , that,as the outside seats are the most desirable , they are ,as such , to be vigorously gone for .

”

Now all is confusion ; bundles are hastily gatheredup ; babies are sorted , and , sallying forth under atriumphal arch of whips

,we are cordially greeted

by the holders thereof,and pressingly invited to

take a free ride with them . Coaches for any partof the village ; coaches for the hotels ; coaches forLake George

,and coaches for the Adirondacks , are

there . Everybody is asking questions which nobodyfind s time to answer ; would-be passengers jostleagainst each other ; runners shout, drivers swear,boys hoot and laugh

,seeming to enjoy the scene

,

while loungers encourage the competitors and

applaud the victors in the race , as , with frantichaste , like sailors boarding the ship of

‘ an enemy,

they charge on the lake coaches,and swarm up

over wheel and boot to gain the much coveted out

side seat . Perhaps you split your best coat opendown the back reaching for the rai ling ; drop yourumbrella , cane , good manners , and a little swear o rtwo ; bu t What of that ? “ V ictory is not to thestrong alone

,but the vigi lant , the active and the

brave .

” You know i t,and make a dash for the

wheel , and with your hand on the top are about to

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swing yourself up ,when a chap pokes his head

vigorously against your unprotected vest pattern ,and basely taking advantage of your momentaryweakness causes a total eclipse of your head byvigorously climbing up over i t . You rally to thecharge once more ; by a desperate effort you reachthe top

,and are permitted to witness a magnificent

fourth of July celebration,in consequence of a col

lision with an energetic fellow,who comes up on

the other side just as you triumphantly balanceover on yours . Then bre athlessly

,and with a sigh

of infini te relief,you slide into the only remaining

seat,just as a young lady

,with an eye to the same

place,flutters contentedly down in your lap . O i

course you ought to give it up and walk,if needs

be,but you don ’t ; you compromise , however, and

condense,and by a little judicious squeezing — not

such an objectionable thing after all,considering

the company,and with harmony and the other arti

cles restored — proceed on your ride “ over thehills and far away

,through the pure

,fragrant air

,

with the coach swinging and swaying about ,threatening all with apparent destruction . so thatit is only by great presence of mind , i n clingingfirm ly to your fair partner, that she is saved froman untimely death . Then somehow you discoverthat you have both been to the same place somewhere else sometime

,and you gabble all the time ,

and do get on amazingly ; and , bless you ,i t ’s awfully

j olly and interesting,and all that

,you know . I ’ve

been there .

UND

GLEN ’S FA LLS,

First by the Indians called Chepon-tuc

,

” meaning a diffi cult placeto get around ,

” was afterwardnamed by the English the GreatFalls . Then Abraham W ing

,one

of the first settlers , who received

10 LAKE G EO R G E .

a grant of land surrounding i t,built a m i ll there

,

from which circumstance it became known asWing

’

s ; but, in consideration of his footing ,the

bill for a wine supper,

(some say a bottle of wine) ,Wing sold his birth-right to a Mr . Glen

,and

it was ever after known as G len’

s Fa lls . The village is situated on both sides of the falls

,from

whence it derives its name,with several large cities

lying around , as near as they can convenientlyget . Puritanic and eminently proper Boston

,on

the east,acts as a moral astringent

,but the bal

ance of power is preserved by Chicago on thewest . New York is only two hundred milesaway

,and coming nearer and nearer every year .

Albany is near enough , considering the morals O fthat legislative place

,and — since the peaceful

adjustment of the Alabama and codfish questionsMontreal has given up al l hope of being absorbedby this flourishing town . Just at present it contains only about inhabitants ; but the youngfolks are getting married all the time

,and it is

really a go-ahead sort of place .

The ROCKWELL HOU SE is new,bui lt of brick ;

situated in the business center of the town . A t

its front squirts the village pet — the new fountainat its back is a pretty croquet lawn ; the roomslarge

,airy

,luxuriously furnished , and supplied

with all the modern improvements , and the proprietors

,H . J. C . L . Rockwell , are members of that

well-known family of hotel men whose name aloneis a sufficient guaranty of the excellency of theaccommodations .

It is advisab le to stop over one stage a t least,as

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s FAL L S. 1 1

much will be found to edify and interest the pilgrim in the pretty village

,the immense stone

,

paper,flouring and saw-mills

,the glittering cata

ract,the fossiliferous bed over which it dashes

,

and the cave made memorable by the pen of thegreat romancer. Even if comfort alone is consulted , it will dictate a short stop , for here and atthe American ” the accommodations are all thatheart could W l Sh, and the tourist will arise, likea

'

giant refreshed with new wine,fully prepared

to enjoy the very enjoyable stage ride (whichshould always be taken by daylight) over theplank

,to Lake George

,nine miles away .

The AMERICAN HOUSE,on Monument Square ,

kept by George Pardo,although ranking second

since the erection of its more aristocratic ne ighbor,is sti ll a first-class hotel , and its independent pro

pr ietor (an inveterate sportsman,who seems to

keep it more for the accommodation of his friendsthan to make money) , gathers around him a hostof kindred spirits

,even those who throw the dainty

fly and track the wild deer and moose in theirnative forests .

Glen ’s Falls is noted chi efly for the production oflumber

,lime and loafers . Lime stone is quarried

below the falls in immense quantities,as is also

black marble,which is sawed into slabs for table

tops , mantles , etc . This marble is placed undergangs of l oamless saws

,which

,moved by water

power, swing slowly back and forth under constantly dripping water ; the friction secured by theuse of a coarse

,gritty sand

,and the plates thus

1 2 LAK E GEORGE .

covered slowly eat their way through the hardrock .

'

The village boasts of six churches,a number of

elegant stores,a paper mill

,two flour ing mills

,

three or four immense saw-mills,and about a hun

dred gin mills . Among the latter number I haveclassed the wine parlors , not knowing just whereto draw the dividing line

,for when asked to tell

the difference,I must honestly confess my igno

rance , and give the conundrum up at once ; frompalace to pit is but a little way,

it is simply A lpkaand O mega .

The educational advantages are afforded by several public and private schools

,an academy , a

seminary,which turns off a number of young

ladies every year with certificates of finishment and

gold medal attachments . I have myself seen sev

eral of these young ladies,and unhesitatingly affirm

that they are real nice, in which Opinion I am not

alone,judging by the host of young men who flock

to the “ commencements , and also ! the unre

mitting attendance of said young men on thechurch to which the young ladies go ; there arealso two opera houses

,two newspapers , three

engine companies,a young men ’s association ,

ladies sewing society,Benedict ’s unrivaled plasters

and the village pound .

THE SOLDIERS ’

MONUMENT . 13

The soldiers ’ monument is oneof the finest in the country .

Graceful and well balanced , itstands an ornament to the Village ,and a tribute of love to the braveboys whose blood stains southernbattle fields , and whose namesare graven on its surface . It is

46 feet in height , of Dorchestersandstone , and erected at a costof upward of twelve thousanddollars . America's symbol ofeternal vigilance rests on the summit ; life-size figures with bowed

heads —one leaning on his musket,the other rest

ing on his sword — stand on\ either side

,while the

cross , the crown ,the oak leaves twined , keep fresh

and green in the hearts of their countrymen the

memory of “ Our Heroic Dead .

”

Water to supply the village is brought throughpipes from the Luzerne mountains , a distance offive miles , the works containing within themselvessuch a power that a half dozen streams can bethrown at one time from hydrants to the t0ps ofthe highest buildings — which state of affairs hasreduced the three engine companies to a peacefooting, and rendered them more an ornament thana necessity .

2

14 LAKE GEORGE.

Two miles above the Vi llage the river is dammedby the State

,and the water through the feeder

supplies the summit-level of the Champlain Canala part flow ingnorth from thispoint, the rest

south to the pa

rent flood again .

Private enterprise has also

thrown a barrieracross the riverat the head of the

falls,turning a part

of it as i de to drivegreat gangs ofsaws through them i llions of logsthat come floatingdown from thenorthern wilder

ness . Over this the amber watersbreak in one broad sheet , extending from shore to shore . Pausing an instant on the brink,then churned into white fury inits fierce battle with the brokenrocks

,it p lunges down the pre

cipice , seething ,boiling, foam

ing , thundering,leaping from rock to rock , turn

ing back upon itself,its ceaseless roar sounding,

and its spray rising high up against the rainbow-spanned walls . The rocks are blue and

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O N THE PLANK .

THE great ever-to-be-rebered feature of a trip to Lake Georgeis the stage ride

,aiTord ing , as it does , an

inexhaustible subject for conversation andfood for after-thought

,fresh air

,sunshine

and an uncommonly hue opportunity for the studyof character . This line is one of the huest in thecountry the stages , of the kind called Concord

,

like the horses , are always in good order, carryingfrom twenty-five to thirty passengers , besides asmall truck load of baggage

,and making the trip

in about an hour and a quarter. The outsideseats are , of course , the favorite , affording thebest view of the country

,as they go swinging

along , and sometimes it happens that all wantto sit there , when , like some poorly-ballasted

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ship,with all on deck and nothing in the hold

,

they go with just enough of the spice of dangerabout the position to make it interesting

,their

safety resting in the sure eye and steady hand ofthe one who guides the horses

,for a little veering

oil"

from the narrow plank in some places mightcause a hasty unloading of all

,therefore only tried

and trusty men are employed as drivers ; and , blessyou

,don

’

t they know and feel their importance ?only equalled by a country undertaker conductinga first-class funeral .Before the route was as well known as at pres

ent,many a purse of two to three dollars has been

made up and given to the driver to repay him forthe extra danger and labor of driving round byBloody Pond and W i lliams ’ monument ; and now ,

although against tne rules for one to pass another,

it sometimes happens that the driver of a rearcoach will drop a word that leads the passengers tothink that he n kt be induced to pass the leadingones

,and let Mam try the dust awhile Soon an

inducement is made up ,and reluctantly (P) accepted

by Jehu , when , curiously enough , something isvery apt to happen to the leading coach that mecess itates a stop , and the rear one goes ou . The thingis a success, but somehow you feel like the Irishman who shot the bird

,and then bewai led the loss

of the ammunition , as the fall itself would havekilled i t ; but be sati sfied that if the purse had notbeen tendered no accident would have happened tothe leaders . Verily telegraphy is a great science

,

and not confined entirely to wires either.And so it happened that

,on a bright day in the

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summer of ’

72 , with a gay party of pleasure seekers ,we found ourselves perched on top of one of thesestages

,drawn by four spirited horses

,and con

ducted by that autocrat of the road , the festivestage driver. We had the usual assortment in ourload : the cockney Englishman

,with note book in

hand,making all sorts of inquiries about every

thing,to write ’ome to the hold country ; the

patrician young lady with eye-glasses , who im

pressed one with the idea that she looks , as a gunnerwould fire a bomb-shell

,at such an angle as would

best annihi late you when it descended ; the youngladies , to whom every thing was so nice andjolly ; the aristocratic and high-toned young

clerk , in fau ltless kids and paper cuffs , whose letters

,for a month past

,had come addressed to him

at the Fort W i lliam Henry,where he was going to

spend his year’s salary in two weeks of first-classbliss ; the uncomfortable looking but proud mother,who ,

at the risk of her life,would persist in staying

where she could admire ‘her precocious offspring ,

just budding into delicate moustachehood ,right

from college,and consequently qualified and per

fectly willing to tell every body all about everything ; the timid gentleman ,

with linen duster buttoned close up under the chin , hat planted on theback of his head

,teeth tightly shut together

,and

hands frantically clutching the railing of the coachas it swayed from side to side

,the very picture of

determination,not to fall off, and with a large sort

of grin on his phiz, as though he imagined he wasmaking a heroic stand for life

,while all the world

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gazed in wondering admiration , and tremb led forthe result .There was also the ancient Victim of a young

wife,who could see nothing but damned nonsense

in being jerked all over the country in all sorts ofinfernal machines

,and at all hours of the day and

night these and more ; but the life of the partywas my friend - dry

,droll Jack A .

— who goeswith us , and to whom I am indebted for much thatis interesting in the following pages .As bows the stately goose to enter a sixteen-foot

barn door , so ducked we as we passed under thetoll-gate

,then leaving the fair grounds (where moral

individuals,who wouldn ’t be seen at a race course

,

attend the agricultural horse show on the left ,crossed the old half-way brook

,and rumbling

along the plain,toi led up the long hill . Pausing

a moment on the summit, looked back down theroad to the Village

,nearly three miles distant

,

over farms and wood and fields of waving grain,

spread out beyond us , while away in the east themountains of Vermont rose up blue and beautiful in the morning light then descended into thevalley toward the north .

As the horses came down to a walk at the footof the hill on the further side , three or four raggedlittle boys dashed out from the corners of the fence

,

where they had laid for us,and ran along by our

side , while , propelled from their hands,bunches

of beautiful white pond-lillies,the most fragrant of

all our northern flowers , shot upward , and describing circles in the air, descended among u s in a

shower of sweetness .

20 LAKE GEORGE .

With ruddy cheeks , their reyes glancing eagerlyfrom one to another of the passengers , and with rim

less hats held invitingly up for stamps,these grinning

little chaps bobbed and danced along by our side,

until sat isfied that they had secured all the plunder ;then retired in good order, to lay in wait for the nextvehic le that should chance to come along . Theirli llies come mostly from the marsh on the westof the road , the business being in the hands oftwo

,who claim the hills on either side as their ter

ritory , by right of discovery , and of orginating thescheme . Imitating the old knights of

Qr the road , they wait for the coaches ,where the nature of the ground com

pels them to go slow, then bya judicious cannonade of flow

ers compel a surrenderof stamps in this way,having picked up over

six hundred dollarsin one season.

A t our right is the “A Many Pea t Works , Whi chmust have been a paying investment to theoriginators of the scheme , who sold more sharesthan peat

,until the impression went out that Mares

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was all they ever expected to sell, which naturallyhurt the business some . Then a twin enterprisewas started in the mountain about two miles to thenorth-west , the

“Com ing [7072 M ine, which wasconceived and conducted by the same giganticintellect

,and now , stock in that great company is

considered g ood at present quotations,as there

isn ’

t a chance for it to fall much lower .

The strip of still water along the north side ofthe marsh is a branch of Long pond

,which may

be seen some distance away toward the east .

THE HALF-WA Y H O USE .

VERY p erceptible straighteningup of the driver ’s spinal column

,a

whole spelling-book full of letter s ’

s

in the air made by the long whiplash ,

an extra dash of the horses,

and we were brought up standingin front of the half-way house .

Five minutes for refreshments l”

said the driver , mentally chargingBrown the price of a cigar

,which

bill is always honored when pre

sented at the counter .

The smiling landlord approached , rubbing hisha nds gleefully . Step out, gentlemen ,

” said he ;plenty of time while the horses are being watered .

Get your ladies up a nice lemonade , milk punch , or

any thing you want .

”

Some of us took‘

the lemonade plain , some witha “Stick in i t , and some took the

“st ick plain .

22 LAKE G EO R G E .

George is noted for his lemonades,with or without

lemons .What next

,gentlemen ? said he

,as be poured

the last glass out of the shiny tin shaker and wipedthe honest sweat from his brow . Jack was verysolemn as he said

,in his most impressive style

,A

glass of water,if you p lease , landlord .

”

Certainly,certainly ; right this way , briskly

seizing hold of the i ce pitcher .

“ I de-c/are I believe the ice is all out

,said he

,shaking i t

,

“ andI guess the water is a lad le warm ; but I

’

ve gotsome first rate pop on ice .

”

O f course the pop was ordered . But Jack saysthe normal condit ion of that pitcher is to 65 withO ut ice elbow s i nge t ime.

The Half-way House — four miles from the lake ,near W i lliams ’ monument boasts of a cabinet ofIndian curiosities and relics picked up on the oldbattle grounds near by ,

a pond where good pickerelfishing is found , and especially noted for the gamesuppers , which nobody seem to know how to getup like Brown

,

” and without which no season or

ride in that direction is considered complete .

We examined the Indian relics , then went out onthe porch and sat down in one of the great armchairs . A woman was crossing the road toward thebarn

,carrying something in a pail . Running ahead ,

around,on every side

,of every size , age and color

to be found in the extensive family , was a drove ofabout thirty ca ts ; and they allowed it wasn

’

t muchof a day for cats either. A n aldermanic dog, inshape closely resembling a roll of butter, waddledout

,and appeared as tickled to see us as it was

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24 LAKE GEORGE .

-The apple tree to which the sign was attachedappeared venerable enough

,but did not answer to

our idea of a monument .Where is i t ?Up there among the bushes on the side hill ,

said the driver,jerking his head over his left

shoulder .

Looking, w e saw a plain marble shaft

,perhaps

eight feet in height,white

,clouded with blue

,and

standing on a huge boulder .

What a lonesome place to be buried in .

A wful pokey , I think , don’t you ? ” said the

young ladies,appealing to the nobby young man

,

who admitted that it was

“ I say , driver, what was Wi lliam what-hisname ’s object in locating in this outlandish p laceinquired Jack

,innocently .

“ I guess he didn ’t have much to say about i t,one way or t ’other said the driver

,he was a

Colonel or somethin and fell by that ar rock .

”

G ood!grm -c ious , did it hurt him much

,asked

the astonished Jack,then

,as the driver deigned no

reply,save a look of pity for one so totally deficient

in a knowledge of history , he concluded , philosophically

,

“ I s ’pose it must, though , for that’s a

pretty high stun to fall off of.”

Te-he,remarked the young ladies .

Our young college friend seemed on the pointof bursting with suppressed knowledge, when a

j udicious question from the fond mother openedthe gates

,and we were flooded with information .

WILLIAMS ’

MONUMENT . 2 5

W i L L IA Ms’

MONUMENTwas erected in 18 54 by thegraduates of Wi lliams ’ College , in memory of the founder of that institution . O n itare inscriptions in Latin

,to

show the learning of thosewho erected i t, and in E nglish , to show what it is allabout ; from it we

i

learn thatit was ew d m’

to Me memoryof COLONEL EPHR AIM WILLIAM S , a na t ive of New .

Zo'

zwz,M am

,wko

,after ga llam

‘

ly def ma’z'

flg Me fmn

t iers of his na t ive Sza l‘e,served under G enera l yak”

son aga inst the French and Ind ians , and nob fellnear z/zz

'

s spot, in the bloody confl ict of Sep i améer 8 ,

175 5 , in z‘é e 42d year of Ms age.

Some say that W i lliams received his deathwound while standing on the rock , but it is notprobable

,for he knew too much about Indian

fighting to expose himself thus unnecessari ly ; hefell near by,

however, and at the same time , agreater than he

,the old Mohawk Chief K ING

HENDRICK , who as he neglected to endow a college , is seldom mentioned , in connection with theplace . The old military road ran just above therock .

The country over which we are now passing iscrowded with histori c interest, and replete withwild legends of the past ; it is the “Dark and B loody

G round ; and on the day when Williams fell wasone great battle field , over which the tide swept,carrying at its flood the Victorious French even to

3

26 LAKE G EO R G E .

the gates of the English camp at the Holy Lake,

and ebbing bore them back, defeated , over the roadthat had witnessed their victorious advance of themorning .

BLOODY PO ND.

Fringed with birches and elms, flecked with lillypads

,with here and there great creamy white and

yellow lillies shining out of the dark green,seemed

little in keeping with the history of the place .

Again the watchful mother found it necessary toturn on the stream of knowledge , and we wereinformed that it derived its name from the factthat “ during the revolutionary war the Englishkilled fifteen hundred women and chi ldren , andthrew their bodies into the pond

,since whi ch time

thewater has been the color of blood .

”

“Perfectly awfu l l” said the young ladies . Shocking !” said the swell young clerk, with a g lance

BLOODY PO ND. 27

which gave them to understand that he wouldprotect them in case the Engli shmen (who , justthen

,was looked upon as a member of a family

of blood-thirsty cannibals) should show signs ofapproaching hunger ; but just in time to avert anapproaching catastrO phy ,

the driver dryly remarkedthat

,excepting the time

,number and kind of folks

interested,the young man was pretty near correct . ”

The facts gathered are these : A party of theFrench

,who (after driving the English into their for

t ified camp at Lake George,and were in turn driven

back) , were seated around the pond at sunset , partaking of their evening meal

,when they were sur

prised by a party of English advancing from FortEdward

,who poured in upon them a destructive

fire . The French,totally routed

,fled in confusion ,

leaving their dead and wounded on the field , andtheir blood mingl ing with the water is said to haveturned it red

,from which circumstance it received

its name . H ere we reach the highest point in ourride , and soon we see gleaming through the treesHor ican

,

“ the si lvery water,

” a pearl in one ofNature

’

s grandest settings of emerald,and beauti

ful beyond description . The first full View of thelake is obtained when about a mile distant, andhere , my gushing friends

,is one of the places

where you may go into unlimited paroxysms ofecstacy without fear of piling it on too thick

,or

overdoing the matter in the least .From where the road winds around the hi ll ,

down to the border of the lake,is a mile of

checkered field and wood ; in the center, hidden inthe grove of pines that line the shore

,are the grass

28 LAKE GEORGE .

grown ruins of Fort George . O n the right,across

the valley,is French mountain , sloping down to the

lake,where , at the point, is Crosbyside .

”O n the

west,under the shadow of Mount Prospect

,lies

the little Village of Caldwell . A little nearer,and

covered with stately pines , are the ruins of FortW i lliam Henry ; close beside them the hotel bearing the same name . O u the high land west of FortGeorge was the old entrenched camp

,to which the

English fled when pursued by Dieskau . Beyond,

toward the north , the lake stretches away ,dotted

with verdant islands and hemmed in by mountainsthat seem to approach each other, unti l the way isblocked by the misty , dome- like form of Tonguemountain .

As we wind around the side and cross a littlegully the road makes a sudden turn to the right

,

and runs away nearly straight, with a descendinggrade . Here on the left is quite a high hill

,on the

summit of which are the remains of Fort Gage .

A t the time of Abercrombie’s advance this s10pe

was clear to the water ’s edge ; and here , one brightday

,while awaiting the order to advance

,a party

of scouts played at the New England game ofjumping the stick , and , among others , Putnam ,

Stark and Lord Howe , the latter jumping highest of them all . ! Down the long grade

,across

the hedge,up the little hill , through the arched

gateway,around the graveled carriage road

,we

go at a slashing pace , and bringing up in front ofthe FortWi lliam Henry , are received by a brigade

Bean .

TH E FORT W ILLIAM HENRY . 29

of uniformed gentlemen from Africa,who appear

wonderfully pleased to see us , and whose desire tobe of assistance i s touching to behold ; they chargein battalions from below, they swoop down on u s

from above ; they pounce on innocent satchels ,gobble up stray bundles

,surround defenceless hat

boxes , and invest unsuspecting dusters with acordon of sooty hands ; they entrench themselvesin front of harmless waterproofs

,forage for um

brellas and canes,and there is no danger of their

overlooking an article which,if it can be divided

,

is fair game for two . O f course they are actuatedonly by a laudable desire to be of assistance , andwhen the pleasant face appears

,accompanied by

the missing article , it will prove conclusively thatyour heart is not in the right place if you can standthe mute appeal to your pockets and allow the

aforementioned face to disappear without the customary

“ scale . And right here let me remarkthat Lake George

,like watering places in general

,

is a scaly place ; even the fish caught are oftenfound covered with them . We endure the ordealof alighting under fire of a hundred pairs of eyes

,

pass in review before the reception committeewhich is a committee of the whole — register andretire to recuperate

,while the committee on creden

tials goes up to the big book,to find out who we

are and where we came from .

LA K E GEORGE .

AKE G EO R G E is conveniently situatednear the Fort W illiam Henry Hotel

,

and we have reason to rejoice that awise Providence placed it where guestsof this popular house can have the 0pportunity of beholding its beauties with

out too much exertion , as it is considered bysome really very fine , and adding very much tothe interest of the trip .

I t was written about in 1609 , by Champlain , butthe first white man known to have seen it wasFather Jogues

,a French priest, who, accompanied

by Jean Bourdon , arrived at the north end on the29th of May,

1649, and it being on the eve of thefestival of Corpus Christi , he, in commemorationof the day,

called it L ac d’a St . Sacmmem‘

.

Different tribes gave it different names . FatherJogues called it by its Iroquois name , A fl a

’z

'

a-m

rock-z‘e,place where the lake closes .

”

In 175 5 General Johnson changed its name to

L ake G eorge, in honor of one George the Second ,an Englishman

,who ,

living on a little island justoff the coast of Ireland , at that time , proposed to

keep America for a summer residence,but his suc

cessors had a little d ifficulty in collecting rents in1 776, and gave it up as a bad job .

H O R ICA N,the “ silvery water

,was Simply a

fancy of Cooper ’s . He says : I t occurred to methat the French name of this lake was too complicated

,the American too common-place , and the In

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LO ! THE POOR IND IAN .

A remnant of the once mighty race of Mohicansstill lingers they are given to lingering ; they prefer it to any thing else ; the ir wigwams are foundin the borders of the forest

,just west of the

entrance to the FortWi lliam Henry grounds . Sixor seven families , in all , from the home of the St.Francis Indians in Lower Canada

,coming in the

Spring and usually returning with the frosts ; descendants of the Abenakis O -ben-ak-keh theywill tell you

,and pure blood at that . Every body

goes to see them,and so we went . We found the

ancient arrow maker,

” Lewis Watsaw ,who was

ninety-two years old last summer,and will be a

hundred next ; split splints with fat , good naturedMadam Powkett ; watched a half-dozen Indianblossoms wallow

,like a brood of chickens

,in the

sun-warmed sand . We even tried our hand at Indianarchery

,to the imminent danger of every thing

else but the target ; then wandered around , hopingto catch a glimpse of that wondrously beautifu lIndian maiden

,whom we remembered seeing a

picture of once , clothed mostly in an elegant beadnecklace . A t last we were told where we wouldprobably find the object of our search , and thitherwe repaired . Shades of the immortal Cooper !what an awakening ! the wild flower of the forestin a dolly varden and a ten pound waterfall ! We

c‘

rep-t sadly away

,and that night, at the hour when

spirits walk, there was a funeral ;

“ the last of theMohicans was laid tenderly away , and no manknoweth of his sepulchre unto this day .

”

CAL DWEL L FROM CR O SBYSIDE .

CALDWELL .

vi llage was named afterGen . James Caldwell . The nameof the post-office has recently beenchanged to “ Lake George

,which

causes some little confusion,as

that was the name once giventhe head of which the Village

38 LAKE GEORGE .

is situated . Some envious people , who live furtherdown

,think that it was assuming considerable for

Caldwell folks to arrogate to themselves thirty-fourmiles of water when they drink so little ; but theyought to feel thankfu l that the originators of theidea did not cal l it UNITE D STATES , which wouldhave necessitated a change in the name of thegreat confederation ; or , that fai ling ,

been the causeof serious

,if not fatal

,confusion among foreigners .

THE LAK E HOUSE is the largest hotel in thevillage

,and built on the oldest hotel site at the lake .

It is three hundred feet long,three stories high ,

with front and back piazzas . From the house alovely tree-covered lawn slopes down to the water

’

sedge

,while the front is shaded by a fine double row

of maples . O n the grounds are three pretty cottages . All the steamboats touch at the dock, andstages leave the door

,connecting with all trains .

In the house is a barber sh0p ; within the generaloffice

,a book and paper stand , a telegraph office ,

and a magnificent collection of relics , consisting ofa piece of bomb shell

,Indian pestle

,and a tumbler

of tooth-picks . The hotel is open for the receptionof guests from May to November .

Connected with the hotel is the livery and boarding stables of JE NK INS 81 BURGESS , where everything found in a first-class establishment may beobtained at reasonable rates

,for the proprietors are

first-class and reasonable fellows themselves .The HARRI S HOUSE

,between the lake house and

post-office ,is new

,well liked

,and partakes more

of the character of a select boarding house , havingaccommodations for about forty guests . The I CECREAM PARLORS connected with it are models of

40 LAKE GEORGE .

neatness , chaste and inviting, and furnished with allkinds of confectionery , i ces, and that deliciousfizzing combination of wind and sweetness, knownas soda water .

The CENTRAL HOTEL, opposite the court house ,is kept by T. G r. HOYT , well and favorably knownamong sportsmen as the landlord of the “A diron

dack House atWarrensburgh, and in his new roleof catering to tourists and summer boarders generally, they may rest assured that he will fully sustain the reputation already won of a well-servedtable

,supp lied with all the luxuries of the season .

A t the south end of the Village is Carpenter’sHotel

,also open the year round

,which

,with

several private families who take city boarders,

constitute the accommodations for the class spokenof two churches — Presbyterian and Episcopal ;three or four stores

,where any thing in a smal l

way,from a bustle to a banjo, may be obtained ;

post-office ; the stately court-house , with cells inthe cellar ; two pumps

,and Harve . Crandell ’s

palatial blacksmithing establishment constitute theother attractions of this noted place .

While tourists blossom on every hi llside LakeGeorge presents a lively appearance ; but when thesource of revenue is removed and cold winter setsin

,it is sa id that the inhabitants imitate the example

of bruin,who retires to some den and sucks hl S

claws unti l awakened by the breath of spring ,

when he wanders forth , seeking whom he maydevour .

CROSBYS IDE .

Right across the lake from Caldwell is what was once known as the

United States H otel ,” now Crosbyside .

”

Beside the hotel proper, lately enlarged andimproved

,there are three cottages , which , with the

summer houses and outbuildings , look like somepretty little village among the grand old trees thatcover the point . As w e approach , an air of intenserespectability is wafted toward us from the shore

,

for you must know that Crosbyside is immense inthat direction , numbering among its guests supremecourt judges

,D. D

’

s , Japanese princes and escapededitors

,which would be rather strong society for

the average touring mortal if the balance of powerwas not retained on the world ’s side by the bevyof (j olly is the word , I think) young ladies who areannually banished from c ity homes by confid ingmothers , sati sfied that they will be safe with Mrs .

42 LAKE GEORGE .

Crosby (who seems espemally designed by Natureto bring up girls in the proper way) ; by youngmen attracted by said young ladies , and by a fewwho come for the pure air

,the delightfu l Views

,the

sense of freedom that seems to go with the place ;and last, but not least, the bountifully suppliedtable , made very inviting by its crisp purity anddainty niceness . The house

,as well as the broad

,

comfortable looking piazza and grounds,impresses

one with its cool , roomy sort of look ; and , althoughOpen to all , on account of its retired situation , i tgets but few transients

,

” assuming more theappearance of a great home

,to which familiar

faces come year after year ; whi le the pleasant iaccof the sflver-haired proprietor makes you feel tobid farewell to every fear and register at once .

Crosbyside has capacity for accommodating abouttwo hundred guests . A drive of a little more thana mile through the woods and across the beach connects it with Caldwell . All the steamers touch atthe dock . The “ Telegraph

,a fast barge , con

ducted by two experienced old s alts , runs hourlyto and from Caldwell

,carrying passengers and

mails ; and on the Sabbath every body goes overto the vi llage on the “ Owl to attend church ,l isten to the magnificent choir, and see what thefolks have on who come from the hotels .

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TH E G ARR ISON .

The garrison at present consists of one black boyin command of a brass held-piece , which belchesforth its welcome to the “M inne-ha-ha

” on her arrivalnightly . Here game abounds , and an opportunity isafforded to send missiles ofdeath hurling through theaffrighted air at sheeti ron birds for two andone-half cents per pop .

Just where the fencewhich now encloses thegrounds on the east ,would run

,if contin

ued out into the lake,

under water , is the oldFrench dock out fromthe dock a little way

,

may be seen,on a still

day , the charred re

mains of an old hu lk,

her blackened ribs andkee l half hidden in thesand . It appears to beabout 40 feet in length , THE G A R R ISO N.

supposed to have been one of the number destroyedby Vaudreuil , in February ,

1 757. Shell and cannon balls have been taken away at different times

,

and , in 1 820, two small cannon were remoyed

from the wreck .

FORT GE O R GE .

One day Jack and I climbed over the rude stile ,east of FortW’ i lliam H enry

,waded through the half

mile or so of sand,and went up the road to where

we were told the ruins of Fort George were situated . A t last we found them , on the east side of theroad

,near Dr . Dowling ’s cottage

,and ,

seating ourselves on the walls

,

“ read up” in the history of

the old fortress .

It was built 1759 by General Amherst , a goodgeneral

,butrather given to shoveling . The present

ruins is but a bastion of what , at the time , was

designed for an extensive fortification . Although onan elevated piece of ground . it is commanded byothers near by ,

and would not have been thoughtof at the present day

,but in those times they had

faith in the absent-mindedness of the enemy,who

were expected to march regularly up to the placesprepared for their reception

,as was eminently

proper for them to do,and much easier than cut

46 LAKE GEORGE .

ting roads through the forests , or hau ling heavyguns to the tops of mountains .

O n the table land,a little to the south-east of the

fort , was the old entrenched camp , the scene 01

Dieskau’

s defeat by General Johnson in 1 75 5 . Tothe west was old Fort Wi lliam H enry .

It was a lovely afternoon when we sat on theruined wall , gazing out over the stretch of reedyflats , gleaming sand and rippling water. The sunwas sinking in crimson glory among the c loudsthat rested on old Mount Prospect . Purpleshadows chased each other over the golden beachand up the mountain side ; fl ies buzzed lazily throughthe air ; bees droned among the flowers , and themusic of rippling waves came faintly to our ears .

“And is this all that remains of the once proudfortress

,said Jack impressively . Battlements

crumbling,strong walls falling and wasting away ,

before the great destroyer,T ime . Perhaps , in olden

times,a soldier has stood on this very spot , and

gazed out on just such a glorious sunset as thishis heart filled with thoughts of a distant home ,and yearning to clasp the forms of loved ones to hisbosom

,little dreaming that

,before the sun should

make another circuit of the heavens , he wouldsleep the sleep of the soldier out under the daisygemmed sod

,where weeping Violets

,bending sadly

overH e paused near by stood three or four ragged

little Villains,grinning horribly

,and making

observations in a very disrespectful sort of way .

Gamin avaunt,said Jack

,with a threatening

air. They didn ’t seem inclined to do i t , but con

FORT GEORGE . 47

tinued'

to cut antics, in the most extraordinary andexasperating manner conceivable .

Poor feller,said one

,with a grin that O pened

an unbroken line of communication between hisears by way of his mouth .

Got it bad , ain’t he , ruther ? remarked a

second .

Tooken sudden,like

,said number three , with a

horrible distortion of his face — intended for awink ; “ but he ain ’t the first darn fool that ’s madea pious show ov

’

imself on top ov that ar old l imekill . ”

We were suddenly impressed with a convictionthat we were liable to become Victims of sunstroke

,

especially as a feeling of undue warmth spread overus , so we hastily sought the protection of thewoods back of the ruins

,followed by a series of

yells that would have done credit to a whole tribeof Modocs .

In making a circuit among the p1nes , and , junipers

,we ran across the ruins real ruins this t ime

of the old fort — now but a great heap of earthSloping off from the edge to the center and north

,

and held in place by the walls,which are quite well

preserved on the east side . A great share of thestone work has been removed

,and burned for lime

,

at the scene of our late encounter with the youngheathen . We soon went back to the hotel

,around

the road,nearly a mile further

,because these hor

rid animals were on the beach — apparently lyingin wait for some one

,and we had reason to believe

that we were the objects of their attentions .

48 LAKE GEORGE .

THE H IS! OR IAN R ISES TO EXPLAIN .

N 1609 Hendrick Hudson ascended theNorth river to its junction with the M O

hawk ,and Champlain sai led as far south

as Ticonderoga, on the lake which nowbears his name . Each nation

,under whose

flags the two men sailed the French andDutch — laid claim to the country dis

covered,i t being an established rule among nations

that whoever first planted the arms of their government on aboriginal soi l thereby acquired that country for the ir respective sovereigns . It was inhabi ted at that time by the Algonquins occupying thecountry north of the St . Lawrence

,while all the

country south was claimed by the Five Nationsa powerful confederacy , consisting of the MohawksOneidas

,Onondagas , Cayugas and Senecas . They

called themselves A ganuscfiz’

orz

’

, or united peopleby the Delawares they were called M z

’

ngoes ; by theFrench

, I roquois ,and by the Dutch

,M aguas .

The English claimed the country of this greatpeople by Virtue of a treaty with them ,

by which,

in consideration of his protection , they submittedto the sovereignty of the king of Great Britain .

Both nations a imed to keep the friendship of theIndian tribes

,in which the French met with the

greatest success,constantly extending their lines

,

while missionaries (the j esuits) went out among thered men preaching religion

,and u rging them to

become Christians , murder the English , and besaved . T ime passed

,and stil l the beautiful coun

THE H I STO R IAN RI SE S TO EXPLAIN . 49

try along the shores of St . Sacrament and Champlain was an unbroken solitude , for the lakes ,stretching to the north and south , formed a pathway through the wilderness , and nations were constantly going out to war against each other

,laying

waste every thing in their path ; this had drivenall who were inc lined to occupy the country beyondthe mountains for protection ; and this is why itreceived i ts Indian name , signifying the lake thatis the gate of the country .

In 1 73 1 , while the nations were at peace , theFrench advanced to Crown Point and built a fort

,

which they called “ St . Frederick . The Englishremonstrated , but took no active measures to resistthis encroachment on their soil

,while parties of

Indians gathered around , and , instigated by theFrench

,fell upon exposed homes of settlers , “ struck

a blow and returned with some scalps .

To properly understand the movements of thearmies operating against each other , it is well totake a glance at the topography of the country .

50 LAKE GEORGE .

WA Y north , high up among theAdirondacks , the Hudson startson its journey

,and

,fed by tribu

tary streams,

“

advances towardthe south

,unti l turning east

ward it breaks through theLuzerne mountains ; then proceed ing quietly along throughmeadow and wood it approaches and takes the leap down therocks at Glen ’s Falls ; thence ,circling around past Ft .E dward ,

goes southward to the sea . Nine miles north ofthe “ big bend ” is the southern end or head ofLake George

,whose waters flow to the north ,

emptying into Champlain,where stands the old

promontory of Ticonderoga . South from this , running nearly parallel

'

with Lake George , extendswhat

,in old times

,was called Wood creek , at the

head of which,twenty-fiv

'

e miles distant,stood

Skeensborough,now Whitehall .

From Fort Edward to Lake George the carryingdistance was fourteen miles — to Skeensborough alittle over twenty — which was reduced to lessthan a mile by going up Fort Edward creek anddown Wood creek in small boats . Still

,of the two

routes , the first was usually preferred .

The peculiar position of the country,with the

d i fficulty of transporting men and stores , led to thegeneral adoption of the Indian style of warfare— a

sudden descent on some unprotected point ; a rifleshot

,a gleaming knife or

'

bloody tomahawk , and aretreat by the light of a burning building.

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52 LAKE GEORGE .

ing that the English were accompanied by a partyof their sworn friends (the Mohawks) , fired guns inthe ai r as a warning , and , by this act , turned whatmight have been the annihilation of the detachmentinto simply a bad defeat . The French Opened fire

at once,killingWi lliams and K ing Hendrick

, who ,

on account of his age and infirm i ties,was riding on

one of Johnson ’s horses . The English retreated,

followed by the French . Hearing the firing ,a

body of 300 men was dispatched to their assistance

,and a breastwork of fallen trees formed in

front of the camp at Lake George . Soon came theEnglish

,in confusion , closely pursued by the

French,on whom the guns could not be brought

to bear,without injuring friend and foe alike . I t

appeared to be Dieskau ’

s object to keep thus closeon the heels of the retreating English

,and enter

the fortified camp with them , but as , with joyfu lshouts

,the survivors tumbled over the logs

,among

their friends , they ,with wonder, beheld the French

st0p when almost up to the lines , while the Indiansskulked in the swamps . The pause of the Frenchwas of a few minutes only , but it afforded the E nglish time to perfect their plans of defense

,and when

the enemy did advance they were received by awell-worked battery . The engagement commenceda little before noon , and lasted until about fouro ’clock

,when the enemy retreated

,pursued by the

English and Indians . Dieskau was wounded andtaken prisoner

,afterward dying , it is said , from t he

effe ct of his wounds . Johnson was also woundedearly in the engagement

,and the command de

volved on General Lyman , who behaved with

BATTLE O F LAKE GEORGE . 53

unexceptionable bravery throughout the entireengagement .A t sunset a party of the French who had halted

at Bloody Pond were surprised and routed by aparty of English coming from Fort Edward . TheFrench loss

,killed and wounded

,was nearly 400

men ; the English about 300 . Thus ended thetriune battle of Lake George

,September 8 , 1 75 5 ;

small in the number engaged , but great in its effecton the country

,for here was the turning point of

the great tidal wave that eventually swept over theentire country

,brushing the power of France from

the continent . Johnson having earned glory enoughfor one season

,the remainder of it was spent in

building Fort W i lliam Henry.

In March,1 757, Vaudreuil , with French

and Indians , came over the ice to attack Fort W i lliam H enry . A t two o ’clock on the morning of the19th , he approached

,h0ping to surprise the gar

rison,but failed he succeeded

,however, in burn

ing every thing outside of the Fort, including a

number of sloops and batteaux that were frozen inthe ice .

54 LAKE GEORGE .

CAPTURE O F FORT W ILLIAM HENRY .

T THE beginning of August,Mont

calm,with nearly French and

Indians , advanced on Fort W illiamH enry , which is described as square .built of pine logs , covered with sand ,flanked by four bastions

,and sur

rounded by a ditch .

O n the morning of the 9th, Col . Monroe , havingwithstood the siege six days , and seeing no hope ofrelief from Webb

,sent a messenger to Montcalm

,

stating the terms on which he would surrender,

which substantially were that the English shouldbe allowed to march out with the honors of war

,

carrying their arms and baggage . These terms wereagreed to

,and at twelve the next day they marched

over to the entrenched camp , there to remain untilthe following morning

,leaving the sick and wounded

under the protection of the French general ; but,even while they were passing out , the Indiansswarmed in through the embrasures , murdering thesick and helpless . Roband says : I saw one of thesebarbarians come forth out of the casements

,which

nothing but the most insatiate avidity for bloodcould induce him to enter, for the infected atmos

phere whi ch exhaled from it was insupportable,

carrying in his hand a human head,from which

streams of blood were flow ing ,and which he

paraded as the most valuable prize he had been ableto seize .

Morning found the English ready to march,and

,

as they filed out , protected by tkree hundred French ,

THE MASSACR E . 5 5

the insufficiency of their escort became startinglyapparent . The savages swarmed in the woods onevery side

,and hung like a dark storm-cloud along

their path low,ominous muttering , like distant

thunder,came from the surging

,j ostling crowd

,

gradually rising higher and higher,until

,with

fierce yells , they fell on the panic-stricken English ,

striking them down in the very face of their helplessguard . The great number of w omen and childrenaccompanying the men increased the terror ofthe scene . Soon all semblance of order ceased , andthe march changed to a selfish race for life . Thebutchery

,which at first was the work of a few ,

soonbecame general . They even tore men from theranks

,and

,like savage

,wild beasts

,fought among

themselves for the sickening prize of a human scalp .

Some have attempted to exonerate Montcalmfrom blame

,but he knew the nature of the savages,

saw their treatment of the sick and wounded in theold fort the day before

,and still on the morning of

the massacre,with French at command

,sent

only 300 to protect that long line of men, womenand children from the wi ld beasts

,thirsting for

their blood . The number that perished is unknown,

but has been estimated by some as high asTheir object accomplished , the French returned

from whence they came,leaving the old fort a heap

of smouldering ruins , and the bones of the Englishbleaching in the sun ; the sweetly solemn musicof the waves , rippling on the white beach below ,

and the sad sighing of the wind among the pines,

their only requiem — then solitude reigned oncemore on the shores of the tideless lake .

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RING ING TH E CHANGES .

NOTHER act in the great drama

of earth . A year has passed away,

and the curtain rises on a scene ofwondrous beauty . The same oldmountains slope down

,amphi thea

ter- like , around the lake ; the m istsof midsummer hang over the land ;martial music fills the ai r

,and large

bodies of men,under the banner of

Abercrombie,are marching through

the woods the sound of manybugles and of highland pipes echo back from themountain side

,as a thousand boats , bearing fifteen

thousand men,in all the varied colors of military

pomp,of royal court of clan and forest

,with ban

ners waving,and hearts beating high with hope ,

move away over the glassy lake . Not as they wentwill they return but sadly bearing their preciousdead — yesterday

,crowned with laurel ; to day , with

asphodels -with banners trai ling ,and the sound of

mourning for comrades lying in the forests andunder the battlements of Ticonderoga .

The following year Amherst passed through thelake

,capturing Ticonderoga and Crown Point

,thus

driving the French into Canada,their hold on the

lakes gone forever.

STEAMBOATS .

HE R E has been‘

eleven steamboats onLake George

,first , the JAMESCALD

WELL,Captain W INANS , commanding ;

put upon the lake about 1 8 16 to’

20 . Ithad two long boilers and a brick smokestack ,

and could go the entire lengthof the lake in one day — nearly , if not

quite,as quick as a smart man would row the dis

tance but this stupendous achievement of engineering skill cou ld never have been attained withoutthe connivance of the evil one

,so i t was very prop

erly struck by lightning on one of its early trips ;and

,as even this warning did not prevent the stiff

necked owners from attempting to run her thesecond yea r

,she was very mysteriously burned

with fire while lying at her dock at Caldwell . Itwas thought , however, that she caught fire fromover- insurance .

The next boat that kissed the wave was theMOUNTAINEER , commanded by Captain LAR IBE E

,

and built about 1 824 . This boat , it is said , was

sided with three layers of boards : the first runningfore and aft , the second from keel to wale

,then a

layer of tarred paper ; and the outer boards , runningfore and aft again , all fas tened together with woodenpins

,making a very strong basket- like boat

,which

,

when the waves ran high,would bend and twist

about in a way that eels might envy and vainlystrive to imitate . This also required nearly thewhole day to make the length of the lake ; andwhile her commander, out of gallantry to the

58 LAKE G E oR G E .

ladies,would slow up to take one aboard

,it was

considered an unwarrantable loss of time to st0pfor a man

,as any good oarsman could row out and

put a passenger into the steamer ’s yawl,which was

always towing behind , without interfering with herheadway in the least . The passenger in the yawlcould then pu ll up by the tow- line and climb on tothe steamer ’s deck without much trouble . She ranuntil 1 836.

In 1 838 the WILLIAM CALDWELL came on andran until 1 8 50,

when the JO HN JA Y,Capt . J GALE

,

took her place , running until 1 8 56, when, on thetwenty-ninth of July of that year

,as she was

passing Fr iend ’

s Point,on the home trip

,a fire broke

out in the eng ine room ,and spread so rapidly that

they could not h0pe to save her . RoundingWaltonian Isle the bow was pointed toward the s hore ,the intention being to run her on the beach a littlenorth of Hague . Capt . E . Sf Harris , then pilot ,stood at the wheel until the ti ller ropes burned off,

then going aft shipped the ti ller and steered byguess . Blinded by the smoke they missed thebeach

,struck on a rock and rebounding , slid back

into deep water,where it burned down and sunk .

Nine lives were lost on this occasion .

A young man,living there

,threw off his outer

clothing,saved six persons from the burning vessel ,

and while he was doing it some public spiritedperson stole his watch .

“ O ld Dick,who

,for several years , wandered

up and down the lake , with his box of“ Rattell

Snaicks , at “s ixpents site , was aboard when the

fire broke out . The box containing the snaicks

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one hour, day, to subject tovariation

,according to season and ci rcumstances .

Fishermen have from to per day,fur

ni shing boat and every thing necessary for thesport , and , to be assured of any success , it will benecessary to have one along who knows the ground .

The course usually pursued is to go to the narrows on the M innehaha

,towing a small boat be

hind . The captain is always willing to accomodate,

letting passengers off, or taking them aboard,at

any point in the steamer ’s course . The sportsmanis expected

,however

,to pay fare to the first landing

beyond,with an additional 50 cents for towing the

boat .The State being affl icted with a game law

,it will

be perceived that it is not proper to do some thingsat all times

,but every thing in i ts season .

The time for taking brook trout,is from March

1 5 to September 1 5 .

Salmon trout,March 1 to October 1 .

Black bass and muscallonge , May 1 to January 1 .

Season for shooting duck,goose

,brant

,Sept . 1 to

May 1 woodcock,July 1 5 to Feb 1 quail

,Oct . 20

to Jan . 1 ; ruffed grouse or partridge , Sept . 1 to Jan . 1 .

Season for shooting deer,Aug . 1 to Dec . 1 .

No trespassing on lands without permission,nor

shooting on Sunday .

There is no law against shooting bears,which

was probably an oversight,but those found guilty

of taking muscallonge , moose or caribou at LakeGeorge will be severely dealt with

,as the law is

very strict on these points,and the game constables

are always on the warpath .

EXCUR SIO NS . 6 1

The great excursion of the season is the roundtrip to Lake Champlain , passing through LakeGeorge on the morning boat , overland by Baldwin ’s line of stages , taking dinner at the Fort T iconderoga hotel

,and a stroll among the ruins ; then

an afternoon ride on one of the elegant Champlainsteamers

,through twenty-five miles of the loveliest

scenery to be found in northern New York,to

Whitehall ; thence by rai l to Glen’s Falls and back

to Caldwell by the regular stage,arriving at I O P . M . ;

and those who miss this excursion in 1 873 willprobably never be afforded the opportunity oftaking i t

,for

,when the rai lroad - now being built

from Ticonderoga toWhitehall — is comp leted,the

boats will run no further south than the old fort .

DRIVES .

Half-way house,plank road , 4 miles .

Warrensburgh plank road , 6

Luzerne,country road (fine) , 1 2

Bolton,lake shore road (a lovely drive) , 9

Healing spring, 3

A talk with the funny proprietor,

“ Uncle Joe,

will pay .

Prospect Mountain House (a lively ride) .

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TABLE O F DISTANCES .

UT few can realize the trouble encountered in trying to learn any thing atLake George unti l they try i t . Idon ’t mean to say that you cannotget answers to all questions asked

,

but every body is so independentthat they get most of their knowledge by personalobservation or by g uess ing , and the consequence isthey do not agree exactly . For instance , you getthe impression that it is a certain distance to a givenpoint ; but when you hire a man to take you there ,you are astonished to learn that it is immenselyfurther than you had any idea of at first . I havedemolished considerable brain tissue in arrangingthe following tables, which I think pretty nearlycorrect

CALDWELLMontreal ,New York ,Saratoga,Glen ’s Falls

,

Half-way House ,W i lliams ’ MonumentB loody Pond ,

Fort Gage ,Fort George ,Luzerne ,Warrensburgh,

Adirondack R . R . at ThurmanChestertown ,

TABLE or D I STANCES .

CALDWEL L

To Pottersvi lle (Schroon Lake) ,Prospect Mountain House,

Down Me L ake.

Crosbyside ,Tea Island ,Diamond Island ,Healing Spring

,

Lake George Hotel ,Long Island

,

East Lake George House,

Trout Pavi lion,

K attski ll House,Recluse I sland (air line) ,Bolton (less thirty-two rods)Fourteen M i le Island (air line) ,(Bolton to Fourteen Mi le Island ,Narrows ,French Point

,

H arbor Islands,

I—Iulett’

s Landing ,

Sabbath Day Point,

Hague,

Anthony ’s Nose,

Rogers’ Slide

,

Dock at foot of Lake,

V i llage of T iconderoga,O ld Fort (steamboat landing) ,T iconderoga toWhitehall

,

Ticonderoga to Fort Edward ,T iconderoga to Glen ’s Falls

,

E had put on airs at the Fort WilliamHenry , admired the relics at theLake House , grown poetical on FortGeorge , haunted the post-office , talkedChoctaw with the noble red man (whoalways wanted to borrer something) , climbed to the Mountain

Hous e , swilled mineral water with “ Uncle Joe,

and then longed for “ green fields and pasturesnew , so we packed our other clothes

,and

,taking

the Lillie ,” went on a voyage of discovery down

the lake .

TEA ISLAND .

One m ile from the head of the lake,close under

the western shore,is a perfect little gem

,called

Tea Island,looking like the crater of some extinct

volcano , with the rim broken away,so that the

water flows through from the east,forming a

beautifu l harbor in minature .

Tradition says that Abercrombie buried treasurehere , and a goodly share of the surface has been

TE A I SLAND . 65

dug over at different times by the treasure seekers .

O n the north side stands the remains of a two-storysummer-house — the lower part stone , the upper,wood .

It is said that , in 1 828 , a Tea-house (whateverthat may have been) was kept here to accommodatevisitors

,from which circumstance

,it is mistily pre

sumed,came the name . It is also reported that

,

before the eastern rim caved in, the hole went clearthrough

,and Hawley imported all of his immense

stock of teas direct from China Via Tea Island,

hence the name . The statement,however, should

be received with extreme caution,as the author

has been unable to find mention made of it by eitherBaron Munchausen or the veracious Gulliver .

Across the bay,west of Tea Island

,among the

pines that line the west side of the road , is themodest little cottage of the genial poet-publisher,A . D. F . Randolph , of New York .

O n the east side , nearly a mile north of Crosbyside

,is quite a large building,with trees crowding

against it on all sides,and from the tower often

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66 LAKE GEORGE .

comes the sweet , rich tones of a bell , calling itsoccupants together in the little chapel

,wherein

stands the Blessed V irgin and her Saviour child .

The property was formerly owned by the celebratedlawyer

,Charles 0 ’Conor

,and by him presented to

the society , who have since built there , commonlyknown as the Paulists ,

” and composed entirely ofpriests

,or those who are studying for the priest

hood . They,in common with other people

,having

a love for the beautiful, come here to enjoy i t .

Now,on the left

,at the water’s edge , i s a gaily

painted pagoda-like summer-house ; following upthe graded lawn , to the west, near the summit ofthe hill , we see the elegant summer residence ofCol . W . W . Price , one of the finest buildings of thekind in the country .

IA MO ND ISLAND received its namefrom the quartz crystals found uponits surface the supply , of late , however , growing small by degrees ,and beautifully less .

” I t was fortified andused as a military depot by Burgoyne ,

after his capture of Ticonderoga,in 1 777, and the

same year was the scene of an engagement betweenthe forces then in possession— the English , and aparty of Americans , under Col . John Brown , re

sulting in the defeat of the latter party .

In 1 820 it was occupied by a family who gaineda living by the sale of crystals found there ; east of

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broad sheet of water extending toward the south isknown as Harm

'

s B ay ; then , in succession , comesSl im Point

,M iddle Bay and S/zela

’on

’

s Point anothercamping place of note .

Here , at Sheldon’s Point

,annually come a party

of graduates of the college of the city of NewYork, who are members of the Manhattan chapterof Alpha, Delta , Phi ,

”

rising lights in the literaryand professional world

,who ,

naturally enough,

sandwich their epicurean entertainments with“ feasts of reason , and flavor their fish with aflow of soul .

The society is very ancient,having its origin

away back in the dark ages,before the English

language was spoken,as will be readily understood

from the name,which is the very beginning of

ancient Greek . As an indication,however, that

they are about to throw aside all relics of barbarism and emerge from the gloom of the past into theeffulgent light of the later days is the name givento their camp CAMP MANHATTAN .

” Manhattanbeing an Indian word

,signifying a place where

men get drunk .

”It is hoped , however, that their

convictions of the eternal fitness of things will not

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lead to a literal demonstration of the appropriateness of the name .

In the bay , on the east side of the Point , is theE ast L ake G eorge House

,kept by J. G ri ffin ; it i s a

very pleasant, home-like place , with accommodations for about twenty guests . The smaller steamers touch at the dock when required to do so .

Under the mountain,on the east shore

,is TROUT

PAVILION,noted especially for the fine natural

attractions of the place and for Fourth of Julydances .

K A TTSK IL L H O USE .

FEW rods north of the last-named place isthe K attski ll House , kept by R . S. Selfridge . I t is new ; two to three stories highninety-five feet long ; sleeping rooms largeeach one having two windows

,and well

furnished throughout . All steamboats touch at thedock . Near by is a y ery fine bathing beach . Themountains back of the house furnish the usualamount of game , while the fishing in the bay 13 goodand it is said that experts

'

have‘

excellent luckin the trout brook near by . From this point thesteamers run in nearly a straight line for Bolton

,

bending a little from their course to clear the pointof Little Green Island on the east .When in the broad lake once more we see , on the

east,B uck M ounta in r i s1ng about two thousand feet

above the lake,with here and there a tree clinging

to its rocky sides . Just south of it is P i lot Mmmz‘a z

’

n,the

‘

two together known as the “ Deer Pasture . Looking through the narrows from this

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part of the lake you can sometimes see the giantform of Mount Mansfield , resting like a faint bluecloud away off in the north .

O n our right , a little south of the summit ofBuck Mountain , is P/zelps

’

Point . Here a partyhave built a neat cottage , which they occupy withtheir wives and relations for two or three weekseach year

,renting it to other parties at other times

,

“ furnished ,” which is allowed to be better than

camping out, especially if it should happen to rainall the time .

O M E ISLAND claims ourattention as being the highest in the lake . Seen fromthe north and south

,it has

the appearance of a . hugedome

,somewhat flattened ,

but having enough of the appearance to justify the name .

It is about nine miles,from Caldwell in a straight line .

Following along on the western shore we see agroup of three islands

,known as The Brothers ;

then farther north,and separated from the main

land by a narrow strip of“

water, i s Clay Island ,owned by Rev . G r. W . Clow ,

of Hudson , who ,

during his summer vacation,may often be seen

swinging the axe or piling brush as energetically asthe most enthusiastic votary of muscular christianity could desire.

R E CLUSE ISLAND .

Recluse Island probably attractsmore attention than any other island in the lake .

It is just west of the regular channel , betweenDome and Clay islands . From its south end a longbreakwater extends toward Clay Island . Behindit dance gaily painted boats , and a graceful bridgeis thrown across to S loop Island on the east .The encircling belt of whitened stones , the manygabled cottage , with its out-buildings , rustic vasesand arbors

,cozy seats , swinging hammocks , and

pleasant flower-skirted walks winding about amongthe trees

, w ith many gay banners floating over i t ,makes the little island-home beautiful as a dreamof fairy land .

This is the island memorable as the subject ofthe earthquake hoax of 1 868 . Late one night a

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telegram was received from Glen ’s Falls by theAssociated Press

,stating that a violent shaking of

the earth had been felt at Lake George , and R e

cluse island had sunk to a distance of eighty-fivefeet . I t took, and was so reported all over thecountry

,receiving credence generally from thefact

that,at that time

,earthquakes were very popular,

and no well-regulated community could”

hope tobeconsidered respectable without at least one .

But who is the proprietor of this much-talked-oil ittle island ? Rufus Wattles , of New York , whomyou will probably see stretched on the cushions ofhis yacht L e Sol i ta ire, as it dances away over thewater

,or resting lazily in the shadow of some island

,

for he is an inveterate sailor,and never pulls when

the wind will do it for him . For the especial benefit of the ladies , who are such jewels for keeping asecret, I will whisper one : Mr . Wattles is of thatclass known as wealthy bachelors ,

” who continually hover around the delicious borders of matrimony , often nibbling but never actually biting ,

andtantalizing would-be mothers-in-law by an unwar

rantable delay in being caught .

L O O K ING SOUTH-EAST FROM BOL TON .

BOLTON ,

Which ranks second in size and numberof guests entertained to some possessesattractions that place it first at LakeGeorge ; for, while it is near good fishing

ground,and within easy rowing distance of the

narrows,it is still connected with the outer world

by the steamers that touch daily , and a good country road , forming a beautiful drive along shore toCaldwell . It is rather quiet , and patronized by agood class of guests , many of whom are booked forthe season but few for less than a fortnight ; whilethat glum , irresponsible species , known as “ transient

,i s seldom caught in the neighborhood

,its

Visitors apparently coming to enjoy the pure freshair

,and the free and easy sort of way that seems to

go with the place ; and it is generally looked upon asthe golden mean between two extremes a sort ofconnecting link (according to the Darwinian theory)between the hunters in the narrows and the dandies at the Fort W i lliam Henry .

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Strangers are sometimes at a loss to locate B olf mproperly . To the guests it means the hotels . A li ttlefurther south the Huddle

,

” where the post-ofii cei s situated , is Bolton . I t is also gathering aroundthe churches , and the shoemaker, pegging industriously away in the north part of the town , fondlyimagines that z‘lzaz‘ will be the spot where

,at some

future day,will gather the d iff of this highly dif

fused village .

Nearly midway between the hotels the road runsup the mountain , which , if followed , will give thec limber some very fine Views of the lake and surrounding country . From the p innacle (the highestpoint seen from the hotels , and which i s easy ofaccess) , nearly all the lake to the south and thenarrows

,dotted with its hundred islands

,can be

seen ; then turning slowly around to the northwe see the bold promontory of Tongue Mountain

,dividing the lake into two parts , its broken ,

rocky sides reflected in Northwest bay ; whileover against it on the west the cu ltivated fields

slope gradually down to the water ’s edge .

The drive along the shore southward is delightful ; that to the north wild , and , at places , grand ;leading

,as it does , around the head of Northwest

Bay and over the mountain toward Hague . A

good s ingle“rig can be obtained from Lon ,

”

for a morning or afternoon drive , for about twodollars ; a double for four to six . Those desiringto fish will have no d ifficulty in find ing men toaccompany them

,who furnish boat , and every

thing needed for the sport , at three dollars per day .

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tion,the only chance to prove damages is on the

ground of deliberately conspiring with his cook tolead you into temptation

,at his bountifully supplied

and well-served table .

The name was given the house,a long time ago

,

by an admirer of Cooper, and on the flag-staff thatused to stand out toward the dock was erected awicked-looking wooden warrior

,wonderfully made

,

who,with tomahawk in hand

,perpetually on the

war-path , stood , through summer’s sun and win

ter ’s storm , keeping grim and ceaseless Vigils overthe surrounding country . Time passed “the statelyform was at last gathered to his fathers

,and the

last solemn rites paid to his memory ,but his fame

i s perpetuated in the house that bears the honoredname

,and unprincipled agents still sell his biogra

phy,solemnly affirm ing that each one sold is actu

ally the last - o i the Mohicans .

The house is a long,low structure

,two stories

high,fronted by a piazza

,and backed by a man

who has spent the best part of hi s life catering tothe public

,H . W . W i lson , whose father, before

him,kept the “ Mohican ” for many years . A

part of the frame of the present hotel was erectedaway back before the beginning of the presentcentury

,and is said to be the oldest one standing

in the country .

"

It is also said that on the pointwhere the dock now stands was once a building ,

destroyed about the year 1 800,which had been

used by a band of smugglers as‘ a point of d istribution for contraband goods brought through fromCanada . The lawn is shaded by maples and locusts ,the long point protected by a new and expensive

THE BOLTON HOU SE . 77

sea-wall,extending quite a distance out into the

lake,and terminating in a substantial dock , where

the guests repair at rosy morn and dewy eve to

witness the arrival of the steamboat, which is cons i dered the great event of the day .

A number of wealthy German families live hereduring the summer

,and their refinement is dis

played in their happy,social ways

,and love for

their flower-draped homes . One of them , just southof “ the Mohican

,nearly hidden among the trees

and bushes,i s occupied by F . Thi er iot ; on the

point south of this is another cottage,equally pretty .

The large,comfortable looking house on the bay

beyond is the residence of Mr . R . K anz , an exbanker

,of New York

,who cultivates his farm on

scientific principles , to the no small benefit of thepeople round about

,and makes it (considered from

all but afifi d fl Cifl/

Z point of View,which doesn ’t seem

to have much weight in the matter) , a decidedsuccess .

THE BOLTON HOUSE is new (three stories and awatch-tower high

,with a verandah on two sides) ;

the rooms are large,airy

,and nicely furnished . I t

is pleasantly located,a little north of the Mohican

House , in“

an orchard,which

,judging from the

quality of the fruit found at present,would never

have tempted our first parents to sin , had they beenplaced there instead of in the garden of Eden .

Running along the north side of the grounds is amagnificent ledge of rocks , commanding a fine Viewof Northwest Bay

,and so nice for young lovers

to wander over . Just beyond is a fine beach forbathing purposes

,with a bathing-house for the con

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venience of guests ; west of the hotel is the churchof St . Sacrament .South of this is theWELLS HOUSE

,kept by good

,

motherly Mm . Wells, who can take a fami ly of

twenty , and make each feel that they are specialobjects of her care.

A little more than a mile north of the landing ,

Opposite the point of the tongue , i s the farm-houseof Stephen Braley , which is spoken very highly ofby those who have stopped there . The situation ispleasant , commanding an extended View of the laketoward the south , while that of the narrows , andmountain scenery , i s grand . Beside the housesalready mentioned there are others who take instrangers occasmnally .

HUR CH O F ST. SACRAMENT .

This church stands to-day a monument to one who is still building

,

and shows what one earnest,chris

t ian woman can do . This is itshistory : In 1 86 1 , a young daughter

of Mr . Thier iot formed the idea oferecting a church at Bolton , and to that endstarted a subscription paper. A Sabbath-schoolwas organized in a barn near by ,

and the nextsummer continued under a rude shed

,erected

at the edge of the woods , a little south of Mr .

K anz’

s house . The shed was Open on three sides,

rough boards for seats , and the font,— a calabash ;sti l l the beautifu l rites of the church were hereobserved

,and a number confirmed wi thin its

shadow .

In 1 867 enough money had been raised to beginthe building ; the ground was presented by someof the citizens of the town . The bell donated by afriend

,who

,in his generosity , gave too much bell

for the church , and a separate tower had to be builtto accommodate i t . A t last, in September, 1 869,the church

,costing about seven thousand dollars

,

was duly consecrated , and made over to the northern diocese of New York , entirely paid for, andthat chiefly through the exertions of one weakwoman Miss Hennie ,

” as the Vi llagers call her,

and surely her faith , like the church which she hasbuilt, is founded on a rock .

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FROM SHO R E TO SHORE .

E A VING Bolton , the steamer runs in anorth-easterly direction across the laketo Fourteen Mile Island

,a distance of

three miles , passing in its course closeby the south end of Green Island

,the

second in size , which is about half am i le long , and separated from the main land by ashallow strip of water, which can be easily bridged .

Next on the left is Crown Island,known in the

past by the classical name of “ Hog . North ofthis , stretching inland nearly six miles

,is North

west Bay .

SHE L VING ROCK .

There is something peculiarly grotesque aboutthe appearance of Shelving Rock

,Viewed from

the south , looking ,as it does

,like the head of an

immense duck,stretched out on the water from its

great mountain back on the east . There is the long,

sinuous neck,the round head

,the long

,flat bill

,

extending toward the west,and the white speck on

the end of the bill is the hotel on Fourteen M i leIsland .

FOURTEEN M ILE I SLAND .

Why so called the oldest inhabitant does not say ; but it is

presumed that the distance from the head of thelake was gu essed at in old times

,and called fourteen

miles . It is, however, but twelve .

It contains about a dozen acres of land and rock,

covered with a scanty growth of Norway pine,oak

and chestnut ; the rocky surface is g lorified withbeautiful lichens , mosses and wavy ferns . O n

the east a deep and narrow channel,through which

the steamers can easily pass,separates it from the

main land . O n the west side is the hotel,built

originally as a hunting lodge,and added to as the

demand called for more room . It will now accom

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modate about forty guests ; i s the lowest point atwhich the excursion boats st0p , and noted especia llyfor the immaculate neatness of its table .

The island is a favorite resort for sportsmen,on

account of its nearness to that mythical spot atLake George , known as the 65 5 1 fli cking g round ;

for, to tell the truth , fishing ain ’t what it ~

used to

was Experts,however

,are very successfu l here

,

and make it a point of departure for the Woods'

andwater , managing to work up an appetite to do fulljustice to Miss Jane ’s excellent substantials andirreproachable pastries .

Lying out, as it does , between the. point of theTongue and Shelving Rock

,with the broad lake

spreading ou t on the south , and the Narrows,

gemmed with i ts many islands , on the north — i ts

O pen position , where the course of the sun can beobserved from its rising above the frowning rockuntil its setting behind the pinnacle across the lake

,

together with the great variety of foliage,its ferns

and moss covered rocks , renders the island peonliarly at tractive to the artist .It is owned by E . C . Smith , of Albany ,

and,as a

general thing,is not much given to the pomps and

vanities of dress . Still,it crops out occasionally ,

and especially when the VValtonians come in theirnatty uniforms , to set every body crazy with admiration ; but even at other times young ladies -neednot be deterred from stopping for fear they will notreceive proper attention

,for the Chesterfield ian

owner spends his summers here,and his ear i s

always open to the cry of beauty in distress,his

boat and willing arm ready for a voyage of d iscov

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84 LAKE GEORGE .

Following the rocky shore south of FourteenM ile Island you find many pretty bays andheadlands . Further along, a little brook makes outover a beach, and entering t he sandy gate you arewithin one of the most charming of thicket-guarded

SHE LVING R O CK FA L LS.

bays on the lake . Alighting where a noisy brooktumbles ih

,at its head , and following up a little

way,you will be rewarded by the sight of a perfect

little gem,called Shelving Rock Falls . Above this

,

i t is very d ifficult following the bed of the stream,

but by making a detour to the right you w i ll soonreach the house and saw-mill, seen upon the eastside

,looking so lonesome ,

” from the deck of thepassing steamer.

BL A CK MOUNTAIN .

THE NA R R O VVS.

To get any adequate idea of the beauties of theNarrows

,the visitor should not fai l in taking a trip

on one — or , better, both , of the excursion boats , aseach has a course peculiarly its own

,and differing

from that of the other, varied occasionally atthe request of passengers or caprice of the pilot .Leaving Caldwell

,and touching at the several docks

along the way,they usually

,after rounding Green

Island,turn toward the north , and , -passing on the

west of Flora and Turtle islands,a long the side of

Tongue Mountain to near French Point, turn and

cross the regular channel,north of Phelps ’ Island

,

by B urnt Island,around Pkcm tom — the home of

the hermit of Lake George,

” then winding in andout among the many little islets and intricate

,mazy

channels in a way which , in the absence of thesun , effectually disarranges all the points of thecompass , and leaves you perfectly bewildered , whenthey finally leave off turning ,

and start in a straightline for the white house on Fourteen M i le Island .

THROUGH TH E NARROWS .

Leaving Fourteen M ile Island on the morningboat, we head for the west channel , which runs closeunder Tongue Mountain . A mile north the wayseems blocked by a belt of land extending acrossthe lake , but as we approach it separates into groupsof islands , and the M innie ,

” obedient to the slightest touch of her pilot, wi th many a graceful curve ,threads the labyrinth , and the emerald gates shutus in.

We are now passing through the wi ldest portionof the lake ; close at our left rise up the brokenwalls of the Tongue .

” Black Mountain,on the

right,over the islands , stretches away to the

north,seeming to recede as we approach

,and travel

with us , its granite crest lifted over two thousandfeet above the lake ; its

‘

rocky sides seamed andscarred and reddened by fires that have Swept overit in times past . A sentinel , it seems , overlookingthe whole lake and mountains round about ; thefirst to welcome the rising sun , and , at evening,

glowing in the splendor of the dying day,whi le

the valleys below are already misty with theshadows of coming night .The last of the group on our right, as we pass

north through the narrows,is “ A s You Were

I sland , which received its odd name from the following circumstance : A n old hunter discovering adeer on it one day ,

fired at him , missed his mark,and

,in his excitement , sang out, the semi-military

command :“ As you were ! The startled crea

ture,hearing the unusual sound , stood trembling ,

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not knowing which way to fly , until the hunter hadtime to reload , and take aim again , this time bringing down his game . Close at our left is a rockyheadland , known as French Poz

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.

For miles along our silvery pathway we seenothing but an unbroken forest, and wild andrugged mountains

,unless it may be a solitary

fisherman,or the white tent of some party rough

ing i t .

” Among the cliffs of Tongue Mountaineagles build their nests and rear their young yearafter year

,and are often seen perched on some dead

pine or floating , in breathless circles, high up overthe water

Breathes there a man w ith soul so dead ?There does

,several ; and the proud bird of Ameri ca

is often shot by them , be it known to their everlasting shame .

Ha lf Way I sle is near the center of a circle , thecircumference of which is the rim of a mountain thatrises

,amphitheater-like , around its western side ,

and ,as i ts name indicates, marks the center of the

lake . Close under the north end of Black Mountain lies a group called the Floating BatteryIslands .

THE HARBOR I SLANDS

Are near the center of the lake , the steamerspassing by their west border . The group is thefirst of any considerable size north of the Narrows ,and was the scene of one of the bloodiest engagements in the history of the lake . O n the eveningof the 2 5th of July ,

1 757, a party of between threeand four hundred English , under Co l . John Parker,left Fort W i lliam Henry , and proceeded down the

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lake on a scout . When near this place,at dawn of

the next morning , dark objects shot out from amongthe islands , and the surrounding gloom ,

to meetthem , while the horrid war-whoop sounded on all

sides . As the yelling horde advanced the Englishbecame panic-stricken

,even throwing away their

arms to lighten their load . They sought safety infl ight , but their clumsy barges were no match forthe light canoes of the enemy

, who pursued andslaughtered them wi thout mercy . Some threwthemselves into the lake and succeeded in reachingthe shore , there to be pursued and struck down bythe savages , who were perfectly at home in theforests .

One hundred and thirty-one of the English werekilled outright ; twelve escaped , and the rest weretaken prisoners . O f the latter a few

‘

were broiledand eaten by the gentle savage

,the rest rudely

snatched away by Montcalm and sent to Montreal .Concerning the Indians ’ great love for their fellowmen

,Father R oubaud writes : The first object

which presented itself to my eyes on arriving therewas a large fire

,while the wooden sp its fixed ln

the em th gave signs of a feast ! indeed,there was

one taking place . But oh,heaven

,what a feast !

The remains of the body of an Englishman wasthere

,the skin stripped off and more than one-half

of the flesh gone . A moment after I perceived theseinhuman beings eat

,with tarnishing avidity

,of this

human flesh ; I saw them taking up this detestablebroth in large spoons

,and

,apparently

,without being

able to satisfy themselves with i t ; they informedme that they had prepared themselves for this feast

THE HAR BO R I SLANDS . 89

by drinking from skulls filled with human blood,

while their smeared faces and stained lips gaveevidence of the truth of the story .

” The goodfather attempted to reason with them , but to noavail . One said to him : You flaw Franck taste

,

i law [715122272 z‘fiz

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s f ood is good for me,offering

,at

the time,a piece of the broiled Englishman

,which

delicate little compliment was not received in avery grateful spirit by the fastidious Frenchman .

Six days after,when Montcalm and his army passed

by, to attack Fort Wi lliam Henry,they saw the

boats and mutilated bodies of many of the Englishfloating on the water and strewn along the shore .

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CAPTAIN SA M .

(From Summer Seasoning.

V i car’s Island is just north of the Harbor Islands .Here , on its northern border, an affecting incidenttranspired once

, of . which Captain Sam Patchen ,who lived at Sabbath Day Point at the time , was

the hero . One winter ’s day he conceived the idea ofsai ling his grist to Bolton mill on the ice . So ,

piling the bags of grain into the old cutter, with a

pitchfork,held firmly in his hands , for a rudder, he

hoisted sai l and sped away before a strong northwind .

The ice was glare,and the cutter sai led well

remarkably well but there was not so much certainty about the satisfactory behavior of the steering apparatus . The old man , it i s said , was givento spiritual things occasionally , and had , on thisoccasion, evidently hoisted in rather too much ryein the liquid form to conduce to the safe transportation of that in the bags . The craft insisted on

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92 LAKE GEORGE .

Deer’

s Leap Mountain is on the west,a little in

advance ; the top is rounded ; the side facing thelake a perpendicular wall of rock

,which gives

back a magnificent echo when called upon soto do . A t its foot are great fragments of rock that have fallenfrom time to time

,and said to be

a favorite resort of the rattlesnake.

Once on a time a buck,pursued

by hunters , was driven to the browof the precipice

,with a yelling

pack of hounds close at his heels.

Not the least ob ei sance made heNo t a m inu te stopped or stayed he

but leapingout over the

THE DEER’S L EAP.

fearlessly,far

giddy height,

was impaledon the sharppoint of atree below .

TH E EL EPHANT .

Now turn and look towardthe sun . Black Mountain is

again taking i ts position as the chief of the mountains

, 5 10ping from i ts clearly cut crest off towardthe south and west . A t i ts north end is The Elephant . See his well formed head toward the west .His eye

,and that rift in the mountain side is the

out line of his massive jaw . The wrinkled neck and

great rounded back are there , with scattered bristles of dead pines c learly defined against the brightsky beyond . You must call on your imaginationto supply the trunk

,for he came before the lake

was such a fashionable watering place as at present,and not feeling the need of a change of raiment lefthis trunk behind .

Over beyond the spot,where all well-disposed

elephants are wont to disport their fly-frightener,

i s Sugar Loaf Mountain . The name alone describesi t . Its summit

,from a little distance beyond Sab

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bath Day Point, looks very like a pig lying down ,his sharp snout pointing toward the east . Theseanimals are a part of the

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lot created in the beginning

,

”and were probably overlooked by Noah ; but,

for all that , they are remarkably well preserved, andwill undoubtedly stand for some time yet .A t the foot of The E lephant we see cleared helds

once more,and in the southernmost one is a white

farm house,where H IR AM VOWERS lives

,and where

,

during the summer, enthusiastic sportsmen find a

home free from the annoyance of the crowd and

unfettered by the claims ‘

of fashionable society .

Good fishing is found among the islands that linethe shore . The slope commands a fine view of thelake each way,

and from i ts exposed position is cooland airy .

HUL E TT’

s LANDING is a little further north , andi s the favorite point of departure for the summitof B lack Mountain , something over four miles distant . One of the oldest settlements on the lake

,it

still remains the wildest ; the view northward isfine ; that toward the Narrows grand in the extreme . A trout b rook huds its way down themountain side

,forming in its descent a series of

cascades . One is very beautiful,and often painted

by artists , among them Durand,the father of

landscape painting in America,

”who

,crowned with

hi s silver hair, is still an enthusiastic s tudent ofNature

,and turns her pages with an eager hand .

I t is but five miles overland to Lake Champlain,

striking it at a point about six miles north ofWhitehall . A lovely beach fronts the house ; waterremoved but a few degrees from the freezing point

THE B O SO M .

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bubbles up at the door ; and , although in a retiredsituation , farmer Hulett usually accommodates afamily of thirty

,who come early and stay late .

The house,is a “ base of supplies ” for parties

camping out on the islands near by,and this retired

little nook rejoices in the name of the Bosom,

whose sweet depths have from time immemorablebeen sought for milk and other luxuries not generally found in camp .

SA BBA’

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H DA Y PO INT FR O M THE NOR TH .

SABBATH DAY PO INT

Has been the scene of manysti rring incidents in the history of Lake George . A

sandy promontory,extend

ing from the west shoreI

or ,

more properly,a projecting

angle — for the lake,which,

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from the Narrows,has a north-easterly direction ,

here turns once more toward the north . Thepoint

,originally

,was toward the south , with quite

a deep bay on the west side ; but the south windshave piled up a sandy barrier across to the westshore

,and

,relieved from the constant surging of

the water, the imprisoned bay has slowly filled withthe rank vegetation of the marsh . It commands afine view of the approach by water on either hand ,and would n aturally be selected for a camping placeby parties who had reason to expect an enemy near .

Here,in 1756, a body of provincials, under Putnam

and Rogers,repulsed a superior force of French and

Indians ; and , on the 5th of July ,1758 , Abercrombie ,

with his splendidly equipped army of over fifteenthousand men , landed for rest and refreshment ,remaining unti l near midnight ; then moved downthe lake

,leaving immense fires burning ,

to givethe enemy the impression that they were still there .

In September of the following year Gen . Amherst,

with twelve thousand men , drew up his boats onthe sandy beach west of the house

,and passed the

Sabbath with appropriate religious ceremonies .

To this circumstance is usually ascribed the name,

which is probably a mistake , for it had been calledSabbath Day Point for some years before . Theorigin of the name is unknown .

Authorities differ, but it is generally concededthat an engagement did actually occur here in 1776

between fifty Americans and a force of tories andIndians

,resulting in the defeat of the latter.

In 1765 , eleven years before the engagementspoken oi . we hnd record of a house here , occu

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pied by one Samue l Adams . In 1798 , Capt . SamPatchen (hero of the cutter ride to V icar

’s Island)built a log-house near the site of the present building ; since which the Point has never, to any extent , been without its resident family . The presentowner and occupant is also a Sam (Captain SamWesturn) , and it seems as though the race of Samuels was to be perpetuated at the Point (sayingnothing of our universal uncle of that name) , for theprospective heir to all the broad acres surroundingis also a Samuel Sammy ,

There is something so hearty , and cheery , aboutthe captain ’s welcome that you feel rested and re

freshed at once . Then , when you go up . to thehouse

,and Mrs . Westurn dawns on you , like a

good,motherly

,substantial sort of a sunbeam

,as

she is,and bustles about in the preparation of good

things wherewith to regale the hungry ones thatgather around her spotless board , you feel that it isgood to be there ; and, afterward , when Sammyand the great, rollicking dog , Major

,

”who seems

to owe the steamer a grudge,and barks continually

while it is near,has shown you the calves and the

pigs,taken you across the beach , where Amherst

landed,up the mountain road , past the lonesome ,

lovely old place,where stands the deserted house ,

to the rattle-snake farm ; lead you up the brook tothe old mill , skirted the mountain side , down to theIndian kettles

,and shown you every thing else of

interest — then,after the lamps are lighted , and

Sam,Sr.

,regales you with some of his yarns about

the times when he was a seafaring man on the

raging Champlain,and Mrs . Sam tells her story of

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TWIN MOUNTAINS.

Across the beach , west of

Sabbath Day Point , is Bloom

er Mountain,w i th Deer

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s

Leap on the south,the two together forming the

Twin Mountains .Just north of the Point is

the pleasant , home- like villa of J. F .Chamberlain ,

of New York,and across the lake , on Bluff H ead ,

that of the Rev . A . D. Gillette , D. D.

Four miles north of Sabbath Day Point is the

Scotch Bonnet,a flat rock west of the channel ,

coming just a little above the surface of the water .

It received i ts name from the resemblance which a

cedar tree that once grew on its surface bore to a

Scotch cap or bonnet . Its place is now takenby a stone man

,which is quite a work of art , and

reflects credit on its unknown builder .

The point beyond is a future hotel site , owned byGeorge Pardo , of the

“American ,

”

at Glen’

s Falls .

HAGUE .

Hague,situated on a broad , sweeping

bay on the west side,is said to be at the

widest part of the lake The generalcharacter of its scenery is peaceful , lacking the grandeur of the Narrows

,but

the artist wi ll find plenty of matter forstudy in the great variety of foliage

,

lichens and mosses , the many-colored rocks , therugged islands and the gracefu l elms

,whose slender

branches droop and sway like the weeping willow,

the like of which is seen nowhere else at the lake.

Good bass fishing is found near by ,and two fine

trout brooks render the place attractive to thosewho throw the fly ,

while the shore,all the way

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back to Sabbath Day Point , is considered gooddeer ground . It is a point of departure for LakePharo

,but seven miles distant .

The Phoenix Hotel is three stories high,

fronted by a two-story piazza ; will accommodateabout fifty comfortably , and is kept by J. W . R ising ,

who sets a remarkably good table at a very reasonable price . The situation is pleasant

,and the pro

prietor is always anxious to please and promote thehappiness of his guests .

JohnWheeler ’s Trout house 1S a little furthernorth on the shore of the lake a quiet sort of aplace

,where everybody seems at home

,

” and isnoted especially for the trout dinners which they

get up there , part ies coming even from the head ofthe lake to indu lge in them at one dollar per head .

The store kept by Lewis Burgess supplies theluxuries to a large circle of country round about .A cobbler ’s sh0p comprise the remainder of thepublic buildings at Hague . A t the beach , a littleway north

,lies the charred hulk of the John Jay ,

destroyed by fire in 1 8 56 .

ANTHONY’S NOSE .

From Hague the boat takes a northeasterly direction

,passing

,in its course , a high , rocky island , for

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104 LAKE GEORGE .

water’s edge . It is said to have received its namefrom the following circumstance : In the winter of1 757

—8 , Robert Rogers , with a small party ofRangers , was sent to make observations at Ticonderoga and Crown Point

,where he fell in with a

party of the enemy,and the skirmish which ensued

resulted in the total defeat of the English . Rogersescaped

,and ,

pursued by the savages,made for the

summit of what was then called Bald Mountain,

probably , with the object of putting in practice theruse which his dare-devil nature had suggested .

Arrived at the brow of the precipice,he threw his

“ luggage down the steep walls,and

,revers ing

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mself on his snow-shoes,made his way down

through a ravine,at the southwest , to the lake

thence around to the foot of the slide . The savages ,following to the edge of the mountain , where thetrack of the snow-shoes seemed lost in the pathmade by a falling body

,expecting , of course , that

whoever had attempted it could not have reachedthe bottom alive

,must have been considerably sur

prised to see the brave major making off on the icetoward the head of the lake . It is probable thatthey took it for granted that he had actually gonedown the steep wall ; thi s admitted , signs that atanother time would have lead to the discovery ofthe ruse at once , were overlooked , and they , feeling ,

that he must be under the protection of the GreatSpirit

,with characteristic reverence for their

Deity,desisted from further pursuit .

Prz’

soners’

I sle, on the west side , near the outlet ,received its name from a bit of Izz

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sz‘ory , to the effect

that a body of Frenchmen taken by Abercrombie ,

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at the time of his advance on the works at Ticonderoga

,were here confined ,

and made their escapein the night by wad ing ashore . The island , properly enough

,receives marked attention on account:

of this very interesting and very probable story .

It leads the contemplative mind to grope , in wondering admiration

,at the heroism necessary to in

duce men,at the risk of wetting their feet, to

venture across that treacherous ledge to the westshore

,while the surging water rolled fiercely up

ward to their very knees . It also suggests wonderthat

,if this eminently sagacious and far-seeing

warrior,Abercrombie

,trusted to the depth of the

water alone to keep a drove of Frenchmen,like a

drove of sheep,he did not immediately

,on dis

covering that they actually intended to fight , surrender himself and army to them ; but, 110 ! by themost profound strategy he succeeded in making abrilliant retreat

,and escaped , with the remnant of

his army — consisting,then

,of only about thirteen

thousand men — from Montcalm’

s overwhelmingforce of thirty-five hundred .

Now we near the spot where once,when May

flowers were blooming in the woods , came themartyr priest

,the first white man known to have

looked upon the silvery water,who named it L ac

da St . Sacrament .

A century passed ,and in 1757 the brilliant French

man,Montcalm , went south to the conquest of Fort

W i lliam Henry,and the year following came Aber

crombie to return the compliment,going back again

while the flower of the English army lay on thebloody field in front of the old French lines .

106 LAKE GEORGE .

A little elevation at the right , which can hardly bed ignified by the name ofmountain , commands Ticonderoga

,lying just over on the other side it received

the name of Mount Defiance when Burgoyne,

from its summit , trained guns on the old fort , therebycompe lling its evacuation by the Americans .

Toward the north the lake rapidly narrows downto a mere creek , hastening forward to its fall andnow

,as the clay-stained water decreases in depth

,

the Minnie feels the bottom ,

” and , hugging down ,slowly makes her way through the reeds , descri bing in her course the form of a reversed l etter S,

and followed by long outspreading waves that rollup muddily and crowd after as if angry that we wereabout to escape .

Now comes a sharp stroke on the gong down inthe engine room ; another, followed by !

two quickones

,and the wheels stop , then turn slowly back

ward,and with the soutfl ing of many feet is heard

the sound of complaining timber, as the boat gratesagainst the dock , and the M inne-ha-ha ”

rests atthe foot of the silvery w ater .

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H O TE L S .

Statisti cs are , l iteral ly speaking , very figurative ,

execrable , bu t convenient . First come the hotels .

mg For further information,see description

under proper heading .

GLEN’S FALLS .

Terminus of the rai lroad ; nine miles from LakeGeorge .

ROCK WELL HOUSE .

H . f? . 65” C. L . R ockwell,Propr ietors .

Terms $ 3 per day ; $ 14 to $ 2 1 per week . Freecoach to and from all trains .

1 10 LAKE GEORGE .

AME R ICAN HOUSE.

G eorge Pardo, Propr ietor .

Wi ll accommodate seventy-five guests . Terms

$ 2 per day ; to $ 1 2 per week . Free stagesto and from all trains .

HALF-WA Y HOUSE .

G eorge B rown, Propr ietor .

Four miles from Lake George . (Specialty , gamesuppers) . Terms $ 2 per day .

LAK E GEORGE .

FORT WILLIAM HENRY HOTEL .

T R oessle 65" Son, Pf opr ietors .

Five to seven stories high ; three hundred andthirty-four feet in length . Coaches leave

,connect

ing with all trains,and all steamers land at the dock .

Terms 385 per day ; special rates by the week .

L A K E HOUSE .

E gber t G a le,Propr ietor .

Three stories high ; three hundred feet long ;telegraph and barber sh0p in the house ; l iverystable attached . Coaches connect with all trains

,

and all steamers touch at the landing . Terms $ 3 . 50

per day ; $ 14 to $ 17 . 50 per week . Three cottagesat special rates .

HAR R IS HOUSE .

Capt. E . 5 . Harr is,Propr ietor .

Wi ll accommodate forty guests . Termsper day ; $ 10 to $ 1 3 per week . Connected withthe house are ice cream parlors

,where every thing

usually found at such places can be obtained .

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BOLTON .

Ten miles from Caldwell .

MO H ICAN HOUSE .

H . W. Wi lson,Pmprz

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or .

House two stories high ; one hundred and fortyfeet long ; piazza at front ; wil l accommodate ninetyguests ; terms $ 1 5 per week ; three steamboats andexpress dai ly to and from Caldwell ; Happy Lon .

Dearstyne’

s livery near by .

BOLTON HOUSE .

Norton c? Propr ietors .

House three stories high verandah on two sides ;will accommodate sixty guests . Terms $ 12 to $ 17 . 50

per week ; three steamboats daily .

WELLS HOUSE .

M 7 5 . Wells,Proprz

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ez‘ress .

Is situated a few rods back from the lake,between

the hotels rooms large and airy will accommodatethirty . Terms $ 8 to $ 14 per week .

BRALEY ’S .

Sl epkm B ra ley ,Pmpr iez

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or .

Opposite the point of The Tongue,a little over

one mile north of Bolton Landing ; will accommo

date from sixteen to twenty . Terms 3810 per week .

Twelve miles from Caldwell .

FOURTEEN M ILE ISLAND HOUSE .

R . G . B radley (9 Ca ,Propr ietors .

Situated at the entrance to the Narrows , twelvemiles from Caldwell , at the lowest point at whichthe excursion boats land ; will accommodate forty .

Terms from $ 10 to $ 14 per week.

HOTELS . 1 1 3

H IR AM VOWERS ’

FA R M HOUSE .

Situated at the base of The Elephant , OppositeV icar ’s Island ; will accommodate fifteen . Terms

$ 8 per week .

HULETT ’S LANDING .

P/zz’

lcma’

er Hulett,Pmpm

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etor

Twenty-one miles from Caldwell . Two farmhouses ; situated on Bosom Bay

,at the north end

of Black Mountain ; will accommodate thirty guests .

Terms $ 8 per week .

SABBATH DAY PO INT .

Capt . Sam Wes l em,Propm

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elor .

Situated on the west shore , twenty-two miles fromCaldwell farm house will accommodate fromfifteen to twenty guests . Terms $ 9 per week .

HAGUE .

Twenty-eight mi les from Caldwell ; excellentfishing near by .

PHCENIX HOTEL .

I/V. R aving ,Proprz

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ez‘or .

House three stories high ; double piazza ; willaccommodate fifty guests . Terms $ 2 per day $ 10to $ 12 per week .

JOHN WHEELER’S TROUT HOUSEWill accommodate fifteen. Terms $ 2 per day ;

for the season, $ 7 to $ 9 per week . Specialty

,trout

dinners .

1 14 LAKE GEORGE .

FORT T ICONDEROG A HOTEL .

7 . B . Wz

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c/eer,Proprz

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ez‘or .

Situated at the ruins ; specialty ,dinners ; will

accommodate all who come,at

’

$ 1 each . Here theChampla in boats are taken for the north and south .

Day boats going north arrive at P . M . nightboats going north arrive at P . M .

Day boats going south arrive at P . M . nightboats going south arrive at 2 .30 A . M .

Excursionists leave Caldwell by Lake Georgesteamer at and arriving at the foot of the lakeabout 1 1 A . M .

,are conveyed across by Baldwin ’s

line of stages,reaching the ruins at noon , and return

on arrival of boats from the north .

STEAMBOATS .

OFFICE R S FO R 1 873— T1ME TABLES

,FARES

,ETC .

M INNEHAHA.

Captain, J. C . Babbitt ; Clerk, C . P . Russell ;

Pilot,Horace Welch . Leaves Caldwell at

arrives at foot of lake about 1 1 A . M . ; returns onarrival of passengers by Champlain steamers ;reaches Caldwell at about 7 P. M . ; lands first atthe Fort W i lliam Henry ; second at the LakeHouse ; then at Crosbyside . Fare , including stageride to the ruins

, 5 return same day,

G A NO USK IE .

Captain and Pilot,A . Hulett ; Clerk, H . R .

Hulett . Makes daily excursions to the Narrows .

Leaving Caldwell at 9 A . M . ; returning atFare

,round trip

, $ 1 . 50 .

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JUST PUB L ISH E D.

TICONDEROGA .

Containing a history of the Fort — glimpses of

the olden time m sund ry pleasantries , including an

account of what transpired on a trip overland from

Lake George to Lake Champlain with a full page

map of the Ruins,showing the wa lls

,underground

rooms,passages

,etc .

,as t/zey are a t 2725 present day ,

with a full description of the same Uniform in

style and size with Lake George,and by the

same author.

TO B E I SSUE D IN 1 8 74 .

SUMMER SEASONING .

’

The same being a part of what I know , nave

heard,and think about Lake George and the people

who live there by S. R . Stoddard .