The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-08
MIR. BENEFITS LETTERS.
MoNrREAL, 1t July, 1872.

| O'clock from Saratoga Lake George, Ticonderega
| Lake Champaign, ST. Johns and La Prairie. The
| route is the most shtful | have travelled We
| met on our way all kinds OF beauty wildness and
picturesque scenery. On Tuesday morning we lef
| the United States Hotel at Saratoga in one of X eeo
Il Ellis line of stages, running to Glenns Falls ano
Lake George. Thus line is formed of splendid
| coaches, and fine INSTRUMENTATION to the
travelling public OF the highest character.
We started at three o'clock in the afternoon from
saratoga, and reached Caldwell at sun down. The
road was extremely good. There had been several
grateful showers on the day before, and the dust
was as low and quiet as fancy stocks in Wall street
or purity and patriotism in Washington We were
also favored expressly to order, with very fine
thunder storm, and few very capital peals of thun-
der and flashes of lightning These gave interest
and variety to the somewhat sombre scene. We
crossed Glenns Falls in a burst of evening light,
coming from between two dark clouds, and no one
| could view that interesting bunch of cataracts in
| miniature to more advantage.
The road 10 Lake George from this place is truly
| beautiful 1t passes along some of the ravnes, OF
sleepy hollows," between the hills that separate
| the waters of The Hudson and ST. Lawrence. No
thing can be imag ined more beautiful than to see
the last rays OF the evening falling over the
airy-looking woods that cover those hill tops The
deep green OF the foliage seemed to have caught IA
| sllvery appearance The approach TO Lake George
is very beautiful. 1t was altogether fresh and new
to us-we having beenln that part of the earth
before. The little fellow" shouted as loud as he
could as he esped the clear, blue and green
water, glanclng in the descending sun, from the
| brow OF the rising ground that forms the ridge OF
separation between the north and the south.
We stopped at Caldwe's Lake House for the
night, and it is without exception, one of the clean
est and finest houses that ever entered. Every
piece OF furniture is pure and fresh. as if new II
is kept in first rate style, and is most delicious
spot to linger in for couple of days Here is the
head OF Lake George, surrounded with the most no
mantle hills, covered to the top with trees. and
sending forth fragrance truly refreshing. During
the iull moon the appearance of the Lake, with the
small steamer laying at the shore aid the calm pei
lucid waters shining like silver beneath, cannot be
surpassed in the wide world Soon after our arri-
VAL one of the big guns was fired off from the deck
of the steamer, and the report was reverberated
from the hills for several seconds, and seemed like
long peal of thunder losing itself gradually in the
distance.
In the morning, we rose early, probably at five
o'clock-and in going out and taking IA turn in the
village. the fragrance from the mountain woods
came down so thick and refreshing, that one would
fancy it could be cut into thin slices and taken for
breakfast. AT half past six, we sat down to most
excellent breakfast, rendered the more delicious
from the balmy atmosphere, the clean house-the
tidy and attentive servants. and the tod ensemble of
this most admirably conducted establishment.
Here you have fresh trout in every possible mode of
cookery
On taking our leave of the Lake House, we then
embarked at seven o'clock on board the steamer
VIM. Caldwell, beautiful little boat kept as clean
and bright as the hotel. The morning was truly de-
hclous-a fine cool breeze-a bright sun-a few
white clouds to moderate his brighter beams
Captain Larrabe commands the boat-a very quiet
gentlemsnly, Intelligent man. In her cabin, he had
new chart OF the Lake constructed by himself on
large scale, and the principal islands, headands
and mountains, all named and marked out One of
them which we passed, not being as yet chrstened
we gave IL the name of Dome Island from its pc
cuiar form in rising out of the water very like the
dome of the Capitol at Washington. The name
was accordingly marked down. The voyage down
the Lake Is truly delightful at this season of the
year. The clear water, the translucent wave the
picturesque islands, the wild mounans-the steep
rocks-the rugged ravines every variety of scenery
passed by give the traveller perpetual feast in the
beauties of nature, if he has soul capable of en-
Joylng such scenery. | do not believe there is any
country in Europe that can surpass-perchance hard
ly equal the beauty and pcturesqueness of Lake
George. Many the islands are delicious little spots.
chosen places for picnic and fishing parties While
we passed down, we eSs ed fishing party from AL
on he NJ of hasa
was the tent-their cooking apparatus--their little
flag Hopping in the wind on the top of poe-their
boat drawn up on the beach, and they themselves
busiy engaged in preparing their breakfast of fine
lat, fresh trout, caught by themselves from the very
waters in which they were washed and cooked.
could spend month about Lake George and it,
shores, and every day would be as delightful as the
preceding.
About 10 O'Clock we reached the landing at the
border end of the Lake, and took the stage for II
conderoga on Lake Champlaln. Here the road
crosses and recrosses the stream that run. out OF
Lake George into Lake Champlain We stopped
on our way, and took view of the falls formed
by this stream. In about an hour we reached the
old fort of Iiconderoga, where we dismounted, and
took view of the mns--the broken walls. the de-
caying arch-and the old gloomy caverns that are
now open 10 The light of day. AT one o'clock, we
arrived at the Pavilion, very fine hotel on the
banks of Lake Champlain, where the Whitehall
steamers stop and take up passengers for Canada and
the lower end OF the Lake. AT this place there is
ltile grove onthe shore called the "Elssler Grove"
But must stop short-the mail is closing
DEAD - The Rev. James March, ID. d. died al
Burlington, Vermont, on the 3D. instant
HORRIBLE STATE OF SoclETY-We cut he fol
lowing from speech of Lord Ashley'sin the House
of Commons, describing the state of society in Man.
chester, England -
Pawnbrokers TO be. ............... LOO
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Brothels lately suppressed. .......... Ill
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