New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-16
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Correspondence ri Tte Tribune
LAKE, HoUsE Csl1we..s axe Georrc. June a.
DEsR GRrEtEr tm sitting 90 the piszza Of
the " Lake House. with little table before me,
90 which .ske my pen in hand u wrte you this
ietter. hope i you never haze been here. tns;
you ie4H come lor more perfectly charming spot
never beheld. Amid the audible stiiness
that prevails sro1nd-di,turbed only by an occs-
sionsl sound, the bay of dog. or the cro~ing of
cook coming over The blue-zrren untrsm1lei
aoor. ~ the AXE which rather serves 20 ftr-
tr0fs the silence at and csze upon The d '-n-
tsirs bra led together 10 va--col0red anacoF Do
the distance. looking more than anything 2 - Ike
the tnuudergls clouds which one sees rolled qp in
tie West At the close Of sgtry -ammer day.
How Ike the scene is 90 the pictured scenery o.
the lochs q Scotland. which have bee4 won't .n.
III now % consider the exssgerat.ons Of lmssina
tive artists
have asst returned from a visit 20 For, George
and Fort William Henry, - foil Of associations
connected with the bloc y events q the Cd
French War On this sub -c., should you deem
this scrbet worth place 10 your columns pro
pose 70 give you a brief letter hsrea''-r NJ
present object u to say one word more 20 your
readers In relation 10 sisit % this p are vs.t
every wsv g. desirable and now e. cheapy ald
quickly made | left New York, with sna
varty on w Wednesday evening. m the Isaac New
ton that steam palace Of the Hudson and alter
az excellent supper. a subsequent prunruaie 900
the capaciOus covered deck. watching the giii.ts
shores and the vide sheet OF moonlight on the
broad Hudson. and few turns through the Nj
-esco yau.ted saloons below, with my friend Capt
p CK | retired 70 the large ted room, ca ed out
Of custorn \ state-roorn.' or berth. Pc u It were
not larger and better than half the hotel bedrooms
In New-Yory.l and a. four ia tire morning iolrd
myself iu A lbauy, a place much chsnged oy I'd"
,re., fire since ! asst saw Il. Presently we were
in Toy. aud at the Troy House Of our freud
COLEMAN. where. NJ ever, we found kind attend
auce and a "breakfast which t~0s breakfast
and which well prepared Us Tor delightful rail-
road trip 10 Saratoga. III the course OF "hicn We
saw high up on the roadside where II was de-
oosited through outrageous viilanyl the shattered
baggage car thrown with such disastrous resu' e
rom the track by some bastard wre CD. whom
twere gross fsttery 10 call scoundrel. lou
will hear more of him aud OF his deeds before
great while.
In two hours we came at Saratoga and wish
could describe 10 you the rich and pleasant
aspect Of that outrageous village. in the leaiy
month of June ;" and especially that portion OF 1t
which is called MARvINs United States Hotel
mo small potion Of it either Think Of a co.umnar
colonade around a quadrangular court OF scarce
less than two thousand eet In its entire length -
surrounding a park with gravel-waks, quilted
and rolled turf Of the richest green, and trees ~
the deepest foliage aud rsrest varieties, and
couple this with every appliance, aud comfort
and luxury of IN inn of the first class. ani you
have .MARyISs' Remember, too, that not p
case of Cholera was ever known at Saratoga, or
any other mineral watering place.
But don't let me forget LAKE GEORGE. Just
think OF its accessibility Take the Newton, or
the Oregon, or the noble Troy, atsix or seven 30
evening. and the next morning after breaklastlns
at Saratoga you take the new Saratoga aud
Whitehall Raiload an excellent road, with luxu
rious cars and courteous attendants,l and IN less
| than an hour Won are at Fort Edward and here
| Won tske the new plauk-road and amid scenery
| uu Of ANTIQUARIAN interest and romantic story
Won pass Sandy HILL, famous for Its ny'gone M.
| movements in banking and DEFICIENCIES Of stated
| preaching. Glens Falls. subhmer than Trenton
etc and presently pass the gap IA the mounra'
and are At Lake George aud guest az the Lake
| Honsef where there Is not wish that Is lot an
ticioated bv YOUR attentive host, and his watch'u
| assistants The house commands the finest view
nm tlfi. glorious lake there Is the most III 'niiu
| fishing. of bass pickerel, aud trout plenty %
| hoats To sail ON the lake; plenty oi brooks io
| abundant fy fishing Of the fnny prey cookn-
! hat would have made Apicus smack his lips
| fhe perlection Of neatness, and proiuse abdn
| lance. IN every department spacious rooms pa
air. un1yOIlab's opYe'nes' and warm come
This IS Lake Grorge-thls the Lahe-house
tho.a some Of their attractions and these are at
,oinable at l2 O'Clock OF the same morning yo
wake up on board Of a steamer on the Hudson
whore Won have slept well or better tnan yo
| roud have done in town. Come TO Lake George
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