New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-18

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ing the peculiar conformation of the lake there appear.
suddenly before uulooked for sea In IL lange-
place, Rsquere Like is twelve miles and it, Width run
I'M through the laps NUT b. quite seven mss II is
hgh altitude hst heavy storms often take place upon
II, ana sbsugh We sag pre- en;ng placid appearance
We we're toe that somttnes yeas most furious aspect
Itere nov four occupied hsbscns the shores Of
th- lslA Two Of the re-idebt named Beach and WsOd
have lived in this osted place FIR years Beach bears
tbe iros's 81 some 20 snters bis lead and is sui 81,
ard vigorous Wessw hun the morning were hshin.
take N trout which told seghed und- and
Bis arms tea up and down, haulpg in bis line vh =
sPrghiines that might b-"rg 20 yosth of 90 Hisfor
tunes AID quent ropy It h ssc induced him
70 EEK home IN this Wild N He has opulsnt feods
hvng living Dfsr Albany ARD Intends making them visit
teeomiug auiuun Wood, who occupies scapy nefr
Bach Is Of fever ye-rs but lees cspsb> Of labsr
few YER since h had lie misfortune to freeze both
feet that he obliged 10 have them smputs'ed he
row Stamps about upon hi. knees and in this 10y be viii
do journey Of 10 or u sl.s DAY. Originally he
ard Beach bought IS # land and lived together but
d nesfc dicnities' induced them 70 dissolve they
diyiotd their sses and now se separate. They havs
s one nteret In common however and tsat - the pre-
ttCon Ct old grey Eagle, whose home in Lofty pine
HARD by their shsse hss been cOexttnt With their
We this able bird takng airing high the
heavens but the act o. poinDg unload gun To-
ward it would have been considered By our two veteran
foresteTs as the crowniDg at Of crime
We bad allotted half day to fishing for the noble
salmon trout that phabit these waters During that time
took from thirty TO fsry Weight The heaviest one
caught weighed Pix pound. They have been taken
veg hI IS high thirty Inc Of csptlrng the
II pecusr B1oys first ia from thirty nifty
feet deep. THEN a quantity Of the sBtl shore FISH
caught, cut up ard are thrown around tbs buoys-h.f
busie place This induces the trout % gather
spot while after Til b.iog process boat is fastened
g. the buoy and the lines thrown out, each Of
which attached book bait.d with fish and h7svy
IUmBe The line is sunk down ubti the lesd strikes the
boiiou, and then it pulled up foot or 80 and with the
hand H. Ut moving slowly up and down You feel nioble
eTb upon the liz and keep pulling being careful not
10 give the frh sy slack until gu get it into the boat
TLs the process If catching When tle Trout Is prop
cry cooked there will he Instructions needed in ealing
IT, it vail be found one Of the finest favored nsh in the
world
Afr dinrer We prepared ourselves for journey to
the Blue hountsn. The distance from Edrdges to the
foot q the mountain is sixteen niesthe point we De
make before Dghf Our route lay scr"ss RAquee
Like ard thence up TIE Eastern Inlet Marion River
gcI ersly pursuing north easiery course Having Light
boat ana George terg equivalent to email steam engine
propeiiDg power, We sosn glded into the MARION
River This stream connects Raqutte Lake with the one
81 the foot tf Blue houn'an is Of the most tor
tuous zggag rveIs Seen from high grpuud
looks tn ugh il trying to tie itself up INTO bow
kLos The ground through which this stream runs for
the frat four Des is marsh, and this accounts tIr
s serpenine pecu ianty TsO three miles up The
lot return party with whom VT exchanged -alu
Ltious more hearty than ceremonlOus. WITH tpem was
Mitchell mold Indian guide and probably better &C
qutnted with the NeNl ork Wilderness than any other man
-Four mics up the river found the Rapids which
makes the operation Of carry ing necessary fora distance
Of a quarter Of q mi q. So uLlOsd-d, and rugged up
both boat snd coi Its mo shape TOR 'houdehg me
boat constituted Georgeo load. Hs puts neck yoke
beW locks, ends the boat against tree gets
biz Shoulders under, and thus with the boat turned
ov his head hes OtOokiDg IKE huge pOrpOis7
sailing tmOg the At the head Of the kapd@ We soon
got MO boating shape and III sbort time emerged from
tie WOODS, IoWed out into all lake OF charming
loneliness which lay quiet that seemed 20 have gone
e. sleep bere among the hls We could no" occasion NY
got gances at the Blue Mouniains crest decribng the
shape Of the back and head - monster elephant
Two miles and half took the lake the
inlet. TIE stresm here neaUoers for fifty rods
through Of sders which arch the traveller r
TIE green banks making tbs little scene perfectly be
vi ching.
We coon entered and a.sed the middle Of the
Blue Mountain Likes, this chain is cglhd II is
little smaller than the 6rt but the scenery sbout It Is
hat inner you get view Oi Tue mountains
Passing into the inlet sin, sru out upon the
lake which heads the waters of the New York Wilderness
Aud the old Blue Mountain lomed up before Us ia all
hs tOWtr glory four thousand fest above the lake which
lAves It's bse Inc last OF the setting sun were rest
ing its brow seeming 70 place ih-re golden and gof-
We approached the muuntain across the AXE
Tor two miles with rapt silence There ws the oesuy OF
one the farest lakes IN the world and ms grandeur OF
the mountain euohant us We finally struck the shore OF
H., LAKE. Just IN time 10 find our shsiy WINE dygt last
ed After preparing supper arranging cou'h an1 sn0k
cur cigars went TO early rest to ht ourselves Tor
fbe fatgues Of the morrow.
The next morning arose At day break 10 get ready
fer ascending h mountain rs was necessary io US 70
90 up coIne down in time to reach Edndges the com
ing evening. We started at g. with four miles oeiore US
Tie e although f4tguing, IS not dihcut lou nave
blAzed tres follow tia! there Is no trouble ABOUT
finding the way and there heavy pitches to CLIMB
over Good travelling for two hours aud half brought
Us to The top but much 10 regret W. ouud II envel
ored in clouds their moisture kept cur clothes entirely
staltd We built fire 10 dry them aud It-d there TIL
mre O'Clock. This was the period to which we hsd i'm
red our stay the mountain but We concufed then TO
wait an hour ger We found pie MY OF snO" I" con
vert into water ate hearty lunch len clock came
sid we almost paired OF ENG clear on that DAY
but again extended time OF arying until eleven Dul
eleven o'clock came and with no prospect Tor
the better. OLe Of US went up the hshest Tree
on the mountain, but signs OF clearing on.
However, it 80 hard to go down without &C
con llishiug the object Of our visit, that We hnel
ly coucleotd TO wait ill twelve. 1t seemed impossible
hat wewere ordained 10 be disappointed after tbs hard
labor we hsd undergone Twelve clock came, ana there
appeared 10 be moe light among the trees Clouds came
Us less frequent and less We swung our n ats
and thought WI could up the leAst sigu o sId'w
! HE pont Of lookout WAS again sought The winds were
high arc the clouds were playing arouud Ike Mid cour
s.fs Atltngth we csugh view Of mountain not tlr 1is
sit snc W our hesry cheers The clouds closed
up sgain ana ag2n broke away giving wider view
Than before Our hope pitch That tJr-saw
success TO our sbors There seemed to BE- battle raging
below Us between the clouds and the windsnuw charg-
els were fer the succesS Of the winds although tbs h-r'e
gusts shock delicate resting place the tip Of tall
cedar, he reed Sometimes the success OF the winds
would be in direction giving each tine SIGH. 81
likes aid mountains beautiful aud grand The mountains
were clothed with the foliage OF various bucs Some places
would spptsr oaik some green some gooen ana IS the
tun shone through upon them the shmmerug effect was
tuChantrelY beautiful Amer being III he Eeea9outt"tny
minutes the winds seemed make h-rcer struggle WITH
Tie Cot all points Of the heavens they were forced
away, o the whole panorama of mountain ases and
rVtis f miles aud miles around appeared before u,
bohto IN the uuohsructet iisht Of the The effect
IVES the top ~ Of subny aud our eyes tast-d on ic
msgIfrentsceue til he wrcs lued aud the clouds IN
.rtoassn Then oescei drd the tree 'i,ncd ltt w.
had witnessed one 81 the moi l,t views the worlt
pob.by the finest la hsd ever been seen from the o9 Of
liz Blue Mountain
The urney down the mountain we perform ~i'lH-h'
b.srts long strides and reached eur bo,tin ess tn I'll