New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-21
Than any chersrch spots should think the painter
would select On the northern shore Of Lake Superior

Than any othersrch spots should think the painter
would select On the northern shore Of Lake Superior
and the Islands thereof nature presents toe widest b1ies
and most impressive aspect. In the Highlands # Scot
land" the presentation s grand peculiar and sublime
along the toruous wndogs Of the Rhine nature IS dis
played msgnfcenty glorous"-te ruined castles which
the highest peaks with their traditional legends and
historical associations render the scenery 81 the g0ro1s
Rhine glorious still but here, natures seensry Is
simply beautiful, lovely, or what the ardent would
call most enchanting 1t Is the sttractvey diversified
ard beautifully vaegated scenery hers&bouts which il
so charmngly described and displayed in Rural Hous
by it's accomplished authoress
Wehave said n this Is neatly constructed village, and
dsingushabe for the nsmbsr and elegance Of its private
residences-n this respect indeed it enjoys prominent
notor.y all from the fact that many Of the deacss
are bap'ised and known by distinctive names Here are
the Hall -" WOodsids" Lake Lands Eigewater
-"Fennimore"-' Loeus,s"-" Apple Hll'-and at the
head oftbe Lake Hyde and Brook Head all sub
stsntia and commodou, country residences sud some Of
them not e1ced by any thu State Les, this popularity
should be regarded egotisticl and vangorious, or
slightly significant Of arstocais asprl should also
be stated that there are three habitaons in this lovely vii
LACE posses NJ an equal .re If notorety that have the
less pretending appeations Of Deacon Pace-Doughnut
Hal, and the lks
The "HaIl" was formerly the Mansion House Of Judge
Cooper-then it was sold and passed from the family and
T. y
,prchased this Mansion House Of bis father repaired
and greatly improved it, enlarged the grounds planted
forests shrubs and plants and made tasteful walks and
pleasant lawns-ii then called 90 The Hail. IL has
again been od and passed out Of the possession OF the
f,roiy two stories have been added to the spacious
Hall large additions have been and are beng made aud
/ the Cooper House" is commodious and imposing
first class PrBLIC HousE for summer resort and aquatic
sports fishing and angling pleasant drives pure air. en-
chanting scenery and secIuson from the heat and dust
noise and hustle o the world desirable aAd apPre
cab then will the Cooper House be filed TO overo wing
The Lake abouuds in excellent fish, such as sinon
trou, bass perch pickee &c-the "Otsego bass beng
particularly celebrated and is peculiar to this Lake Inc
river furnishes white h ard oher varieties, and the nu
rerou "sprinq brooks in the vicinity invite the disciples
Of IzAAK WALTos the daily exercise Of their hea!hd
and manly profession
Cooperstown is ( ur hours distant by plank road from
t railroad at Fort Plain The celebrated Sharon Springs
only three hours drive passing through Cherry valley
and Richfeld Sulphur Springs are less distant During
the season. therefore, this place and vicinity will become
more than ever before the favore resorts Of thousands
from the Atlantic cities and elsewhere and elegant pleas
rural comforts and sports and quiet rest can be par
! ticipated in and enjoyed to the hearts content
I,on the Lake small sloOps, sail boats, Whitehall
boas bages n which in daily eluisition, during the
season for fishing parties sailing parties and dancing PIC
mic parties to the Three Mile Point This Three Nile
Point has a wide spread notorety 1t Is beautiful point
of land hitting out into the Lake, whereunto the villagers
and people round about have been wont to congregae
since the infancy of the oldest nhabtant II is not only
the "peutra ground" where enemies join in the same
dance eat At the same table and where all il Joy and glad
ness but il is also the Point which occasloned the Cooper
libel suits the writing and Publishing of Homsward
Bound and Home as Found the criticisms thereon
and then additional libel suits it has therefore an hstOr
cal celebrity about which the following statement may be
interesting:
This Three Mile Point by the last will and tes;lmsn; Of
udOe Cooper was devised TO his line4 Descendants IN
common until the year and then 10 be he sole proper
ty of the youngest descendant bearing the name OF VII
| liam Cooper During period Of thirty years and more
this Point was the Of all classes of people 'n;ny
House was built and kept in repair by general suDs'rP
ton and all the people round about felt that they hil
right by prescription 10 visit the Point At pleasure Tor
/ summer recreation snd anus ment Mr.. j. feninore
Coone- being one # the "lnea descendants
wishing 10 reclaim this Point from the public vstaons or
for some other cause gave public noice that all persons
WISHING said Three Mile Point whlom, without pernis-
sion of the subscriber would be regarded aud treated as
tre.passers upon private property. Inc puOhc mere
"abopt being sensitive upon any supposed infringement
of their pre- scrpve rights and having ate and drank
6ddled and danced and made themselves merry generally
without LET or hndrance for thirty years upon this parti5u
lar POINT were npulsively indignant at the warning
Accordingly the good habitants of Coopersown forthwith
in town meeting assembled-denounced the notice Of
Mr. J Fenmore Cooper encroachmsnt upon popular
soverepny md rcsolrcd burn the works of the Aner-
"csn Novelist which part and parcel Of the village
Library.
These local and unmporan transactions were at hr''
related as news then discussed and commented upon by
the Press libel suits commenced exciting trials had
hooks written criticised and then more libel suits Ih9
reading public Of two Continents became interested anl
took sides and years OF tribulaton the libel suits
terminated the excitement passed away aud few people
probably knew the origin merits of the controversy that
| had caused 20 great commission
In the year of our Lord 1850 there was IN es young
est lneal descendant bearing the baptismsl name OF
William Cooper since which time this notable Three Mile
Point has been the sole property of one instead OF the
common property of all the descend Iuts Of Judge Cooper
and since that time for nearly half century before
has been visited by the promiscuous public in gleesome
gsthe rings and merry makngs Coopers Novels and writ
ngs are still carefully preserved in the village library READ
and admired by young and Old and the memory of the
thor respected and cherished as good neghbor etim'
| BILE citizen and distinguished Ametcan.'
MICHILMAC KINAC.
According TO our personal recollection Of School