New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-26
TEOrT. FISHING on JOHN BROIYN y
TRACT.
CONCLUSIONS AFTER A FoRTNIGHTs EN-
CURSiON.

Correspondence Of The Albany Journal
Having visited every notable lake and stream within
circuit of thirty or forty miles, after day rest mo
whole patty assembled Bald Mountain towering
hl about two miles north of the camp. IL IS ap-
pioached through pa,hless wood but It's surface rs
Nauen rock-affordug, from its elevated crest, an
uninterrupted view, in every direction, OF N"te man
forty miles. The prospect IA grand and sublime be.
yCnd my poor powers of description. have stood
upon the highest peaks Of the Rhine Mountains have
dipped my head in the clouds which enclrIc Ben lo-
mond and have been dizzy in looking down nom the
submits If the Catskills but at pether point il
grand view 10 be had from the barren crest Of
" Bald Mountain Nothing appears to the vision bat
syast field of unbroken forest, studded With scoreo II
si,ery lakes, and rendered sublime by the soaring
., AXIS Of the innumeiable mountains which ICON up
every side far as the eye can reach THIS vieS
would repay the tourist for Journey John Browns
Tract. and predict that when the railroad whistle
is heard through those wilds, a. Bald Mountain Will
have more admiring visitors than the Caiskis ever
bac- beautiful though they be.
The witt solt of homage paid to the old woods
in which we had found yluch unpurchasabe pleas
uie during the fortnight we had sojourUed among
them In a few hours the camp deserted Arnold Is
was reached, then Bocayle, then Utica, then home,
where the recoecous of this fortnight In the woods
will afford subjects Of pleasant conversation uni new
wood craft pleasures gathered from contemplated
excursion from the head Of the Requee 10 its con-
fueuce with the st. Lawrence.
The conclusions which | reached nom my very
pleasant perambulstons through there woods are:
l. That the forests of great pecuniary value.
The wood If OF every variety, except hickory. Ot
that did not discover single tree. Elm is also
rarity Good pine is not as abundant a. had sop
posed although il is found cyeryweeo-on the flats,
In the fayincs and on the mountains. iie,nlock ard
spruce are great abundance. Bat in looking over
the surface Of any Of the hills these three woods com.
bnsd do not .eem to constitute more than one thlrd
OF the forest The facilities Afforded by the lake aud
ipl,s to transport wood and lumber 10 particular
points are deserving OF consideration.
H. Flat land is not abundant. But within The cir
cult of lay wauderings there tens Of Thousands Ut
acres no more rolling than great deal OF tho cult
yats land in Vermont on oven IN western New-fOrk
IL can never however. be made available for genera
agricultural purposes. IL is not only billy bat stony
large bouders cropping out everywhere. AMI precud
ing apparently the ure IL the pow There are, how
ever intervals where such obstacles exist. On
such spots oats and potatoes may be produced, aud
much Of the residue con, il is thought be used for
grazing. But even for this purpose, do no. think
the land will ever be of any great value.
Ill Wagon roads can be easily constructed in al
directions. Between nearly all the mountains there
are passes Of very heavy grades. When railroad
communication il opened, such roads Will be built
Forty years ago the road from Boonvile 10 the Forge
was god and for a thousand dollars IL could Low
be n ade comfortable. But there Is no motive for
it's Improvement only sporsinen now having any use
for il.
" The railroad survey present, no very diff alt
grades and those who may live to its completion
viii wonder that those who eye-wtoesses 81 the
successful construction OF railroad from Albany 10
this wilderness.
V. The abundance Of IRON ore in Ibis region i
ceded But il is most abundant further east and north
than in the territory which came within The range OF
my observation.
vi. There is great abundance Of waterpOwer in
all dire ctons. Sites present themselves everywhere
and they will be used whenever al avenue Is opened
through which lumber can be taken TO market.
VII. Every lake, inlet ead river between Arnods
and Potsdsin, about 100 miles, is full Of 6sb. The
lake trout vary in weight from one to ten pounds An
occasional 4" old settler Of fifteen or twenty pounds
il taken but this ia rare They are excellent fish,
altogether superior to the samontrout OF the large
eke- and nearly equal in richness OF colo and flavor
10 the selEon Of the Penobscot. The brook trout In
most of the streams are large, although small ones can
be caught il fsbed for. They kept from troubling
you by usiog large hook aud miDnow. by this bait
YOU will seldom take one Of less than half pound,
ard so ou,ap TO two pounds and half-yery rarely
tbree.ro6s1er Deer too, are abundant. We Inss q
score Of tiem in our rembes; but they were no, IN
season, and We did not trouble them.