New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-15

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watching me. At length his curiosity could be re-
strained longer, ard turning toward me- he asked
how far was travelling then srnilingly excused him.
self for asking what he termed sq impudent question
I-oon learned that my appearance alone, and foot
in the woods had excited his sympathy. heartily
thanked him for his prcfered kindness, but assured
him stood in no need OF assistance.
had seen in the papers that Prot. Agsssiz, James
Russell Lowell and Ralph Waldo Emerson were about
to visit the Saranse Lakes / thought it possible
might them there. The men with whom con-
vsrsed knew nothing about them, and there ws' no
register to which could readily gain access There
wss man with gray beard, evidently from the etyi
also two others with fine clothes and piercing eyes.
Who knows, thought !, but they ulay be Savsns!
listened Ia their conversation. Soon bea; came III
with some OF their party. 1hey and lady went Z"
the door the lady asking if they had got her deer.
Orr of hr savans prt his hand on the shoulder Of the
gentleman with the gray beard, AMI said. This is
your dear" The other savan remarked that he was
big buck, and hc struck match to light cigar
The lady objected 10 his firing matches. He excused
himself by saying that matches were made IN heaven.
congratulated myself upon having seen the nsia-
ralist, the poet and the reformer
From the Saranae Lakes turned my course east
ward, following the direction OF the range BY con-
sGl.ng nsp Of this region il will be ths; chain
Of mountains here bends in the form of horseshoe,
with its opening toward the east. Into this opening
was now passing. The curve borders an undalatng
valley thirty miles in diameter. THIS is IN the very
heart Of the lctiest Adirondack range On my right,
toward Tie south, ruse Mount Marcy Mount Seward,
Nom. McIn;yrr, and many nnmeless peaks. On the
ef, old White-fsre and the kecnc range. Before
me was dark aud mighty wall. whose bold proper
tons conveyed impression of grandeur beyond any
thing had vet seen. Near the base of Mount Mcln-
tyre could the famous Indian Pass; the mornini,
sun was shining full upon its western precipee, and
though twelve miles away, the lines ct broken rock
were apparent.
Afer miles led me into woods which shut in the
virw While walking and nusiug was rous'd by
the sound Of horses feet. TIE hor-eman yoang
man in hunting dress ard his neck-tie gold
brooch ss large as a silver dollar OF course, meeting
in the woods nust have talk. thought he
would be communicative and the more 50 a. saw the
peck of bottle the rest OF which in his pocket
lie had lived III the woods eleven years, and hunted
mp and down the lakes. III and Joe King hunted to-
gether. Two years age they Killed one hundred and
fifteen deer in about three months. He thought bears
were becoming plenty in the vicinity of Loon Lake.
He had killed ten there within two years. The largest
of them he caugh, in trap, and the bear started of
with the trap her foot. He sad the dogs started
after her and so did |. When up to her
told Charlie the dog tn 20 IN. tie grabbed her by
the hair and she whrle.l and struck at HIM with the
paw that had the trap and though the trap weighed
eighteen ponds il went swift you could hear it
whistle shot her the eye, and she ended fright
"over hack warls dead stone. He had seen bur
one panther and no wolves, but Thought wounded
buck more dangerous than either. spent two hours
listening lo lis stories and when gave him n hearty
shake of the hand and badc him good bye he seemed
10 regret my departure.
As continued my eastward across the val
lev the path was borcred either side by primitive
forests Of pines and amarack. Hour after hour trav
eled the same winding lane through the forest. The
whirr Of the startled partridge andthe pecrar fahctto
note Of the bue.jay were the sounds that kept me
company. Lair an the day saw opening before
noe which proved 10 be settlement. As passed out
of the woods the dark masses OF mountains rising tar
aeains, the sky shut in the view on every side. |
ga,ed long at their bold outline by the light Of de-
clining day and af'erTar,l by the moonlight. There
was majesty and solemnity in their presence.
The people of the settlement think IT gloomy shut
IN by mountain WALL yet Ike most of the settlers
in these wld- they from the green mountains of
Vermont. Tiny meet stranger kindly as backwoods
people generally do and the unpreending tourist may
learn many hfes history whose joys and sorrows are
too sacred for the public eye.
Next morning, an hours walk brought me 10 the
wall of mountains. The ascent between rocky
precpices varying from two Ia iour hundredG,c in
hight These corrrsponied 80 10 another that the
mountain seemed to have been cleft in suuder On
the summit, tie precpices change In rounded peaks
which shut IN the path, giving nu extensive view 10
the Traveller. I passed the ridge snd descended
toward the valley OF Lake Champaiu. 4 thunder
storm followed hard after me-, rolling s dark clouds
aruuuG the gay rucks of the mouHlaDs. Next morn
pg as | walked toward the lake marks of cutva-
ton became frequent. A. intervals
farm houses and overlook groups Of children on
their way to school They very communicative.
sms hoy told stories of his feline favorites and
merry little grl entered with such zest into the
aflairs Of her family tia, | hsstrncd on fearing
might hear wha, ought not. Soon saw the Green
Mountains and Lake Chsmpsin.
hsd now completed a circuit of two hundred miles
and passed the length Of the range There were two
points Of special interest yet he vsted-the chssm
wich occrs where The Aasabc River passes from the
highlands the valley and the summit Of White-face
Whe-faee near the central point Of the range and
one gf its higlrs; praks is comparatively isolated
snd affords the best view q ell the Adirondacks
TIE Chasm IL iwentyf miles east of thu noun;ain
and five miles from Lake Chaupiain.
found the Chssm clear cnt through the sand
son. formation tu. extends across the northern
ties Of New-York. II is one hundred feet in depth
and from twenty 10 hundred in width. The jutting
rocks give Il interest. There two points usually
shown "a the traveler--tbe Devils Oven and the
Devils Stsrcs-e. The first il associated 10 my mind
with refreshing bath taken before ts dsboca