Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-08-31
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FROM THE WOODS.
Il CAMP: ToLLAHsBY P0ED, !
Tuesday,

FROM THE WOODS.
II CAMP. ToLLA1sBr PoyD, |
Tuesday, s |
We left Martins about half past seven, Mon |
day morning, (our guides having come in the eve
ming before), in four boats-the Commodore with |
Mitchell, an Indian noted guide and hunter
these ten years; the Doctor with johnson,
guide whom we picked up at Martins; W. with
Charley (Mitchells oldest SOM, lad Of l6; and
the other two with Andrew, a St. Francis Indian,
who is hunting with Mitchell this season. We
rowed up the lower Saranac, through the river,
and across Round Lake, meeting little breeze
and very respectable sea, to Bartlett's, where we
got dinner Here the baggage was unloaded and
carried across in a wagon, with the boats, TO be
again loaded half mile on, at the PIPER Saranac.
row up this lake brought us to the Indian
carry, as it is called, Of mile long. Here the
baggage and boats were again loaded On carts, to
be carried over to Stony Brook Pond. They say
the Upper Saranac Lake is a very beautiful one
but had ne chance to make any observation, be-
ing Luzily engaged in taling the boat with the
aii Of large sponge. At Indian carry wc turned
the boat over, and paved all thc seams with thick
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under the shade Of tree in alternate mouthfuls
with fried vcuiscn or trout. Going up Stony
Brook, q very ca7k-scrcw Of little stream, on
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Iit.re resser5d. FIR We were we. through long lee
fire. Just before we reached the Pond. there
c,,.s.I from the n..,ycs. one Of the most mag
black, preeiPitons' with grey r'in-cloui n short
distance OIL paa'1l winch the lightning was con-
SANITY Las-iAs. Inc man cloud changed IN
color 90 purple as 10 rolled up breaking Vp over
mead into masses oil grey cloud and passing away
without r'Ia' very MU-n % QUIZ re.lei' Tor we had
expected Storm TO "Aiea ali that we bad yet had
should lie but cakes and gingerbread.
The sun lad long since set waeHwe pushed over
the last shallow and struck out across Follansby
Poud' .cr our camping place. TWAS eight o'clock
wien We landed and A1rTyios our luggage ashore,
We 1'e" UP one Oh '"e coats anu turned IL over Tor
sle-'''' ''''' mrs @l' i''n'a cur tent as pest
we c'u-l' WIN sUcA lisl' as a lantern might give
Us V0' supp was no' 'en'son las'y' nor Trout
I1ied In bread CRUMBS win champagne Jelly 1t
was u'le' Oe'- ana na'u 'Ieal' "asleu uoWn with
a BASIN OF 90 saan'y-'ea "a 90 strong drink that
solomon never oTeamt OF. / saw HVe large table
'PoolluIIs o. 'ne 0's' louns Tyson 60 INTO one
l.-.' '''' t''
Inc ram began again just as we got the tent
larry up ana crawling IN al'oge'ner' we slept on
inc sFouno as pest We might II was mighty
uncomioT'aoie beginning OF pleasure trip IN the
woods you may be assured
Nine sleeple's hours OF night we passed,
and got up carly Believe ne
Inc ram had passed away and after good
breakfast o. P0rk and potatoes hard bread and
colee' we ieit better The Commodore and Mr..
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