The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-10-24

of modern warfare. Civilized soldiers and
savages have fought side bv side upon their
shores, while fleets have contrndcd on their
waters. Indians, French, British and Amer
leans have each played their part in the
thrilling dramas and tragedies that have
been enacted on aud arounu these roman.
tic walers"
regret now did not consume another
day IN visiting Lake George, especially since
l have heard the glowing description Of it's
beauties and associations EoIu those who
are fresh from its attractions. | fancy | can
almost see, Prisoners island, Rogers slide,
sabbath day point, Diamond Islanc the
ruins of Fort William Henry (where in 1857
! the French and Indians mussacrei 1900
English after they had surrendered3 Bloody
! Pond lEto which the killed on both sides
were thrown after the Battle near that place,
III 1903, | wish now | had visited it, for
( 1t is SAID, and it is said truthtully, that the
SCENERY is beautiful, "mingling the soft and
gentle with the bold, magnificent and pic
! turesque ;" that in America, Lake George
| holds the pac, Of Loch knlriuc in Scot.
land. The Indlan name of Lake George
is "Horcon," or "the silverv Waters." !
CUES, have SAID enough to induce tn.
stranger who should chance 10 be ~ rear
as MAS to 60 and see for himself--lo prof
1t by my omission Do not act as did Miss
! Betsey, but do what omitted
From Burlington to White ilail on the
Lake Is 50 miles and from the latter to Sar.
at"ga 40 miles this ride | er loved solit.,-
! ry ana alone having "scrHpvd up no nc
! qualn(ance only with the captain and boat
hands and few others vino were posted
up rs to the Incidents land along" 70 en-
| JOY ride on the Lake it is better perhaps
to be "straEgcr,' then your wn0le time
! Is consumed IN looking and catching ideas
Again, II you are about to locate Fort II
! Oh the Vermont side Of the LAKE. thctais
no person To tell it and laugh at the ms
l"le OF the c"strangcr." Up to the lst Sept.
| IL Is said that twenty sever thousand yisl
| tors have been registered at the principal
| Hotels of Saratoga, besides the many, ma.
! ny others who stay with their friends and
ut private boarding houses Ihe crowd,
and gay fashionable srnson have vassed
away, but Il goodly number are still 40
lournIng here, composed mostly of The
| substantial, the scdatc and the health seek.
ers. The exquisite, the notables, Ia. hus-
band hunters. the wife hunters and the Tor
tune seekers have departed vamuosed. A
good looking Cuban and his sliIl better
looking lady have been pointed out TO me,
his Income, ls SAID To be $500, O,UOO-a lucky
man that Miss Bttsey TO have an annual
Income ct moro ihaH most of persons pos
scss of principal.
The Agricultural Fair of Saratoga cOun.
~ came oil at this place ii few DAYS since
a great c"ncoursc Of people were 10 atlcn.
daGce-a great variety OF articles were cX.
hi iJI.ed. many OF the labor saving order
The horses and catt. and sheep were good.
IN tact ihe, the agricultural indictments
were numerous, from the apple pcelcr To
the horse, hay and grain cutter and the ma.
chin" for pulling up sIumps On the
grounds were several side shows. In one
| saw man run straight steel sword
- inches donn his throat, after drawing il
out lie eHt several stones about the size of
partridge eggs la another was a Fr.,ch
giant icrt inches high, weighing 3d. lbs
In another Buffalo Bull said to vcirh
1900 pounds. la another the Anaconda,
DO" Constructor aud other species of snakes
on The last day alter the premium horses
and other stock We're moved around. an In
dian of the Senrca tribe ran for IL wager of
ten dollars against time. lie vas To run
around t"e track which Was one third of a
mile, tive times in ten minutes, he made il
IN 7 minutes iS seconds, and on the stake.
Another man under II wager OF $500 had
undertaken to walk one hundred consecu
tive hours with an intermission of ID min
utes in every - hours. saw him about
the 10th hour and thought he could not
hoe out, also saw him nt the ggth hour
aud lie was much revived he Succeeded
and suppose pockctcd .he wager.
Witnessed The other nISht a laruc de.
m"nstraIlOn Of the Black Republicans and
Wide Awaks." Each private wears a cap
with u cape Of Indian Rubber clo h over
the shoulder, with a swinging lamp attach
ed to staff "bOur the size and length Of "a |
hoe handle the officers wear tie same uni
form with Lrntcrns in their hand extending
downward, the Captains being red the OF T.
er officers bue-they were udirpssed by
Mr. Ray nerd Of the "Iimes,' Townsend Of
Troy and Avery OF Saratoga. MIR Buchan
tn was most shaluefuIiy abused by the two
Inst speakers and so vas Judge Douglas
one Of The speakers with triumph proclaim.
ed the success OF the Black Republicans.
tnat the election of Lincoln was decreed in
high heaven and already ratified on earth.
In the torch i'ght procession Of Wide A.
Wakes was platform upon wheels drawn
by Oxen, on 1t We're several mru with weig,
ea and maNls engaged in splitting rails
haye met here with quite a number of
Var" IDIan's-many who came in feeble
health will TctuIn much improved and ro-
sior"d-there is no doubt about the vrlue
and beneficial effects Of the waters of Sa.
ratoSa Springs. LONG GRABS.