Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-09-14
FROM THE WOODS.

CARY s.. lose LAKE. sept
We have made trip up Racket River to
Blue Mountain Lake and back, since wrote
before. leaving Cary's Thursday morning
That day we went no further than Racket
Lake
The scenery on Racket River gIows wild
audroush after leaving Long Lake. There are
three carrying places before rcacai F9rked
Lake. the last one being mile and a half
long. One Of the p5rt-g.s isarJuni Better
milk Falls, So called, where thcryer descenJs
about % feet, tumblinE and foami"s among
tho rocks with "a roar that can De heard mile
of. just below the FAILS tho river spreads
cut a little-comp-lled to. To get round the
rocks. The stream looks as if some Titan
had been peltins frogs, Sd fall is ir- bed ct
rocks Of all shapes and sizes.
Forked Lake is a very irregular sheet If
water-rather like three or rarlakes tackled
together at their corners. From Toraed Lake
YOU reach Racket Lake by 20 carry Of half
mile, bringing us directly past Keilo2s's
house DIETER known as Wi,5ar where we
stopped. Next morning We r5woIup Racket
Lake, Marion River Lake Metewana and
Eagle Lake to Blue Mountain Lake, one Of
the most delightful journey for beauty of
scenery to be found III all this region.
While going up Racket Lake we cac.un-
tered a rain storm, which did no. add to our
pleasure, and prevented me, for one from
seeing much Of the beauty of the lake
Marion River, the outlet Of the Blue Noun
tain Lakes, is a crooked stream. answering
better in its general appearance 20 descrip-
lions have read ofsoneof the s5uthernryers, /
than any thing I have ever seen. Indeed, the /
question was raised among US, whether the /
river was not named after "the Swamp Fox
On our return to Kellogg's some inquiry /
was made, and our little romance utterly /.
spoiIt by the assertion that the river was
named by Prof. Emmons after some worthy /
old lady in spectacles for whom be had an
especial yeneration
We reached Eagle Lake, The second Of the
Blue Mountain Lakes, about one. Half
way up the lake is the residence of
Mr.. Z. Z. c. Judson, better known by his
nom de plume Of 50 Ned Buutliue" Mitchell,
who knew him, had told US that here we
could get accommodated for the night, and
SO enjoy the beautiful scenery around
us at our leisure. So, while be stayed
behind to fish, the rest Of US went on,
landed, walked up TO the house. were met
and invited in by Mr.. Judson, and in reply
to our inquiries about bed and boul were
told that he never took in strangers, but the
family in the other house, close by, would.
50 we went up there, and with difficulty
extracted from TIC unwilling backwoolsman
he information that he c1ulin t give as any
hing! did sometimes take ia strangers, but
iidn't want to, and couldn t take Us Here
vas fix, twelve or thirteen miles from any
house and no dinner, supper, bed, or break
asst to be had Presently Mitchell and the
Commodore rowed up, and doubtless got an
nkling of the state eff affairs at once, for they
aid the expression Of amazement and despair
lepIcted on our faces as VIC stood on the
,ank, was worthy painter s,hishest skill.
Mitchell went up to the house, and Nh
Tudson on learning the state Of the case.
lew round, shot a couple Of chickens, with
ONE difficulty, and in course Of an hour had
Inner ready. But we could not think Of
respassing on their hospitality any
,nger, when VIC learned that the real reason
{ cur refusal was that they had nothing to
i've US No deer had been shot lately, AID
hey were out Of salt provisions, having bare :
y enough to last until next day,whcn a load !:
-as expected So despite Ned Buntline's !
fer of the best he had, we decided to go up b
nd take peep at Blue Mountain Lake and $
hen row back to Kellogg on Racket Lake, +
xteen miles atleast. b
Judson lives here on tlc shore Of this :
eautiful little lake all the year round lie n
as the best log house we had seen, well t
FINISHED, with small collection Of books,
nd the walls of the sitting room decorated :,
it'll panther's skins, guns, knives, &C., &c. b