The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-05
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY. AUGUST g. 1867
OUR PAsHIONABLR WATERING PLACES.
SARATOGA SPRINGS.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF the HERALD.


The Drives Around the sprinss-Lake Sara
toga-Prospect Hin.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, July 20. 1867.
Sunday Ia quiet day at the Syringe, and music dane
ing and all kinds Of games rgidly tabooed Many
visitors miss Of the principal attractions OF this
charming country by combining themselves entirely to
the hotels and springs and not visiting the lake. Pros
pec Hill and other points OF interest Tho drive TO the
lake is past the race COURSE and through what was
formerly called the bear swamp. The road through the
swamp is OF comparatively recent formation and some
years ago the old Barhydt farm and small lake, en-
bosomed in dense wood and called Lake
Lovely, were the end OF the route in this direc-
ton. The bear swamp in its aboriginal state,
before the road to Saratoga Lake was made,
the resort of numerous bears ana few panthers
Mrs. Barhyd the wife Of the former proprietor OF the
farm day left her little baby for moment in an
clubhouse the present road On her return she be-
bed. TO her horror huge black bear compacenty re-
earding the sleeping child ana exhibiting evident symp
toms Of determination to make meal of H. The
mother few back TO the house, seized her husbands
rife and hassnng back to the spot where she left her
child shot the ferocous animal dead before he could
many attractions in point Of scenery and good fishing
From its banks may be the Green Mountains forty
I've miles distant and Saddle Peak behind which rests
Manchester. where The sun Is never seen after -FOUR
o'clock. The outlet OF Saratoga Lake il called Fish
creek which emptes into the Hudson ON this
creek are extensive cotton mills, and the ledge Of
rocks forming the bod OF the creek prevents the too
rapid draining Of the lake. From Myers Hill, on tho
SHORE o. Inc sna
mountains with the intervening wooded country The Ia
battle ground beyond the lake. and nearly every
honse in the vicinity possesses relics dug up or turned
up the Geld with the pillow, discovered in the old
di.ches and woods by inquistive small Boys Out on
gentlemen all engaged ishing and trout and bass
caught here In vast numbers Lake Lovely 10 also
p!enniully stocked with nsn: Ih's later sneet
OF the road BY the dense foliage. On q nne
evening in summer the road to the lakes Is covered
with vehicles OF ali descriptions from the stylish car
rage, with It's 'made order coat Of arms, to the
more democratic hack, innocent alike Of yellow plush,
silver mounting heraldic emblem Another favorite
drive is to Prospect Hill about ten miles distance from
the Union, and from the summit oil which view OF I'M
surpassed beauty and variety OF scenery may be OBJ
tanned. Red Sulphur Spring. five miles distant 10 an
other point Of interest
The weather was excessively warm here to-day, the
thermometer ranging TO ninety degrees the shade
Saratoga is Ike Baden Homburg in regard
the with which the weahiest visitor may get rid
Of his money as well as on account Of its springs An
Of more OF the worlds wealth than he knows how to
take Of can rid himself Of the responsibility in the
shortest possible space OF time.
The various United States district assessors Of the diff
ferent States propose here early in September
for the purpose Of consulting with each other on some
Opera House.
The Visitors from a Male Point Of View.
SAAIoaA orkiSos' August o 1901.
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table, individuals in tall hats short coats and skin tight
pantaoons talking "horse and entirely wrapped up in
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faced, Deetle'oroWeo ana dminuve specimens OF tue
Latin race; English tourists not OF the Treasure Trove
a..c,n,,o, hut h,u beartv iov.l felovs. stern ana
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digniHed looking railroad olroctofs Frenchmen ~ tne
par,or with backs like whalebons and hand constantly
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elled representatives OF crackdom. VI the last snero
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trusting youth 10 quite charmed with tnem Inc negro
waters, who curtain every window with their Dack
faces giving the dining hall the appearance OF being
dnped In mourning are seldom deceived BY these wor
thes for they have an instructive knowledge OF the