New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-23
AND SPRINGS.

The keen eye, wrist and trained muscles, neces
sry to cast adroty the delicate fly not to be gained
in a day the habits OF these most cunning
inhabitants OF the to be learned from books Long
practice and experience the only teachers OF trout
fishing. The inexperienced Walton will inevitably select
the wrong fly, upon with long curl of
line twisting in graceful curves around it, cut the water
ably around overhangng boughs. Your true sportman
laughs such puny endeavors. and sOdoes the trout
Nevertheless, angling for the hnny beauties he en-
iOyed by the vcest bungler To do this IL only
al TO Wend ones way the shady borders OF purlng
stream, provided with wesocked hamper and fayo-
rite book and recllne in dreanl ease upon the tury
banks while the flshngpOle leans quietly upon saplmg
and the trout glide happily among their nests and chosen
pools. L. this, after all the better mode OF fishing
ness haunts and place Change in this busy age ard
afford this is sufficient mission for the pole
and line. Twas sure poetic dreamer by the banks OF
TRc wind held N her Jap cup Of music y.
M Nm Es so deans To and yoss eSSo%g
type OF the good easy soul who lies on the moss.
and dreams while the fish run with his bait is the fisher
man whom Punch lately sketched Reclnlng at ms sise
the grass with novel IN his hand, the poor fellow
suddenly observes his cork bobbing vigorously, aud
arouses himself with Indignation cXclaimiug,
Another of those COMPOUNDED btcs!" But dreamer
Is me true ,routhseI. ne must DE more Wacnt b un
wary than his prey, or he fas 70 meet ms own hlgl
aspirations When he is after trout 10 catch every fish
that be caught is his cxscting wish The disgrace Of
trout lost by unskiiu playing Is nor ehaced Dy inc
honor Of catching dozen carefully shared;
From NcwYork access is easy 10 many fine fishing re-
gioms and every hundreds OF best citizens
spend their vacations among the mountain streams ana
skill VI the finest OF accessible fishing countries lies
along line Of the Erie Railroad commencing NJ Port
of 2 miles from NcW-NOrk This ,oue offers 10 the view
OF the tourist Of the grandest and most beautiful
among rugged towering hills aud beautiful valleys whose
light verdurc contrasts grandy VITA the pney he5
upOn the lofty SUBMITS around opportunity Afforded
10 few followers Of other horses Than those OF me
e road The broad easy seats OF the cars on THIS road
render travelling upon IL comfortable than upon
many others. and the man Who surprised the conductor
fr .Ng tfatm
Buffalo 10 New-N ok and Newly ork Ia Buffalo
The tourist fisherman who desires 10 ENJOY IN deall
the beauties OF this route scarcely do better than
travel al "a susquchanpa, where me Immense shops
of the road situated by taking this unbrokch jour
ney be will be filed with pcryadng SENSE Of the gran
deur and variety " nature Al one moment nc VIII De
cOufsug between two "heaven- kissing hills almost
close enough either hand to tOuch at another by the
banks the DeawaIeuOuc the less beautiful here that
IN s infancy It's clear blue waters and sll
low: and gain huTying along the brow Of PERCEPTIONS
mount, lac viii the river Ike silver thread III the
green cloth OF the smiling valleys below him
TIE iron rails follow lovingly and long the beautiful
water, then leaving It they approach another river,
The susqG'haina spreads IT. wales before e entrances
eye less wonderful IN their loneliness than those which
the iron hore has just left behind In one OF these valleys
cramped with the narrOwness OF It's room, ana WIN
III houses pciChcd upon tho hsdcs seated IN quiet
little hooks. lies the Town Of susquehann There Just
iOT IN the small valley over winch the NUS haIS
thrconmgB rs though grudging the little PLAIN which
THEN ruggeduess has eit for the dwellings of men, Sus
quc!auna contains about Op liablutS, heAt1 al on
operatives IN the railroad shops or connected with
them. In their leisure hours the hard-handed
mechanic sauuter IN tie woods with pole in hand. and
Iuany trOutis the victim Of their praetced skill once
quantity and o tn r th but the nuy tribe yielded
enonois tribute 10 eXactions Of their hunters and
ale much than they Few years ago saw
mills too nnd tanneties have been sreSud on tne Danks
Of many 81 them. ana e s have ned from the polluted
fisher b. content travel few miles from the station.
Al the headwaters the brooks the defeated armies of
coming down like wolf the fold, may stu succeed IN
liE- his basket from their dinoFgaulzed ranks.
'arc,.. creek hose fine trout still linger.
The ost famous brook In nor hern Ponnsylva-
MIA. II was fun OF the finest nsh III thr stale bui saw,
IL uInu al
OF Cannawacta Creek the same story is to DE told
Like causes have had like results and Ianeshopc Creek,
which Iuns nearest tie town, 10 almost entirely nshed
few miles back In the country however. there nre
Pouas which afford hnf sport IN the way OF trout
ana pckere fishing Win these aids few days at sus
rIeaua can he made enjoyable In good society. The
hut the railroad depot affords roomy apartne ana
Ia .e hucs dining hall on the road To those sports
mon VINO relieve the fatigue Of fishing excursions by
bashing IN the society OF the fair may be an hddltoal
attraction TO know that ut susquehanna thcy VIII he
waited on az table by danaes rury checked aud cOmey.
though vithal sometimes rn~boned and angular man
The Indian for the low green valley" in which
tnc town lice means the valley oil the sweet water
An Indian hamlet situated within mile OF the pres
cnt town. where the little village Of Lanshope now hes
The waters Of the rver here were considered particularly
sweet 10y the savaSrs, ana the richness Tue ts,uaBe
by It's banks made fayOrts resort NestgeA OF savage
dominion are stu plenty IN suzaqehnnn9 GoIaiy, ana
foes ran from mouth 10 mouth among inc oid nhaDl
fauts and ever find eager listeners among the younger
who gather around the hrosde to drink IN teh an
cicnt vision -. - -,
never attained are still met with IA the forests. Pines
aud enlocks are found ningng their peculiartes upon
growihs The spruce twines It's bougis with the hem
lock, and again with the genuine plhe' Ihis iaI'er
growth makes stately and beautiful tree.
Mony Of the Indian legends cluster around the fixed
belief which Susquehannians have that their grand hills,
harrow contain grcatcf treasures In their midst than
rel pasture lands fertile wheat fields Tales Of silver
mines and spring. undiscovered by any but the Keen
eyes of the forest braves, commonly credited ~
the facts of History One OF the earest settlers OF
81 IAN flnlH IA
Many OF his adventures In the mountain wlds with the
fierce catamOunt and fercer Indian are sun remembereu
slrcwd, energetic man, tough as the udes OK the
Ianthers which he slew and skilled in all OF woodnnns
wn V srrey have dsfyished himself ON Change
day he became deeply interested In the m1vements
OF squad Of and crossed the Oquago hage on
their trail Keeping safe distance, he followed them
banks OF the river and on the oVerhangng nils ne
he saw their campfrcs land discovered that they were
busy but saw nothing more Mo, n, ISvsIea 10
had been filled with salt Not doubling MS aDllty, Win
good indication OF nnding cue slfhg on Wen ne
salt was produced, he purchased the land OF the MD
NJ ght camping ground but tho most search
made with ali Ills woodsmHus cruft yielded no result IN
sa prngs aud Hale confessed that the ingenuity OF the
children OF the forest had for once Daied MS keeiess
and perseverance, Perhaps hunters less sure OF their
inalibty of observation might have doubted inc eh-
stance OF the salt which Hale was always convinced ne
had ee or al least have concluded that 1t was obtained
Elsewhere But the Indians skill discovering and In
hiding from the white mans Ken .he puIIsu Nea d III
nature fayorite theme among the borderers' ana al
II ia told of these savages that when driven az last from
civilization they left behind them, I'm forest hut an od
halfbreed named Peasey His mission u Is said was 70
watch over their hidden secrets, their silver ana eau
mines and their salt springs; TO keep tpem careimy
covered from human sight and 10 oblterats any huiS
tions OF their existence which time might reveal nc
wns sworn TO secrecy and knew that death woud ooW
nufaitlfuness. HIs cabin was built Dy the sac Vl
,reaf nm whose bowels the settlers believed 70 contain
ntold wealth. In time Peasey being faVorlte among
his rude neghbOrs and began 10 feel AKIN 10 nen ING
,norrinC when the early light was Just Del1n-
niDr Ia giimmer through the trees, setAer
met the old man, whose sun naa ncarg his
hnt lie inquired ia surprise: why, Pessley,
where have you beeni and received n nns pd 1Sber
asIed Who was with him, replied, "oid BeelzePuD one
other morning the settler met him again anu Ns 49,. az
VtiNi IL. tale HOBO tno lnattfr