, 1869-07-26
The ADIROhDACKS.
Entering tho Wilderness from Mar
tins.
The Saranac Lakes and River.
Tho Healing 1h.

Tho Healing E II.
[FK0M oUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
. TIE WILDERNESS, July, 1862.
1t does not take long, after the tourist bas fair
obtained hls guide and left MARTINS, TO reallz
TINT the Wilderness Is big place, In which eve1
: such multitude As has been down here this Sun
! mcf makes very little show. In tEarcrsng thi
most f1cqucnted portion OF the highway mAdo b.
the chain Of lakes and uye1s the distance between
BARTLETT a and Martins, our boat may, perhaps
encounter one or lHo Others, or We may possibly
catch glimpse Of camp on sutue headland OF
Island; but quite as likely ne may make the whole
trip In absolute solitude, with a silence broken
only BY the plash Of our own oara, and the CIT oI
distant loon
Many travellers car75 away thelr only knowledge
OF fhe scenery Of the Adifondacks from this brtet
stretch Of lake and river; and the photographer
haB never pencfruted further than this 80 the dts
tant public, who depeud on s,eseoscopic pfctuEcB
get their Idea from this region only. In FACT It Ia
only reFJ tame preface 10 The book Of the VII
dtEness- The Iuinberruan has bceu hero cutting
away all the moet prumlneBt trees to most
down the BtEca1n to Plattahutgh; 1rcs have LETT
onl5 unsigh1ly trunks for long distances along the
thorrs; the muittt1di1ouy llfe OF the Interior
fores's, of tltnid pigeon aud whtrfng partridge.
scene has much Of the beauty nbout It. TIE Low
er sarannc has over 1fty iBlaIida In Is length OF
sl1 nles, In passing among which new vlstas Of
| woods anA water arc constantly coming into view.
| The peak Of Old Whtsefacc the summit Of Am.
teFsand Mountain, and other clcrA,tons to which
no special name has hecn given, lend grandeur TO
thc pictures. This Ruiie pulls TO the shore near
The head ol tbs lake 10 allow you to taltc Of cold
1 rpf'hF, aud TO your enjoyment Of tho delicious
water u added the experience Of about twenty
Tospnlto bitch Fntned In aa ulnny seconds ou
hhete, to show how agreeable Is the entire ffee-
dom from Insects Of movement IN the water. 10
rowing through tho Interval VI saranae River,
which comes next ID onier, spangicd Ut this sea-
| sou Win yellow lcH. another ttreak In the mo
I notony Ia furnished by .ome short EAp.lts which,
II your guide Is htont sud rGuF baggage Light, may
possibly te raAsed wiIhuu tllf etahArklnR even IN
| e'scatn- Thth The boot cpcrseI iato Ilonni
Lake, With ia striking lanlmnrk no0ut mid
var, in singular riue, strnixht and bars OF
1 branches to Rrta1 height, with acronu OF
| hense bEanchcr, giving the natne to Umbrella
lo1nt' Then conca river again; aud prc4cutiy
the party Ia LANDED ut a5t!cttA y for tho nrat curry
| 0! tho Journey.
| Even the twclro miles thus accomplished aru
enough to Rtsc realization OF tho Rrcat charm OF
| Adirondack trarcl, which distinguishes It from
| otf!rr t1odcs Of rleasuru journSJinz. Ths tn ln
| Tie method OF II, tho combination OF boat aud
~ a1~s@fSsN
| Which 1t gives Uy mil one ID 1H11cd cut of Atl
comfort nnd good temper, bothered with vcntlla.
tlbp, taken On straight, undertaking line. In
driving thcrr In Work, cousiruut Of poAltlOn pos.
EilltJ OF sccilent and dust 0u steamboat there
arc gurKh decorations, iuipertlnent. .fe6w.trnrci-
The hot thfoo of the ctxihe Even balloon has
III uncertainties nnt anx!ei!us. Hut IN AT Adj
ruH,lack cano0 the nAd may noat entirely free
from rare. Hlile tbs body Erats in nh4oute case,
aud every senao IL Charmed. You lounge IN the
| stern Of the toat, the seat cushioned with Jour
osercoaL = little wooden rest {aald 10 haYe Lceu
invented by Ar- Murray, supporting the back
plenty OF room TO shift tie poslt1pu Of ypur feet
aud chance from Bt,tlnu to recliniop
while tho boat gidex smoothly between the
cool, Opaque wa,er, only = few inches below the
gum ale aud the warm, cloud1ess sky far uyes-
head. The oars plly In sockets instead OF row.
locks 60 there Ia no grating, and the onwarl mo-
ton is accompanied by hnrtly petcepithIe IN.
dglat4on. Your guide 6.ts facing yoQ With no 10.
ticue upparent III the gteaty swing OF arms and
shoulders, reafy TO tate you aurwhere at your
sucresttor. pr sion at your wish for snort or for
refresbmen,. Your gun and rod lie ready at YOUR
hand. al, yotr bagrare Ia at arms length The
alr, rarely without cheerful breeze, IL charged
with the subtle odorB Of thousands Of acres OF
plue trees. and kuons no smell ,nst Is not sweet,
There is nobody to c1ticise your old clothes, to
wonder what Is your buelDesa II, after the con-
t,ssted experiences OF a CITY F1nter. all tnepe
elements OF y1ur condition are agreeable to you,
pukh on Won viii md the wilderness fuIt OF ds-
j!cblR II thef are op1F nat AMI ,ed1 ,us turn
bacr. so, viii find nothing nleasont further on
Hartiett,s has general rese,unlance N Mart,n,5-
IN A smaller sr.a,c. v,th rs tTn-storr fraua Initial
irr ia l,,,, mi. hontes and s,nre fnr I'm s,e NJ
camp utenslls and nroytslons its host AZ moann,-
toes md sya.m Of d.scopten,ed ruests waiting
yntn}v for ru,,1ea. 1ta proprietor 1nls hin nront
NOT ouJy tu the uspaI revenues Of a hotel hut IN
teamIp0 hosts and bag uagr acru.s the carry an
which bis houss is buiIt, ctfcQuYenttug some
savage rapida. Fur the carries on the more IT..
ouented portions Of tho regular WILDERNESS
rptes are nearly all supnl,t.1 with CONVEYANCE. ia
relieve guides and travellers nike by bos,s
md baggage together. At some no,nt,, a. here At
Dart,e.t'e. are horses and carts: at others where
the roads are too bad fos them, oxen take tie
place OF the more delicate animals. and the buat
Is placed on sled and lnggcd UP hills and through
EIonRhs by main strength,
The register at Ba1tett'a, as at all other houses
in the n NldeIuess Is volume Of no little Interest
to Adirondack trayelletz, These books are not
intended like common hotel registers. for the rsa
mainly of the CLERKS In recording rooms and ,ste1
and making nm hills The propr1etprs hare other
memoranda tor thf, nurpse or rcIy in the smaller
houres. On their memories. The registers arr for
The information OF The eues,s, and are In meas.
urr, q directory OF The region. There Il a column
Tor tsdcsttnation,r and the traveller records the
camping ground for which he Is bound, with the
names Of the guides Of the party and any com.
menlaton be mar have for them, and when h. Is
scotpc out" sets down also what luck he has had,
the number OF dee, and trout, anil the weight OF
the biggest nsh, With such other observations.
serious or facetious as may seem 10 him desirable
1t worI,I he cul7ons 10 observe how mauy have
chrpp,cled their sut1er1uEs from the black uIes
uc,e Is . clerx, man who has occupied a rhoe
rage Of the oook With his reflections on the
beaut1ts OF nature. The paRes this Jea1 TEEN with
references, rarely complimentary, TO Iii. Mur-
ray and the expectations excited By hls ]
took. Many O? the books 70 back |
for 3eate to a time when dozen arrivals month |
was brisk business for the middle OF the SEASON
Not q few distinguished nnmcs may be n!cke,, out
from the common herd Of hunters and tour,sts
For ore ycafs past NAV be Traced the recor,l Of |
MT. Murray, coming In and going out Us regularly |
as the tcasous themselves, With his wife aud al
Ways with "uoucst John ~ IL guide. Here nre I
the pamcs Of the gentlemen who rou the rapits
With HIM md Joined IN the dance At rnclc Pal
ne1.s, az xe1itably recorded. Thts year the
rect rd reIeated, all along the route to RacQuet,c
Like, reads, Nv. ii. Murray, vito and child, and
some gorty others, and 70 forth" Tbey are prsc-
trcaf n.onyc In ,he a,lIrondacks. with es,ncst,ou
ennnrb to conn. wh.t they can see: and some Of |!
~, ~ h..n onnct,,as ,ha ,-con, vim arn,ur
Aht IL law @4toot1'e" ..e Ae-oo ''.A eAPae~
slons OF nsfent' ana inquiries "hetNef lhe
eyes Wnch can multiply 1se.fod IN such state
mcnt have exercised the same faculty IL giving
tba ue,oht ri nsn AMI ,nc details Of hunting es,
ploltA ---...., ,,-..
When We 1auncn our lcat q Fttond line II IL on