New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-09
NOTES FROM THE SUMMKE RESORTS

A ball room has been fitted up in the Man,
moth Cave-The Brandywine Mineral Springs, in Della
ware celebrated resort century ago, are sun popular
They situated within hours Of Philadelphia four
Of Baltimore, and six Of Washington-Ihe fotomao
River waeringplaces, fashionable win wash
ingtOnians, are coming into notice again AL Plney
Point where the best families of the Capital used to
spend their Summers, the Potomac is four miles wide
1t ia near Chesapeake Bay, and the water partially
salt All kinds Of fishing TO be had. Point LOOKOUT
with It's long, handsome beach, is 10 be reopened to
the Summer public The route to either OF these places
by the river is through scenery unsurpassed perhaps In
quiet beauty the COMMUNICATIONS at Cape Cod COM
plain that they cannot get enough fish to ea-SeVeral
gentlemen from NewYork and Boston have built elegant
Summer cottages at Bar HarbOr. Mount Desert A
large hotel is still lacking Bar HarbOr is the finest spot
the island It's location is peculiar. At the foot OF the
mountains juttIng into the sea, soping shoulder
Of land containing about 400 Along the shore Inc II
about 20 feet above the tide On its north and eastern
sides Is beautiful sheet of water called Frenchmans
Bay, and on the west and south rise the precptous
mountains There is thread Of rocky and bold Islands
called the Porcupnes," running the bay from
west to east forming beautiful landlocked harDOr 10
the south OF the outer bay spreads out the broad ocean,
During past ten days there has been no time at MI
Desert when fire on the hearth uncomfortable
pay butlite for food, and board
is but SO so per week. Good fishing seabathng, and
mountain climbing combined is cheap enough at such
price-Jenny Lind called Northampton Mass the Para
disc Of America for what reasOnwe cannotay-A $40 Dill
just carries tourist from NewYork to Caldwell on
Lake George This includes stateroOm on the Hudson
81 breakfast and IS of extravaganza in the shape
of a lemonade at the Halfway House The railroad
from Glens Falls on the Hudson TO Fort Edward, opened
last MONTH saves several miles OF staging Another $40
pays board az the Fort William Henry for two days Add
IS for economical extras,' and $40 for return the
expenses OF four days S5-Dr Carter OF Philadelphia,
who is now at Veyay, Switzerland, writes 70 friend
that Newport Is unequaled for GOODNESS and variety
OF pleasures by any place in Europe" Yevay is
very warm and its beautiful scenery fails he says, TO
cool the atmosphereThe inventory Of nobility at New
port now stands as follows One marquis four counts,
and a dozen others with very long titles, but not
specified. Two young French ladies are attracting
especial attenton.-A party OF Harvard students are
camping among the White Mountains.-Fewer Cana
dian visitors than usual favor the Portland Me-, hotels
this seasOn-The Rev Edward Everett Hale is spending
the Summer at Burlington, Yt.-The e mudge" Is an
eyerpresent necessity II not luxury at the Adirondack
hotels. 1t consists Of q smolderng fire In tin pan.
The smoke rising about the person. keeps away the in
sects. Visitors sleep in rooms packed with smoke
schrOon Lake, newly popular resort In Essex County
Northern NewYork about $50 miles from this city, Is ten
miles long by one in width It abounds IN fish Of many
kinds. There smaller lakes and mountain streams
within radius OF ten miles. Several deer have been
shot this IN the surrounding woods Black bears
Also lend peculiar interest to field sports. What with
FISH, deer, bears, bathing sailing and board only $40
week, the guests enjoying themselves heartily