The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-08
our SUMMER RESORTS.
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a New Railroad To Enke Gc0rge-Spicmdid
scrncr, --'The Iusun, Hudson aud its Trbu-
rarics-- rHraioga ReyiSeas.C crowds o. N'.i-
Iurs--Isaucs, Balls and He:les.
sAIAIoa. July ., 1853,
There sge many places 10 which visitors 10 sara
tura abouii turn ther footsteps In ibat vicinity, and
lero n no spot more beautiful ~ SIS primitive re-
poe than the lovely Lake LuzeTne IT Is approach
ab,o now in "a Two hours ride on the new Adlrol-
dacl Railroad, running rom Saratoga 10 Thurman,
oniy ten miles nom Lake George. This road runs
through The host romantic part OF the Ad'rOndlc,
country on THIS slope of that range, winding
through The mountains AMI sSrEing. Tor nearly forty
miles, The banks oi the Hudson, almost 10 IT, source,
and the Wild and lovely river schroon. lis principal
tributary ~ this point Al LuIerne, where the
'iorlly Halsonn is more than twenty feet wide,
IL she celebrated Iadley Fails ana the famous Hud-
MON Company pup mill, where paper material ia
made from poplar trees. II Is an interest
lug sight 20 see large biiiets Of wood
thrown into the hopper ~ one end or
the machine and coming out at the other an endless
ateet OF paper The water power here IS Immense
enough 10 run 100 mIlls. row on the picturesque
hke or days 9sAing VIII repay the visitor for
TRIP 10 Luzeme ana the AdriondsckS. There are
plenty Of deer and bear in tins country aso 4
party Of IroOhlyn spOrtsmen shot four deer ana
nne specimen of a bear on the mountains near War
reusnurg lst week. Luzefne has q very good hotel,
kept ~ u. G. Rockwell, Jr, one OF hotel family us
wei known in these parts as the Lelands and Stet-
SONS all over the universe. rhe scenery OF river
and mountain, ON the line Of The Adirondack Raul
road is superb. ana II can be all enjoyed IN one day
by taking the morning tram at Saratoga Tor Thur
man station and returning IN the evening. There
are now stopping az RocSwells Hotel IuzcTne. with
thelf families, IRON New iorA the foil JHlne peOpe:
Thomas Nnllams, President Oh the Peoples Bank.
hr. Andrews. j. r Tweed, Isaac llronson Mr. Nor
nnn AArth AprT h.Nt.
Brooklyn, aud Horace Howeil, OF Philadelphia.
Nearly every room IN the house and cottage Is
engaged for the season. There was double
celebration on this me OF road on Saturday-the
"glorous Fourth" and the opening OF the road were
both combined IN due honor paid TO them m an
ADDRESS delivered az stony Creek by Hr. n. b. La
ban. late 81 embef OF Assembly Ior Warren son-tn-
law ny the OF Commodore Vanderbit-whose
beautiful residence stands on the verge OF Lake
Luzerne.
on my return visit to Saratoga and that interest
ing village all alive It has wakei up from its
Sleep ruboed It's eyes and looks gay the morn
inS. Al the notes nave received large accessops OF
guests since The sun hogan To shine every day. ,wo
new springs nave been dlscoyered-the Hathorne,
M tue rear OF Congress Hal, and good SULPHUR
spring close TO the old Hamilton Spring. Ali sara
toga village WIN become one grand spring
some Of these days, ANA then can dis
pehse with the president Of the village the
beard OF trustees and all that sort OF thing.
The band has arrived az the Union Hotel and IN
the mater OF dancing everything is glorious.
HALLS Boston orchestra discourses at tins hotel On
Tuesday the Clarendon viii be envened by Perkins
Boston Band. and Congress Hall Will also give its
me lodoAS stratus TO the evening breeze same
day. As for the Columbian, Jerome Leland supplies
Nil that Is necessary IN the way OF melody; his piano.
his genial companionship aud the 'chme OF Sara
toga belles' which are always 10 be found ringing
about nm when ferpsichore summons the beauty,
fashion and life Of Saratoga together at any hotel
Wien hop Is III order IL Is ali the same TO Jerome
Leland. There is a dance every night now at the
Union.
A brilliant time Is coming for Saratoga as yon will
zee. On the I'D OF July the Seventh regiment viii
be here, and wlli open the Union Hotel new bali
room with Grafula's band and 800 military braves.
Heaven help the ladies This will be perhaps the
GROWING scene IN Saratoga this season. The Utica
CItlzen Corps, commanded by Captain 4. NJ. Davies,
formerly lieutenant colonel OF the Fourteenth youn-
teers, VIII he here the 9th OF August To encamp
for ten days on the grounds east OF The Gene
terry. This will cueceed the races, which commence
the Attn, and VIII be the best sport Tor many
years in point or horses and attendance. The ClareD
don is lling up every hour with an elegant company.
congress Hail. the Columbian, the American and The
Marvin House-the latter OF which is not only
nently located near the railroad depot, but Is Kept
by kr. Schneider In admirable styleare all doing
good business. Teams lively on the streets The
fancy stores, with their New York stocks--John
ToOn, Brooks and a dozen others, VINO frequent the
lower stories of the Union and Congress Hotels dur
ing the summer-haye spread their attractions for
customers, and a1e doing well. In a brief sentence,
Saratoga Is alive, and the surroundings, placed
Within reach OF the visitors by the Adirondack Rail-
road are an additional feature 10 tins favore water
Ing place.