Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-22

year or two since the Rev. W. H. H Murray, formerly preaching in Washington Tn this county, and removing lately iron Meriden to Boston church, published il the Meriden Recorder a series of livel, sketches of his sporting experiences in th' Adirondacks. We copied several of thes. into the ENQUIRER, at the time, and the. attracted much notice from the press gen erally. MT. Murray has remodeled and ad
 ded to his former work and the, result ii the foregoing book published by Fields Osgood & Co.,. of Boston "i"s#'' ts
 The spirited style and game flavor of the book will ensure it's popularity. Its chiei merit, indeed, hes h It's genulneness-Ir the fact that comes right from the heart o1 an enthusiast in field sports, 8 crack shot and champion" trout fisherman. It is 6 useful as we'll as an entertaining work; com plete guide book for all who wish to follow MT. Murray's excellent example and spend summer vacation in the Adirondacks
 We subioin few samples taken at random from MT. Murray's work: ...
 THE WILDERNESS.
 The Adirondack Wilderness or the ''North Woods, as it is sometimes called, lies between Lakes George and Champlain on the east, and the river St. Lawrence on the north and west. It reaches northward as for as the Canada line, and southward to Bonneville. Its area is about that of Connecticut The southern part is known as tho Brown Tract Region, with which the whole wilderness by some is confused, but with no more acuracy than any one county might be said to comprise whole state Indeed Browns Tract" is the least inter esting portion of the Adirondack region. it lacks the lofty mountain scenery, the in- tricate mesh work of lakes, and the wild grandeur of the country to the north. It is the lowland district, comparatively tame and uninviting. Not untll you reach the Racquette do you get glimpse of magnif cent scenery which makes this wilderness rival Switzerland. There, on the very ridge-board of the vast watershed winch slopes northward to the St. Lawrence. east. ward to the Hudson, and southward to the Mohawk, you can enter upon voyage the like of which, it is safe to say, the world does not elsewhere furnish. For hundreds of miles I have boated up and down that wilderness, going ashore only to "carry'' around fall, or cross some narrow ridge dividing the otherwise connected lakes. For weeks have padded my cedar shell in all directions, swinging northerly into the St. Regis chain, westerly nearly to Potsdam, southerly to the Black River country, and thence penetrated to that al- most unvisited region, the '''South Branch" i" without seeing face but my guides and the entire circuit, it must be remembered, was through wilderness yet to echo to the lumberman's s axe. It is estimated that 8 thousand lakes, many yet unvisited, lie embedded in this vast forest of pine and hemlock. From the summit of mountain two years ago, I counted, as seen by my naked-eye, forty-four lakes gleaming in the depths of the wilderness like gems of purest ray amid the folds of emreald-colored velvet Last summer met a gentleman on the Racquette who had just received a letter from brother ill Switzerland. an ar- tist by profession, in which he said. that, having travelled over all Switzerland, and the Rhine and Rhone region, he had not met with scenery, which, judging from a purely artistic point of view, combined so many beauties in connection with such grandeur as the lakes, mountains, and for est of the Adirondack region presented to the gazer's eye. And yet thousands are in Europe to day as tourists who never have given passing thought to this mar velous country lying as it were at their very doors. .....4....
 Another reason why visited the Adir- ondacks, and urge others to do so, is be- cause I desm the excursion eminently adapted to restore impaired health. h. deed it is marvellous what benefit physi- cally is often derived from a trip of few weeks to these woods. To such as are af- fiicted with that dire parent of ills, dyspep. sla, or have lurking in their system, con sumptive tendencies, most earnestly rec ommend a months experience among the pines. The air which you there inhale IS such as can be found only in hign noun tainous regions, purerarefed, and bracing. The amount of yenison steak consump- tive will consume after a weeks residence in that appetizing atmosphere, is 2 subject of daily and Increasing wonder. have known delicate ladies and fragile school girls, to whom all food at home was dis tasteful and eating a pure matter of duty, average gain of g pound day fer the round trip. This is no exaggeration, as some one who will read these lines know The spruce, hemlock, balsam, and pine which largely compose this wilderness yield upon the air, and especially at night, al their curative qualities. Many a night have laid down upon my bed of balsam boughs and been lulled to sleep by the murmur of waters and the low signing mel ody of the pines, while the air was laden with the mingled perfume of cedar, of bal sam and the water-i lily. Not few, far ad' yanced in that dread disease, consumption have found in this wilderness renewal o1 | life and health. I recall Q young man, the son of wealthy parents in New York, who law dying in, that great city, attended as he was by the best skill that money could se- cure. A friend calling upon him one day chanced to speak of the Adirondacks, and that many had found help from trip to their region. From that moment he pined for the woods. He insisted on what his family called this insane idea," that the mountain air and the aroma of the forest would cure him, It was his. daily request land entreaty that he might go. At last .his parents consented, the more readily be cause the physicianss assured them tha
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