New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13
OUR SUMMER RESORTS.
AMONG THE ACKNOWLEDGES.
THE ASCENT OF MOUNT MARCY.

MEM ILAIS, July O.-EdCu biIiSs llS
pleasures such simple as that of feeding fishes
that crowd i'm ange Of from 80 to 100 TO eat from
hands, nibbliug and running between and over our
fingers, perfectly fearless They dace Their safety
does not lie I'm their useessness food They would he
as secure II every Of them the finest Of trout
Not one with kindly feelings would have injured living
creature that came TO in such simple trust We make
pleasure business and business pleasure. lady of
our party is enthusiastic boanst, and makes MOSES
her study We all help in the search and during the few
weeks of our stay find TO astonshment over GO var
cites. Analysing and arranging these give her anything
hat an Idle Summer. and all feel that definite ol0ect
adds zest to our walks II have said nothing about
mosquitoes midges and the occasional black fly and OF
the "smudge built before the shanty, which, in driving
them out often drive you out alSo and OF the WorS
from the freshly boughs which creep up the logs
and, measuring their slow length along the roof OF az
lily swinging themselves down in the freight 90 hoV AT
all tend mako sleep sounder sweeter 1t because
they necessary evils thorns in the side 10 prevent
our being "exalted above measure" when weighed
against the many pleasures OF TINS free ana
independent life they count absolutely as nothing
Singing vexatons Of them are the nudge hurts
the pride as well as the flesh breads to be beaten by
microscopic foe bite Of the black fly less painful
at the time is somewhat serious in its results. Often
your first notice OF It's presence is the blood dropping
from wound which takes days in healing. OF course
some persons more susceptible to the poison than
others; hut Of the guides, inhabitants of the
harmlessness Of the black fly. one may take muslin
bags as recommended to shield the face and meek against
all these foes and musketOnetng aud anything else as
prevenves 1t will crafty the instinct of sefdefense,
and keep hope alive amid the ashes of despar but there
is always some weak point ungrded and large stock
OF patience and cheerful endurance will be found more
avaing remedy though not always the most available
one.
The early days Of stay sped all too swiftly but the
browning glory yet 70 come We were to make the
ascent OF Marcy and clouds and sky watched
so anxously, the earnestly longed for The
last day before departure came but the sun would
shine neither would yield the point. SO We left
the little landing place and struck off by narrow foot
path into the woods through bushes dripping with the
rain OF the day before and marshy ground wetter even
than is It's nature be- until reached slope of better
footing over this to Bartlett Mountain itself 5000 feet
high and also must go TO reach the foot of
Marcy. AT first il seemed a great waste of time and
strength 10 go up with the expectation of going down
again but we found the descent a grateful change
rest to limbs weared with climbing. In going down we
get occasional glmpses OF Haystack grandly towering
up right but chiefly interested in making
Of safe footing among stones, often covered with
roacherOus moss and glad when at the bottom TO
throw ourselves down for rest by brook, that
tefreshes quite as much by its babble as
by its cool draught Everywhere in this long
tramp these mountain streams. giving us
drink and music by the way There Crystal Brook,
rightly named for its clear, sparkling waters; shanty
Brook, Marcy Brook, and know not how many Others
springng high up in the mountains and tumbng down
over rocky beds. From somewhere near this resting
place the adventurous tourist strikes off TO Panther
Gorge, exceedingly wild and seldom visited, lying
between Haystack and Marcy. This is one OF the
three great gorges OF the Adirondacks, and where
the path is better cleared rather made at ALL viii
doubtless become Of the beaten tracks OF the region
Between Mcintyre and Wallace lies the famous Indian
Pass now so well known and often visited, belnga
part Of the "round trip" which is the programme OF
almost every party Of Summer visitors involving walk
of nearly 40 niles The third is the Dial Gorge Hunt
ers Pass between the Dial and Dixs Peak, first found
by hardy hunter and visited, think by only one or
two parties SINCE the way TO it lying through painless
forest with the compass only for guide At the foot OF
Marcy begins work in earnest. Up, a mile and hail.
every step incessant climb! We start invigoraed by
the descent of Bartlett and by having rested at the FOOT
but exhaust this strength, and now there
nothing for it, but up up up The great slide is grand
from dizzy hight above TO an unknown abyss below
slide diagonay finding our hobnaed shoes a great
and comfort in doing stOppng only 10 gather
plant which found nowhere else that with the red
peatmoss (SPhagntn aetolid and SPhGginn Sea9iGeS)
In two varieties finds Judgment on these wet ana slip
Beside holder covered with curious ichens in endless
variety and near spring we rested and lunched We
then addressed ourselves anew to our task This is
hut weary though we are, we have glance and well
come the beautiful dwarf cornell (CornnS ednaenSisD,
that in this high mountain region is In its Sprngtime
freshness when In the valleys below, it has put off its
blossoms,
Beyond flower ever saw, this has an almost human
expression of cheerfunessi II Is literally Laughing
tLHHcd boreas taking name from the great boanist,
being his favore flower, is here one mass of blossoms;
when below its Towering time Is The creeping
snuwberry ChiOgets htsidulG the child OF the Adron-
ayc and wa%en berry Of p3rest white nestled lovingly
IN the beside our path We passed the sheep laurel
(Eamia angustoli0) with its whorl Of rosy blossoms.
Afierward an these left behind and came TO the
upper line OF trees gnared old balsams, the very en-
hafiment of tOughness and Obduracy my tattered
dress soon indicated stunted dwarfed vgor that
and stdened them into the most defiant of trees
Forcing our way through the thicket, which gives
rer we pass stand in the midst of DARKNESS aud des
Olation. Awhile we threw ourselves down on bed OF
fancy ourselves now nearly there. The summit is in
g o dna sTf yS e r feet a6o Sr u G almost eco the
ascent. But excitement could carry up now, and be
fore stand on the Opmost stone of Marcy 54GO
feet above the level. countryman first reach
ing this point exclaimed, By goly, there's nothing but
sharpened mp little and stuck it in" No language
can describe the glory and msgn1cenee OF the view;
mountains bilow upon bllow, with lakes cleaning like
nothing but mountain ranges spread out;
peaks crowding each other. It is this mountain view
sy w gTSs tbs is called the sWitzerisnd Of America
oTeF the I Mountain sandScft isiae Greeiandica
with tufts Of white blossoms and the mountain cram
berry acciniu orycOceus dwarfed to such fairy pro-
portions that ONE eaTee TfeSges ts d Tiny s S
and few mosses this lofty peak from utter desc
ation We feel honored in having FOR guide the
compass to direct him. marked and pushed the path from
the fake the summit since then he has led scores Of
parties thher. No wonder he loves II as people do
patron saint nay, he vOrships 1T almost as divinity
Were for his family in the distant valley verify
believe he would gladly lay his bones where he has so
often stood in mute alteration Between and o'clock
we commenced descent We were glad when our
feet were planted the top Of Bartlett more and
we felt assured that there was 10 be no more climbing
that day We came down rapidly, and little after
reached camp, after weary tramp OF ten miles,
II was by the hardest days work of my life but the
reward was glorious.
Excitement rather than fatigue kept me wide awake
night and when last fell into