The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-05
THE COMO OF AMERICA.
GLOWING DESCRIPTION OF BEAU
T1FUE LAKE GEORGE.
A sIepndId Notwithstanding Scenery
Historical Associations-The finha
Gle, So.
rRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
FORT WILLIAM HENRY HOTEL,
LAKE GEORGE, N. Y, August ~.

LAKE GEORGE, N. Y, August 2s.
s.sceues must be beautiful. which, daily viewed'
Please daily. apc whose novelty susyises ~
Long knowledge and the scrutiny OF ye 9Snsc,,e,.
This IA the ~loveliest region l have ever De-
hold And the lines above are true, for nave
seen persons in my travels VINO say tney nave
baen through the lake as many as hfty times,
and vet they experience new pleasures and
witness new beauties on each trip. -
The distance from Saratoga Springs to this
hotel Is about forty miles; thirty by rail-, ana
ten by stage. There are two routes-one oy
Glen,s Falls, which is the one 1 took, ana Oh
whose distance I now name, and the other by
Whitehall and Lake Champlain. To make the
t.round trip one is as good as the other. tor
the traveller must 60 the one and come the
othsr. The whole route Is about one hundred
miles. In taking the Glen's Falls route, the
traveller will do we'll to secure a seat upon
the TOD of the coach, and thus be tie better pre-
pared to get the full benefit Of the Journey, both
In ENJOYING the scenery and the mountain
breezes. Before starting, however, the tour-
lat should visit tine falls on the Hnoson near
by. The river makes a descent OF aoouC SlAty
feet in q regular succession OF 1alis. mneu
the stream is full, the sight Is magnlncenC,
andSone that we'll repays the trouble oil q
jonrney. The bed and walls Of the river are
composed of blue, fossIliferous limestone, anu
the scenery Is bold and strlking. me au-
mirers of Cooper should not lall 10 e4piVie
the falls, and visit the s,, cave 1ev aI pSs m sas t thrill.
inc scenes depleted Ia 'The Last OF the Aonl,
cana IL was in this cave that Hayward and
Cnra. konnd refuge; where David struck MS
nitch-pipe. sHd sang the s1sle OF Wight" TO
the chiming OF the music Of the falls
- 49,, ON TEE ROAD TO THE LAKE.
EIAaytnp Glenn's Falls, which Of itself Is q
beautiful Town OF FIVE or six thousand inhaol-
tsnts, all of whom are said to be strong for
Greeley and Brown, inc cos acn,op aoI Wbo Sa
scenery cannot fall to charm the eye. Soon
airer leaving the Falls, French mountain rises
to- the view, and after passing the batcn, at
about three miles from the lake. ls seen q
beautiful monument to Colonel Williams, VINO
was killed in the battle OF Lake George,
fought on this spot on the 9Th september,
17sS The monument was erected by the
alumni OF Williams College, upon the rough
houlder mon which, It iS said, Williams STOOD
when he received his death wound. Colonel
williams was buried near where he fell. Inc
crave was opened about thirty years ago, and
lam informed that his skull 10 In possession
or a 0QyflCkAu III SOutu o1Othho
little farther on may be seen 'tBloody
Pond where Baron Dieskaee's troops hailed
after their defeat. and where, at sunset, they
we're again attacked and routed with mucn
slsaqhtsr, and, It Ia said, mingled their blood
ZgIth the water Of this shallow pond, which IS
covered with beautiful white lilies.
About q mile from the Village OF CaldWei,
which ia the name of the town In which Is
situated the Fort William Henry Hotel, the
sonth or upper end OF Lake George ONE IN
sioht. I potnted It out to q fellow-passenger,
NOT knowing that 1t was Lake George, and re-
marked to him what q 0eant1lol stream OF
Vsterit was. We both admired 1t much, aoa
supposed we were within o couple OF nundred
varIis OF II. but we were mistaken, as 1t SEEM
I'd tefecede from us as we endeaV ored 10 up.
proach &c. The view at this point Is one OF
extreme beauty and grandeur, yet down the
lake I saw finer.
4 CAPTIVATING CARAVANsERAr.
Arriving at the hotel, I made for the office
IN REGISTER nv uame, but ! found about hfty
ahead Of me, and I had to walt. And not Only
had I to walt, but q walter took me oy t1e
armand led me to the foot end OF a ine maae
byfhese asy men, who were standing IN SIN
ia He. inst as is,, done in large cities at the
noetof6ce. I was much amused during the
fjma + was standing In line, add gradually
meyinp myself nearer and nearer tho coVeoea
nan. to see others who were nntorcunate 10
being behind me, listen to their dlnerentl re-
marSs. &C., of whom there must nave been
naarJa hundred more. When the last man
Gotta chance TO take the inItlatory step IN Pc
Coming a guest at this magnificent hotel l
knew not, for I did not walt to see.
And now q word as to the.hotel; IL IS one OF
the hnest buildings used as q hotel, l ever saW,
and grand and most ample IN ls accomSoa,
atone Time one thousand people. 1t cost $S1o,-
600. and is kept by Messrs. !. Roesslle d son.
r. has heen open now Its fourth season.
Roard ia five dollars per day, but every &C
c~ommodation Is so fine and complete ma no
one stopping there thinks the charge az an
ex%traysgant. There are from eight hunoreo
to one thousand people here at tae n psesens
fnonsI ever saw. It's piazza affords q de-
Hrhtful place for. promensdlng. a pana ID
conatantlv dIscouraiug most delightful music
both night and day, q the dance is kept up
TIL twelve o'clock at night.
ne =. FIRST VIEW OF TIE LAKE. 1885,.
lffha hotel, looking. north, west and east,
a saene ts presented which the Eoglisn
languages in its purity falls to CORRECTLY, der
scrbe. Thrust be seen to be appreciated; I
have no idea Of the beauties OF PARADISE, oIs
7 shonf6Snot hesitate to wager 8 smalI sum-,
I aver INDUCED In the luxury Of betting at all,
thar they would dwindle into utter inslgnlh-
canoe when compared with these now pre-
eented to my view.
Upon the east side Of the lake is French
Mountain; at the south end, q little ways Oils
another. called Rattlesnake Cobble, and on
the west Is Prospect Mountain. In order to
Obtain a very extended view Of the lake, 1t is
necassary TO climb some one OF the mountains
on the border. It Is said the finest view may
be had from Rsttiesnake Cobole, but Will not
hays the time togo up and enjoy It, as my
fnrlougk Ia now nearly out, ana must %
hank home inside Off week. It is said taat
three hours will suffice tor 8 Trip up CooDle
HIl. though it Is said the snakes are very
nnmerous:' while to ascend Prospect Mountain
Win ordinarily consume the greater portion OF
day. ,,,ona +rons-
parent as crystal. You may see hsn down IN
ft at the depth Of fifteen and twenty ieet
Great schools Of Hsh come up all around the
Whsrf. Being at home somewhat o successful
and devoted disciple OF Isaac Walton, maze
arrangements with q boatman and fisherman
this afteenoon to go out fishing. | was TO pay
him one dollar per hour. We were gone OUT
two hours, and caught Wty-hree fish, some OF
which were very fine, and most of which
caught myself, and all OF which gave to the
boaIman as I could not get them cooked, and
vet he charged me two dollars. But out here,
X q, Han expects TO see the sights and enjoy
the Injuries, he must expect to pay for 30
doing, snd that handsomely too.
s'THE coMo OF AMERICA"
Long ago the beauty OF lake George began