New-York tribune., 1873-06-28
vATEPNG-PLACE NOTES.

All the hotels at the Summer resorts arc
now opeu and Cape May, Long Branch, Saratoga New
port and other places the appearance OF ae
tvity. Tho Mammoth Cave property Il announced
for SALE and the price named Is S5OOJO II some one
would buy it put up modern and comfortable hotel.
and have IL properly conducted the purchase would no
doubt prove profitable. == Many New-Yorkers
abroad intend spending the Summer az the once famous
Belgian resort OF Spa which gave its name TO springs
generally. Recently effort has been made 10 restore
the prestige aud popularity OF spa and with consider
able show Of success s== The Hot Springs, Arkansas,
arc believed 10 have been flowing for $500 years 50 thaS
they may lay claim respectablity through antiquity
De Soto was there, was Ponce dc Leon Both wrote
glowing OF the waters to the Old World and for
ages their previous virtues were handed down by abor
iginal traditions.
New.York has nearly 30 wateringplaces, IS or 20 Of
them being Of wide reputation and extensively patron
led This is very remarkable for State with so little
seacoas We suvpass all sisters in the number OF
our Summer resorts =- The wife and daughter OF
Gen. Fremont are at the Grand Union Saratoga, aud
will remain there until the close Of August. === Tho
regular hops the Grand UniOn Saratoga, Will begin
next month. Some 20 japanese are az Saratoga,
and will remain there TILL September. =- Cozzens's
Hotel West Point 100 ooarders for the season.
and expects 200 after the Fourth. - Elcnyille,
Ulster County has become popular resort with fami-
lies on account Of the scenery aud pure air There aro
now ten or twelve good boarding houses In the village,
anduhey are rapidly filling. =- Lake George, from
present Indications will have a larger patronage Tins
season than 1t has had for two OF three years 81
Petrie one Of the small Islands IN Lake M'hopac, Is
almost daily visited by picnic parties The majority OF
these are from New-lork.
The Cliff Cottages, as they are known az newport
rent for 200 and upward for the season, and tae
pants pay - 80 day per head for their meals prepared
In a common kitchen, including the table service, aud
one regular servant for each family The arrangement
is very much liked by the cOttagers == The season
at the Ocean House. Newport, ia compressed
AS remarkable activity into about four weeks from
the middle Of July TO the middle of August Tho
speculators who have bought Canonicut Island IN tho
Narragansett and divided II into villa Sites nearly
all NEWCOMERS. number OF fashionable Bos-
tonians have already 10 swampscot. where long
and delightful season anticipated. Seaside teas
10 be one OF the serene dssipatons OF the place.
Lopgfellow is at his Nahant cottage where he will
tertain several OF his friends from Boston and Cam
bridge and devote only half his usual number OF hours
70 study and composition At the Isles OF Shoals.
the Oceanic Starr Island, with accommodations Tor
500 persons enters into competition With the Appodore
House. on Appedore Island The Oceanic here
entertained excursion parties mainly, but IL is pre-
pared for regular summer boarders. E=== Several
new hotels and repaired have been opened among
the Berkshire Hills and the tide Of Summer travel Is
setting steadily towaTd them. James Parton and
several other litteratcurs OF will Summer New.
buryport, Mass, and bathe and drive on Salisbury
beach. =- Milford. Penn, on the Delaware River. u
miles from here boasts OF its waterfalls cool glens de
lightul views, aud delicious trout It's patronzed by
Philadelphia, Boston. aud New.York As It Is an OLD
French settlement. and French is spoken there good
deal, II seems not unlike Continental town An
animated contest Is going 90 the possession "
the best beach by number of the sea sde resorts.
Cape May Atlantic cry, Rye, swampscott, and Chesoa
are the principal contestants.