New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-01

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Moose Lake These knew to be mistakes, but II was
important to prove them So Leaving Cedar aa Inc
Element on Aug reached cedar a hysr ,ae Is os
feet on tho sth Moose Lake was ,, seaT So,Si
f0 ofty noa %cu nj SOOi hitherto namSess q
about the altitude as Snowy Mountain, ~ ~ n @
name Proceeding about six miles further we struck
Cedar River again, having crossed tine great oeh s h
CEDAR LAKES thus proving coneusyey mat they really
discharged their waters TO the Hudson RIVER sue o. Wv.
we remarked with wonder that almost all the majestic
spruce timber either fallen and decaying or s.nu
crnmbns to pieces The same timber, only few years
since was apparently sound and valuable NOW the
n I%au' command ten cents an acre. THIS sud
SSs" Of 81 timber lands deserves
the attention Of the botanst The altitude OF me CEDAR
on the 10Th we proceeded Round Lake, where we en-
camped. The altitude of Round Lake by barometer is
1855 feet The 18th struck into the woods TO Long
Pond a small and narrow sheet whose elevation and
position 1t was desirable TO ascertain The lake, by
altitude Of 9asS feet both from tide soundines were
taken in the lake and reconnaissance map made The
spbagnum swamps in this neighborhood, though not
very large remarkable for the beauty and depth
OF their. velvety moss. On the 18th OF Au;
Puffer and Thirteenth Ponds, reached the village OF
North River: BY barometer the elevation OF Paner
above tide-leve August is we assembled south Noun
tain and made angular observations and one reconnas
map. The hight of the mountain, by the large
compensated aneroid barometer, Id l,9l7 ieet
ASCENT BALD PEAK.
1t was proposed to make theodoite stations on the
SUBMITS OF two OF the prominent mountains the west
shore of Lake Champlsn, Crown Point, and from
each 10 take the apex OF the Government light
house that point by that connecting the sta
with the United States photographed survey OF
the lake. As the positions OF the lighthouses on the
lake have been determined with precision
ter 1t was intended TO advance the trianguahon
westward from this point into the wilderness, and con-
meet w
Reaching Port Henry, near Crown Point, on August
following day we proceeded toward Buiwagga Noun
tam, and selected the first OF the stations, summit
living mile or two westward and known as Bald Noun
tain The mountain 10 the northward. IN the town Of
Morah known as Bald Peak was selected as the second
station.
The night was cold the morning OF the 18th opened
brightly, and was propitlous for the survey Again
climbing the mountain, resumed the occupation OF
the previous day. and able 10 take the angular
direction of Mount Mansfield and the Camel's Hump
in the Green Mountains: Reconnaissance maps Oh
topography were secured, and were able TO de-
scend and reach farmhouse, some miles distant be-
on the eastern angle. The barouetrical observations
of the first day indicated that this mountain
plain above tide. as Indicated by the bar0metrca OBJ
seryatons taken there and compared with the records
turned Port Henry. The light house at Crown Point
was next visited and angular readings taken from the
turre II is an important station as from Its well es-
abshed geographical position, the latitude and ongi
Tds OF SR with 4 ns Is % be
known with more precision than by any astronomical
ON the 3lst of August we proceeded to Mine.
vile, Essex County, in the neigh6orhood OF
second of the lake shore mountain stations.
The usual barOmetrica attitudes were aken and show
for Bald Peak an altitude OF 2oSS feet above tide
TWO DAYS ON wHTTEFACE MOUNTAIN.
On the following day Sept ~ we returned to Port
Henry and the same evening, by steamer on Lake
Champlain, arrived at Pattsburg. On the Sd we |
reached Wilmington village at the foot Of Whiteface
Mountain which bad selected the northern corner
of the great quadratera which. II may be remarked.
IncOses the most mountainous and rugged portion OF |
the wilderness. Leaving an assistant at WILMINGTON as
observer barometer at lower station climbed the
mountain, and shortly after dark reached Rustic
Lodge" on Whtefaoe-a log shanty now occupying my
camping ground of 1859. The altitude OF Rus
Two days passed upon the summit OF Whteface
At length all the angles had been measured a 80 me
Mountains with all the numerous submits intermediate
in view in the circuit OF the horizon had been dete Ter
position OF the prominent rude buildings OF backWoods
were fundamentally noted. Two signal flags were
placed upon the summit ana complete reconnaissance
readings of the mercurial mountain barometer set
taken the summit and one at the foot OF the mouu
determination Of the hight of Whiteface than any pre-
viously secured Whteface frst appears IN print as
corrected by the geological survey, and hight
given the State Natural History is 400 feet above
the hight of the mountain English above the
We again about TO enter the great forest hay
foot all the bsgesee and heavy Instruments being
plain and compact, formed very considerable and
weighty portion Of the porterage. The morning OF the
10th found us at the northern portal OF the Indian Pass
Here new camp was hastily made, and sending as
sstant with gudeoyer the tothe Hudson River
observations at the south foot of Wallace Mountain
precipce valley took with me the other guides, and
of the Ausabe River 10 its source We were IN hopes ot
finding some little lakes, known as aSeotts ponds,
find them-Mr Scott, theiH dscoverer having only seen
in %9s az Se top and
which probably the highest sources OF the Ausabe
rVer. yetted by the spray Of many unnamed water
fall ascending slippery lodges by aid OF ropellke roots
divided into a number of smaller brooks. Pushing for
ward we passed the clear, cold spring IKE streams fol-
of one branch which tasted like that derived from
pond or bog. Advancing in this manner caught the
ss OF these high mountain ponds II was small
and apparently shallow. The altitude, by barometer,
found 60 3O54 feet higher than either Lakes
Golden Avalanche: Leaving the pond we passed 70
the western side OF Wallace where we nad ne %
HE had neyer been previously visited by man Inc
altitude greater than the nrstpoad being S hd eed'
utered words OF the guides came the sudden snort ol
deer he fled S fa Of %se
f. observation observation with the station IN the
abyss the fSO al she RHS4%af descending to
verge the cliff observations were maze 10 hsoer
rne of dynafnca geology The altitude OF Wallace
Mountain was found TO be 1856 fee aud the hight OF
Wallace precpice 1873 ieet
THE FIRST THEoDoLnE PERCHED ON MT. MARCY
The morning of Sept Is the shone brilliantly
coudess landscape. The summit Of the peak was early
attained, and the barometrical work Immediately COM
menoed. The theodolite probably the first ever
placed upon Mt Marcy The day was so clear and favor
abe 40 absolutely clOudless, TO be surprising; IL
seemed as though specially made for the WORK we hadn
hand We did our best 10 take advantage OF IT, ana tine
aneuaton proceeded without an instant being taken
oobrn hu
seryations OF Poars and Aioth the true astronomca
meridian was laid out. and the defamation yarlaton1
dnt rnnina