The New York herald., 1874-08-25
J. 1t is not exactly true that they have

rscss. races 1t is not exactly true that they have
GOLDEN STATUE TO GOLDSMITH MAID,
but certainly, they are almost prepared to deify
tnat lucky brute. Her great trot OF 2I5H they
claim Is glory to Buffalo and all that therein,
remarked citizen to me one day, "and the great
est leather In the cap OF Buffalo ~ Some Buffalo
ASs SSs SSn Ps sgsse ss af eads %a ea Y
this city everybody save the clergy is interested
IN the races. Fifteen to twenty thousand people
witnessed & the triumph n o, Goldsmith Maid Who Il
time on record. Henceforth that animal stands by
herself on pedestal ofmagnihcent ISOLATION IL she
runs again IT must be against her own time for no
other mare or horse viii ever dare to run with her.
Yet a Buffalo turlmah maintains that she will yet
be beaten on the Buffalo track. his theory being
STOCK Will constantly produce better and quicker
animals. Lady Suffolk and Fashion were thought
slow coaches now and probably few years hence
the great exploit OF Goldsmith Maid win be
looked upon as very iair-that is, ior the dull pod-
Thus it win be seen that Buf1alo, as a place Of
Uaets Whc n han
IN the country and has lust been rendered illus.
trious as the scene OF the greatest horse exploit
good company among It's cultured and hosptabe
citizens. To all these advantages should be added
several good theatres, where all the highest stars
OF the day may be seen In turn, plenty OF churches
and an the New York papers twenty-iour hours old.
sna oup ~
language. Moreover, the proximity to the cataract
OF Niagara ia to be taken into account for the Fails
street. PresuminG, however, that the tourist can
resist the fascinatons OF Buffalo. he certainly win
distant about 20 snIST snree hours from suac It's
A GLORIOUS SHEET OF WATER, ciee4d.
lying on an elevated tabieland. and Is said to be
falo and Lake Tahoe. 1t Is 100 feet above the level
Of Lake Erie and !, 400 above the level OF the sea-
All along it's shores are pleasant hooks and inv1t.
fectly at home, with all the advantages OF good
hotel accommodations: With spirit OF inquiry
tackled communicative native and asked him
.'Aow long is LAKE Chawtawkwa, en- ~ said ne,
years. and as long as I've knowed 1t, it's been just
twenty-two miles long. mighty pretty place. !
a fresh one nearly every day. The lakes pretty
nigh cnurned up with 'em. You see that one
there That belongs toa Buffalo whiskey man.
York chap. liye at Dewitsvnle, Sir. and you
He paused for reply. Irelleved him. simply
aYou're from New York, are youS And you're
ouzzn' around here, are your And IT'S good
pose to see the lake ?"
mot exactly" l replied. "But by the way,
''Fsu' he simply CALCULATED, with an express
siOn oil ineffable cOntempt-or look OF unutLera-
bic scorn that was almost demoniac. He was evl-
denty 80 disguised at the question as implying
some remote possibility Of doubt on the subject
that hastened TO add some Modifying remark.
piled with wv wtherlng W irony. on &eoSe you don't
like to catch bass Noble you don't like to catch
seth Green's big dog nsh Then you'd better not
be buZzin' around here in q boat trolling with Q
spoon" gstg ~ pl. yl, ,r3.lg { .1ll I1t
He stepped aside as n his feelings had been
wounded; as who should say "rhls ignorant and
obtrusive stranger Is devoid OF even the elemen-
tary rudiments Of the most obvious facts connected
yurned and Tesuned the SUBJECT rsh we'll
should rather think so Go ont witna spoon and
you can catch 'em by the barrel-if you're lucky.
best with a dollar bill." Altogether. despite the
natives enthusiasm, It may be inferred tnat nsh-
ing is here, as everywhere else in civilized lands
very ilusive and doubtful sport.ou0I 40 81,
THE HOLY LAND IN MINIATURE.
Al Fair Point, on this lake, NUMBER or friends
vention on the old camp meeting grounds. They
built sort OF imitation OF the Holy Land on the
. SS dsep
Mount Hermon by mound ten feet high, the sum-
NIT covered with whltewash, to represent snow.
Lake eChautauqua--served to represent the Medi-
terranean, and along Its shores were tiny
cities. Jerusalem Nazareth Bethlehem. Main.
samaIia-a the familiar places mentioned IN the
Like Noses Of OLD climbed Mount Pisgah, and, at
an elevation Of fully four feet, obtained thorough
Land. The Methodist clergyman who devised this
interesting work Is quite universal genius. As
records rec the exact time made BY railroad trains
tells where. when and how long they stop and
M the Sf e. Sss s and
genious use OF q prism, contrived an apparatus
which viii infallibiy show the distance between
two trains running on the same Track a thus aiding
surveyor and mathematician, and Is said to be an
excellent preacher and PASTOR 1l .c1 ia aaA
RETURNING TO OUR MUTTONs.
But to return to Chautauqua Lake rs water
ing place. Lake View is Q iayorite; stopping
point. The hotel is quite near tue wharf, and IL
an attractive house. While the lake offers the
usual facilities for boating and fishing there are
pleasant stroiis on land among the woods. TWO
miles distant are the Panama RocKs confused
mass OF conglomerate stone, broken into the
widest shapes and Offering the coolest resort IN
this part OF the country. AS at Tuckerman's
in the Catskils ice can De found mere all the yeai
round, the mercury IN several OF the rock assures
never rising above thirty degrees iFahrenhett. Al
Panama village, near these curious phenomena,
there is a fair country tavern, The hotel at Lake
View Is garrisoned BY negro servants, and the
house claims to be first class. AT Grif1th's Poin,
Is a still larger house, pleasantly shaded by ample
foliage and containing 100 rooms. At Bemus
Point there are two hotels, and two or three al
6e sn
fish and chicken, board costing from $40 to SIS a
week. r. Uoutg ELf yfaG llgs8-.c.
their locality, when It becomes better known, will
be one OF the most popular resorts IN the country
Tney have made bold bid for popularity by an
OF the next College regatta. Certainly, Lake
Chautauqua Is lar more picturesque and more
auaDe than tine SSaprSToIs To@H pond a.
u disadvantage. For the tourist, the health
seeker or the summer idler, however, Chautauqua
lvia Jamestown) BY the Erie and Atlantic and
Great Western railroads In about twenty hours.
SPRAY FROM NIAGARA.