The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19
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dozen rods, either side, where an Indian
could have climbed down. Fort George
was thirty-six miles from here, and they
could probably have caught their major
before he got there. Lastly, if the man
that made that guide-book wants to take
his oath to it, he had better make that
'about 400 feet nearly so that his al
verb wont squint more than one way, and
then it might be safe to knock off part OF
that 400 1t certainly does not look that.
There is one pleasing part of the legend
or Aegend those Indians were not armed
with Henry rifles by the government as the
Sioux were the other day, or the majors
trip would have been shorter, ahd he
would have gone good ways farther than
Fort George"
"Dan, suppose you take hold and row
awhile. That TRADE proves that you are
possessed as yet Of an excellent pair of
lungs. and your arms do not look feeble.
but we nearly forgot the young man
who climbed up with rope. 1t don't
seem as if that was SO terribly heroic
thing for u man with a fairly developed
muscle. The cliff issby no means perpen-
dicular nor perfectly smooth. Soe--there
is the place where he painted his name.
Luckily for him the letters are so small
that you can't read them, and he has es-
capped becoming immortal for making
fool of himself
Then we rowcd out into the bay beyond
the point, where you get much finer
view of Black mountain. This view is
quite impressive. The sun was just set
ting and the western sky was brilliant with
rosy clouds. We took pebble and
wrapping it in white paper dropped it to
prove the clearness of the waters. Down,
down, it sank, fully fifty feet before it be
came invisible Doubtless in the clear
sunlight one could see the bottom at Il
much greater depth, and possibly the 400
feet stories, fabulous though they seem,
may be true. Then we rOwed into the
broad lake, where the breeze was strong
eat, and watched the sunset Oh, the
wonderful charm of the water As the
breeze freshened it became deliciously
cool after the close, hot day; the waves
rippled in Il monotonous murmur against
the boat; the clouds changed from flames TO
pearl gray, presenting ever fresh combna-
lions of color to delight the eye; the scene
is peaceful, calm and still, an earthly para
disc.
As the light faded, little vigorous pull
ing brought us nearly to shore. Rowing
gives q great sense of power. With the
even stroke of the oars, the swirl of the
water behind tue boat, and the shore flying
past, one seems absolute master of the
boat and the lake, till the pulses beat
quicker and the muscles and cords grow
tirmer with exultation. AS we passed
Rogers slide two lady tourists were rowing
a little in front of it calling for an echo
But though they continued TO call faithful
ly, neither echo nor the ghost of the gal
liant major saw fit to answer them, and
they returned to the hotel disconsolate.
On the piazza we found our two Califor-
mans. They were not going through the
lake, but back TO Ticonderoga in the morn
ing and take the cars for Saratoga. They
couldn't save time by this route, but they
lodged the twelve mile staging from Csld-
well. AS one of them explained "Weve
got to get out of this hot hole. At Sara
toga there's always draught" whether
of air or mineral water he didn't state. J
-, Ia
any way Had all the staging | wanted
yesterday, coming down the White noun
tains rode eight miles from the Glen
house in stage. That's all | want" And
so he went back, and missed one of the
most delightful steamer trips in the United
States. | thought about his friend, who
went back to California, and couldn't give
him point on his trip, and wondered if
his ''points' on the White mountains and
Lake George would be that he had eight
miles staging near the Glen house; that
there was no draught at the hotel at Rog-
ers' rock.
At o'clock the steamer "Ganouskie"
left for C.ldwell. A strong breeze was
blowing and the trip up the lake was de-
lightful. AT first the scenery is the same
as seen from the hotel, but after few
miles it grows much finer. Nowhere does
distance lend cnchantment" more EN-
phatically than on Lake George. AS the
steamer recedes from Rogers slide, a blue
haze gathers around it; it seems much
higher than from the water underneath ;
etrir nf hora olx ba,
the ''slide' proper stands out clearly, and
from distance of ten miles the legend of
the guide-book would not seem so improb-
able. But for us the glamour was gone,
and we believed it fiction TO the end.
Then, too, by the time Hague is reached
6ne view Of Black mountains is OBJ
tanned, and is visible the entire trip. Ii
rises directly from the water on the east
side 2 200 feet, and is bold and striking.
A few miles above Rogers slide we pass
''St. Anthony'a nose, on the east side OF
the lake, bold, densely wooded promon-
tory, extending into the lake, visible for q
long distance, and one of the finest feat
ures of the scenery. On the west side OF
the lake is "Sabbath-day point" a lone
level point running out into the lake, COW
cred with luxurianlly green trees. Here,
IN 1853, General Abercrombie landed with
10000 men, though as Dan wickedly sug-
gesled, 1.-The trees must have been good
deal thinner, or the men themselves were
thin"
Here we had the good fortune to cap
ture monster rattlesnake. The captain
spied him swimming with head erect across
the lake. AS soon as the passengers saw
INN they rushed to the side of the deck,
while the boat stopped and turned in pur-
suit Of him. lie swan rap dly, and il
took two clanges in the boi's course be
fore he was reat he'd Then, as the boat
passed near him, one of the men struck
Inn a blow on the head with boat hook
stunning him Instantly. They are easily