National Republican., 1881-09-17
AT LAKE GEORGE.
FORT WILLIAM HENRY HOTEL.
Beautiful nido from Glcns Fall-Hiss Emma Ab.
botrs Iberality y-The Lake Of the Sacra.
mcnt--Old Rccolecilons-fires
on the Rock.
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Special Correspondence OF THE REPuBLtcAS.
LAKE GEORGE, Sept. 1.-THE time has
passed so rapidly In this charming spot that can
scarcely realize so many days have elapsed since
le0 Washington. The ride from Glens Falls to
Fort William Henry Hotel on the top of Tally
ho coach was the most novel and exhilirating ride
II has ever been my fortune to take. The plank
road is one Of the finest in the country and the
scenery is varied and beautiful. The coach car
ried twenty-five and rs there was scramble for
the outside places, which are the most desirable,
there was considerable fun Mt starting. Those
who were little backward about coming forward,
or lacking in Yankee go. o.aheadatiycness were
obliged to content themselves with the prosy in.
side.
As WE DROVE Up IN sLAsHINo STYLE
to the hotel the smiling genial face OF Mt Roessle,
jr, was the flrst TO meet us. Mr.. Roessle Is well
known in Washington as the popular proprietor OF
the Arlington. His house here is perfect palace,
and has lake frontage Of 334 feet II is elegantly
furnished throughout, and the table is hultless. .
The drawing. room is very spacious and hand
somely fitted up and almost every evening an
entertainment of some kind is going on. One
evening Miss Emma Abbott gave n concert for the
benefit OF the head porter, colorcd man, who had
had the misfortune to lose his sight from over.
excrtion in lifting heavy trunks quite sermon in
| itself against the use Of those mammoth affairs
without which fashionable lady thinks 1t i'm
possible to trave), The rooms were crowded with
the guests from the hotels In the vicinity, and the
concert netted the fair songstress s22O.
| MISS ABBoTrs MANNER
was most charming. She carried around the hat
| for the collection, contributing literally herself
before doing so, and laughingly exclaimed she had
| not done such things since the days of the Bohc-
minan life Of her childhood She was tastcfully
dressed In dark silk, without jewels Of any kind,
ana wore plain linen collar and cuffs, She
| opened with the Polonaise," from "Mignon'
and sang several ballads, among them
The Old Folks at Home" Her rendition
of" Guide Me, oh Thou Great Jehovah wasvery
fine. The view from this hotel is very beautiful
and takes In over half the entire lake extending
away down into the northwest bay aud over be-
you'd the islands into the Narrows. Lake George
is about thirty-thrce miles in length and about
four In width at the broadcst place. For 109 years
| 1t bore the name OF
| LAC Du ST. SACRAMENT"
but In 1855 General johnson was cncamped at Its
head and called II Lake George in honor OF George
H., the reigning King of Great Britain Horican OF
"silvery water" was the name given TO 1t by
Cooper. This whole vicinity is crowded with his
toric interest. The sound fthc buge and the pipe
have reverberated from these hills; large bodies Of
armed men have marched and countcrmarched
through these woods and wales, aud the
horrid war-whoop Of the savage has
sent n thrill OF fear through many
manly hearts. The Harbor Islands, near the cen
tire of the lake, were once the scene of bloody
engagement, in 1757 between party OF three o
four hundred English who we've out scouting
and number of snvNgcs With n war whoop tn,
latter sprang out Of the islands and advanced
upon the English, ana they were so completely
surprised that they became panic.srickcn, threw
away their arms, and took to their bargcs. bu
were pursued captured, and slaughtered withou
mercy.
ONLY TWELVE OF THIN ESCAPED.
The remainder were killed or taken prisoners ant
some of them were broiled roasted and eaten by
hesavages. Sitting here so quietly and looking
out upon this calm, lovely sheet of water, dottet
here and there with emerald isands-a bright SIX,
overhead the cool delicious zcphyrS fanning Tho
cheek so gently; nature aud art utilized to rende
every surrounding attractive-one can scarcely re
aize that such horrible things related above coulC
have ever occurred; yet 1t is true, and the recen
news from the Apachcs of the West show that
with the exception OF roasting and eating his vic
tim the savage of to-day has not changed yer,
much from the savage Of that time There ar
over
TWO HUNDRED ISLANDS
IN the lake, some large, many of them quite small
They are all named, and have taken their nam
from some legend or incident connected with tn
spot. Plum Point is named from the great quan
titles Of that fruit growing there at one time. Te
Island Is named from II supposed hole forming III
underground route to China Hen and Chick
ems from q fancled resemblance TO
mother.hcn with her brood of littl
ones nestled around her, and so on. Steamboat
so up and down the lake and stop at all points @
interest. Among the curosities here are the " In
dian kettles" near Sabbath Day Point They ar
: found close to the waters edge in the solid rock
and vary in size from an ordinary pail TO twice tn
size of barrel. Some say the Aboriglnes mad
them by
; BUILDING FIRES ON THE ROCK
and them by pouring cold water upon 1t, cracke
the surface and gradually worked them to the re
quired depth others that they were formed b
heavy stones, moved by the water before the rock
were hardened The Delaware and Hudson Rail
road Company have broken ground for q roa
= from Glon's Falls to the head of Lake George.
seems as though the scenery here at present cou
not be improved, but they tell me IN the carly au
S tumn, 'after frost has touched the maple oal
5 and ash trees, and nature dons her gay attire c
crimson, russet, and gold-that the effect is charm
ing in the extreme and that the sloping hills ar
fNirly agow with dashds of vivid red. intersperse
with the rich dark green Of the pines. leave to
morrow for Saratoga Springs, and will write 20
-, this week from that place. VISITOR.
Not Holding His Own.
TO the Editor of TIE REPUBLICAN;
, According to the table of the President
D average weekly temperature, pulse, and respira
H. I'll.