The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-23

LAKE souAMcAnPINe
An InIeFsstIug Letter from q wheeling
~BOy-EenIinE on The while AOUnIAinS
Camp Diet and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ing Fish n Telling Stories.
CAMP ON LAKE SQuAN, N, H,
July 20Ih 1881.


CAMP ON LAKE souAM, N. H.,
July 2OEh 1881,
Editors IntSlnEoneer
This little lake, at the foot Of the Whit
Mountains, though celebrated to some OK
tent by Whittier, is not yet known to thu
pleasure seeking world as much as thos'
which lie more in the path Of visitors ii
general, but It's delights have been dis
covered some time ago by the camper, hin
who delights in good fishing grounds
and tracts unlrsquented by the SUMMED
boArdsr. There are at present four o I,thesI
camps, including our own, on the shore
and islands, and certainly 1t wouldbe hare
to pick ont q place more suited 70 thsil
wants than squan, hemmed in by beGuti
iul bills that do not exclude q vieW
OF the mountains, and the breeZei
which are always blowing keel
up q very respectable swell for i
small body Of water. Add to this that the
fishing Is very good, the adjacent farmers
accommodating aud q store at the foot Of
lake where anything from q lace collar to
hardware can be bought, and reasonable
peFslna ought to be satisfied. So they are
to q great extent, but 1t also has its draw,
backs. Foremost among these Ia the cree
ton Of q hotel on ons OF the most delight,
full situations by the enterprising Yankee
spirit, which at present bids fair to over.
run the region with is occupants, Then
as minor objections might be mentioned
the lack Of good bosta TO bs had, the
scarcity OF cool water and the great
abundance OF mosquitoes. Most OF these,
however, can and have been overcome,
aud although u person who Is used to
camp lie and not afraid Of the various OBJ
serVsuCss which it imposes can obtain
about rs much real enjoyment here as any
other place We know OF,
What struck US as rather peculiar when
we drst arrived wRs the diet used by the
established campers, consisting principally
Of buckWheat cakes with maple molasses,
bluSberries, oatmeal, canned meats and
fried onions. 1t had always been our
opinion that b%uCkWheat cakes were pc.
CullArly IN wholesome In summer time,
and as Tor the rest, why, we didn't regard
1t as the true fare for campers at all, which
should be, in our estimation, salt pork,
potatoes and hard tack. But It was really
wonderful how oon we were d~ispossesaed
that idea. In less than @ week We had
not only completely given up our sCruples
concerning the buCkwheat cakes, etc., but
were seemingly striving to out.do the
In the consumption Of these staples.
Another thing which We objected to was
the late rising TO which the other camps
seemed addicted, but 1t didn't last az long
az the other objection, so q friend
dropped In 10 ask as II we still continued
our Spartan hsbitsswe had to confess that
theinhuencea Of the place were co%rrupting.
About how much so can be seen by this
example:
The first morning we turned out at half
past three O'Clock, and had routed our
OF I've, for the milk go We 70.
queGted him afterwards to leave the milk
out where we could get 1t without waking
him up. Two or three mornings after,
when we came for II between nine and
ten O'Clock, he remarked that HE would
have to give US fresh milk, as that had
stood there 90 long 1t had aouredn He
never put 1t out again, and we dont seem
to have lost any sleep by 1t either. We now
consider ten O'Clock the proper hour for
breakfast. Thls same man claims to be
not only a farmer but q carpenter, and,
we believe, to be able to mend his own
shoes when necessary. We have tried
him on the second profession only. A
Ratchet lacked a handle, and he agreed TO
put in a new one.
After waiting q day it turned up with
the lower half OF an az handle stuck In, In
q very poor fashion; bui, az he said, II 1t
was too large 1t could be fixed. We also
asked him 10 make us q " bile. He said
he hadn't time, but there was one In his
loft which some n had attempted to
make an easy chair OF that We might have
II we could Ok 1t up. Now all easy chair
and table combined is not to be met with
every day, 80 We were somewhat excited
over the prospect. But sure enough, 1t
turned out as he had represented. The
top swinging up o n two piyots at the back
made avery respectable old.fashloned arm.
chair. Evidently the attempt to render 1t
easy hSd failed. 1t might prove a remar.
kable relic 10 an antiquary, but Is none.
what luxurious In camp.
We settled down first en- a sandy track
within q few feet Of the water, but last
weeks warm weather drove Us out Of that,
and we are now LOCATED In Whist we claim
TO be the best position Tor Q camp on the
lake, fifteen or twenty feet above The water
and surrounded by ire s, o cool stream
running near by and a fresh breeze keep.
ing of the mosquitoes. The only thing
troubled US was athrestened invasion
by the cows, We made agood, stiff brush
fence around, Tor Q COW will surmount al.
most any difficulty II she thinks there 10 a
good lent string TO chew on the othBr side.
and that has kept them out. Our tirst
struggle In the way Of q boat was a fat.
bottomed scow, terrible to pull II the water
vas Rt all rough, and we had 10 put up
with that until yesterday, when It was our
good fortune to obtain q very good boat,
large enough to hold a wagon load. In
prospecting around for q boat We had q
reason given US for not wishing 10 dispose
OF one, which 10 worth relating. II can
probably be accounted for by the excess
Of the female seq oyer the male in New
England.
Aiarmer hada Hat.bottomed seov, some.
what better than ours, Snd We wished to
hire II. But he raid that his daughter was
keeping company" with a very promis.
lug young man, and during these pleasant
Evenings, when the sugar.plums were get.
lirg rips, they might want to 20 plum.
ming around The lake 10 II, and as be
dldu't wish to do anything 10 discourage
him, he wouldn't hire IL.
We have had very Isir luck In fishing
thus for, but expect to do better when We
know more about the good Grounds, Like
every fishing locality, this n has lie
champion fisherman, and, Of course, the
cbsmpion story teller. 10 fact, we were
informed that "he lied 80 that people
thought he ySs ptaeked." Our first expe.
Ylence with him was something Ike
tbist We bad been up the lake two Of
three miles, and when coming back
. boat under gail coming
an of 4 point, 40 near 40 We