Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-19
LETTER FROM LAKE GEORGE.
How Time is spent There-RawinK, Drifting,
FISHING, Eating, Singing, Laughing, Talk
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Correspondence of The EVENING STAR.

Correspondence Of The EvESISG STAR.
HAGUE, WARREN Co.. y. Y, August 18th, 1882.
tou hot, dusty peOpleI Oh, you who worry
lhrou+h the long, warm nights, with the tempera-
tuFe almost as high as in daytime, You whose
eyes grow weary with the samencss OF rows OF
nous, De they ever 50 grand, who long for a
glimpse OF high mountains, quiet valleys rjnpltn1
piOoA9 ana grassy meadows, Imagine yourself on
the banks OF Lake George. Around Won the rnnu,-
talnS rise, with green wooded slopes and at your
feet the lake. Its clear, transpa rent waters act
Ike mirror and clearly picture the lovely scene
! shall not try 10 describe 1t. This lake. which
Cooper has fmmOrtaliZed, Is too great subject for
my weak pen. i shall simply describe a few or
our pleasures and pastimeS.
Breakfast at eight o'clock. The tired ones Csome
time 20 be too lJte' for breakfast Others rise
Win the lark and Jlke q spin on the lake before
eSuhg. After this Interesting meal we sit on the
pilZ@4 aud take view OF our surroundings, SmOk-
In, feIGlng, taking. as our different tastes in
cine Then for row. In the cool OF the morning
numbers Of boats can be seen on their way to the
Is. in1S Cooks Point OF across the lake which at
this place IS about three and a-haIf miles wide
some bent on picnics, others fishing and others
Simply drifting around enjoying the fresh air and
beautiful scenery. Fish are quite plentiful con-
sistl2g mostly of black bass, and some very large
out,"hicn are caught in the brooks emptying into
IN IaSe. Inc hunt rs at this place is quite good
SeFer1I crack sport Nnen are here, VINO seem
hsSuS pleaseu Win their sport AT one O'Clock we
part TO the water again. The -N
DRIVE TO FORT TicOSpEEoGA
Is the most popular. The fort is about ton ,o,,as
from here, the road leading along by the lake for
some distance.
Alter tea all take 70 the water and row arouna
singing, laughing and talking. Each boar5ing
house or hotel has different cheer so they can
determine 70 what house they belong II IL corr
1cal 70 hear them AS the boats approach eocb
other one sings out BOAT ahoy," which the other
boat answers with 4 cheer. For instance the one
used by the Ph9DiX hotel is rendered as follows
Part in the boat yell hiSh. others hash ana Others
hoSh- This combination OF sounds is very ANUS
In and quite effective.
just above here when the water is clear can be
Seen the charred hulk or the steamer John jay,
which was burned several years ago. Two miles
up are the Indian kettles, which are merely holes
IL the rock made By the noble red men for cooking
purposes
An AMERICAN ICEBERG, AS IT WE'RE
Back ia the mountains about six miles IS the
famous Ice gorge. At this place you can find Ice
which the natives claigl has never been known TO
melt That is, you can ind ice Ia these gorges all
summer, end, IN fact the "oldest 1nhabitant' has
no recollection or seeing them free from IL. Your
huno@e correspondent had the pleasure OF seeing
ana eating this ancient Ice and found it very
good
There are numerous other attractions, but viii
peAI you OK them some other time. F. H w.
There were 50 new cases OF yellow fever and one