The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-02

on the edge OF Il. III its northwestern cor.
nor, within few miles OF tho Canada line,
and directly on the shore of. the len mile
breadth OF Lake Champlain, TINT separates
Vermont from the Adirondack wilderness
Of NewfYork State, 5li.g a +
u II YOU could once SEQ this locality where
am sojournins, .you Iwould not'wou6er
that I have not. ere this taken. in more al
New England. This. city of Burlington, n
place Of 1000 people, lis said TO be tic
most attractive spot in ull New Encland.
hive seen something OF New England in
former years and certainly l do not recall
any locality that equals this ono for this
season Of the year. Bywuyi OF preface, i
will tell you how rot here. nd
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Ahe 1'Norisc summer route from New
York to this region is by boatup the lIud-
son TO Albany or Troy $50 milcs) thence
hv rail v;o soroto,,, sS,r;,n,,n,s, - r.ll,nri
:" I..Ito'" : ,p'''s' :" .""s"e'i ..s
~ u. tile teaa OF Lake Heorsc ~ mlies) and
tneNSe ttr9.Tn 2tu.lt iaSe l:'23 mics ~
s'eaittGf 10 imtdWth, tfle point fof confiu-
Smce between Lake George and Lake
ehahi ,,laln, whence a portage by rail OF
lve lhiles 10 iIlcohderosl connects You
WIN 4 steamer on the latter lake fifty
miles south, ,ot tins city. ttsfi&
Inns is a historic route all the way from
New ork: Gor instance, there is Old Fort
pu!.,,, pu!hani, on t!le mountains jEst below West
toiiit, tnat'Arnol,! was to betr'ly into the
iiahus OF the htltlsh, and there IS larry
town, where the three Immortal mliltla-.
men captured Andre, the British spy, by
means OF which :ArnoId's treason was dis
covered anu frustrated; and there is also
INC olS manson ut NeWberS where Wash;
ihgtol had his headquarters. still in good
preservation anu there are the legendary
'LatsKills, the scene OF hp Van Win
nc S hermitage and twenty years sleep,
from me peaks OF which you can look
overall ,, the highlands, clearup toA lbany,
alu 1ar away the States OF Connects
cut, Nlassacntsetts anu vermont. u. Z.
Leaving AlpahNyou piss near the scene!
OF Inc memorable conflict between the
ltfltlsh' z under Bureoyne ana the 5Amell.
cans under Gates, which Gventuated in
the surrender ,at Saratoga that marked Il
tafhlns Ro,nt an me keNoiulion. ATTY
il'S aat Caldwell; nj the head Of lake
S,,,n,,n, o,oI Lr;jt oin,as,t Ii;rn.,, ~,
site of Fort William tHenrv-a fort mem
orable in, the history OF the French and
ih''lah in, var nSalnst the Sbrltlsll ere yGtwc
Goorl.c M nmI % ,lo .,C 'Ke
YOU come first 10 the ruins of old Fort
ificondcrosa, and next to those OF Crown
to'!t. ing nero, oi f9rt ~, us ~ IS
i;ns M hnr;cl in Grnef ,rt ~ conator,: ] ' hnro''
and ii lie bust OF him, in the act Of dc.
mandlns the surrender sof the british!
tMi'9.m III l,''H SURPRISED N tne ~, aawh y o.
JchoT,Ii and Sthe Continental Concress ss;' ]"
surinounts the granitc sllait erected TO Lis
memory. Al, II; 5s Z
at Crown Point was astonishcd TO see
! the extent OF; tic ruins yet remaining in
position, and realized for the first time the
|.inasaitudc, elaboratcncss and costlincss Of
the defencps there erected BY the English
Government witha view OF forever con-
trolling New. England and New York
against the French BY keeping open this
great waterway. between Canada and the
hudson. 3 a'' !,s;';3 n, I; I: n z : O
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So, : ~, =. - : =, ~
Al'er 4, liasins avn !rlveleu upon h'osl @ q .'ae
rivers Of the United States | ani free to
say that tho steamboat ride through thcce
two lo,:oss 10 I'm ,,n,ost Il, rct;yo of nv az
~ @ = ~ I'm, ,r, -. 49, I, z. ~ II
peiriehce mus mr. ING poa.s themselves s'
leave nothing 10 be desired in the way Of
accommodations, md tho scenery en- route
i s,,c,, co,n,,;not;or "a mo,,rto;n Nh
S,' No'.e'.' 80. = .N'''s. ".N' ~
wafer lahdscapcs' WIN such u rare intefT
ming!ing OF the charms OF nature and art,
and includes such a variety OF islands.
..,.,l' n, ;,;Sa,, t.,., ,t,,,..
Wy soHeS' S.',ts' is'nS so...' -.
ana hotels, together with a! sorts OF s2l!-
ing craft, us TO form altogether a Ealeilo-
scope series O. attractions only equasled
us ! imagine, ny inc scenes ahd scenery OF
the, SWISS lakesln Europe 3:sisES n
These lakes IS How north 70 the St; law,
i r. iro,n nnr I
meath and from tho springs md runs oi
tho mountains, which, how;into them as ii
basin. Lake George - tnlrty-iiye miles 6
IL | abont H three Lndrcd 70 @ and a. tiftw i icct nhors
tho SCI. and two hundred and fiity abo,yic
Champlain. It discharges into Cham.
PAIN through . SHALLOW i! % outlet, IL and
ess son ny the tn " nasssH orer NY
b;n,lral ] ;s,"I;,s M IN onr thirtv.i;v @ ;% III.
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