The Republican journal., 1884-10-09
Our George in the Adlrondacks.

Ever since read that book of fairy tales by
the EX-Rey. Alphabetical Murray, about his
experiences in the Adrondacks, l have had an
itching to go there myself. At first | was a
trltle worried about this itching, fearing it
might be something worse, but diagnosis Of
my case by physician, relieved my mind of
that apprehension and my pocket of a couple of
dollars. | am not much of Il hunter-hat is to
say, | an quite a hunter, but | never can find
anything and this taking deadly weapon and
killing game is way beyond me. About the
only game can kill is game of cards. play
so confoundcdly poor that | generally kill the
game after one or two deals. After reading
/ the Reverend gentlemens book, learned that
it was not necessary to shoot to get game, but
only to stand behind a tree till deer came
along and then to entwine your fingers in the
meshes of his tail and Iun him down the noun
tain till you came to sharp turn, when by
/ deft movement Of the wrist you could snap his
/ head OFF.
This seemed TO me like business and the most
| natural way in Tie world TO Kill deer. and find
ing myself close on to the northern edge of this
| celebrated mountain made up my mind to go
/ there and get few Launches Of yenison TO send
home TO my friends, and pair of nice antiers
| Tor myself.
From Ogdensburg, n. Y. to Rouse's Point,
/ on Lake Champaign, the great route is by thu
4 Ogdensburg and Lake Champaign Il. L. 6y
| Tins route you can enter The AdirUndacks at
several points, also visit the celebrated Chateau
gay Cha>m, which can only be reached BY this
line, and which shall tell you about later. 1t
Is only within year or two that This road has
catered for The summer travel and opened up
| 10 the pubic some of the finest scenery and
| the most enjoyable pleasure resorts for sports
II, h4 foIt,, bar u.
you can take the sail on Lake Chnmplain by
steamer visiting Plaltsburg and Port Kent, at
| which place you are within Il few miles OF the
wonderful Ausable chasm. At CnateHugay by
stage, You strike the AdirondackS in few
| hours. At Malone by stage Il ID mile ride
| brings you to Ayers, Oh high land. 100 feet
above the ocean, where there il good fishing
and game. Still further in, distance of some
- miles, is Loon Lake, another resort of note
/ Next season the northern Adirondack X. Il
viii open and run south from MORA. II point 4
miles East of O@deusburg TO within 10 miles OF
Lower St. Reglr Lake, at which point one is
almost in the heart of the northern Adiron-
dack>. l was not much acquainted with these
mountains, other than by reputation, but was
surprised to find when got here What Il resort
1t is, People who want TO get into the wilder
ness, either for health or for fishing and hunt
ing come to different parts of these mountains
by hundreds. The forests of pines and frs
With the halSalnlc doors are very beneficial for
lung troubles, that is. they are supposed TO hr.
Mhch i Ju>t a. Soou Is loiS a. me lica draws
lle pupic' l ufil mere Is an inherent ueNIfe i'll
man 10 eaten or sloot illty cents worth OF game
ana nave the soe hhoWiedse that IL really cost
nun MY u"llat>. Everybody nas TINS same
IeehhS III lhtn' only II shows ll>el III different
ways. some 1t tackles win the garden FEVER
ana theN VIII raise potatoes at ten dollars a
huahVI aiu tuculhbefS al upidf each, anu
corn al NY! ctht> an ear ana ~ on. confess
lhat thtfe i Il chdfhl IN beng IN thc woods or
NliuelneSe Mleh you can Wear shlit month
ana only wash your face on every fun moon,
Out my reason Tor gong INTO Inc Adlrohdach>
was tue same us the man "ho wanted TO 90 y
7tatt Piison' ~ " cou'u say ilt haN otth liltFe
Ai thaleauSaH' our parry ltt the cars. -
we had 10 connect mere win the stage. ChA-
teausaS Is Il smart niue FOWL vi anout 300 M
hapHdhts' uld not learn inuth about The
Town. except lhht theTe are TWO hot - ana lht
runners from ihtnl are Very enterpflNihg ~
OF men. ABOUT htlf dozen runners ana dry
l. niue smaH lt!IoW ABOUT lQur Ret long,
VINO - 80 square puli lilat ne lopk> a II ne
was sawed on from plece " eighteen nch
square lliipeF' re VIII >tlAe Traveller Wijh
pom htn'is' ana ne never els go ti!le>s ne mas
part OF Nun II lie uoe>h Set tiit Nhoic Passeh-
81. 1t i so UNCOMMON >I2nt 70 see tilch on"
o. 'heNt runners "alhinS oi VIVA paFS Or
hlal any as 'HtI1 are Two uottIN y makes 4
man r.! lonesome |" nave nan q MN stop
ping III one h"l"i ana Inc i"ln palt al another,
bt>iu's Dong expensive, paying board IN TWO
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