The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-10-04

ono of tho many lakes, or better still in |
little row boat, so that by gliding into
the little bays and brooks, or passing
under the over hanging trees, find
greater pleasure as we'll as amuse-
ment in keeping the boat from landing
upon some sunlsen rock outstanding upon
some slippery log, push and heAve in
vain for some time, till all at once the
boat slips quickly from its perch and the
pushcr finds himself in the bottom of the |
boat, heels up, admirlng the trcachery of
boats and the righteousness Of his or her
position.
There are many points of interest
among the mountains, which claim til
attention of the soiourner much more
than others. Perhaps from their superior
brilliancy of beauty from the top of a
very high peak, or upon the banks of
Lake George, where one finds tho two
diversions either upon the lake or Upon
the mountains surrounding it's ba nks.
The one that would call the plea sure
seekers attention to. If he enjoyed! tho
lookout that one gains from lofty hill
Or peak, into a deep valley, st retching
from the north to the south as far as the
eye can REACH or upon the mountain ide
to carefully wend your way to its base.
/ repeat, If the mountain air, good kDok-
out, with a number of lakes, a few m lies
in the distance, the Hudson river five
miles away, vending its lonely course are
the requisites of views to be desired Go
to Mt. McGregor. The mountain is
about % miles from Saratoga, eagJ Of
access by narrow gauge railroad, hich
lands one at the very summit; uloe1 by
looms up tho palatial hotel, Balm oral,
surrounded by wide and long piazza,
fitted out in furniture of rustic. design,
in fact the whole building is in Keeping
with the landscape. The moumts in is
1900 feet high, oval in shape, its north
side fronting the Hudson valley, almost
precipitous in descent, closely wooded
with spruce, hemlock, pine, ohes .tnut
birch and the other woods of nor thern
New York, flanked by huge MOST co vered
rocks, with caverns dug out by natures
forces, fit receptacles for the tres'su res Of
Captain Kid. In hammock oh air. with
book in hand, lazily one can 6 axe into
the fertile valley of tho Hudson, way
down below 80 steep that one ima gines
that stone could easily be thro WI upon
the tops of the barns and houses Upon
the brow of the mountain, almo st hangs
rustic house made entirely of branches
Of trees, the roof and ratings OF unique
pattern, and which must have caused a
great deal of work. The chair 5, tables
and benches made of tho same mnumer-
able sticks of wood. 1 should say that
the branches of wood in this ustic out
house can be counted by the thousands.
Here in this rustic house o scene opens
before the beholders eyes that can moi
but enchant tho dullest admirer of the
sublime and beautiful, To the sojournel
from the hot and dusty South, from the
traveller from the lands across the ocean
challenge to take one, just one from
this mount to a place, lake, mountain
valley or river grander in the far roach
ing spread of a valley, more changeablt
in its beauty, or moro beautiful in thu
ponds and rivers sparkling in the sun.
shine like pools of shining quicksilver
+ Or for more historical points Of interest
hallowed by moro self-sacrifcing deed
for the freedom of struggling country
Eight miles in the distance to the cas-
r lies Saratoga lake, bounded by woods an,
, a high bluff boldly striiinG into til
n sparkling waters, girdled by " wreath q
. frothy foam whittier than the purest neck
a lace OF pearls.
! The lake where Pennsylvania Colleg
II gained her victory and the chamEionshi
q from the College varsity 4's, wher
y Cornell hurried the Penn's in SO stroke
n and at the finish Tapped the winners boa
|. few feet from Penn's bow, The lake @
h many excursion boats and reg atlas. T
q the south, the Katskill mountains, al
g pearing to an observer as n blue line upo
n the horizon, half cloud, half land, til
r same as upon the ocean when the cry {
a land upon the port from the lookout, cal
a the passengers from the cabin and berth
! to see once more the welcome land, an
: when seen not very encouraging to til
4 anticipative, for the land pres snts only
a dim cloud close to the water, iudistinc
q not tree or blade Of grass on hill {
n valley can be seen but gradu ally as I'll
40 ship draws nearer the chaos develop
a into land then into an inhabite d home ft
+ foreign people. Just think, SO mile
ia away with glass people, can SEQ hot
# upon the mountain side, how clear an
a light the afr must be to see such Ion
"a distance. To the north, Fort EdwaI
, ten miles away, or at least the site whel
a It once stood. Now peace floats up an
at down the valley in the smoke of the co
ID tages, but in its heyday the sound {
= arms clashing-the beat of the drum
/ startle the soldier from his dr,ams
ID safety, the war whoop of the dusky re
ht skin bouncing down upon the surprise
m victims of little hamlets, the rush to I'll
at fort to seek their safety, comprised Il
= lookout tor each one in the dark times
ID the French and Indian wars. Nine mill
o. upon this rolling, winding valley, IL
N Hudson makes steep jump from Il
IN hanging rocks to seethe and fret viii
retarded by the stubborn rocks.
30 Here is the famous place made famol
rs by Fenimore Cooper in his lie ather Stoc
id ing Tales, "The Last of the Mohicans
p Who would wish for better descriptio
more clear and descriptive and so true
10 nature than his2 Here Pathfinder and h
III two companions, tho lsst two of their ra
a the Delaware tribe-are su grounded
n tho Hurons, savage tribe, where in
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