The Republican journal., 1884-10-16
)ur George at Chateaugay Chasm.
CHATEAUGAY, N. Y. Sept, 1884. |

anxious to clasp hands across the bloody chasm,
L have had sort of an intermittent chasm few
er. had seen pictures of Watkins Glen, and
the Ausable Chasm, and the more l heard of
them the more | wanted to see them, for all
visitors agreed that for grand and beautiful
scenery these places could not be surpassed.
Within a year or two a new chasm has been
added to the list, and though last, it Is by no
means the least, as taken all in all, and is fully
equal If not superior in point of beauty to eth
er named.
This new resort is on the line Of the Ogdens-
burg and Lake Champlain R. r., and is but
couple of miles from the station at Chateaugay.
A few years ago no one, except people in the
immediate vicinity of the place, was aware that
there was such spot in existence. But a COM
pany, consisting of four men, thinking that they
could see the Almighty dollar in the scheme,
bought the land in the immediate vicinity of
this wonderful place, and went to work to
open it up as pleasure resort.
The two Lakes Chateaugay find their outlet
at Belmont in the Chateaugay river, which is
one of the many streams that empty into the
st. Lawrence. Starting in the mountains, the
course of the river is very descending and the
waters very rapid. At Chateaugay the stream
has for centuries been cutting its way through
the rocks. which are of soft sandstone, assisted
nv the ice and frost fin now if has emf its way
through the solid rock making a chaSm i'll some
places 200 feet deep and not over 80 feet wide.
Most of these natural gorses are supposed to
have been made at once by some sudden con
wearing awnv Of III rnrks and eaah s,tr,.es-
sive ven, wifi render tfn ohasn, SIN dpaupr
ImmrdiateIv .f1er rtmin, into nossession of
the land tha con,n.ny confinement making in
nrovrmpnfs A Iarge tract If woods was LIAR
ed az IL nnderhrnSb ana oaats hu;It nnder tba
trees and nice nirnir urn,nds on4npd A fine
carriaoe road was o,ened thro,ioh the woods
from fhe main road and a snot rlearpd ana a
nice hotel buiIt that viii acrommoGate .hnnt
3 guests. called the Chnsm ho,Ise. Paths
were laid ONT alonu tho ia, of the ala ana
stairs built down IL side 81 rs to renrh the
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