The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-08-15
MT. McGREG0R.
SARATOGA SPRINGS,

warrior and statesman. We all admit !
that he was a great man; but here,
above all other places,h he is worshipped
as a hero. His pictures are seen ev.
erywhere. Every news paper is filled
with incidents of his life and death.
Every conversation teens with thesub'
ject. Every pulpit sets forth his viz.
tues from Sabbath to Sabbath. Some
silly preachers even make comparisons
after this manner: "As Moses saved
Israel and as Christ saved the world,
so Grant saved the Union" Mount
McGregor, the place of his death, is
even now becoming historic, and
crowds are daily focking thither to
view his remains and to bear away
relics. Thinking that your readers
might wish to know something more
fully about this resort, which is des>
tined to be a point of interest to flu
ture generations, | have concluded to
write brief account of a visit to that
place.
Mount McGregor is about ten miles
North of Saratoga Springs, and few
miles ives. from the classic Hudson
River. 1t is a summer resort, recent
ly fitted up by railroad company.
On its summit is the elegant Hotel
Balmoral, 1900 feet above the sea
level, and the Drexel Cottage, ia
which Grant spent his last days.
These buildings stand out boldly on
the bare rocks; but their yards are
we'll shaded ny hardy pines and chest
nuts. The top of the mountain is
reached by a railway, which winds its
snakelike course along lodges of rock
and over chasm, making an ascent of
225 feet per mile.
From the top of this mountain,
some of the most intensely interes ting
views that are to be found on,this cons
tinent may be seen. To the south
east, Saratoga Lake lies stretched out
like vast mirror, bearing on its pla-
cid bosom numbers of yachts and
row boats, containing hundreds Of
pleasure seekers. To the northeast,
the dim and rugged outlines of Ben
mis- Heights stand out in bold relief
above the horizon, and bring wildly
to our imagination the memorable
battle where Burgoyne was success
fully checked in the campaign of
1777. Between these two views, rises
a granite shaft, 154 feet high, from
the plain on which Burgoyne surren
dered to Gen. Gates. This battle
constituted the turning point in the
Revolutionary War, and this monu-
ment marks that spot which is most
dear to every lover of liberty. The
valley of the Hudson, which is claim
ed by Americans to surpass that of
the Rhine in beauty, can be seen for
many miles from this point, dotted
here and there with quaint Dutch
villages.
This, then, was thought to he a
suitable place for the hero of the late
civil war to bid adieu to earth and
mortal life; and he was accordingly
domiciled in Drexel Cottage a few
weeks aeO.
The weather isquite pleasant, and
the people are coming in great num-
bers to this and other resorts among
the Adirondack Mountains. | took a
ride of thirty-four miles on Lake
George the other day, where over.
coats were in demand. The weather
has been very warm at Saratoga, how
ever; but the hotels here, which are
said to be the largest and most mag.
ni6cent in the world, are well filled
with guests. Nature seems to have
suddenly become conscious of the fact
that man would need medicines and
reservations, soshe has fitted out q
vast dispensary. and her remedies are
so abundant that the healing water,
actually spout up TO a distance o.