New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-03
A WONDERFUL TRIP TO PAUL SMITHS.
A SPECIAL ENGINE AND sEvrNrY-FIvE MILES OF
PONY EXPRESSES BEAT THE MAILS By TWENTY

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PONY EXPRESSES BEAT THE MAILS BY TWENTY
FOUR HOURS.
fBr TELEGRAPH To THE TRfBuHA.
PAUL SMITHS N. Y, Aug. 2.-The %ew-Yerk
papers published on Saturday morning never
reach this lovely spot IN the Adlrondacks until
Monday evening The regular hour of arrival OF
| the Sunday morning papers is Tuesday evening.
But The SUNDAY TRIBUNE reached this place to-
day at $50 p. M 1t was the fastest trip ever
made from New-York City to Paul Smiths, and
has excited great astonishment.
The SUNDAY TnIBUNE's special train for this
service left Albany early this morning aud
consisted of engine 100, the G.. II. Cramer, with
George Hydoa as engineer. 1t carried
TRIBUNEs excluslvely-twenty large bum
dies of them. Crossing to its own road.
the Delaware and Hudsoa. the train sped north
ward at full speed. Whitehall, Fort Ticonderogs,
Rogers Rock, and various other places were sup
Piled and by means of regular train which was
finally caught bundles sent to PlattsbRrg
and even to Montreal,
At Westport, tho point of departure for the
Adrondacks proper the first of a series of seventy
five miles OF pony expresses in waiting, and .
start was made for the long drive through forest
and over mountain. At Elzabethtown. A. G.
Leach took the papers and delivered the bundles
for Keene Valley, Keene, the Cascade Lakes and
hotels along the route. At lilo q. m. Lake
Placid was reached. Without the least delay
the bundles for both Saranac lakes
Saranac Lake Village Paul Smiths and
Loon Lake were transferred and with J. c. ThOmp-
son in charge tho start was made fer those distant
| and almost inaccessible points.
Lake Placid, which Is now gay with summer
guests, awaits the arrival ofTHE SUNDAY TRIBUNE
| with greatest eagerness When newcomers inquire
| whether there is Sunday nail they are answered
"No; but we have THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE
Saranac Lake was reached before o'clock and
bundles were delivered there to the agent, Loon
Cole, to be distributed to the hotels and cottages
| on the lake and to the distant hoel on the Upper
Saranac the region Of Bartetts. the ,Ampersan and
% al on places
The pony express continued on its way to Paul
| Smith, which place was reached at 300 D. m. as
before stated This feat excited great interest and
was the general topic of conversation at all the
sales of THr TRlBUSE were large and rapid and
lovely Strcgls Lake begniled the monotsny OF sun
| day afternoon to-day with the columns OF IRE
| tribune. The agent in charge was faggea out
| but happy. The pony express continued on lts
way to Loon Lake. sixte.n miles distant. after
short rest, and that now popular resort was
reaches shortly after o'clock p. N. he astenlsh-
ment of the guests only equalled by their
pleasure AT the sight of an cid friend. The Sun
DAY tribune now covers all points in the Adlron-
| dack Mountains
NORTH CREEK, n. Y, Aug 2.-THE SUNDAY
TRIBUNE. last edition, brought from New-York by
special train to Saratoga this morning was dIstrib-
uted to all the principal hotels throughout this part
of the Adlrondacks to-day. Ii was the only New
York paper received. The special train from New
York reached Saratoga at 1855 a. III. AT a. N. an
engine on the Adirondack Railroad, carrying THE
TRiBuNE exclusively. started far the trip to this
point which is the present terminus Of the road.
Pony expresses were waiting at several stations.
| and by means of them The TRIBUNE reached Lake
Luzernc at $40 a. H. Lake George at 1918 q. m;
Schroon Lake at 1l:l0 and Blue Mountain Lake
early in the afternoon. When Inc TRIBUNE first
begas this enterprise of delivering its regular city
edition up hsre by special trains and wagons, peo-
pie thought IL was sky-rocketty proceeding. too
brilliant TO last though satisfactory while 1t did
last. The enterprise is repeated regularly every
| Sunday. and now rHE TRIBUNE IL regularly ex-
pecied and impatienty awaited. Its pcrnsal IL az
much part OF life on Sunday as the eating OF tho
three hearty meals fer which the cool air gives 80
| large an appetite.