The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-03
Clevelond's Camp.

A correspondent writing from the upper
Saranac Lake says: ut seemed incredible
that the president of the United States had
but a week before taken his way through
this dismal unbeaten wilderness. We had
been in the woods nearly four hours, when
through the trees was caught glimpse OF a
sheet ofwater. 1t was Willis pond. Pretty
soon we heard the sound OF voices. A few
rods further on and saw one OF those log
huts that in the Adirondacks are called
camps. passed ahound chained to a tree,
and the carcass OF a deer suspended between
two trees. Coming out from behind the
hut was in the presence of the president
and his camp companions, DR.. Ward and
Mr.. Bacon. They were seated near the fire,
on which was sizzling the broiler with the
morning meal. The president was sitting
on a tree stump facing me, and was the
first to observe my entrance. At n little
distance from him was DR.. Ward, gun in
hand. At a short distance was Mr.. Bacon.
All three looked at me and my guide with
undisguised astonishment. They seemed
doubtful for q moment what manner of re-
ception to accord me. Without waiting
for their decision, however, I approached
tho president, and inquired after his health,
n The president TSe wss tor the mGme9t sur,
said with q smile: I am very glad to
see you, sir, and assure you that my
health is OF the very best After some more
conversation OF a general character the
president asked me il would Join them at
breakfast, and told the cook to place one
more plate The meal consisted ofbroiled
venison, baked potatoes hot biscuits and
tea with condensed milk. 1t was served on
a rough board supported by stakes. Large
primitive in the extreme. The presidents
party are quartered in Il log cabin twenty
seven feet long, five and half high, and ten
feet wide. 1t is divided in the middle by a
Partition. The rear Of the cabin is used as
sleeping department by Mr.. Cleveland
and his friends. The front division is the
store room and the bed room for the
guides. None Of the occupants OF the
camp remove their clothes at night.
When ready to retire, they wrap themselves
in a blanket and lie down upon the ground,
which is covered with balsam boughs. A
fire is kept burning outside the camp at
night, to keep away any bears orca tamounts
that might be prowling about, The party is
attended by four guides, all of whom are
familiar to tourists in the Adirondacks.
Hunting and fishing, of course, are the
principal occupations of the party. The
president is more closely addicted to the
shooting. Mr.. Ward is the huntsman OF
the party, and he has supplied the
venison served up to this time in the camp.
The president usually spends almost the
entire day in angling. He does not fish
with the fly, as he thinks he can catch
more trout with bait. At night the camp
indulge in jack hunting. It was noticeable
that most OF Mr.. Cleveland's companions
and the guides addressed him as Governor
and not as PRESIDENT He jokes with the
guides quite as Familiarity as with either of
his friends. He asked Cronk how much his
boat weighed, and when he answered, "a
hundred pounds the president said that
the great difference between Cronk and
George Washington was that Washington
couldn't tell u lie.
''The last saw of the president as was
leaving the camp to take my way lomeward
through the dense forest, he was occupied
in chopping wood with which to build the
fire for the evening meals