The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-13
THE PRESIDENTS VACATION.
Desc riptiOn of the Place to Which the Chief
Executive Has Fled.

Executive Has Fled.
Albany N. W Special.
President Ueveland's departure for the North
woods, last night, was devoid of interest. At IL
o'clock the President, accompanied only by DR..
S. B. Ward, his host. took the carriage of the
latter for the Delaware & Hudson station.
Guided by the light of a lantern, they made
their way to the private car of Superintendent
VOORHEES,, which stood on 3 side-track in the
yard, detached from the train, and at 11:30 it
was attached to the regular Montreal express,
and started on it's journey.
This morning the President breakfasted with
Mr.. Smith Weed, at Plattsburg. At Z o'clock
the President. with Dr.. Ward. left Plattsburg on
a special train for AuSable Forks, which is the
terminus of the railroad in that direction. Here
they were met by Mr.. Paul Smith, the we'll
known hotel proprietor, who. With his private
carriage, will drive them to French's, where
they will take dinner. The President will prob
ably make his headquarters at the Prospect
House until about the lst of September, though
no definite arrangement as to the length Of stay
has been made.
The Prospect House is at the northern ex-
tremity Of Upper Saranac Lake and is about
fifty miles southwest of Plattsburg. Sarauac
Lake is a beautiful sheet OF clear deep water.
The shores are thicklY wooded to the waters
edge, except here and there, where a clearing
has been made. Near the head of the lake. and
IN the vicinity Of the Prospect House, there are
many rustic cottages, which are occupied every
summer, chiefly by New Workers. Several
small steam launches ply upon the lake, and
there is a plentiful supply of pleasure boats and
any number of light skiffs, used by the guides.
The Prospect House is an unpretentious
structure Of wood, two stories high. 1t is situ-
ated on a little peninsula jutting into the lake
on a beautiful level plateau raised fifteen or
twenty feet above the lake. The house mas a
southern exposure, and at a little distance from
1t, on the east and north. extends the primeval
forest. The President will have a suit Of three
rooms, a parlor with a bed room thanking
it on each side. The first sight that will
greet him in the morning when he peers
through the lattice will be the placid waters of
the lake studded with green islands, with its
dark background of the mountains white face
towering on the extreme verge of the horizon.
Two of the most experienced and reliable guides
in the woods have been engaged for the Presi-
dents service.
Everybody in that region knows Dave Krank,
who is the Nestor of his fraternity. He is 4
large man, weighing about $50 pounds, and has
a boat in proportion to his own dimensions. He
is skilled in woodcraft, and has a wonderful
store of wood lore, being particularly renowned
for his bear stories. Wesley Wood, another of
the guides, is a faithful fellow, who thoroughly
understands his business. If the Presidents de-
sire is to take fish, he could not possibly be in
better hands.
While in Albany the President was not an.
noyed in the least by persons with axes to grind.
Many called upon him to tender their personal
congratulations, but al, with instructive cour-
tesy, seemed to appreciate his desire to gain rest
from official cares. The President appears even
stouter than formerly, ana to be in the best Of
health.