Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-27

A rcpsesentetiye ol1the. New (. York World |
feIaies That hS has s1cCeedod IN binding Pros.
Idont Cleveland at his summer haunt in New
York, believed 10 be far from the path OF in
terviewers. The presidential camp il located
twenty-five miles north Of the rural tavern
known a. the i,rospect mousse on Upper Sar-
anac lake, In = f5gion spoken OF by tho guide
book as "lnfested with deer. bears, wolves
aud catamountS.n The newspaper mans
story Of meeting the president Is given
character tho president .asked me if would
Join them at breakfast and told tho cook TO
place one more plate The meal consisted
Of broilcd venison, baked potatoes, hot bis
cuts and tea with CONDENSED milk. II was
served on q rough board supported on stakes.
Large logs we're used as chair. Everything
was primitive In the extreme. There was
not the slightest thought Of form or formslity.
While we sat at the table I had an excellent
| opportunity to observe the presidents ap-
pearance. He seemed even TO have gained
| considerable flesh since he entered the noun
talns and his manner betokened some
| fatigue and lassitude. l was told by one Of his
guides that the arduous journey through the
forest had exhausted him SO much that for
two days after reaching the camp he had been
unable TO freely move about The life that
he Ii leading In his retreat In the wilderness
! ID evidently too much even for him. 1t Is
totally unndapted for any but the hardest
! woOdsnan.
Tho presidents party are quartered in e log
,t, my fec; long ys 5s and
divided in the middle by a partition. The
rear Of the cabin is used as q sleeping apart
ment 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 blanket and lay down ON the ground,
which Is covered with balsam boughs. A
al do thn uf jul,f
to keep away any bears or catamounts tba,
| might be prowling about The president In
formed me that they had discovered beai
tracks near the camp, but the bears perhaps
divined that the camp was VOL armed, and
accordingly kept a respectful distance.
Hunting and fishing, OF course, arc thu
J principal occupation of tho woodsnan. Ths
president is more closely addicted to the lat
shooting Mr.. Ward is the huntsman OF thu
party, and he has supplied the venison servet
up TO this time In the camp. Tho presiden
usually spends almost the entire day in ang
ling. He does not fish with the fly, as h,
. thinks he can catch more trout with bait. A
night tho camp indulge in iack-bunting
the most unique and the weirdest sport to b
found In the Adirondacks. Each OF tn
self in boat near the shore of the lake. A
: one end OF the boat is fixed alight--generall
. a dark lantern or pine torch. The boats ar
padded along silently until a deer come
down to the shore to drink. AS soon as tn
animal sees the light it stops as ifspell-bound
q 1t seems totally unable to comprt
hend the meaning Of the unusui
glamour and stands fascinated unit
the hunter seated in the boat come
!. : within close shooting distance. Tho dee
i falls an easy victim, though often, as hal
{: pened at this camp last week, he manage
|. ! even when badly wounded to make his wa
q back to the forest The guides object to th
> manner of hunting. as they say the deer ha
r. no chance for his life and tho killing is II
sport, but butchery.
If What with fishing aud deer. stalking b
day and jack. hunting by night, It will
If seen that but little time Is left for rest. TIL
may account for the worn appearance Of ii
,r president. On such nights as they are hel
In camp by rain or fatigue after a hard day
n sport the party spend the time until da.
light in game of euchre. One OF the guid
n informed me that the president since he IA;
been in camp had not averaged over three
II four hours' sleep out of the tweniy-tour