The sun., 1886-01-10
ptcUAftEI4IEs ar 1w0 LAKES.
Caiaa's Floating tsI,"a--"o "o'!tas's En,.rs
"anrrs and l.nuuasn: GtrptIlrs.

Caiaa'a F.n.tinG isl,"d--To'!':s's En,:.f,
"a"res and l.nauasnt !.rptlrs.
HoSESDALE, Pa. JaI. 9.-Cajah Pond, q
beautiful sheet of water u mile and n half from
lioneSdai" and 300 !rot ABOVE IL. is dotted With
n number Of little siun'sa. These islands
covered win trees. some OF than 20 fee. ia
height. and dense growth OF thick-f"tiG-el
bushes. The island bottoms ARC r0rshy. hut
tho sca' IA still enough to sustain thu w"il:ht .,
tia ilahermen who troll for pickerel from the
Islands in the summer iishin. season. ana who
nre their oGiy visitors. In the summer time
these miniature islands are pIeasinG variations
IN the beauty OF th' scone tho lax" pre-
senis 10 the spectator gazing npon it
from the hills surrounding 1t. aud II
the wind happens to bo blowing strong and
cnnnGeabe. rs 1t generally Ia on the lake. tho
visitor who looks upon It for the first time can
scarcely Eo!p being startled to $40 these islands
moving about from one point OF tho c"miass
TO another as the wind shifts. They nre n
group OF honting islands. One day they may
be seen hudl!lng together In one spot. tho next
scatt widely apart. An island that tho llsh
ernnn may cast his line from n one extremity
OF the pond to-day may invite him to 1t from tho
other sxtremity tomorrow. Tho largest Of
these fair islands WAS formerly partial to the
lowor end OF the lake. and hugged the shore
there with on.v slight changes Of poslIon dny
in and day out. year or 50 ago. during q
stiff and heavy wind this island tackled first to
one side and then 10 tho other s!de OF iha lake.
moving slowly the whilo toward thu uppsr eud.
until it worked its way to tho shore near
that end. and there 1t Inns r@meino1
way to tho marshy mrr;in oi the main land.
1hnse islands. although stu almost coHttnn.-
alG" w s i"' s oy H. r vars % na ' Thnr
Hm'"ra'ors ar" p"r"rr'ihlr inrrsA- "". Ap-
parcnt!y III" roots OF the trees md nndnr%rowth
nrt anchors T. these e'irihus na'riHl rI.'.
Ey what mysterious processes of nn'Nr" tssse
nhi gia 10 mors solid anl aul Mental Ia s'irlc-
tnrc au not know. In ~" r.n 'tg9 l. Gr!r Z rn.
srh IN time, no doubt, IN" en, 70 nnr,n'e OF tho
lake VIII hnyc become cnvacot y'itr th!H SLOWLY
ronIiel 'n!. Tnti % ',ihL ."II vas
gradually bang ercr rachaG upon in the snms
m.'H,r ", ,GSG%i si5 h "'fn ,n, s
is also r'nsips in rnon III. water. Be-
tw""n thr royh am CoinS'. IoaA - II 7'rp
IL y iS9Ts yorcf ~ sri Tr " nr re- r. FIX ,t wn ro
orr nDprOac"cS tho lake over ,h!4 strIr -" h0'-
tom shakes n"nenth ths foot once Nrry mi
iNt" i.f,r" y succtn5'ut dHy's ,athsNin.: Ne
w"r", "Grr7inG ourrrin2 OF fsh Hnrf oE"r I:
lsr1cl hrolEut IN tin sNeo'rrchG ~ t'.o. rra?Ts
tie" 'oHut N rrrtpGctir- topr. T 9 ;ni
iricrd aajkri Nnht'd. jui4nnl" heor1 crr,
NraD'i Z, ,a' saw h4t II ir,r ,al lr:sn n'9ya
ground and a'rrrrl'G Hlldiy'N -, ''1 Z. Nrr
hH'' t'rr'. 'nr, rre roof II thH 'rEa he'd "'r"n
way Wii Ian. aLd 70 tisrpaaHF;d iroA pig
Eal-l dom. But foru .i"lT0rE rf rnHtH Tint
sucprw"d HIN. the chRrsc3s arn ~" re- or ha,
OF l'r woH'i uEYe rCno under. TOO. Il" u sla
tgn' ~ 'ar 20 ~ :oE tl,Ir WG7l,t -" '7N :n';
idr,G o. Gny bottom, Zero !rH bi" trffS,l
md p"rc'l, rni No end - catfish IA r-',iu,'a
Ionh, but II s'"ta rhoslfu rs"" TO Nrh W.
orA Cal not pn.s.hl .-t - - "aHr "lfhrni
m.sa. at'f NY - y ? HGo-s =. to g.s"iNg
H'or%. Tho rahi grow a ~ ~ ,'!r,i
wa"sh grass rake the Innl larl 'i.n for
ria" 'r rnHae3 I az so"'' an ,'r' itT 40
nHt Hrajf ftr'"I'' IN - yam - nr'l jasn"at
Il, :" ;.lrs .e'1 o' your ircre! 20, an! G"y ;No
ynu 'H'n5" To- ,rnk 81 no tNr'sH "''ns 80
S...r'. "r,on Ito n.!ls...s .lou N iH"'r'.'
g. ,'H i.l''. ~, 10! 'ut - .Ft!g s.r'. '', -
t. hn~n v'gt IN. r." NO sh'-orz 'hr' rFr'.1
along tho s'orea. TNry d'rN ."H r,'nr 'tere
eii. Ir'g,U ,sEt!i Hti rrrY 1T .rH .1 ,'4 ,o-t
~ ~ q ,Nl: S'a .las - amaze. 90 / - Is
u'i," with hid ,-'nokirG l,..,.nf, - l.,13-
slclnrs. wa,ra swarm lrout Frur bNnt rs fIs
hGn"rvd, ma gr0p.i 'lnm-"'rf" tHs"ltl tho
" i,"r Win GI-hnd.l1y 1ya cor" ''uG5 - tbs
body tint alone give thcm stlrlliHg aprelr-
sYce Tn,s T Tho only water; high, smors the
hills. In which / ever saw Or heard Of the Wild
lesch ltounIiIg aud thriving.