Telegram-herald., 1886-04-18

Which Means the Shining Big
Sea Waters of Hlawatha.
WHERE PAN Pk IEEhIS DANCED
The Nes PARK Al SLACK Lake ne
FIRST Excursion OF the Season
10 Olo macaga~s

Yesterday the hfsl e2earsloa ~ the ses-
SOB to AacStawa took place. sol~e of tae +.
members "a the syndicate which some tifae (
ago bought a Dew p4fk near Maozta~s. /
together with TIE officials of the Chicago a
West Michigan Railway, went dosn 70 look /
over their purchase Tie party was az
oompaEied b. reporter l0r the fELE,.E Ran
HERAiD and consisted of Messrs. D. X =
Agnes general superintendent Of the road
J. II Carpenter general passenger agent. }.
NJ Sterling. superintendent of bridges
track etc. u A. GaFelt assistant general
freight and passenger agent, and son Elmer
C. Angel superintendent American EK-
press Company Capt Geo. y Davis a. HI.
Leonard and SON Harry Henry Idema. and
+. II Pool They left this city at 8
a. m and upon arriving al Holland
found much 10 their disgust
that the steamer Macaiawa was al Grand
Haven for repairs. After debating whether
they should walk or swim or. whether IL
would not be better - return and wait for
more favorable circumstance. 30 was dis
/
cured The offer was al once accepted, the
more, as the sun now began 10 break
through the clouds, giving promise Oi
most charming day. After walking through
the quaint town of Holland the party were
steamed 90 their destination across Black
lake The worthy landlord Scott. was
taken by surprise al sight of 50 hungry
crowd - early in the season. bat promised
10 do his best with two hours time and thus
assured, the company started 90 investigate
the chosen situation.
Last fall the following gentlemen j X Y.
Agnew j. H. Carpenter, ". A. Gavett. j
b. Mulliken. Geo. y. Davis, VIM 4. Smith.
NJ w Rose Arthur Meigs j. Miner, John
:. Long, c. III Leonard, q Angel and +.
H. Pool, founded a company with a capital
of $1,000 20 purchase grounds near Lake
Michigan for the purpose OF making park
which would answer the purpose of a sum
mer resort and yet be near this city. They
have chosen one OF the pretticst places on
the shore. The place is 81 acres IN area
and is situated between Black-lake and
| Lake Michigan. fronting on both. II is
directly across the lake from
| SCOTS and the channel alone
separates it from the old Mscatawa park.
/ Ii has great variety of scenery for such
small place, including an inland lake of
living water and two large hills, one facing
| Lake Michigan ana the other overlooking
I Black lake, connected with smaller hills
and with deep ravines on either side The
small lake Is triangular in shape and about
one hundred and fifty feet on each side.
with several little islands in IT, which are
covered with shrubs. and il presents very
\ picturesque appearance with lis back ground
4 of hills. \ most delightful view of the sur
rounding country is had from the higher of
the two hills. This bluff is by far the high
/ est within miles of the place and from il
/ you can see Black lake and Holland, which
/ is seven miles distant and Lake Michigan
/ stretching out as far as you can see. Between
/ the hills and the little lake is a plateau
| Of sand on which, as soon as the lots are Sc
lected are TO be bullt the cottages OF the
/ fortunate ones, and at one end, near Lake
/ Michigan. on high knoll is TO be erected a
/ large pavilion which will overlook both
/ lakes and catch every breeze that NAV be
stirring. The plans of this pavilion are
nearly completed il IS 10 be jONl00 feet in
/ size and two stories high with an obserya-
\ tory 100 feet long, TWO feet broad and eight
/ feet high, with unique roof the lower
/ floor is to be divided between a dining-room
/ and hall for entertainments, and the sec
Ond story will consist OF p sleeping apart
ments; large porch, 10 feet broad, will
surrOund'the whole Ii is 10 be finished in
! the most complete manner and will be used
/ for public hotel until larger one can be
/ built
a large space in a grove of eyergreens has
been reserved for picnic parties, and a dock
is being built especially for their accOmmO-
dation. Men are now engaged in cleaning
the drft wood from the beach, and an ex-
cellent bath house will be there erected.
After rambling through the grounds for
/ some time il was determined 10 return 10
Mr. SCOTS for the promised dinner, most of
I the company beginning TO feel that peculiar
emptiness which usually precedes hearty
meal, and after many calls for the fat gen
tleman of the party who was putting along
half mile back, all were at last ferried over
20 Scott's, where all the justice was done 10
the repast that could be expected of fifteen
famished mortals who had been breathing
lake air all the morning
1t is probable that the new park will be a
popular resort for Grand Rapidans this sum
mer. General Mix. of Chicago who owns.
about dozen hotels throughout the coun-
( try. Is nxiOus TO build hotel there and
probably Will during the summer.