The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-19
INTO THE WILDERNESS.
ADIRONDACK CALM THREATENED 81
BIILROADN9 AND MINING.

in this State will probably be put through next
spring. II Is backed bya syndicats ofcapitansts'
most OF whom are directors In the F1tchpure
Railroad. They mean to break into ana forever
ruin. from an aesthetic point OF view. the most
glorious section OF the Empire state. Where
until now bruin and the wild-eyed deer nave
held supreme sway will BIO heard the ciaheor
and the clash Of the forge and the foundry
Several years ago some prospectors, who were
summering in the northern Adirondacks. dis
covered q deposit OF iron ore at Dannemora,
which is a settlement between Pittsburgh ana
Chsxy Lake. They Investigated. and cam to
the conclusion that they had struck 1t rich.
Only one obstacle stood between them and the
means OF becoming rich at one bound, but mat
seemed insurmountable. The ore was there.
but there was no means OF getting 1t away. IL
was deep down in the mountain. and to reachit
and get Il to the market It would DO necessary
to build q railroad up tho mountain side; the
outlay would be enormous, and these men
could not influence sufficient capital. Many OF
the wealthy persons to whom they applied
laughed at them.
why" they said, everybody knows that
there is iron ore in the Adirondack Mountains,
but the most Of It wouldn't pay to dig out. It
isn't the right kind"
The prospeotors were about to give up In
despair, when the Legislature unwittingly
stepped in and helped them out OF their dilem-
ma. Clinton Prison is only q short distance
there. The State. in order to make their labor
81 luck hardly to be expected, but its real i'm
tanity to test fairly tEs value 81 the iron ore
lied q company. and soon had works in opera
tion. The ore turned out to be q MAGNETIC
iron Of great value. and the veins are deep and
broad Tho fnyaatnra mndB n mint OF money,
and the company has built new railroads and
has branched out Into new he l OF enterprise;
in. the Adirondacks was really valuable. set
other capitalists to Investigating. =, T iSS found I'd
a1anasihs pr THicS 81 would yos f1i make Il p pay W. but i the b.
s troy the plans Of tie panneners men yss
f Saaiity e Si oTs Sosia b saT Iosaf a%sPfH s Tie q ni q ae q
an. almost virgin forest. the nearest hamlet
@ItR tS %ll Est :r scr rPS bs shs G Sbl s q BY sSs ia
M = stsfS o WS SSss t s0e Would 3f - = d It'll assf e 3 BRING ins
Most Of the INVESTORS concluded that 1t would
t Ssa s / .hsl Fi sS0a s, ssss' Is Il .h s9Y ls sSss T Il sss
and went home. But a, few more enthusiastic
lnarE,au as 50 Tin impractlSSble. and started in here
and and there ! Fra f ~ b Il ST. trn aad IL dse neF an ssIo tb sna
cumbed. and the ruins Of their schemes stand
out in ehastly relief in many Otherwise beau
e e,,Hs iP 20 ss s 9 sea V %Ha9ss'HS 6y the ia's naG StSyss .f'
On. the road between Elizabethtown and Lake
Placid o there K Pre- two such UShtd place. txsn one 3,d i0r,
e CHINESE; s q bis br asw' chimney m"' Ss% IN IL c co. @e-
ehine M!sn II! Tires eefE Sain ShS pp psrsons soiie / there r.,
daily two years ago. Only Q Wildcat or deer
distlrbs the solitude now. The hoIses are
t tHe'M msaoh hi1eE ( has sG rusted. and The chimney
alone stan de- firm n ! ID. erect a sad monument
deserted Village Tic distance ,eetwssn
them, str3aish. through the heavy woods; !stwo
miles This Iooks even r sadder and a i, more de.
are most Of them gone. having been used In
@IIl prOtTadss . single log. t 3 : ns%sato q
levied an attachment upon everything OF Hvslue
OF cee at n his ORDERS ene Ths" oWners r had S . Contract Ct
ture, put rs sheriff was 9bduIrat:: and 4 was
acted never recovered a single thing. The log
ans ff Is srsdua shsr se sSs Rsf' A Sfsa t n ~ sf mars
torrsnss and les esq It t the Sottom NJ Of the ist stream "a sn'
a10 " ooitoh y W 0uy
means. The tourist who pushes Into the wilds
finds many such monuments to misplaced. in
Tendaos sn res SeP.'AT1 II S osass 81 R faiIsr e, in nhs ne Art1
all these cases was the difficulty In getting
supplies and in getting the ore to market. The
q superior quality.
v About e year sFo the S.d Boston capitalist to
situation, and concluded at that It would pay to
master the difficulties. They found that 1t
would bs an easy matter tS build q rallroSd
to the Canada. line. Branches from this rail-
road could be built, without undue expense, to
s1y W minlns 0s sPsR%. th r. T ,bs, q vs syf1 tSs xs slds
y%estors who could make double, profits By COM
IN Ran the r aa iosefe esa n s tss Dsaa H she fr reS!h interest
AZ the same. time they could secure the crops
qai G ! teuqt tssP canad Il 3 ths to oG sSis Tnsss sh shs
had practically been nc, good market for these
crops and the r farmers hid complained loudly
time as they possibly could. and. while keeping
a shs 9 dstsr Gnlssdt q e ss maPs t SRa isoa ah IL y ecTiia ah 3
Canal Company,s Railroad, for passenger and
wss laid out. this side idea was not forgotten rou'
t asr s; ssa H il o. nS I'm. Isii tsas 9o II H. H. R Fla
SsTFayel to ali ths resorts ssstt' Of tho BIG woods.
ho now ivuu IA W - pB DlOW " ~. 4u0
first place whore they will come In actual COM
petition Will be on the way from Troy to Sara
toga. The Delaware and Hudson Canal route
Is roundabout there, and its competitor is 60
ing to try and shut of It's wind by building a
direct road between these two points which
will be ton miles shorter.
The new road will connect with the Fitch
burg Railroad at Troy, which will give 1t an
ENTRANCE INTO Boston. and probably. also, with
some New York railroad at Albany. Az the
and Troy and sarst9ga has heretofore gone e1;;
Company. there will doubtless be q serious In
road into it's profits when the competition IL
under way.
One great advantage that the Boston men
will have In completing their railroad from
Saratoga viii be In the present eHistepce ola
connect. This will save 2 great deal Of build
completed with the directors OF those railroads
by WHICH they will DO merged into the new
road. More than half the distance Is thus al
nation no work will bs necessary from Sara
t tYsS tSl N0sth oreek. g e Junction VIII Be mad.
70 come into the scheme. A new railroad will
be built from there porth. passing up The valley
OF the saranae. and connecting at convenient
Points with minor roads now IN operation.