The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-11-30

The following interesting letter we
copy from the Baltimore Sun of Sat.
urday last:
A double and a single team stood
10 'front.' of the Glades Hotel, in Oak.
land. Nd. early one morning last
week as San reporter stepped into
the street after a hot break fast on
partridges and buck wheat cakes. In
the sidespring buggy sat Fish Com.
missioner Gus. Delawder. big of
frame and rudy of complexion, with
perennial smile on his lips and a
twinkle In his eyes, that wrinkles
even When he sleeps. Two prancing
sorreIs were attached to q spring
wagon. In which were seated the
driver and Mr.. John r. Mitchell, ex.
county surveyor. In a second the
reporter had joined Mr.. Mitchell, the
horses we're chirruped up, and the
traveles were whiIed along the street
in the vake of Mr.. Delawder. The
destination of the party was Lake
Clevelad, eight miles Northeast of
Oaklanl, where is situated Mr.. De-
lawderi fishing and hunting lodge,
and whre is obtsinable at the proper
seasonshe best sport with rod and
run toh tound ON this side of the
AaEtssc.
About six miles from Oakland a
dilapidaed tram. railway was cross.
ed, running straight across the noun.
tains. 1t vas the original H. G..
Davis lumter railway. one of the
factors that helpeu build the million
aires fortune. It Is said that over
the road eightto ten square miles of
timber. mostly white pine, had been
carried. the government and the Bal.
timore and Ohio Railroad having
bought most oft. A rough estimate
places the amount TRANSPORTED over
the road at over 100.OO0.OOO feet. A
turn to the right and a half mile
drive brought the party to their des-
tinatiOn.
The teams drew up before one.
story cottage OF picturesque design.
A wide porch of the Eastlake STYLE
partly bounded the dwelling, which
contained about eight rooms. The
entrance was into a dining-room,
which was extraordinarily furnished
Besides all the usual accessories of a
first.class dining-room there were
strewn about flags. fishing rods. load.
ers, powder cans, shot and shells. To
the right or left are bedrooms, neatly
and comfortably furnished. One OF
these rooms is somewhat better furn.
ished than the Others. 1t was the
room reserved for the unfortunate
late 7. Harrison Garrett. At the
lodge were Mr., John DeIawder and
wife.
Mr.. Gus Delawder owns over soc
ac%&4spd and water around the
lodge. and had taken the surveyor
along to survey out about 600 acres
more of escheated mountain land
which had been given as pensions to
soldiers in the 1776 war. In 1875
each private received so acres and
each officer 4 lots of so acres each
This purchase gives Mr.. Delawdel
over 1000 acres of land stocked with
game, bear. turkeys, cartridges and
pheasants. but over and above all /:
the lake.
This body of water is to casua
observer meadow overflowed dur
ing a freshet. 1t 10 Cleveland lake
and 1t is in reality one of the fines
lakes in the country for the purpose
for which it is used-the propagation
of brook trout. I. covers an area o
about fifty acres. It's borders arr
irregular. and the water varies II
depth frsm an inch to ten feet. TIT
water is supplied from innumerabl'
springs in the lake.bed. and from
Deep creek and other streams which
empty into it. The water is abou
the color of weak coffee. and disport
ing about In it are thousand upol
thousands of the choicest of fish
brook trout. Mr.. T. Harrison Gar
rett took a great interest in the lake
and Mr.. DeIawder's superior knowl
edge of the fish and their habits en-
abled him to go arrange matters a
to bring the young fish to perfection
The past is the third year the lax
has been fishe6. and trout weighing
81 pounds were taken, Next season
bfginhing in May, trout weighing
over four pounds will be caught. MI
Delawder has lately bought a piec
Of property about mile from tn
lake, which Is stocked with trout
An idea of the value of the fish ca
be had from the fact that they brin
10 season 81 per pound. Last seaso
the guests of the hotels at Deer Par