The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1890-01-11
A Trip Up Lake Heirloom, New
York.
written for The SENTINEL by Horicon.l


lake we will see the lake at its greatest
breadth, being three miles from shore
to shore. Below Hague is the first
cluster of islands that gives=to-the
lake such a romantic and picturesque
scenery, each island being rock bound
in its shores, and covered quite gener-
ally with a growth of diciduous as
well as evergreen trees and shrubs,
gives at once a peculiar charm to each
island, and the clear waters tell you
of the depth, and when still, one can
see clearly bright silver half dollar
at depth of twenty to thirty feet
when the sun shines upon the water
If you intend to drown yourself, and
want your body returned to shore for
burial, don't get into the deep water
where your "hulk" cannot be seen,
for the drowned in HORIZON lake never
rise to the surface as in other waters,
the water is too pure to do that. An
alysls says it is the most pure water on
this continent, rumor says the Romist
people transport it to the cities for
use in services of church as "Holy
Water"
On our right above Hague, on that
point you sec, is a signal station, of
which l shall speak in my next letter.
Opposite this, as we sail along, if you
look down into the water you will see
the point of rock some ten feet below
the surface, this is only the top of one
of the mountains at the bottom of the
lake, for it is said that the elevations
of the bottom of the lake is similar to
the elevations of the surrounding hills
and mountains. Right across on the
south shore, is Ozark Bay" SO called,
because you cannot discern any en-
trance toit until you get close to shore,
when the largest steamers (240 feet
long, the steamer Horicon) on the
lake can steam into as lovely lay as
can be found in the world, once in the
bay you want to stay week, and you
would lind plenty on the farm that is
cultivated on the shores of this pleas
ant retreat and a genuine hospitality
and welcome by the old couple if they
still live.
But the bell is ringing for the land
ing at Sabbath Day Point on the west
shore. If you go ashore, you will
lind a great summer resort, and as it
is not our purpose to advertise any
summer retreats, will only say that
that person who cannot find pleasure
among the many Horiconian palaces
On Horizon Lake cannot feel a pleas
ure in anything, Sabbath Day Point
projects out into the lake and COM
mand q view of the lake south to the
irst archipelago Of islands, and
north to Rodgers Rock. 1t takes Its
naMe from the fact Of Lords Aber
crombie and Howe stopping there on
their way down the lake and holding
religious service on the Sabbath.
Doubtedless the place of recognizing
for the work of taking Fort Ticon-
deroga, Is miles below, had something
to do with the stay over. We'll, it is
a name that lasts. Across is Hulett's
landing, and the only place direct
across, which is five or six miles to
Champlain, between the head and out
let of Horizon AS we steam away
from Hulett's we enter the lower
archipelago of islands, the largest one
of which Tweed of New York, caused,
it is said, to be conveyed to the
Jesuit fathers for one dollar in return
for the vote they controlled in New
York city.
For three miles it is simply an en-
chantment. Beginning around and
among the islands, the steamer as it
courses its way along, gives you q
grand view of natures work at island
making, One could linger here o
whole summer and then long to re
turn again to review the grand scene.
1t is among the islands that sports
men fnd enjoyment with gun and rod
As we pass out from this group of
islands, in the bay of one of the upper
ones at depth of twenty feet, can be-
seen the wreck of British gun boat
On. the east Of US and opposite this
group of islands, is the famous Black
Mountain, whose western base is
washed by the waters of Horizon anG
its eastern slope dips in the waters of
Champlain. On its west side it rises