Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17

The last party to be mentioned came 10
this country for tramp. Reaching Pros
pect they asked for advice, and were told
that they could take either OF two routes
in comfort. One leads by the way of Will
murt. Jocks lake, South lake, North lake
and Forestport to Alder Creek station on
the Utica and Black River road. The other
is by the way of Wilmurt, Moorehouse-
vile. Lake Piseco and Lake Pleasant to
Worthwhile, whence railroad runs down
to Fonda on the Central. The latter will
take two weeks to cover afoot. The party
took the other route They bought pack
basket with oilcloth to cover it for 81 So
dollars worth of fish line and flies, two
tin cups at 10 cents, two loaves of bread
for 20 cents, dozen eggs for Is cents,
which the landlord boiled hard for them
before they started: pound Of butter in a
tin pail cost them % cents, two steel knives
and two forks 20 cents, FIVE pounds OF salt
pork go cents and big chunk of bologna
% cents. This stuff, with blanket, three
pairs extra socks, and an extra flannel shirt
each, and some matches in a bottle, con-
stituted the outfit. If each had carried
a thin rubber coat they would have saved
a whiting, too. On the theory that time
was made for slaves, they leisnrely strolled
up the road. IF they covered 10 miles 1t
was all right. If two, that was all right,
They passed through Northwood the
evening of the first day and slept in the
brush along Edmund Morr1s's brook, a
mile beyond, that night. They ate bread
and toasted pork and three or four broiled
trout for supper and enjoyed it much.
The next night they were at Little Deer
lake, FIVE miles further up the road, and at
noon the next day ate dinner at the Will
murt hotel because they wanted a change
of fare.
That night they were at Mill stream,
and the next day reached Jocks lake,
Here they took another square meal at a
hotel. They were now in the big woods,
and there was no road beyond. However,
there is well-marked trail to South lake,
two miles away, and from there a path
to North Lake. They could have followed
1t alone, but, as precautlon, they gave
a guide $500 to go to North lake with
them.
From North lake there is a road out. OF
course they had had to renew their supply
of bread and eggs along TIE road. They
found every housewife ready to sell the
stuff they wanted. twas . walk of three
days from North lake to Forestport, the
nights intervening being passed In the
brush.
AL told it was not very long walk and
it was by no means tiresome, but they saw
some of the finest scenery in the Adiron-
dacks, had exercise that is unsurpassed for
healthfulness, and what is better had a
novel experience. Their food cost the two
of them but a little over $1.00
a day 1t was tramp we'll worth max
ing.
! The cook who can cook without feeling
that he is doing drugery, cannot do better
than camp out. Next to that is tramp
around the edge of the mountains, where
/ the food is purchased chiefly from the ma
! tives, aud tie tourist sleeps in the brush.
Then if both these are roughing it too
much, the farm house of the native may
; be cho sen for headquarters and the DAYS
can be passed in stroIling about the woods,
! fishing trout brooks or picking berries.
There is fun a-plenty around the Adlron-
dacks for those who know how to find it
N. Y. Sun.