Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-29
A Tramp Among the Adfrondaeks.

Tcorespondence of the New York sunl
 The writer having passed his summers in Norwood for some years is naturally prejudiced in favor of that region, but oth- CTS are as good. A few parties have come to Northwood every year, and because they are few they snioy the country the better. The last party to be mentioned came to this country for a tramp. Reach ing Prospect they asked for advice, and were told that they could take either of two routes in comfort. One leads by the way of Wilmurt, 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, Noorehouseville, Lake Piseeo knd Lake Pleasant to Worthwhile, whence q uailrosd runs down 10 Fonda on the central The latter will take two weeks 10 cover Afoot. The party took the other route. They bought pack basket with oilcloth to cov- CT it for $2.50, dollars worth of fish line and flies, two tin cups at ten cents, two loaves of bread for twenty cents, a dozen eggs for sixteen cents, which the landlord boiled hard for them before they started; pound of butter in tin pail which cost them twenty-eight cents, two steel knives and two forks, twenty cents; five pounds of salt pork sixty cents, and ( big chunk of bologna twenty cents This stuff, with blanket, three pairs extra socks, and an extra flannel shirt each, and some matches in 6 bottle, constituting the outfit If each had carried thin rubber coat they would have saved a wetting, too, On the theory that time was made for slaves, they leis- urely strolled up the road. If they covered ten miles 1t was all right. If two, that was all right They passed through North wood the evening of the first day and slept in the brush along Edmund Morris's brook, 6 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 Lit tie Deer lake, five miles further up the road, and at noon the next day ate dinner at the Wilmurt hotel, because they wanted a change of fare.
 That night they were at Mill stream, and the next day reached Jacks lake. Here they took another square meal st hotel They were now in the big woods, and there was no road beyond. However, there is 6 well-marked trail to South lake. They could have followed 1t alone, but as pre- caution, they gave aguide S2 to go to North lake with them.
 From North lake there is 6 road out Of course they had to renew their supply of bread and eggs along the road. They found every housewife ready to sell the stuff they wanted. It WAS a walk of three days from North lake to ForestpoTt, the nights inter vening being passed in the brush.
 All told it was not a 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 little over S1 day. It was a tramp well worth making.
 The tourist who can cook without feeling that he is doing drudgery, cannot do bet ter than camp out. Next to that is a tramp around the edge of the mountains, where the food is purchased chiefly from the na- tives, and the tourist sleeps in the brush. Then if both these are roughing it too much, the farm house of the native may be chosen for headquarters and the days can be passed in strolling sbout the woods, fishing trout brooks or picking berries. There is fun a-plenty around the Adiron- dacks for those who know how to find it.