New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-24
CAMP COMFORT.
A UNIQUE SUMNER RESORT IN THE GREEN
MOUNTAINS.
FAMILIES IN CAMP TOGETHER BESIDE ROAR
ING sTREAM-THE BRACING AIR OF
A HIGH ALTITUDE.

ING sTREAM-THE BRACING AIR OF
HIGH ALTITUDE.
ronn,nrton VI Jnly 1o-The Green Mounfa n
summer Home Company have established n camp al
this place for the benefit Of such Of its stockholders
and their families prefer. during the not weather
n home In the mOuntans The Idea Of camp life for
families ,s entirely modern. Camping out for a brief
period I'm such temporary structures rs common enough
among men, and the benefit which IS derived from tho
nractfcc Is often 30 marked that 1t has led to The
larger conception OF homes for famil es In the woods
Camp Comfort IS an attempt to realize this idea.
IL Is a genuine home In the woods The camp -
situated In grove Of tall pines ana hemiocks, about
four miles from historic Bennington. eastward In the
southern limit of the Green Mounta.nN The REGION
Is one Of Wild tcauty. Although the camp Is l,4OO
feet above the Level Of the sea- 1t Hes In valley
ON both side, Of which tower mountains hundreds o.
feet Oh At the camp is q rustic hotel, comfortably
furnished with plca-unt apartments for about hfty
guests and a dining room with seating capacity OF
1875 The service Is excellent the table being wa',i
upon by girls from the surrounding firms. Tie
table IS supplied from New-Yorb markets. Here
the cottag~rs take thcir meals The cottages OF the
camp are made Of pine tlnbers and boards, with
an open fireplace divided into n conmod Gus sitting
room and four good sized bedrooms The furniture
is plain, hut neat the floors are covered With mating
Tllis far the weather has been 80 COOL ms 10 call
for fire on the hearth night and morning ana charm
Ing feature Of camp life II Is.
These cottnce4, are for the most pnTt on the banks
q, n nesting mountain strslm. II Is called the
Roaring Branch and most truly docs 1t ju'tfy rs
name, IL forms one Of the most picturesque and
saary features OF the camp, since II carries on the
waste elements and keeps the camp sweet ana coai'
Taking It's rise in the 6lasselburg Mountain, several
miles nm the valley this swifrunInng stream courcs
through glcns and over WcS forming mere ana uerc
beautiful little cascades. receiving OH It's way many
tributaries from the mountain sdcs, gathering force
and volume as II proceeds. until II becomes large
creek At Bennington this same stream hhh pcrrh-
NAL Roaring Branch, has swollen 10 u" dimensions oil
A rtver the WolcOnsac which furnishes That enter
prsng town ample power for It's nmneous manu-
actuIins Indus ric'.
pui the CAMP with It's rushing mountain streams,
high mountains towering cvergreens, pretty cottages
i'm various colos And picturesque scenery, Is not the
only attraction Of interest TO tho city soIonrber wAch
the place possesses. -Four miles away ana l,oVO
feet above the camp, about 1900 feet above The
level Of Ncw-l ork City, in q basin on the mountain
top surrounded by dense evergreens' Is beau'liui
lake This cedon the company has purchased at tho
nominal price Of - per acre. built lovely rustic
club house on the banks n tie lake and The lake
tselt stocked with Here lovers OF the rOd ana
nv may be graIincd with their mvcrlic SPORT h"m
real I've trout may bc cuught, nay. are caught, In
great profu,on. II Is indeed Wild romantic region
a region most difficult II ACCESS except BY rd'strAhS'
though IL may IL lhN OH HO'r'D"'" ~ '''''"''
the mountain direct and By wagon By taking cir-
c,,ltous route Eui the trip pays The one who
patiently makes T.. whichever course he mas taxi, In
the magnificent mountain scenery which lie sp'cid
out before him on every SIDE. Moreover. Is always
cool there aud sim mountain br"chcs AT" ever present.
When in New York the Thermometer Is In the nm"iic'
a, the club house the air cool and dryso COOL In
,le,d that one sitting its piazza feels TIE need ~
winter wraps. THIS phenomenal al hr'
thought for locality TOY, which l. notion
ously hot hot weather nut one should rrHeh
Der that h. /, at this place IN the upper ar quite
removed from the earth n one sense certainly v
moved from tho heated strata 4 the n'nosplcr. on
,ao ha. assembled ihr EHcl Tower has ir~irs That
a., altitude is something extraordinary. Du' th' io"'
!, only about 900 i.ct high. while here ~ iIc hL'
The attitude Is more than thNc umc> higher. II is
10, strange therefore. that At THIS a'tud" one should
meet cool air when tie weather b hot on The plains
below.
The mountain which the club hou'c Is situated -
by ~ means Of remarkable height FOR a mountain. IL
T., not comparable to NJ, u Ella, NJ. Blanc. Nj
Hccla, vi. Washington. or even Nj Many. 100 n"
Ad.rondacss nor Is II "a" equal Of Other mountain
peak, IN the Green Mountain .ause. Lut 1t Is high
enough tor sanitary purl'-c,, and not a." mfh III
hra,luy and tonic effects upon 'hc human sf~t"W
II is however. to- high Tor TIE mo-quil'c, winch an'
rarely iouad thcrr IN troublesome hun'i> i'-l rI
the d'n'cn.tics Of n'cc-, ana uc COT o' hn''Iias
good road - M pri Of ne ,,ihInnl l'-'s- i,n.'
tlI, would be- the place Iar cNccl!"n,~ f'r amp
:. IN. policy OF fIr summer liiH4' company
ever. to keep the Ia,c Preserve. a- i J, '1lrd
,ecusvc Tor which rca-on II f"c, not propose 20 Nah"
aces, - IL an "n.y climb
The Green Mountain sumner Home Company owe
n, cN,r-ncc "a The enterprise ~ II. VI Marin. -
Remington. Who Is IT, president. IT," stpcohpldcr1
~ the cOmpany mostly Sew York mon, many -
whom are person, 81 large means. and Is-s'e-'d q"
public spirit. Among them ar" eN Collector Erhnidi
Colonel Winchester. johnson Livingston. Lyman
RhDndrs, r.. 4. Quintard. Robert :. walker. II. Is
IIaskns, H. T. Mall G. r. Elcy. II. 6. Marshall.
Charles Frazier. Or. H. +. Waller. AID others u Nrw
York, DR.. d. 4. GOrtOn. DldSn. l.. y Allison.
liazlcton, Penn.
Tho camp ~ formed this season with pleasant and
agreeable society. II cpud hardly be OthcrNse su'"
no one + admitted to It's privileges who :, noi Invited
or whose character Is not vuchcd FOR by som" mrmhcr
II The association. Among me '"ttrcr> are H. X
GCOdnDw. family and sister. Miss Anna W. Whitcy.
Brooklyn T.. :. WALKER Enil} ana "a" T. Mr.. ". !"
Reese Flatbush Dr. ID. 4. GOrtOn and family BrOpt
Ign, Professor G. Sprague smith, aud family and guest.
Mrs. larry, New York. Mr.. and Mrs Charles Dlckin-
son. MI. John Dickinson, and Mss Chanlan. Sew
York. Mrs Williams and family and guest Mr..
Adams, Evanston. H.; the Cummlns brothers and
family, I!rooMyn. Mr.. and Mrs. &. +. Edcy. New
York. and others.
Among tho guests Mt the hotel Mr.. md Mrs.
Charles Frazier and family. BrOOllyn. Mr. and Mr..
i. &. van. Sew York, Miss Anna WhitmOrr. A,N-
ark. y. j.: Mr.. and Sc brown MgrriStown ~ j.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward ard child, BrOpklyn. Mis-, Mar
shall. Glitbush l.. =. Allison. IazletOn Penn: Franz
McMnsicrs. Sew York; Mrs. Marsh BROOKLYN: I. G.
Doleyen, staten lslanl.