The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-22
H0fATG]ya J]Y5
How the Summer is Enjoyed
at the Charming North
Jersey Lake.
THE PISCAT0RIAL MAYOR.
Gathering Of the Guests-Some-
thing About the Hotels
and Cottages.
Special to the Jersey City Ne,os.

LAKE H~OPATCONG Juue 22.-CentnrieS
ago, before the white man had though, of
seeking a home in these distant lands,
Lake Hoputcong was the home of the
Nariticong Indians. The name Hopocong
is a corruption. The Indians called iC
Hopocong after an old chief who dwelt
on its shores. Translated into E .gjish it
signifies "Pipe Water" During the
American revolution history states that
Chief Hopocong did all in his powe to
persuade his countrymen to decide for
the American cause. He failel in his
efforts, however, and the red men joined
the English fortet.
This beautilu! la Se Is rich Ia Indian his
torv,and traces Of MANY an old vi llage can
still be seen. Many IF hem are small and
obscure. and are only to he discovered by
rel cioccasional y turuei up by the pillow.
On the hillside near Hurdtown, over
ltOking this pretty sheet of water. Ii the
r mains Of the chiefs. sqnaws ana other
members of the original inhat itau s.
Their resting places are marked by indls-
tinct mounds, which are Identified oniy
by tradition.
III the imagination of The summer guest
could picture the dead warrior roaming
over the happy hunting grounds. with his
do and gun, fancy would suggest that
tie warrior would rest more peacefully
In n pleasant spot than on this stony nlll-
eide. But without a doubt 1t was th.ir
materii ltstic ideas of death and the here
after that influence them in the selec-
ton OF this picturesque spot.
THE wIGwAM OF TODAY.
But ihs Indian war whoops that echoed
over these hills for so many years nave
med away, and upon the very ground on
which they bu, 1t their wigwams and
ann fires stands u nug. hotel. called
Hotel Bresiin. Seven years ago tn,
Bre,lin Hotel and Laad Company was
formed, with the following officers:-
James Ii. BieIlin, President: Robert
Dunlap, Treasurer; George NJ. Brock
directors. They purchased ten acres OF
ground which. nnfer the skiliful hand of
II landsc tpe gardner. hns been laid out
into beautiful lawns and parks running
to tho waters edge. The hotel is four
stories high and is ose of the finest
structures Ia New Jersey. 1t is situated
140 feet above the level of the lake.
NO LoNGE RUSTIC.
Last fall u charter wa, oDtained for a
municipal government here. aud the old
village pane, Rustic, was wiped out, and
Mount Arlington took its place. As the
people meant business, they elected
one of theif Youngest aud most
euterprising citizens, howard F.
F~rothinvhAtn, TO be their May r.
Mr.. Fro bingham is q y ung va
rfACCp e JCdlS VI
age He has been q r stGeni of tie ace
about seven years. lie il the orr -iuHt r
AID IRE ident of the Ropatcomg fi,h aid
Game Club, a d never have ih- ga he ana
fsiitug interests Of the lake b, en- so well
prote red as at pie4pnt. Because of his
active efforts in this dir clion, it is gener-
ally hlntei tina G%userL,r Albeit viii
SOON appoint The genial Mayor a Fish
Commissioner
The Board of Aldermen of this pretty.
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n5tle town con 'is;s OF Major ID. Schae'e.,
6e ,rge NJ. Brockway, Oscar Sisco, NJ.
Will ms, "A. D.. Stevens and +. w. Zu k
Eiv ar { J otsen, good natured and jov al.
has again been elected the marshal OF he
town. lie would be n valuable addition
t. tn New York police fo"ce, AS he tips
the sc3les at ABOUT $50 pounds.
Siuce laIt year many Improve ments
hive taSen place. A handsome new two
story Town hall Of red stone has baen
built, which is devoted to a nostoffice,
police STA ion, Mayors office and Council
rooms. Roads, too, have been built. tbs
equal of any in or autut Central PARK,
New York.
HIS HONOR.
The Mayor is prompt in arriving at the
town hall OIL every SATURDAY. Ten
O'Clock finds him busy with town mat
les. His friends predict for him u most
S c"es-tul futme, rs they say he is "a
good man t watcu." His record of only
a con pa atively few y a s, from an otiicl
by to IA millionaire. Is sufficient proof of
this. Every one is r.ady To bestow
words of praise upon him, and to az
knowledge his great business capacity.
Gre sent Ledge, his handsome cottAge. is
will hin a stones throw of the BreslIn.
aud he generally spends Sundays at
home. He, has a beautiful w fc, tall and
stately. with light golden hIr and large
blue eyes. Mrs. Frothingnaln is as great
a disciple of Isaac Walton ms the Mayor |
is himself. All her spare time is de-
voted to her ~favorite pastime In, company
with the well known guide, GtorRe
De-ker. TO her io1 fell the largest black
bass ever taken from the lake. 1t
weighed just eight pounds. six ounces.
LAKE GEORGES RIVAL.
The Mayor aud his charming wife prob
ably entertain more than any Others ut
the lake. and the latch string is always
found on the outside.
The great attraction at this inland re-
sol t is, OF course. the lake. ard well has 1t
been Gale the Lake George of jersey"
It'll away up In the Hopatcong Mountains,
Twelve hundred feet above the sea level,
the highest navigable lake within three
huudred and fifty miles OF Newark.
This sht ct of water IS not grand In the
same sense tha5 the gigantic cataract OF
the Niagara Is grand, but for picturesque
ness and romantic beauty 1t would be
hard 10 find its superior. It's bold, rock
bound shores. is numerous wooded
islands. the shadowing SUBMITS of the
lofty mountains, with their slopes of lux
urious forest and green pastures, and the
distant blue of the Blueridge Mountains
all these serve to heighten the charm OF
this delightful lake.
The hotels, of which there are a score
here. opened on Monday.
Among the pretliest of all the establish
mepts at the lake is G. A. Brindley's
Llewellyn Cottage, picturestuely situated
OH the western shore. Mine host has
many frieuds and his house Is already
r.,idly filling up. There are already
many prominent people e-tablisbel there.
amongst when are +. G. Humpler and
family Of HoOoken.
I'm drives around Hopatcong are re-
markably beautiful, esl e :ialiy the road
leaving the lake and RAINING down the
mountain to the Mount Abingdon station
on the Delaware. Lack wanna and West
ern Railroad, II distatce OF Two miles.
Stages are run here ty the Breslin Livery
s, a6les, owned by the wellkuown horse
man. Richard Chaplin, VINO has the larg-
est livery stable in northern New Jersey.
He is a genial man and is very popular
here.
STATE NOTES.