New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-03

interesting monument of French and English.
Indian, Colonial and Revolutionary warfare Will
be wholly destroyed. 1t is said that when the
little railroad was built som, years ago, which
connects the lakes, the workmen tore down sec
ton of one of these walls and cared away the
stones for use on the railroad. That sort of des-
ccraton is positively sinful. No small part of
the fortress has been clipped off and carried away
by tourists. The grounds are still unoccupied and
tho old carthworks for "A distance of much as
a mile from the fort are about as they were
century aco If undertaken promptly this
rarely interesting relic may be saved, and by all
means il should be.
From Tioonderoaa 10 Schroon Lake the distance
is twenty miles, and the road, passing over noun
tain- and along chain of lakes, interests the
naturalist from dozen points of view. The
hills are big and sharply drawn against one
another and against the sky. The trees are
varied. well-grown and especially handsome in
shane. The wild flowers are abundant, infinite
in hue and figure, and startling in the sudden
show they make where the ground is moist and
we'll summed Three notable lakes are passed.
The first is Long Pond, narrow, deep stream, that
runs about three miles from east to west HE
fishing here is good but not remarkable. Perch
will bite freely, and picl,ere fairly. AM both best
on a spoon The lake is full Of little islands, ana Is
NJ all points distinguished for its scenic beauty.
there is "A hotel at its eastern end, OF the homely
rather than the summer resort flavor, where the
tainmcnt is cheap and reasonably comfortable.
For those who desire simply the Adirondack air
and this modest sort of fishing, camplile on Long
Pond must be delightful. Ii is within SIX or
eight miles OF ii, that supplies are easily OBJ
taned and yet it is wild and lonely
Beyond Long Pond are the Paradox Lakes, pc
culiar for nothing but their rare beauty: but of
the road a mile or two is pond called PYRAMID
Lake Just about 900 feet above sea level, where
the bass fishing is really fine August, OF course,
is not good month for any sort OF iishlny.
September is better but May and June are best.
IL is no exaggeration 10 say that Pyramid Lake
is chock full of black bass noble fellows, TOO,
full of fight and audacity. am not gong to tell
any fish stories, because, for one rc1son haven't
any very great TO tell. Then, again. this IS
not so much a tale Of personal adventure as
plain statement of where and how good sport may
Lc had in the mountains. The bass in Pyramid
Lake are good in size and sensibly hungry. Every
third catch is likely to weigh "A pound and a half
or two POUNDS and il is not at all unusual to
catch bass that weighs four pounds When you
have one Of that heft YOU know it promptly. III
you are trolling he will give the boat Il jerk that
will make you think you have struck rock. Ii
is not the easiest thing in the world TO land
fellow of that slc He il not 80 swift and jcrky
as trout, but his nerve and stubborn dctermlna-
ton to make things spin when he gets to the sur
face are something just wonderful TO see. Ii
won't do TO take any chances with li'' At all.
He must lie allowed - get the hoo - ~ Tar
down as he will, for if it is not ixc firmly the
l.. 10, t,,tiut l.ns
of. A bass will endure an incredible amount Of
discomfort before he will give up the fight, and
sometimes there il nothing for il but TO let him
wrestle till he willis. have heard people snifi
at bass fishing and say they would as lief catch
perch or tommy -cods' | went trouting with a
man like that once, and he didn't get bite while
/ caught thrty-two fish weighing - II pounds.
Ii doesn't do to be too laundering arisocmtic
about catching fish.
The man that keeps the hotel at Pyramid-and
q considerable, pleasant fellow he is, though ne
didn't seem TO have Heard of hair mattress till
recommended that he buy one and try it himself
says that bass won't Bite fly later than the lst
Of July After that little, fat frogs, crawiisi
and minnows are the best live bait, aud they
must all be hooked 50 that they will sTim around
actively. And here is Convenient place to remark
that catching frogs for bait is no childs play |
The man who raskly st,rts OFT to catch frogs |
without his wits about 'im i 2omg TO come TO
various kinds of grief lie is unlikely to get !
many frogs but he Is dead sure to get as choice !
4 collection of cuts and bruises ~ he ha' the |
space on his body to accommodate. lou can nav" |
no notion OF the intelligence and rare sense OF
humor Of little fat hOg until you try 10 eatch |
him, ana then Il "ln,s over yon thit II 20" were |
not man, YOU would like no better f"n 'i"n to
rc a liitlr iat frne with the average man in pur-
suit of YOU TLn,c in Tie brook fle little beg
gar Will sit with the tip end OF his green nose
and his blinking brown eyes picking mp at you.
,u-t Ihoyr ,h,. sltu,,; oi tlr, water, watching |
MitL the most obsiyus lcer III his lJos whle you