New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-20
BY LAKE AND FOREST.
A TRIP OVER DR. WEBBS NEW ADIRON.
DACK RAILROAD.
\ BEAUTIFUL REGION MADE MORE ACCESSIBLE


On the border OF Canada raversing the great
Adirondack wilderness. This new road runs through
the central part Of the Adirondack forest region ana
promises to be as much of an aid to tourists who
enter the Adirondack, the west side every summer
rs the Delaware and Hudson has been In the past "
those WHO seek the Adirondack health resorts from 'no
eastward.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Chauncey ~ Dep'w WIN
over the road week ago and examiner IL ei'" '''
I'm view of the fact that the New.i0rh Centrai l'd
jist purchased it from DR.. W. seward "e"o' ~
Webs enterprise wa, one OF the most 'eh',"'
the history Of the railroad development OF 'he '
~ lie had a railway route surveyed across .u
centre OF the Adirondack wilderness. distance u "
miles, ard has CONTRACTED 1t entirely ON ., MS
u,iyae resources His idea to develop the 'o"'''
TIA nic and TO give to the Central another '""'e "
Montreal The directors OF The Centfai nav ~"
perceived that the road would be vaiuao'e " ILL
system and have absorbed the road ih'o 'ne., O
The journey OF Mr.. Depcw and Mr.. |ahdsron' "a.,
partly TO what further deVeoP"i'"'' Va Wv
ought 10 be- made. ,..
Mr. Dcpcw upon his return exten1ed an INVITA-, vi
TO IN. correspondents of the newspapers OF w. so
engaged u, Albany and the newspaper me' Vi 49,,
TO make Journey over the ROAD liz "' a..
men accepted this invitation with pleasure IL " Wv
years pl,t they have been observing ihten"S u"
efforts OF the state to preserve the great ~
fors, and they kncv that In the course Of journey
over tbe Adirondack and st. Lawrence they "o"'u po
enabled 20 sec II large portion OF ih's 'oe'' -
Judge Of Its condition from ther wv" ,
ti0n The appointment by Governor fio"er '"'' w"
of new Forest Commission has aroused s'"''a' VI
telcst throughout tho state In the Ao''oiu''" :.
and the efforts which Tie STATE Is H''''"e y"
from destruction. ,,
These travellers upon leaving llerklmcf auihi'
found Themselves IN "A region winch Is 81 lnc Va 'i'
farming typ". But the road runs along wet ''aa'
Creek and follows IT for Il good many "'i'S, anu ~
stream has that peculiar tlnbark color WIZ" 10 ~
Characteristic Of the Adirondack forest streams y
Ittl. over twenty three miles from lleIklme' 'h' al
comes 10 Trenton Falls ana here enc reic'ie' 'ia'
hc I. upon the edge Of the Adirondack "ile'licSs'
Tn, railroad the gorge OF west .'h""" w."
ONLY about 800 feet east OF Trenton fai', anu '"'
falls are visible from the railway br'dS' n "ea S'a
lion has been erected at this point By Tic ia"r"i''
and paths have been constructed 'afins 10 'c '"''
The rapid, above tie fall, have all IN" pe'ur'S l"
arpoaIance Of an Adirondack Mountain stream
sho,i distance beyond Trenton Falls at tofca'pot'
the road pungcs into the wilderness anu iyn'"' '''
a good many miles the path OF the MOOSE In'''' ue
grade being steep for many miles. fHtE7e's"' NM
from icikimcr those who hav" before 'ra'.'s'i '"'
\dlrondacks with "A guide AMI boat are greeted 10y
familiar name on the sgnboai1 Of railway s'aoh'
# /, the name old Forge. This station Is mile from
tho old Forp" House. at the foot Of tile fuon cna'i
o, EIGHT lakes one Of the most noted places OF eh''r'
lanmcn, I'm the .\drondack'. Here people VINO arr
bound for Ralur,tc Lake and Llue Mountain L'hc
will leave the train since with bolt and gud, thcy
can 20 through Fulton chain n lakes ana urn w
the short Browns Tract carry reach h"i"''t'
Lake Blu. Mountain Lake ard Long Lake
The railroad has steadily risen TO higher altltudc
md ten mil beyond the Fulton Chnn station at
Buck Pond It reaches It's summit level. :,oo3 feet
above the Sra The road by this time raver,es t'ir
forest aud frequently passes small LAKES Alter pa
ing WOOD Lake and Albany Lake II reaches Lake Lill
nr Vol a has re n II a u VI
the lake for miles In every direction. IL owns In All
100000 al this point ana Is now NJ WORK Great
Ing u park which he has termed Nehi-sane pniR'
The railroad fourteen miles Of this park From
the station at Neha-sa-nc Park. which Is u bcautiui
building Of wood the traveller lools down upon Lake
lila which appears 10 b. about ) miles broad by
mile, I'm length II VA, formerly known rs Smiths
Lake hy which II could not BE- id,ntted surely. ana
accordingly Er. Webb gave TO 1t the name OF MS wii''
Dr. webb intend, to build a handsome forest HON. on
the shores OF this lake. II Will look forth upon one
Of the harGsomcst sheets Of water In the Adironiacs
rs every part Of the shore Is covered with fin" for-
est Road, are now being constructed through the
park by DR.. Webb and II l. understood that he VIII
sell site, for handsome dwellings ana perhaps Tor
hotels and then II will be an Adirondack park on the
model OF Tuxedo. The railroad for Il good many
miles north OF Lake Lila runs through an GlbioNcn
wildrin.s- passing by Arab Mountain, crossing the
Bog and Raqu,ttc rivers. and finally 'merI's at
clearing on Raqucitc Pond. which is OILY mle from
the northern end Of TuprcrS Lake. Here the road
crosses Tc line OF the Northern Adliondac% Railway
Witch runs from MOIra on the llne Of the ogden bug
AID lake Champlan south 70 Tuppcrs Lahe. Withln
year Il large numbering town has gown up OH
'tuquctte Pond
The Adirondack and II. Lawrence runs In north
cas,cliy direction from Tuppcr's Lake. Many large
bodies of be- AMI The road passes along
the western edge OF the Upper sarinac Lake. The
station at which travellers viii al sht In g,iae T.
tppn.r saianac Lake has the title "Saianac lnl' The
Inn" Is two three miles from the railway
station. Upper -arnnac has been visited On se'cial
occasions by President Cleveland. but he has not been
there 80 frequently since hc purchased III, place 81
Bl1nards lay. \ few MILES TO the ,astAari OF
saranac Inn the road comes To saIsnac JUNCTION.
Here spurs have been built To sarunac Village siA
nlih,, away. When tie newspaper correspondents ar
rived AT TAI, village sunday they found II deep In
snow and they were put into ,lcghs 10 take Ia, IN
about the noghborhood one Of the most intcrtstin5
places visited was Dr. Trudcau's sanitanum. TIL,
institution is about Il mile from saianac Village and
consists of large structure and ten or t~eVc cot
tag,s In which the patient, live. These cottage, have
nearly al been given 10y charitable, minded people
Others have supplied the money to cary the in
,tuton in auon manner that conaumPtirc pat!eGti
can procure Tor them rly,s at nonnai sun,
only - 4 week being asked 10. boud ana IN ii cal
Attcndanrr being l". Ilic 'iiuIariui J. on Il hi.hi
mi, near The village, and the elevation gives In,
ihA mountllns In sight are Mount Nancy. the giant
the AdiIonGacAs, ard White Face, al Ia" grand
mountains IN The tnitcd states. patient AT tn
,aniiaiium said on sunday that, although the Tier
monirr had II, qucntly recorded temperature In the
OF the winter OF ~ degrees bcUW L!'. hcic
had been only day when they wrf. not able 10
remain ont uf doors ana hrrnthc tnc fresh air.
\ railroad l. now under construction from Saranlc
for the n,r of ia" pibHc by jnly H. Lake ,'lacld
has AWAY, been considered one OF the most nacrcs
bic place, In The Adrndacks. and yr Il command,
SIch u grand view Of the mOrntain> ard the air l. -
excellent that hundreds OF people hav" zone there to
pend the summer. When the railroad II com
c,cd the resident Of New York vi e family - sprd
Ing ihr summer nj Lake Placid viii be able 70 take
sleeping ear IN Ncw-lok on FlIdny nigh, ana awake
the ncAi morning Mt Lake Placid. lie can remain AT
Lake PLACID all saturday ana sunday, ard then take
train sunday evening ard awake In Newly Ork the
following morning immerly traveller who started
from Ncw-lork on Friday evening could not reach
ak" Placid until Saturday afternoon. after long
stage ride. aud wond h. compelled 10 start upon his
return journey sunday N This saving OF
tim l. of the greatest benefits the Adirondack and
i. Lawrence Railroad viii confer upon the busy men
~ Nrw. York. SIN another benefit. aud II highly i'm
portnnt viii be Il large reduction In the cost of