The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-30
LIFE AT SARATOGA SPRINGS.
THE SEASON 1T THIS GREAT AafERI-
 CASsUMlIER RESORT BEGUN.

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 Saratoga Springs, June 2o,-The sea- son at this queen of summer resorts has commenced in good earnest. The hotels all threw open their doors on the 26th inst. all having gone through with more or less renovating, refurnishng and decorating. Many of the hotel registers show an unusual large num- Der of engagements for July and August, owing to tho fact that each season. many of Saratoga's regulars were obliged to omit their visit here to attend the Worlds Fair at Chicogo and will put in little extra time in Sara toga this summer. Furthermore, very large number of conventions will meet here during July and August. The mammoth convention building is com pletcd, having one of the largest audi ence rooms in America, with numerous committee rooms; 1ine stage accommo- dations, etc., and is most pleasantly located on Broadway, opposite the famous Clarendon Hotel. A number of civic, ecclesiastical, military and polit- ical organizations will hold forth here during the summer which heretofore have been obliged to commune in other locations in order to secure ample hall accommodations. Congress Park is I 1a low alxy in its nf green, mounds and borders of rare and tropical plants and flowers, it's gravelled walks shaded with grand elms, naples and sycamore trees, the walks leading by and around miniature lakes and sparkling fountains.
 How refreshing in these hot sultry days to occupy q seat under these over shadowing elms, quietly slipping glass of the famous effervescent Congress Spring water and listening to the en- chanting music of Gartland's celebrated orchestra. It has been truthfully said by those who have made summer recre- ations study, that there is no place in the world where so much real comfort and healthful enjoyment can be realized in so short space of time and moderate l can be found many pleasant drives, some of them, too, are historical which profit the mind and refreshes the body. The streets of the village and country roads are kept in good wheeling and walking condition at all times. Among the many points of interest are to be found Woodlawn park, composed of many acres most beautifully laid out and containing some twelve miles of drives. It is here that Judge Hilton has his elegant mansion. Union avenue is crowded with vehicles of every description at o'clock each | afternoon, going to Saratoga lake, a most beautiful and picturesque resort. Here is located on a sloping hill just above the lake the renowned road house, formerly Moons, where the cele- brated and original Saratoga chips are served with something to comfortably float them down. Adjoining the Lake house is Interlaken, the former summer residence of the late Frank Leslie. The lake is dotted with steam yachts con- veying passengers here and there to the various points of interest along its banks, especially to the White Sulphur springs, a few miles above, on the lake, where there is a well-kept hotel, and every means is afforded it's patrons or visitors for bathing in its sulphurous, healing waters.
 | Mount McGregor is about nine miles from Saratoga Springs, and accessible by the Saratoga, Mt. McGregor and Lake George railroad. The mountain top con- ctc tC # ,N1n 1r 1niI in walks.
 Two lakes are also here, and the fa- nous General Grant residence. On the summit of the mountain is located a fine hotel, and from it's dormitory a most interesting view can be obtrined of the surrounding country. Numerous excursions are daily in progress to Lake George, Lake Champlain and all along the line of the Adirondacks to Jessup's Landing, where the Hudson Piver Pulp and Paper companys mills, the largest in the world, are located.
 The village of Luzerne, Riverside North Creek, Blue Mountains and other lakes are among the many attrac- tive excursion points from Saratoga.
 The new electric railway with it's double decker cars makes frequent runs to Saratoga lake, starting from Broad fway near the Clarendon hotel.
 The mineral fountains of Saratoga are very numerous and have made this re- sort far famed. The curative qualities respectively contained in each of the various springs are inestimable in value. Hardly complaint that flesh is heir to but can be reached and remedied by some one or more of these mineral waters. The Hathorn water, one of the oldest and most popular for bracing up the constitution and dispelling rheu- matie, kidney and other diseases, is running in greater excellence and sparkling vitality than during any pre- vious season of its existence. Much of its purity is owing to, the enormous amount drawn from it for bottling, etc., during the entire year. Car loads of cases of the Hathorn are continually be- ing sent to all parts of the country. The head of the company is MT. Frank Ha- thorn, a former graduate of Yale uni versity, and gentleman of high cul- ture and versatility, can be seen at the spring and in his office during the day time greeting his numerous friends and callers and explaining the well earned merits of the Hathorn water and its principal, medical properties, etc.
 | Among the other springs are the Con- gress, Vichy, vGeyser, Carlsbad, Kissin- ger, Champion, Washington, Crystal, Favorite, Columbian, Hamilton, Pat terson, Putnam Pavilion, United States, Royal, Imperial, Magnetic, Peerless, Seltzer, High Rock, Star, Empire. Red, Saratoga A, White Sulphur, Eureka, Excelsior and Union. Some of these springs are within 8 stone's throw of