The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-08-26
BLUE MOUNTAIN FOREST.
MB. zUsTIN CORBIy,s VAST GAME
PRESEREE.
ME Magnificent Park Around His Ola
Hs-e, In which He 1s Saving Animals
that Would Otherwise Become Extinet-
what = Visit Revealed OF HIs Pinss.

ny col. WILLIAM T.. BROWN.

NhnN womb Otherwiec BECOME ENttnct-
what = Visit Revealed OF His Pinss.
FNom the Nets Iork sunday Nsps.
by COL. WILLIAM l.. BROWN
One mans activity would be another mans
stagnation; II Is all a matter OF temperament;
but II may he questioned IL to be President OF
an immense railroad corporation and Of two
great Concy Island notes.-the largest of sum
mer caravansaries In this c~ountry-and direct
or in too many companies TO schedule
here Is not enough for even the live
liest American. Yet, for all the years
that MIR. Austin Corbin has worked in these
great enterprises he has never received compcn-
sotion, and he never will accept any until they
yield q per cent. dividends to their stockholders.
Mr.. Corbin, while successfully heating all these
various irons, has had time to found and carry
to n successful issue an undertaking which may
well be called gigantic. A good deal has been
written about his big game preserve in New
Hampshire, but not enough TO prepare his visitors
of u short time since for what they were to see.
These guests, among whom were Charles A..
Dana and Judge Armstrong. met their host in
the Grand Central Station at o in the morning,
and were escorted on board Mr.. Corbin's private
car Oriental, q marvel Of luxury and comfort,
constructed at the owners expense and accord
ing TO his personal directions by the man
whom Eugene V. Debs looks upon rs
his arch enemy. Then, attached to the
White Mountain Express, the Oriental was
whiskcd through tho charming and fertile
Connecticut Valley to the first spurs
OF the White Mountain range. Newport,
N. H., n pretty hamlet of = 500 souls, 2G0 miles
from New York and two miles from the sum
mer home of Mr.. Corbin. There n carriage met
the party. and soon they were resting on the
broad piazza, overlooking n fine prospect. and
ligtnnipn In fha higtnrN- 80 L., old I,,,nutnaI IL
had been The home OF Mr.. Corbin's grandfather
and father. both of whom sleep in the rural
not far distant. For ten years it was
out of the possession Of the family. and then Mr..
COrbin rcpurchascl IL and acquired ut the same
time many adjoining farms, until his improved
estate, where corn, oats, rye, potatoes. and hay
are the crops, numbers 1.400 acres.
The old homestead, proof Of the millionaire's
TO his native State. has been pre-
served ms to its main features, but moIcrnized
iatoa coinmodious mansion, fitted with every
convenience, and suitable for residence is winter
as well as umincr II Is surrounded by excel
lent farm buildings. To Mrs. Corbin. IA well as
to her husband, this New Hampshire house is
really home" She was n laughter Of a neigh
boring farmer. and the pair grew up together.
Mr.. COrbin soon had his guests In n cnrriage,
north 10 the entrance to his park proper, the
noted game preserve. Blue Mountain Forrest,
whlch i an oval tract or Wild and wooded lands,
about ten miles in length. with AN average Of
quite six miles in width. 1t takes In the
summit of Blue Mountain, with its spurs
of pr!mcval, forest. the preserve includes
many abandoned farms. which occupy the
formh"r.cs -" are utiIiaSd by % thu propri. tar
as homes for his people, and II IN his Intention
to- devote Others to the accom- mediation of suIn-
an invitation to visit this gem ofthe "Switzcr-
land Of America"
II break ia the forest. of u farm buildiu. is
quaint and charmins. some OF the optbuiid-
stored the hay grown in the old meadows for
the benefit otthr herl OF bnfrlo.
OF these there are thirty head, in lna condi-
lion and prola2atihg with great rapidity. In
s91 Blhaio Jones. - Western Eunter. sold n
herd OF ten bufraiors to Mr.. Corbin. and they are |
fulfilling his intention of preserving To- iIo
world a species everyw here else rapidly beCOni-
Ing extinct; The Blue Mountain herd is now
l.50O elk, nearly zoo deer, 200 moose. 500
wild bears, besides fox squirrels. hares, rabbits.
With the exception Of the bufIRloes. the animals
browse for Themselves, and Blue Mountain is
1'hirty-iive miles of barhcd wire fence exclude.
frcspassers. from this magnificent game pre-
serve. II nine feet high, the lower wires
'part. stay posts, iron stay reds. and wire
over n large portion adj TO the strength
the fence. The pur@ is policcd well. There
are numerous entrances, and at each Mr..
'orbin has constructed n picturesque lodge
with running water from the moiniains'
With modern and open plumbing. and
hey are c2mforiable in MI, seasons. Admission
~ the public is by card. which the county
officials Mt Newport and the uperintcndcnt 81
.he park issue To any number of people. Large
idyantago OF this kindness. Tho aconiSitiOn ~
ms vast property with full s-iSniorial rights
rom the go original owners took over hve years
II time and an unlimited supply of patience.
In that delightful drive over the excellent i'm
proved roads Of the park tn, the central station
Il, that one has drennt Of the wild, the grand.
md the beautiful features at a %primeval forest
vas realized 10 the waking. vision. Trout
brooks. streams, springs. and lakes stocked with
added their refreshing sound and
po'kle 20 the dim twilight of the giant woods.
heir grn ,9ns iI beaS, 's Srfo gc" tScy Dr ss sSsa ii ME
md before the drive was over the guests were
or, innate enough to see a. . distance the shaggy
would be Incomplete.
At the central station the head men Of the
here boasts hfty choice dogs, most OF which
we're obtained abroad. Boar, stag, and fox
'nod condition, are there under the charge OF
NpcrienCcd trainer. Near the station H.
; the intention Of, Mr.. Corbln 10 erect
numbcr Of open sheds in which To shelter
he buffalo during the severe storms Of
yintcr. ,By feeding them hay there II Is hoped
hat the beasts repugnance 10 going under cover
Even more interesting was the return drive.
mere, ss u TO entertain the city visitors, hum
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themselves. From their FIRST general ard al
most hswildCring view Of the park the guests
TO the house 10 do full justice 10 the
inner, where every New York delicacy We'd
nh the choice products - Nir. Corbiu's we'll
cultivated gardens. 80 fCll the first night, and
mat had been seen only whetted the appetite
lr more.
Next day, like the royal entertainer that he Is,
lr. torbin ler SCARF" time for a Cataluguing Of
npTessinns before the carriage vas again at the
DOR, amt the guests were ON To Sunapee Lake.
IN miles away, This most limpid aud bluest
.niy OF water Is situated In a gorge uf the Blue
whence the eye, after absorbing
Ime OF is lucldity. wRnders downward over the
reeTl and unduiating hills, dotted with peace
nj white cottages, with here and there "A larger
uilding, Indicating that this rival of the Berk-
llllis is MOI unknown 10 summer visitors.
unapee Lake Is ten miles long. and from half a
lile to two miles wide. IL Is navigable by
tcRmers of fair size, and whoever has not heard
7 II before should mako n note Of another de-
,,ctable spot for the benefit Of himself or an
ther wayfRrCr.
The drive there and back and the lunch filed
a another day, The latter was so good and
arled that IL might well be suspected AS coming
the hands Of Daniel Webster" the coll
rcd %seTNitDr, who for fourteen years has had
nperial sway in the car Oriental. and to whom,
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