New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-02
BEAUTIES OF LAKE SALTONSTALL.
NOW EASILY ACCESSIBLE FROM NEw-HAvEN-
THERE THE YALE CLASS CREW


New-Haven. Conn. Sept. l (SpeciaD.-The Yale
student whose habit 1t is TO devote his holiday
to walking driving bicycling heartily coin
cides in the opinion Of the townspeople that the
country round about the CITY Of Films Is sur
passed for beauty and attractiveness and plctur-
sequences by the ruburbs Of no other New England
CITY of its class. Almost overhanging NeN-ilaVen
are East and West rocks. In the summit OF the for
mer reached by the fine Farnam and English drives.
broad and smooth and OF easy grade. Is hand
some public park. from which rises the stately col
urnn cf the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. which
may be far out on the sound. Near the base
Of East Rock CLEANS Lake Whitney crowded with
wboats In summer and with skaters In winter
Wet Rock may be reached Oy carriage road. but
pedestrians fond Of scaling 1t by means OF the
razor-back path which Is the most direct course
for visitors coming from New-Haven Back along
the ridge stu stands the mass OF r3cks KnV%n as
ard Dixwe, who fed TO the colonies after Charles
ii came TO his own. are said TO have concealed
geance Below West Rock lies the sober lttlc
village OF Westville and on a hillside road near ~
Mitchell. Savin Rock, the summer home OF many
NewHaven people; West Haven, with It's typical TYPICAL
bS harhnr rxtsndine along he old Shell Road as
far a. the white lighthouse, long ago disma1tled
fayore oeecye point, for W, walks ana rdes s,o
Blt Rr from this city has only within
the present been brought within their reach
of here. on the Shore Line Railroad; few trains
have touched there and the travel has always been
light The development Of the trolley system. how
ever has made great change here as In so MAN. ny
other rural districts This summer an electric
road has been completed TO the lake. It's cars max
ing frequent trips. and one Of the fleet OF hfty
electric storage-bdtery launches which were In use
at the Worlds Fair last year has been placed in
commission the lake: and II is now possible TO
make the round trip from the New-iiaven Green 10
Salonstal. around the lake In the Electra ami BACK
to the city in not much over an hour. grea
many persons have made the little journey WHINE
the last few weeks. ,,
The lake. which takes it, name from G jLd
1724 is beautiful sheet OF clear spring water about
four and a half miles long. ore-naf mile wide and
In some places more than one hundred rect IN
depth Encircling It wooded hills. affirming In
some places heigh, Of nearly three hundred feet.
a fine view from which OF the Sound ana the
Long Island shore beyond may be had. Along
the crest Of the west bank, known az Lake sal
tonstall Park. winds shaded drive leading to
Glen Grove Park at the head OF the lake, whittier
come many picnic parties Near this grove a water
lily pord has been walled In from the lake, con
from the ponds which dot Cape Cod. Close by Is
a playground laid out for baseball. football and
similar sports. There are several otner er"' YES
scattered along the shore OF the lak" Resides the
electric launch. which carries from thirty to forty
persons a small steamboat makes regular trips,
and there Is a big barge for the numerous sunday
are used bv fishermen. for big black bass and pick
crel are the reward Of anglers in those waters.
The Yale class races used 10 be roweI on thls
lake but the inconvenience OF getting there was
held in the harbor. With the advent Of the electric
road they will prooaoly be transferred again 10
Saltonstail-a name made Iamols b. the old song.
..Son of A GambOlier '-wh ere there is hnc two
mile straightway course in smooth wa'tT. Ard II
is likely that a great many skaters VIII ABANDON
Lake Whitney win its low bridges. for The broad
and unobstructed sheet OF &C. shtlt;;ed ~ high
in