Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-08
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 For Lake SaltonstaIl.s Watcrs-A | Beautiful Electric Launch-lt Will | Arrive Here To.morrow-ManyN No- | table Changes at Lake Salsonstall | Park and at Glen Grove Park Striking Curiosities Of Nature in the ! Forest Bordering the Lake@Also True Fish St0ries-Great Progress Made in Building the Electric Road. Great progress is being made in the building of the Saltonstall lake electric road and the prospect is that the road will be in operation by the 10th or 18th of next month. The tracks are laid for three ffths of the way already and bonded all ready for use, and for the remainder of the distance quite stretch is completed. Over 120 men-laborers, teamsters, tc.,- are at work on the job. The completed part extends from Four Corners to we'll into the thickly ssttled part of old East Haven, and the ground Is broken for the tracks from the Old Stone Church to be- yond the East Haven green. Old East Haven will soon awaken from it's quietude, from it's Rip Van Wrinkle sleep of couple of centuries, and the ghosts of Lonotonon- quet Qndian name for Lake Saltonstsll, meaning 'Tears of the Great Spirit'D Tok toket, Samoset and various other good dead Indians of historic renSwn, 1t may we'll be supposed, will be seized with great aston ishment when they see, if ECO they can, the electric cars shooting along near the scenes of their ancient cornfields and powwows and happy hunting grounds.
 The railroad company is pushing the work of building the road. One of the sights of special interest in connection with the work is the building of the bridge across Farm river, or Foxon river. The massive stone abutments on either side are built, and the engineers will soon have the heavy bridge timbers spanning the stream. This bridge is within a short distance of Lake Saltonstall, and the electric cars, after passing beyond East Haven green will turn toward the lake, passing new street laid out by the railroad company, the land for which was purchased by the company. With this new street the railroad goes by direct approach to the lake instead of using the old highway. The new street close to the terminus had to be raised several feet, and huge mass of projecting rock on 8 side hill had to bs blasted away to make room for the street.
 New Haven people will, therefore, in a very few Weeks be rushing to Saltonstall lake at rapid rate on the electric cars. No doubt thousands will take the ride | over the new road in the first few days; | and ever hereafter this beautiful lake will | be great place of summer resort by the ! New Haven public and many people from other places, being so easily accessible. A car will leave New Haven Green every half hour; fare, ten cents to the lake.
 | Great changes have been made at the lake since last summer in preparation for the oncoming rush of travel and the con- stantly increasing excursion travel over the lake. A new building is to be seen near the depot platform. This is a wait ing room for people who will come by the electric road or the eight trains a day by the Shore Line road that stop here or by other means of transportation for an out ing at the lake. It is very comfortable lookiag building, nicely equipped and very inviting. It is connected with the refreshment building and rail. road station by wide platform, which is amply covered overhead and thsre several hundred people can be accommodated at time with a comfor ta ble resting place. Captain Baldwin has the pretty steamer Cygnet in fine trim, looking bright and handsome in it's new dress of paint and varnish, and very soon | special trips of the Cygnet and of the fine barge Governer Sa1tonstall will begin The season of regular trips, which will begin IT couple of weeks or so, will be preceded by various special pleasure trips a parties engage 1t. The captain has also erected handsome new pleasure house on the shor, of the lake close 10 the waiting room build ing, and there he keeps qusrtered severa fancy new row boats which he has bull during the past winter. Captain Baldwin is an adept boat builder, ss we'll as an ex pert in many branches of the mechsnica arts.
 But the greatest novelty of the season t an electric launch which was one of tn, feet of fifty or more that carried sucl multitudes of people on the waters at tn, Electra and was purchased by Mir. Georg H. Townsend to ply on Lake Ssltonstall a! an excursion boat in addition to the othel boats. It is now in New York city and will arrive at Lake Saltonstall in day ol two. It will be put in use for pleasure parties as soon as ths Saltonstall Lake electric road starts. The storage of cleo tricity will be sufficient for sixty trips. It will carry from thirty to forty passenger IT very comfortably, and is fairy-like boat, thirty-fve feet long, beautiful in appear snoe, and with handsome awnings to shield from the eun and side curtains to use when desired. The launch is built of oak upon yacht lines of perfect grace, planked with white cedar, has copper fastened decks and coamings of mahogany. In al its fittings, brass work, cushions, mats etc., no expense was spared.
 The pleasure drive road along the high ridge which rises on the west bank of Sal tonstall lake will also be more than ever the scene of pleasure party excursions ir carriages. This romantic drive has beer much improved since last season, and i'm provements are constantly being made all along it's route. It is drive of four and half miles from the railroad station tc the head of the lake, and all the distance the drive is delightful one in the shade of the countless trees that thiokly cover the ridge, free from mosquitoes, and is delightfully."- cool, the air being pure and clear and wholesome (beneficial to asthmat- 10 people, owing to the abundance of pine and hemlock treee) and there being free circulation of air currents that never fail on the warmest days. There are twenty. seven different kinds of shade and forest trees on the ridge. The delightful view from Eagle cliff charms all who have taken 1t. From this elevated point, nearly 200 feet above the lake, one sees over the wooded hills and forests and plaipa the 'stately ships" on Long Island sound go sailing by, and catches glimpses of Faulkuer's Islands, Sachem's Head and of Gold Long Islands sesgirt shores" It is a delightful view, g view which many go many miles to enjoy. Some distance on one comes to still grandeur view. This Is "Sunset View" A few rods from the main drive one stands on a boulder and looks down precipitous descent of over 200 feet to the beautiful valley below-a part of Foxon. The landscape view in- cludes, besides this wide expanse of the most fertile lands, hills and mountains in great variety, some of them many miles distant. To the right, in the distance in Foxon, are the farm house and lands which the late Hugh Daley bought in the latter | part of his life, and almost directly below | one gees the new half mile Foxon race course lying upon level plain and recently ! laid out by party of horeemen resident in | this city and vicinity. In all directions l the view Is very fine.
 In ell directions Lake Saltonstall park is the name for all this large tract and ridge all along the summit of which the park drive runs. The owner of the park, MT, George H. Townsend, has continued this drive by making his famous "Loop