Connecticut western news., 1895-09-19
LAKE GEORGE
And Its Associations.

trail through the woods. More con- venient it may be to go by the present mode of travel, but the poetry has gone with the old aud the common place has come in with the new. Time has wrought changes about the shores of the "Holy Lake" and in the surround ing country, but the same beautiful hills may be seen and the title "Queen of American Waters" still belongs to it.
 This lake was known to the Indians as ''Andia ts-roc-te" or place where the lake contracts. To tue French as "Lac du St Sacrament" or The Lake of the Blessed Sscrement. To the English as Lake George; while Cooper in "The last of the Mohicans" gives it the name of "Horican," meaning silvery water. This refers to the peculiar quality and clearness of the water.
 The whole country in the vicinity of Lake George is of deep interest to any student or lover of American history.
 Near the railroad station at Caldwell may be seen the outlines of old Fort
 William Henry, built in the year l700. Trees have grown upon tho rampsrts and in the ditches but the old fort we'll, now nearly filled with stones and rub.
 bish, may be easily located. Under favorable conditions of wind and
 weather there may be seen the remains of an English ship half buried in the sand of the lake. It is supposed to be one of the number sunk by the French in 1757 when Vsudreuil advanced on
 Fort William Henry. To the east of
 this fort is Fort George, built in 1759
 by Gen. Amherst The south wall of
 this fort is in good condition, even
 one of it's port-holes remaining in which
 the birds have at times built their nests.
 As stood upon the ramparts I could
 look through the trees to the old battle
 field where Dieskau and Gen. Johnson
 met in bloody conflict in 1755
 Following the plank road which
 runs south from Caldwell you come to
 the historic"Dsrk and Bloody Ground. "
 Fort Gage ruins are on s hill which
 rises west of this road about one mile
 from Fort George, About one mile
 farther, to the left of the road between
 it and the railroad. is the famous
 "Bloody Pond" It is said that s
 party of the French once epcamped . upon its shores. They were surprised aud put to rout by the English who
 threw the dead into the pond. Its water was turned rcd with their blood
 from which circumstance it received
 the name. Six or seven miles more and
 you are in Glens Falls, made interesting l by the fact that Cooper makes it th,
 central point in his ''Last of the Mo
 bicans" Here it was that the last mem
 Der of the Mohican tribe was slain, ant ! if any of.my readers ever go there b' : sure to visis the spot. where it is sais 3 Uncas fell, especially fl you have reat , the story.
 So much for the historical features O . Lake George. Now for few of the at , fractions that draw strangers there ant 8 help pass away a sojourn there: Pros 3 pect Mountain stands. like grim sen . tinel, guarding the present interests a n we'll as the future destiny of the pleas r ant little village of Caldwell at its base : I seated myself in the cable car besid l a gentleman from Psssaic, N. J., wh g had left behind him the great attraction = of his native state, viz, the peacl
 orchards and msmm oth mosquitoes, ii
 order that he, like the writer, migh , come to this interesting place to spen, . a vacation. We reached ths sunni g in about ten minutes and proceeded t D the observatory where full hour wa | spent. Looking down two thousan feet upon the waters of the lake it wa
 truly magnificent view; and then look ? ! ing to ,he north at least one half of tn r lake could be seen. To tue sout b nearly every building could be plaiul - discerned in Gleas Falls, nine mile l, away, while the familiar peaks of tn : Adriondacks could be easily made ou, ], Among other attractions on the sum 0 init of the mountain are two bears. cbai ed to the solid rock. They are yer
 friendly and are at all times ready t
 receive donations iu the shape of cal e ables that may be given to them b D visitors. One man gave them a bottl @ of beer apiece, and the graceful msune in which they disposed of it indicate a that they were in favor of having thei n beer even though they could not vot @ for license. These bears reminded m r of certain men who live in No Licens
 towns. There are other points of in
 terest that may be taken up later. Tn
 hotel accommodations at the lake ar o first class, and you have your choice 8 e there are numerous places with rates d suit any class of people from the poo k clerk up to the millionaire. Speakin @ from experience I would recommen @ the Arlington Hotel, which is open tn year round and furnishes the best c ], service. IL is new building. heate |. throughout with steam. all modern con D veniences. It is popular with commer IT cial men, who are considered as tn l. best of judges, and this is certainly | O its credit. Mir E. A. Denton. the mans @ ger, takes great pleasure in making hi s guests stay as pleasant as possible
 Leaving these interesting spots an
 pleasant scenes behind, found mysel
 speeding towards the "Land of War