Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-05
DEER SEASON IS ON.
bNE OF THE GREATEST JOYS THAT
COME TO sPORTsMEN.
HUNTERS CAMPS ARE BUILDING.
Guides Look Forward 10 the Best
season for Game Experienced in
Many Ycars-Adirondacks Gen.
trail Point.

Correspondence of the Dispatch)
sCHROON, n. Y, September 3-There is
.commotion among the lily pads and the
Eaters Of the Adirondack chain of lakes
kaintly splash at night. To the expert
hnecd hunter these tidings are like the
food from a. galvanlc battery. They mean
that the deer are about and that the sport
the Adirondack hunter loves best OF all
Is open to him.
The close season for deer ended August
18Th and as If only waiting for the word,
an exodus to the woods and haunts Of
the deer began at once. First among the
departures were members of club which
Is called the Adirondack League. Its
membership is limited to two hundred
and the roll contains the names of many
men Of prominence, both of New YORK
and other cities The club owns at Hon
pedaea Lake a preserve containing 10000
acres Of land, magnificently wooded and
having many beautiful tiny lakes ana
rivers. with abundance OF game OF all
kinds.
Another enthusiast is DR.. W. Seward
webb who comes over from his beauti-
Farms. in Vermont, across Lake
champlain, 10 the largest game
preserve in this country. 1t Is stu
at.i In the northern part of Herkimer
and Hamilton counties and contains 2oOVOO
acres Or. webb calls 1t Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne
Park A clubhouse. fitted up in luxurious
fashion. offers opportunity TO the owner
10 extend royal hospitality TO his friends.
l0nlng DIR. Webb's park on saltwater
lake Tie Beaver Club have built club
house accommodating fifty members
among whom are many prominent Ne"
l0k men.
in lss,. az Birmingham, beautiful iake
g.ns on the border OF the great forest III
LWs county. a New York man puT-
CHASED q large tract Of land and butt
cottage. Since that date ten other cot
tases have been erected on the shores OF
the lake, Among the owners are Rev ID
J.. L0renz Phi d.. Joseph kunzmann, ana
Rev James II. Hoadley. y. d.. OF Now
York. MIR. Hedges. OF Elizabeth. n j.,
An1 Sir. T. l.. Hoadey, Of Newark, y. D.
AZ the head waters Of the Hudson river
Robert g.. Pruyn, OF Albany, Is the owner
9f tract OF land comprising 1900 acres.
Tbs he holds as a private preserve. Sau-
ianoli Lodge has a summer villa al Lake
pfNt amOrding a charming retreat ior
itlls with love Tor shooting ana nsh-
ine. Tweuty-tnree other private game
preserves are owned in different parts OF
thC Adirondacks
Although the section generally known
a. The AdirOndacks" or "North Woods
overs a greater area, the Adirondack
plateau or mountain region proper Is con- T,
aihed within about seventy-flVc square /
lles. over thirteen hundred lakes and
fountain ponds are scattered throughout !
MS era, while from its cenral water /
shed twenty rivers divefge In every diree-
aon. and smaller streams famous for
e,ir trout are here without number.
ms network Of lakes and ponds affords
wonderful natural game preserve. The
pie u New York State are awakening
nc desirabllity OF preserving this
lana heritage from the rayages OF un-
-, lpslous lumbermen, and each year adj
'Vnh laws are passed IN this direction.
-' through the section where deer are