New-York tribune., 1897-07-11
IN THE NORTH WOODS.
EVEN THERE THEY FELT THE HEAT
LAST WEEK
But ADIRONDACK VISITORS CoMFoRTED THEM
SELVES WITH THE THOUGHT THAT IT
WAS WORSE ELsEwHERE-DoINGs AT


SELVES WITH THE THOUGHT THAT 1T
WAS WORSE EI.sEwHERE-DoINGs AT
THE HOTELS AND CAMPS
Adirondack Mountains. July 10 (SpeciaD.-When
the railroad goes up Mount Marcy and summer
hotel is established the summit of that lofest
OF the Adirondack peaks the ideal Of perpetual
coo.ness during ones sojorrn IN the mountains may
be realized But the railroad Is only vaguely talked
sbout-and many people would not ride on 1t II 1t
were bui;-and the mountan-top hotel hasn't got
as far toward realization to be even discussed.
Meanwhile the dwellers In the North Woods find
NE well worth living and have gone through the
hot weather In the cheerful confidence that 1t
couldn't last long. and that they might have Jared
good deal worse IL they had been elsewhere. For
Il was hot in these mountains for the first three
pr four days of this week. the mercury mounting
In some places certain days to about 80 de-
grees-an unusual condition. Yet there has been
meme Of the humidity which causes such suffering
in New-York the thermometer has not been nearly
as high as in that city and breeze has usually
been found by those who have searched for it with
sufficient persistence. Grateful showers too have
cooled the air in measure. The scorching
weather East and West is driving the people to
bors all this week. They find the country still
fresh and green. and in the fields past which they
drive from railroad station TO hotel arc daisies
and buttercups and bluebells and that blue flower
which when The sun goes down folds into shape
,on Of 'the paint brush The delightfully swee,
little wild & 0o Is 1s, now %u IN The hote
tables. The Fourth was observed on Monday
and the setting off of hroworks night. The stars
and Stripes were raised on the hotel hagstaHs ana
STis Stln the National colors At saranac Lake and
Elzabethtown there were celebfatlons, WIN nose
company competitions. trotting matches and b-
cycle races and big crowds were In attendance
ST HUBERT's INN.
Heede,s n Y. July lo-The stranger who counts
among the attractions to be enjoyed up here in
the Adirondacks a fine view Of the mountains VIII
be fully satisfied If his good luck shall have d.
reced him TO ST. Hubert's Inn, for the com
paratively small plateau of cleared land IN which
the inn stands is completely surrounded by noun
,ains A little 10 the left of the hotel in front Is
Giant of the Valley scanned with deep slides ana
with its summit Of naked rock. Then come koutu
Top Colvin Resagonia. Wolf Jaws. directly De-
hind St Hubert's and others Most or the trips
nm those peaks REQUIRE the services OF guides. but
there are a great many points OF beauty ana IN
terest within easy walking distance the trails 10
which are so clear that a guide will not be neces
sary The plateau which the inn stancs Is
known as Keene Heights. a little hlsher Una"
Kecne Valley. at the southern extremity Vi VIM"
I, !s Beyond the Heights, 70 the southwark, Is
the large park Of the Adirondack Mountain Re-
serve through which one Of the hnest wagon
roads IN the State leads TO the Ausable lakes, a
favorte picnicking ground, three and nan hi"es
distant Fishing in the trout streams OF 'he re-
serve Is open guests of ST Huberts on pa! iiie''
of a small fee for a season permit There Is eooo
fishing too In Round Pond five miles from the
ho.o, ono Of the Irwin Ponds" owned by Mr..
Reode But above its drives and mountain cllmosS'
above its tennis board court ana tne slV",c hc
snSSon is being held tonight. and where hotel
guests and cottagers dance three umes a. Wa, SoT
fine above all it's other attractions In the way r Oi
diversion St Huberts reckons ils gUIl @ % hn1ss has
.h1 a1C1ln1
been carefully gone since last season son, ana ana
in {pSn; Of Sa{s He hdt dhf and the
lookeron from the piazza near % beTts ig are
ad,nev o, .re fond of the game. and the links are
Most Of the cottages on the Heights are aireaGy
now here are Mr and Mrs sturges Coffin Of New
inn are Nj and Mrs H. lyman md MI Ms ana reddT 1iT
y H:gMI vss US; MIN @Ts Pas. a'si2a Nss
S;nIW W. IVES Hartford Conn; Mi and Mrs William NJ
Harris Chic9gGib RS2baTa M Ca Charles j. Kipp New
ark. ~ j.: A. NJ. White, tr Brookyhi; nf St
BeGde sun x,b the responsibes Of his other large
business interests His principal asssas ms es hs II
I'M are J. H. Otis. the manager anu Nh"iie' -
Moore assistant manager
ADIRONDACK HOUSE.
,,,o Valley n y July 1O-Half-way up the
lovely length Of Keene Valley, three miles iioii
either end and within a few hundreu Sarus Vi e'N''
otbor are TWO hotels which, while not as famous as
Tho valley itself are still very well known. Oie VI
,hs hotels is the Adirondack House, standng wen
-, .,n ,ha main road toward which its big
i,.r clones The house has seen many changes ana
,,r,,.aynants since last season. and much re-
raperng and painting has been done Inc zen Oo' :
have been rigged in blue unfoims WIN pi'a9
buttons the livery drivers now wear gray
With the hotels name their caps, ana III val
lir ,o1a House
,,a, ~ koen well up TOW ard the front in the hotei
rrocession The house runs a four-horse s'dse
twice day up past ST. Huberts 10 the Aus"o'e
lakes and its guests find the trip a denghtiui ohe
many going up the morning wagon anu oO'a'.'ls
back on the afternoon one Ihere are 81 sot 1be Adj
t"ams and saddle horses in the hverH pi The III Cal
rondack House and they are IN E' Iev~I and those
hotel guests who have brought their 80
them speedy seen .eT on the highway Some Of the late
arrivals AT the Adirondack House are Mrs, Iyo'
l. sGTdqMsT H1 Mr l%lE lFr9nkin Ward Miss Florence Ward
%twaYork City; Mr. and Mrs James Jackson ,a1 an1
smy IA abSr9a Monitfh at he House
years believes that this season VII have o his house
nf f w6n n16i week or So On Monday night the or,
consisting OF harp ana eer T'3 in the evening
fireworks were off by Addison W Ba,rG anu anu
other cottageis the black stretch OF tne T mo m
nations and the rockets
TAHAWUs HOUSE.
The other prominent hotel Of the valley, ana 'ie
largest is the old fashioned Tahawus House Vi
which G. W Fggned has so long heen proprietor
This comfortable and well-mnnaged house stahus
in its own tract Of hundred acres oi oie"'.N
,,-,,,l 60 that an unobstructed view OF the noun
,.,,s may ba had Keene Valley has for many years
been a favorite spot for artists. who nave oeen
painting and sketchng the beauties OF the windihs
Ausablo. and the glories of the mountain ranges
which nclose this vale of peace, ana the pct
of
- g., IT, CANA to build their summer cottages
ana studios Many cottages are in the vailey-two-
score or more-and their occupants are on me pest
Of terms with the hotels and their g. gufs's % Rene &
ShurfIery l. one OF n. artists who owen u! heehe
Vanev ao"h season " Senor Salvador de Men
fcr"5 tbe brazilian Minister has a cottage JUST