Evening star., 1898-08-20
L A KE OF B E A U 7 Y
Notes From the Marble-Bound Shores of
Lake George.
Picturesque Waterfalls, Glens and
Charms of the Towns En-
Route.


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
LAKE GEORGE, August 10, 1898
With the roseate hues Of early dawn
while the dew was still Upon the blossom" "
We left Manchester for Lake George-the
sea of dreams Rutland is the most impor-
tant place on the route to Baldwin, the ter
minus of train travel, whence We take the
steamer for the circuit CT the lake. We
passed East Dorset, upon which Mount
Eolus spreads its protecting shade. There
we saw imr snse quarries of marble large
fields of it, already manufactured, FOR mon
uments and building material of every
kind, and we cid wish space could be ami
hilated ard we might transfer 1t in guam
tity for such uses at home.
The country becomes hily and ptctur-
asque. but lacks the sublimity of the mount
aims left behind. Mount Equinox is one OF
the noted peaks of the Green Mountain
range, being 1900 feet above sea level. AT
the very top mans Ingenuity has built
little house, reached by road so winding
and slCping as to make the ascent almost
imperceptible. for the benefit of tourists
and picnics. TIE mountain streams are nu-
nerous. and make at intervals the most
picturesque cascades and waterfalls. The
beautiful glen has been the theme of many
artists, and "DoWnerS Glen has been
made familiar by pencil and verse.
There is a quarry on the mountain side of
Mount Eolus which one versed in such work
thus describes: THE blocks of marble are
sent down the mountains by a gravity rail-
road. the cars being governed by machinery
at the quarry. and the loaded car coming
down draws the empty car UP. They pass
each other by means of an automatic
switch, half way between the mills and the
quarry 1t is one of the marvels of this
section and tourists stop off to see ii work.
After East Dorset come North Dorset
Dandy, Wallingford and South WaiIngford,
where tradition has it Captain Kidd buried
a large portion of his treasures. One more
town, Clarendon, not a great many miles
from Rutland, and we are at Baldwin. 1
wish 1t would not exceed the limits of
letter to say something of each of these
towns. all beautiful and all worthy of men,
ton. Rutland far exceeds them all, how
ever. 1t is railroad center and has much
historical interest. l was told that the per-
centage of poverty is less in Rutland than
in almost any other known city of its size.
ard wealth there is very considerable. No
marvel that it attracts so large a number
of summer guests. Really, there seems
nothing wanting for amusement, even apart
from the beautiful natural scenery They
lave electric lights and q free library.
Judging from what we were enabled to see
in twenty minutes there is no place l have
yet visited more desirable in every way.
Circuit of the Lake.
At Baldwin, the northern end of the
lake, $50 passengers alight from the train,
and after a little delay board the steamer.
Most of the passengers seemed tourists of
some kind, artists with pencil and char
coal: kodaks everywhere: and again, many
who. like ourselves. were only there to en-
joy the beauty of the far-famed lake. 1t
was still gray we stood entranced with
the first view, yet the canopy of cloud
seemed only to reveal the magnificence of
the "wave-beat shore"
A more unique combination of mountain.
earth, sea and sky 1 hardly think can any
where be found.
Lake George is the most easterly of the
Adirondack lakes, at head of the valley
of St. Lawrence. IT is nearly four miles
wide and is dotted by islands throughout
its extent, The 100 miles of shore is a con-
tinuous succession of villas, hotels cot
taEes, separated here and there by steep
rugged mountains, and ofttimes so imbed-
ded in Shrubbery that we can only peep at
them Great mountains of granite and
m3rble everywhere help to enhance the
beauty of the buildings as we pass, with
their foot paths and porches shining beau
Gfuiiy white as the sun glnts upon them
Search the world over. / don't believe any-
thing more exquisite can be seen. The ON
pelling power of this loveiness seemed to
IAN upon all in a greater or less degree.
Old and young, poor and rich for a mo-
I1ent cast hilarity aside in awe of such
God-given beauty
Soon the crown began to rush to the side
OF the boat, pointing west. The sun was
about to sink beneath the horizon It was
quite clear, the air was delicious, and. oh,
the beauty of it, At first we cannot take
II IN detail: it comes to the eve with such
mass OF glory We can only gaze and be
silent.