Connecticut western news., 1899-08-17
IN CAMP.
Where Dame Nature Showed Her kindness.-It'sA August ropuiatioR.- Personal Notes.

Where Dame Nature Showed Her
 kindness.-It's August PopuiatioR.- | Personal Notes.
 Camp B. B., Twin Lakes, Conn.
 | August ls, 1899.
 It must be a great pleasure to be s camper this beautiful weather. Yours
 Truly, the assistant editor of the NEWS, is only a half camper, half editor as be is spending six hours or mere out of each day in the NEWS office. There are probably those who think that the edi- torial fraction is never more at any time of year, but then there are those who think that Sampson isn't a good ad- miral.
 We'll. here we are at Camp B. B.
 (Bierce and Beckleyl. been here & week and having splendid outing. We are si1-Mrs Jennie E. B. Bierce, Howard Bierce, John G. Beckley, Mrs Mabel Beckley. Miss Pauline Ives. John Hub bard. The Lakes are beautiful, the scenery magnificent the weather de- lightful, and camp conditions excellent Many of your readers know the natural beauties of Twin Lakes and anything I might say would only echo the senti- ments of everyone in this region. Let me say that . man who has visited every lake in Massachusetts, (every one. mindl for the purpose of making county maps, says there is nothing in that state 10 equal this upper lake (Washiningl in beauty. Another gentleman told me that be had toured Switzerland to see the beauties of Nature, and upon his re- turn to America he accepted an invita- ton to spend a couple of days at Twin Lakes and that he stsld six weeks as be found the spot far ahead of anything he had seen in his travels.
 Beautiful" is the word. Not grand, not magnificent not merely nice, not simply pretty, but ruggedly beautiful. Just that combination of sdverb and sd- lective. Thanked on the west by the TAghconic mountains, on the north by Toms Hill, on the east by pine wood over which in the near distance can be seen old Canaan mountain-on the south by wood. farm, and it's twin, (Wshinee). this body of crystal clear water lies in the extreme northwestern corner of the state of Connecticut It q n . nf k.lF l~w sn miles les the wireless telegraphy would operate) to the New York state line, and it is only matter of rods from the north end of Washining to the Bay State boundary. This lake is a mile and . quarter scross the center, north and south. and east and west. is shaped like the map of South America and has . large island in the north or large end, and shore line of something over four miles.
 Today there are s9 camps and cottages on the shores of wa.hining beside Hi McLean's establishment at tue railroad station-and more about Hi at another NN~ eAA"cdSAn6 ah AuiS cthlOu. which is on the 0. N. E. railroad, and at the Cape Horn point Following our simile of South Americz) we row up the west shore-don't call it bank. Streams have banks-and come to the Augustus Miles cottage where MT Keppler and family of New York are spending the summer. By the way MT Keppler is president of the Stock Exchange.
 Next on that shore is tenting party of ladies and gentlemen from Philadel- phia-Csmp Scot, with one "t" be- cause the other WAS in the groceries which were delayed en route. Right alongside them in the old Jones Severn cottage are George Lumb and family of l Poughkeepeie.
 H. D. Humphreys cottage is at pres ent occupied by Miss Henrietta Hoop CT of New Britain and friends. Be | yond Humphreys. next to the rail fence, is Camp Hartford all young men, A little distance above are the three Hartford cottages occupied by R. | s. Delamater and others.
 Changing our course of navigation | and skirting along the southern shore of the island we pass the cottages of | Senator Skidmore and MT Osmond of | Bridgeport In fact the island is peo- pied by Bridgeport parties and is owned by them. Our little boat next passes the great institution of the island and one of the oldest camps of Twin Lakes, the Algonquin Outing Club; new name but not an entirely new personel, many of these "Indians" belonging to the old Camp Magon and its successor Camp Riga To be sure several of the old chiefs and braves are not in the new vigvams, . prominent absentee being Henry l. Bishop, general purchasing agent of the Consolidated" railroad | systems. who hasn't been . camper here | for the past few seasons. Others of the | old camp will be noted among the | names of island and mainland cottagers. The new camp also contains braves who | formerly pitched their tepees with now defunct Camp Uncas. The Algonquin Outing Club, as is readily surmised. is the Twin Lakes end of the strong Al | gonquin Club of Bridgeport They and their predecessors are perhaps the only campers who do not claim to come here for their, health or . rest, and they | neither improve one or enjoy the other but have gay racket during their stay The camp is splendidly furnished and provided and a number of servants are retained. During the week only about siI or eight of the club are in camp but over Sunday the number swells to twen-