The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-29
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At Lake Clemo, Wayne county, a
party OF men from this city and Its
vicinity were entertained yesterday by
the Lake Clemo Real Estate company,
which is comprised OF the following:
Colonel Ezra II. Ripple, County Treas
urer NJ. ]. Kelly, ex-senator M. e. Nc
Donald, OF this city, and Oscar Yost
and e. w. Bishop, of Dunmore. 1t
was the occasion for the formal open
ing to the public OF the lake and a
hotel which has been erected by the
company near the shores Of the lake.
There are many fine bodies of land
locked water in this part Of the state,
but none that in some respects COM
pare with Lake Clemo. It's most strik-
ing characteristic is it's bottom Of fine
white sand, which gave the lake for
many years the local name of Sand
pond. 1t Is fed by springs and Is as
clear as crystal. The water ranges in
depth from a few inches to seventy
feet and so clear and pure is 1t that
even in the deepest parts the bottom
can be seen.
This lake was greatly admired and
sought by the Indians. who called 1t
Umbagog, meaning clear. Many of
them believed It's waters contained
great curative powers. The lake COW
ers one hundred acres and is set high
ur among the hills, 100 feet above
sea level and surrounded on all sides
by gently rising foothills that fade
away and lose their identity in tower
ins mountains that seemed to shut the
lake and It's peaceful surroundings out
from the noise and turmoil of the
world, Somewhat oval In shape, the
lake is almost girt around by beau
tirul forest, in which a picnic ground
Is to be fitted up.
ROAD TO THE LAKE.
BY the turnpike road the lake Is
| two miles from Clemo station on tho
Erie and Wyoming Valley railroad. A
board walk has been built up the hill
| aide which reduces the distance to the
| lake to the pedestrian to one mile and
| the company has had a survey made
Of boulevard to the station that
will be but one and one-quarter miles
| in length.
This boulevard will skirt the oi mic
ground and the corner Of the lake an1
| end at the hotel, which stands on Z
slight eminence several hundred feet
southeast Of the lake. In the winter
time the path cut through the woods
| for the board walk will be used for
sliding ice from the lake down to the
railroad.
| The company owns two hundred
acres Of land besides the lake and has
planned some extensive improvements
the work on which has practically
only begun. The first step was the
erection Of a twenty-five room hotel
with all modern improvements, in
Guiding gas, which is now open under
the management OF Byron Simons. II
is roomy and home-like, with broad
plazzas from which a grand view OF
the fine sweep OF landscape is OBJ.
tanned. A number OF row boats have
been placed on the lake and a boule-
ward is to be built around It one hun
| dred feet or so back from the waters
edge. The lots for cottages will rur
from the boulevard to the lake. The
place Is intended more as a family
resort and for cottagers rather thar
for a general excursion resort and the
improvements will be made with that
idea In mind.
LOCATION OF LAKE.
Lake Clemo is four and one-hali
IT lies from Lake Ariel and seven from
Honcsdale and Is connected with both
PLACES by good roads. The lake IL
we'll stocked with pckerel and perch
and below the outlet trout pool Is
now beng constructed.
The party that went over to the lake
yesterday left here in a special car al
8.45 a. m. and returned to the city last
evening. At the lake the entertaining
was done by Messrs. Yost, Kelly, Bish.
op and Mcdonald. Those In the party
were: Francis Herring, Orangeville
Pa; C. l.. Simons and S. Williams