The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-22
Big ADIRONDACK PRESERVES.
NOTABLE FOREST HOMES NOW
OWNED BY RICH MEN.

The LarBest Inat " W. u Whitueys VIM
Has 10000 Acros-The Preserves
Marked by Comfortable Camps and
Good Roads-wnd Creatures We'll
Looked AFTER In These Preserves.
sARANAo LAKE, Dec. 21.-The interest Of
xsslthy Americans In the A~dirondaoks
and in the possibilities for pleasure afforded
nv the mountains and the forest, has greatly
increased In the last two years. Several
hundred thousand acres Of land are now
held in private preserves by them and
these forest tracts are stocked to q greater
or less degree with moose, elk. caribou.
beaver and deer, while the private fab
hatcheries provide for restocking the
streams and lakes in the preserves with
game fish
A great deal Of money has been ex-
nended in the construction OF camps or
lodges where the owner Of the preserve
resides during his vacation and entertains
his guests. In addition to these main build
ines. OF which there are sometimes twelve,
there are scattered through the preserves
open camps and lodges where tho hunter
NAV rest comfortably.
Highways penetrate the forests and
some Of the roads are m~acadamized. The
shallow streams have been cleared to
hermit the passage Of the gasolene or nap
tha launches. Forestry is followed on
these preserves In accordance with scien-
tic plans, and In these days OF great de-
mand for lumber the income derived
from the sale Of the timber Is large.
A great many other wealthy Americans
who are deeply interested In the Adiron-
daoks do not possess extensive estates,
heine content with q comfortable camp
IN the shore Of some beautiful lake. They
come TO the Adirondacks to rest perhaps
after a season at Newport. Many lovers
of the A~dirondacks have houses at New
port. and while the Adirondack camps
are elaborate affairs, they do not approach
the elegance of the Newport cottage.
The hotel contingent keeps busy with
dances and card parties. golf, tennis. base
ball. coaching and sailing. The visitors
Al the lodges Of the wealthy pass their
time in tramping through the forest, fishing.
rowing and reading. all without thought
Of society for the time being. Their atten-
ton is occupied by the little themes OF
camp life.
life at the clubhouse il simplicity
itself. Each member nay have his W
lodge and eat in the dining room OF the
clubhouse. In this way the housewives
are free from cares.
II one catches a fish OF shoots a deer
he carries it to the clubhouse where 1t Is
weighed and measured; the locality where
The prize was secured is recorded, together
with the name Of the lucky hunter and the
date. These features Of club life provide
topics for current conversation.
There is a cluster Of well-known Amen-
cans in the neighborhood OF Raquette
Lake. They are j. Pierpont Morgan.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Lieut.
Gov. Woodruff. Their preserves adjoin
and each contains about $500 acres.
Mr.. Morgan's camp is called Camp Unoas
and faces Mohegan Lake. Just north
Of Camp Uncas Is the preserve OF Mr.. van
derblt. surrounding Sycamore Lake and
on the east Of the preserves OF Messrs'
Morgan and Vanderbilt Is that OF Mr.. Wood
ruff on Lake Kora, which he calls kamp
XIII Kare.
The three lakes. Lake Kors. Sycamore
and Michigan are two miles apart and the
three preserves are by 10000
acres OF State land. II 10 thirty-two miles
south through an unbroken forest to Piseco
Lake, eighteen miles east TO Indian AXE
and fifteen miles north to Marion River
Garry. ,.
These are the nearest human habita'
tons except Camp Pine Knot on Raquettt
Lake which was the summer home OF tht
late Coils p. Huntington. Camp Pint
Knot is twelve miles distant.
These preserves are reached over some
of the finest highways In the country
The nearest railway station In Duran'
on Raquette Lake. which IL -four miles IRON
the entrance To Mr.. Vanderbilt's preserve
A new road was constructed this fall iron
Durant 10 the preserve Of Mr.. Wander
bit through which IL II continuous TO th'
preserves Of Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Woodruff
Before the railroad through the foresl
from Clearwater 90 Raquette Lake VA
constructed by the late Coils y. Hunting
ION and his associates. these preserves
and the handsome camps on the shore
of RAquet,e Lake were reached by a high
say along tho upper aide u the Fultor
chain ~ lakes. The starting point VA
Old Forge and then ensuad a ride OF Abon'
thirty miles over a picturesque spec
oourss. which cost nearly $500 a mile
Much 81 this hne road remains In IL
'ormsr stosllanos and particularly tina
stretch from unnAs station Ola tho hAqusit'
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