New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
CAMPS OF THE WEALTHY
SIMMER HOMES IN THE ADJ
RONDA CKS.
THOSE OF WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER
AND FREDERICK W. VANDERBILT
ESPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE
AND LUXURIOUS

The vanderblts and the Rockefeliers have In
ysded the Adirondacks- The results are many
t-,ong some of the natives OF the Adirondack
Mountain region there is a strong dislike for the
man of blocking off great corner of the territory
adyertising IL as 3 private park and telling out
s,ders to keep off. but in the private parks game
an5 fish are protected and the deer out upon
+be puhlic lands. where they may be killed by the
tnsependent sportsman, while fish from the pre-
serves enter the waters of all lands. and there the
alderman may get ct them. II is notable that deer
have been increasing in the last few years during
which the organization of private parks has been
most active. Great sums of money have been dis
.rjbuted among the Adirondack folk by the
nealthv men who have lately become interested in
the great region and who have been prompted TO
b,ild hunting lodges camps there.
II might be said that the great park of fifty
,housand acres which William Rockefeller has
been establishing in Brandon does not have great
fence around il. but there many avenues
through which workmen. carpenters. masons.
Numbers and other artisans. well ditch dig
gers woodchoppers and the so-called unskilled
lsborers may pass and return again. well paid
the time they have served the masters in that
mark Mr. Rockefeller began first with the pur-
chase of a great tract of land which had been
numbered over The village Of Brandon was
one corner of this tract. and in the village were
.be homes of the men who had been busy for years
removing the lumber from the great forest tract
With the passing of the timber came the time for
,losing down she sawmillS. and the little homes OF
She voodcutters there upon the sands in Brandon
lost value rapidly until Mr. Rockefeller desired to
establish q great romping ground in the wilder
ness and to maintain the privacy OF 1t all en-
aeavored to purchase the homes OF the men VINO
had lived in Brandon and worked N the forests-
Land values scared but nearly all the little places
built fat upon the sand. without stone foundations
have been entered the property OF the hoche-
felers Mr.. Rockefeller gave back TO them the
houses to do with they willed. as long as they
were removed from the park
In the mean time. at Bay Pond on the New
York and Ottawa Railway. the Rockefellers began
to build and although that was nearly four years
ago they still building. About S2Sooo mas
been distributed among men who did various kirlos
Of work making that part Of the region more
prosperous than before, even in the tunes
when the great mills reduced the trees OF the
forests to nothing There has been work for over
hundred men at Bay Pond and In various paros
Of the preserve for long time. there was much
to be accomplished IN building the main camps
the lodges about the shores of the lakes and ponas
in the park in making roads and in opening the
narrows Of the streams for the passage OF the
boats OF the hunters.
The visitor at Bay Pond is surprised by the great
array of buildings that spreads over large acre
aee on the sand hills and provides houses for the
owners Of the park and their friends. for the men
who work there and for the horses and structures
for the housing of the stores required In the many
separtnents. The highway has been lined for many
miles by the charred trunks of some of the old
forest nlonarchs. 1t is great belt of sand, or.
rather a plateau. there in the mountains, and at
some time or other waves of flame swept over 1t.
rapping the life from everything in the way and
reelinr the ground bare OF the cuff and leaf
mould which had been accommodating for centuries
The nakedness of the ruins is now covered paruF
by the green growing poplars and the young cheTry
frees but this part of the forest included in the
Rockefeller park is far from beautiful. 1t re-
calls too vividly the terrors Of the forest fire.
But a little nearer the buildings at Bay Pond
The limits of the forest fire defined by raVlne
ana 2 stream and, after passing over the beautiful
t-tase one enters long lane between the trees
where the young spruces and pines crowd closely to
the margins Of the wagon way The horses hurry
along over good track, and soon one bursts from
the forest into full view Of this great plantation
The New-York and Ottawa Railway cuts through
the sand hills from the south to the north, where.
away in the distance. one views the outlines OF
Dunbar Mountain.
On high bank. facing in all directions. one might
say IS long low. shingled building, commanding
sn uninterrupted view Of the waters Of Bay Pond;
There are many chimneys. gables and wings, win
IS WheTe the Rockefeiiers and their guests sleep
North of this is building OF similar aTcnIieftu e
Here the host and his guests have their meas
Tvbere rare old mahogany predominates- About a
hundred feet north Of the dining room IS the mouse
the roof and down again with shingles. They say
& ina. one a p1i i one Of these buildings North and
west of the guide house. scattered about on the
ss ssbeds ali Of that long low architecture. There
about eeR @ is bge9s d f toer q In tRf Which IS the
bell that draws from all points OF Jhe PARK PARK
Of the bell have been heard six miles across that
region OF lakes and mountains -, ~ &. .ro
The most attractive feature OF Bay Pono IN tIe
eye and one Of them Is Ar }fa
the windows OF the sitting room The scene Is
singularly restful, but is enliyened In me early early
down e forest in groups Of four ris or Ve twenty
miles a15av dweIls a Vanderbilt, under the pines
fellers is upon plain and all about II are
Taosg e ste Ric FTederick W Vanderbilt this spring
chose for his Adirondack home Is hst ~ e one Is in
danger of dashing his brains our II he , eeVlaneS
S 1e ne Ne sTSgn na Mrs avg hW1anderbt are for
many years owned by H Mckay Tw4pg' ~ rnsnS @nS
Adrondack camps and camping places o,,e AS ens
enters the Upper ST. Regis the ,t far into
The waters Of the beautiful lake One may see sev.
eTe 6giings along ss sogs 81 the others are
boathouses AT a pleasant elevation apope hIIs hne
an sd me fbev nTe scattered about thckly there
IN the forest that il is irlposs;pie .bo,t From
the land al the water. facing 10 the %es.waro a arc
there extends walk 70 the f,steT This building
is long and only one story high The exterior rs Is
in shingles stained in green great eontast 70 nae
camp which show only the STAINS 0h @ seature
Of the Vsnaert comp is the great wide vsranda
in front OF this main bufislng 5 FOR dancing and
in the evening the host and hostess s budng ndG sre
the dining room the living room ana soiie eeep
Ing apartments. s,,;rpled buildings and
eight tents an conveying an air OF psIn in he
Many improvements have been rraneement ni of the
whole system of water supply INC
'S Ths sr yennss have been much improvea me ne
shore line Varied by the pieaslnnsd eronds rise from all
secs FL he gater 10 the mound forty or nj frneer