New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-15
LAKE GEORGE IMPROVEMENT


MISUNDERSTANDING ENTERPRISES.
Lake George. n. Y, June "A (speciaD.-Lske
George, the queen of American inland waters
studded with islands equal in number the days
IN the year. possesses Incompatible picture Of
quiet valley and wild mountain scenery framed
by mountain ranges. The pine and balsam scented
air. the mountain spring water and the altitude
form combination of advantages appreciated by
those seeking health, rest recreation
The popularity Of Lake George a summer
sort is increasing yearly. This is attested by the
improvements in railway and steamboat service
hotel accommodations and the number of new
summer homes being constructed along its shores
The extension of the trolley line and the purchase
Of the Fort William Henry Hotel property by the
Hudson Valley Railway Company indicates pros
porous season for that resort. large casino
erected in the hotel park last season. and vaude-
vile entertainments will be given every evening
beginning June 80. The hotel is now open for the
rec ption of guests.
About July / a boat will be added to the
fleet of the Lake George Steamboat Company. to
replace the Ticonderoga. which was burned last
summer. The boat is called the Sycamore and
was launched April 81 at Caldwell. When com
pleted it will have $l6O,vO0 and VIII have
all the latest improvements in steamboat construc-
ton, including steering gear feather,n2
paddles, electric light plant and searchlight The
Sycamore IS Ej4 feet long, "a feet beam and 10
leet inches depth of hold Her speed VIII DE-
twenty-one miles hour. The boat will have
''iee uechS' ana carrying capacity or l0W
sons. Passengers will be allowed on the hurricane
deck.
The Horizon put on the drydock last fall
and repairs costing SIS GOO made. a new hull
ana framework were put the boat 10
no" almost as good new. The Horizon opened
me season this year May %.
Among the most noticeable the hotel improve
IleniS Is the change that has occurred AT smell
dons. on kattskiil Bay. The property was sold
IdSt IAN The hoJei has been renovated through
oout, ana improvements d an expense OF
S!o,vo Inc resort been renamed the Hotel
Wizard, and the of the postotIce mas be,n
changed TO Rockhurst.
"A new MOTEL, the lroquois. has been erected at
hague since last season. making a OF seven
resorts at that thriving hamlet.
SllaS II Paine, proprietor of the Silver Bay
number or religious organizations during the sum
" 1900
The Hundred Island House Will not open until
after July l. Extensive improvements have been
mace on tte property, and on the mountain side
Zot feet above the lake, has been built a
uresque Swiss chalet. 1t has been constructed
for the owner of Shelving Rock and the Hundred
Island house, George o. Knapp OF Chicago
VIII De reached by a private inclined railway SO
feet long, extending from the hotel TO a landing In
the house. The foundation walls are twenty feet
high, ten feet thick, and constructed from rock in
Its natural condition. The extreme thickness pro-
wees Tor a terrace twenty wide inside the
parapet, and 10 feet long. The house is 100 feet
cost of construction when completed will be over
100000.
Workmen have been busy all the spring making
improvements on the summer home of George Fos-
ter PEABODY. and fine residence Is being con-
structed for his brother, Royal c. Peabody on the
old Stebbins estate. along the Bolton Road
LIE Grand {. Cramer, of the late II
Cramer. has been making decided Improvement