New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-06
BY LAKE AND POOL.
MID THE MOUNTAINS OF THE
GREAT NORTH WOODS.
SUMNER DELIGHTS AT LAKE PLACID,
PAUL SMITHS, SARANAC AND
LAKE CHAMPLAIN.


when he caught Tribune reporter studying two
hygrometers the Stevens House piazza the other
day.
"One EN- goes up and t luther down" said
John. They haint good fer nuthin': it's goin' TO
clear"
And sure enough, clear it did. 1t has been clear
ing since until the weather clerk is occa-
sionaly handing what people consider the
finest weather of the whole season in the Adiron-
dacks-not too hot, not COOL but a happy
medium.
What John Ormsby says is usually So John is
hunter, trapper and guide known throughout the
Lake Placid region. but best known to Stevens
House guests who year after year travel miles
ana miles for the purpose of studying in his school
of woodcraft.
This season he had thus far been kept busy
swering questions about the weather the fishing,
the hunting, the golf grounds (for John plays golD
and hundred and one other subjects on which he
loves to discourse There have been disappointed
hshermen-and this season is not without its quota
who are mean enough TO claim that John has the
Lake Placid fish hypnotized: that he has them
named and numbered; that he has only TO whistle
when he drops his hook and they will at his
bidding. But these only the disappointed ones.
John keeps right pulling the speckled beau
ties. Just now John A Stevens one of the Stew
ems House proprietors, claims to have got inside
Johns guard. The established facts in the are
these: That Mr. Stevens and John went fishing.
and that a fish was caught. Beyond these facts
the stories differ. Mr.. Stevenss version is that
John had a fish his line and didn't know 1t
until it landed by Mr.. Stevens. John won't
have it He tells story about fouled lines
and other things that are Greek to all save a
trained woodsman.
But whatever else he may have erred in, the
Stevens House guests say John did his share tow
ard making the weather right. and
wants is his, TO the half of their Kingdoms.
The glorious Fourth wasn't much at the
hotels The Stevens House guests slept late. ate
heartily and celebrated in quiet way. The viii
lage folk got more excited over It, Down at
Saranac Lake. they went far as to have
parade with bands. tin horns. rockets. niger
chasers" and such things. They walked the polish
off their shoes. wilted collars. yelled themselves
hoarse and raised the echoes in wonderful man
A number OF persons went over from Lake
Placid to that the thing done properly.
and the tranmen and truckmen celebrated by
handling heavier loads of luggage, as the summer
contingent took advantage Of the holiday to get
away from the cities and close to the heart OF the
Adirondacks.
The Stevens House is now filling up rapidly. and
when the educational forces of Pittsburg are let
loose and two hundred schoolma ans from that
city descend the hotel the summer season will
really be open. This happens July II. and the
big party will spend days at the hotel repair
ing the educational artillery of Pittsburg for the
coming campaign.
Still another educational feature of the summer
life at the Stevens House is found in the plans OF
James Mckenzie proprietor of the Mckenzie School
for Boys. Dobbs Ferry the Hudson. Mr. Nc
Kenzie has taken a cottage for the season, and is
spend the summer here. with four of the school,
masters and twenty boys.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles n. Morgan of New-York.
have arrived. and are to occupy the new Tangle-
wood camp overlooking Lake Placid They have
as their guests Mrs. T. L. Bulson and Miss Bull
son. OF Cambridge. Mass. Mr.. Morgan has his
launch in commission at Lake Placid.
Others who already located in camps and
cottages are John Naylor and family. of Phila-
dephia. In the Naylor cottage; Mr. and Mrs. John
Hardie OF Brooklyn; Mr.. and Mrs. William l.
Keep, of Lockport, y. Y; Mr.. and Mrs Henry r.
Auchincloss and Miss Auchincloss. of New-York.
With the increasing number OF guests the social
activity increases somewhat, although the season
is yet young. Inspired by one of the recent rainy
days. interesting ping pong tournament was
organized among the young people 1t was won
by Miss Julia Fish, of New-York. The regular
within a week so, and a ball is being
talked of. The tennis courts in readiness. and
croquet Is already being played on the lawns. A
womens orchestra has been engaged for the sea-
son.
There was bit of excitement last Sunday. when
Paul Stevens. of George A. Stevens had
lively battle with big woodchuck on the golf
links The woodchuck had lost its way He knew
it, and mad about it. and when young
Stevens discovered him the animal was in fighting
mood. But no woodchuck could stand the clubbing
that got.
Among recent New-York arrivals are H. ]. Hin
ternhoff. T. w. Fitzgerald. Mr.. and Mrs. John ].
Walsh. John ]. Walsh. jr., Mrs. Bradley A. Fiske,
Miss Caroline II. FIske. Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Vinton.
Ernest ]. Warner, F. A McGovern. Vi. G. Stevens.
IN THE PAUL SMITH REGION
Paul Smiths N. Y, July (SpeciaD-The Upper
st. Regis will be alive with launches this season.
Wealthy camp owners along its shores have been
busy all the week getting their craft on the water
Here as in other parts of the mountains cleo
tricty is the chief motive power for launches al
though steam and naphtha still extensively
used. The hotel company has taken the lead in
the launch movement. having placed on the lake
in the week two new launches for the accommoda-
ton and entertainment of patrons. In this addi-
ton to the fleet of hotel boats the policy of the
management has been in keeping with the paul
Smith way'-iberal In the extreme. The new
boats thirty-footers ana are operated by cleo
trio power. This increase gives the hotel three
electric launches
Miss Bessie Stevenson. of New-York, who is
spending the summer with her mother Mrs. 5 NJ
in their cottage. Is making reputation
for herself as acnch driver. Miss Stevenson
understands the MANAGEMENT of the
craft and can send one through the water like a
Mrs; Lorilard Kipp of New-York. has taken
is expected that John D. Rockefeer viii A' tak IL
another: Nj Rockefeller is expected to arrive
and Nj and ' Mra T MaPo RS Saq Me
game OF golf and will use the launch in getting TO
<AiISOh fHSlpS otOhcSs Oh LenOX, Mass, Is among
the campers to purchase a launch. His is a
twenty-one-footer similar TO DIR. Z. L. Trudeau's.
l.. 5. Thompson, of Red Bank, n. j. another
camper. has fast steam launch for his use this
season His engineer is now engaged in testing the
boat ~
George Earl, OF Philadelphia has two new
naphtha launches coming. making him fleet of
four.
Mr.. and Mrs Basil Gordon. of Baltimore. are
located In their camp at Silver Strand, Osgood
Lake with their twins. The little Ones now wear
and a half old, retain the remarkable resemblance
that attracted so many visitors TO the camp last
year on the occasion of their first appearance in
the Adirondack woods The little So allie