New-York tribune., 1902-07-20

hunting fishing within the limits OF the great
preserve.
And as one rides through that seemingly endless
forest. time and again he viii hear the call OF the
loon afar off; at certain season the year there
will be the drumming OF the partridge bald headed
eagles will sweep the little ponds and lakes
revealed from the highway, and on that lonely
mountain road there many evidences OF the
deer which play along the sides OF the highway or
cross and recross Il before ones eyes. There the
habits Of the animals OF that wild forest make q
deep impress upon the ideas OF the traveller
For five hours while crossing this great forest
tract one is in their midst. Deer show strange
affection for horses, and will appear dsinterested
a long the horses are in sight, but the moment
one leaves the wagon the deer leave the vicinity
The Whitney park has scattered over il sixty-fouI
lakes. and ponds. a dozen mountainous ridges and
the prfmeval pine and spruce forests Entering the
park from Long Lake West, the traveller will first
arrive at Little Upper Lake, the largest body OF
water in the preserve. and owned, with the excep-
ton of a couple Of acres at the southern end y
Mr. Whitney The lake is nearly six miles long
and about two wide with an elevation OF 1723 feet
above tide. There several islands scattered
through IT. IL has pleasant winding shores well
forested- In clear weather the main peaks OF the
Adirondacls,. forty miles away, stand out clearly
defined against the Eastern horizon. The
rounding forests have not been injured by fire. and
the use of the has been careful The dark foil
age OF the conifers extends in every direction and
Norway pines are conspicuous along the lake and
its vicinity.
At Little Tupper Lake is the lodge Of the super
intendent, Ernest Halsey Johnson. II IS cottage,
amply provided with hreplaces cosey sleeping
apartments spacious parlors, dining rooms and
Kitchen and is modern in all its fittings. Not far
nom the lodge and facing the lake is a building
which is interesting because Of its historical az
sociations It is the old hotel once conducted BY
Pliny Martin, who was able IN the early days OF
the region to attract sportsmen TO make the jour
ney TO Little Tupper Lake from Plattsburg, dis
o% miles through the forest
For years there gathering here each sum-
Yner OF congenial Gririts and the Hamilton Park
Club came to be organized. The club mad hVe thou
.snd acres in the northeast OF Township 55.
Totten and Crossfleld Purchase. Hamilton County.
securing the land from the heirs Of the late John
ID Clute; also twenty thousand acres in Township
&C. of the same patent The officers OF the club
were Howard NJ. Durant, president, and c. T.
Barney secretary, both Of New-York City. The
lands OF the club included the western part Of
little rupper Lake and lakes Josephine and Fran
ces; also Antediuvian, Roland, Sutton, Carey,
High Mitchell and other ponds. II embraced also
a part OF the shore OF Forked Lake and Plumley
Pond In those days there was much travel over
the water courses and visitors were wont to ap
proach Little Tupper Lake from Saranac Lake by
way OF the Lower and Middle Saranac lakes, Bart
lett's Carry, or perhaps Sweeney Carry, to the
Raauette River and thence to Big Tupper Lake.
This route is much used to-day. but owing to the
fact that the Raquette River is usually filled with
logs canoeing down the Raquette River below Az
ton is at a disadvantage, and travellers journey
across Tupper Lake TO the mouth OF the Bog RIVER
where the stream empties into the lake, and dash
ing over a sloping ledge ITS way, is broken into
foaming, beautiful cascades.
There is a remarkable spring near these falls on
the west side of the lake, and ii remains favorie
stopping place for guides and sportsmen AS
leaves Big Tupper Lake on the journey toward
Little Tupper the vista over the falls down the
lake is said by many Adirondack travellers to be
without equal in the whole region. The Bog River
has its source in the Whitney Park. and forms
interesting ride. Owing the dscoloration of it's
water the remarkable reflections may be seen