New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14

10 2 descent upon the Adirondacks, and there IS
every indication Of larger throng IN the WOODS
this season than ever before
To the seasoned Adirondack visitor tine
woods" stand for all that is beautiful in nature
and much that is 10 be looked forward 10 IN
life
4 person need not be q poet TO read arlght the
lesson in the great forest clad hills, nor musl-
clan 10 appreciate the melody in mountain
brooks losing themselves in the calm shadowed
lakes nestled away among the trees To go into
the Adirondacks looking for beautiful spot is
like going into a gallery hung with the best
works Of the old masters looking for art In
the Adirondacks beauty is not localized; IL Is
everywhere One cannot point TO one spot as tne
ideal beauty spot any more than, in the art gal
Iery. one can select one painting as typical OF
art above all others.
F74eu-v Of every tyre is 10 be found in the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. rugged beauty; delicate IN
tricate manipulating description. Nature
worked with . lavish hand when she framed
those hills and set about decking them with
great trees and sparkling waterways. -,
Approached from any direction-up Ifof1 lne
south. down from the north, over the hiil!ops
ar6 rFronrF the valleys from Lake Champaign
the story is the same-one continuous panorama
Of beauty. .. ., +he
Adirondacks frequently bemoan the ciVlIlza-
sion of the Adirondaeks- While II is true tiiat
must 10 The effects Of annual contact with d
great throug OF summer visitors from Ine Ce ~
tres Of education and refinement, ne III Ciie
rough is vet TO be found in the Adlronoachs 20 a
degree little dreamed OF by those VINO eacn sum
mer thrcng the corridors OF the Dig lI"Iet'-
Going into the mountains from Plattsburg' the
summer visitor passes through a district where
still exists the life Of the mountalheeI- AOS
cabins the cracks between the logs "chlIheu'
abound along the route, and the lie OF ING IN
Ia bttants of these little communities is plctur-
esque enough TO satisfy the most eXactlng- Inc
heads Of these families are for the most Pal
employed al the charcoal pits. Ihey see ltItO
the summer visitors and the summer VlslloIs so0
little OF them. The mountaineer whom the sum
visitor sees is no very picturesque chaI-
acter He lives II a little cottage IN liie
village near some Of the big hotels, and WORKS
during the summer either as a guide, driver or
man Of all work about q hotel His children go
10 the hotel evenings TO sell balsam pillows 10
the guests, and the whole family depends more
or less upon the coming Of the summer visitors.
Still. there are many spots IN the AoIfoloachss
where one may find real mountaineer life, ana
there is end 10 the joys of camp life IN the
woods.
There are many points of interest in the
Adirondacks possessing historic interest. CHER
among these Of course, is the old John Brown
farm, in the township Of North Elba rms
farm, which is now State charge is visited Dy
many persons each season. There, close besloe
the little house he built for himself many years
ago, the dust Of John Brown and of his sons hes
within 2 little Enclosure surrounding q DIE
bowlder. A Flagstaff, from which the stars aIlo
Stripes float makes the LOCALITY OF the iALLh
visible for miles around. a few miles away ths
little hamlet Of Freeman's Home, laid out ana
started by John Brown haven Tor hoefateu
slaves still stretches itself along mountain
road running through a pocket shaped Falley
among the hills Some of the old houses are
still standing. but there negroes IN the
region. The climate proved too cold for them
and by one they long ago left the mountain
haven where Brown had hoped 10 see them I'VE
ano prosper. ~
Though the Brown farm is in North ElDa
Township the nearest town is Lake Piacld' u
pretty little place. taking its name from one OF
the two lakes along the shores OF which III ls
laid out. Aside from the beauties OF I1ahS
Pi3cie and Mirror Lake, there is mucn natuIat
beauty in the vicinity 10 command the Afternoon
Of the visitor Mount Whiteface rears It's rock
capped head at the head OF Lake Placid. ana
from the foothills be seen on q clear cay
Marcy and all the other great peaks or the Aol-
rordacks The visitor 10 Lake Placid never