Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-04
WHITNEY AS A LAhDH0LDER
Late Financier an Extensive
 Owner of Forest Preserves.
NOTED FOR THEIR sIzEAND BEAUTY

NOTED FOR THEIR sIZEAND BEAUTY RE1is Park of 9O,OOO Acres Nm the Aai- rondacl<s Contains sixty-four Lakes and Many Beautiful Camps-Large Game Preserves Maintained In His Adirondack and Berkshire Hills Estates.
 The late William C.. Whitney. sports han, financier and former secretary of the navy, was the owner of two of the largest and finest private forest pre- kerves in the United States, says the New York Tribune. One was known ks the Whitney park, in the Adironv Hacks, mostly in Hamilton county, and khe other was the October Mountain preserve, near L4enox, Mass. MT. Whit hey's first purchases for his park in the Adirondacks were made about eight years ago, when as member of the Hamilton Park club he went into that fegion to hunt and fish. s The park of 90.O00 acres is now of
  sy-four lakes and many beautiful lamps. The largest lake is nearly six miles long and about two wide, with kn elevation of LIPS feet above tide. There are several islands scattered through it. and it has pleasant wind Ing shores well forested. Tn clear zveather the main peaks of the Adiron- Hacks, forty miles away, stand out elearly defined against the eastern hori- &on. The surrounding forests have not been injured by fire, and the use of the sx has been careful. The dark. foliage bf the conifers extends in every direc-g sion, and Norway pines are conspicuous hlong the lake and in it's vicinity.
 At Little Tupper lake is the lodge of &he superintendent, Ernest Halsey Johnson. 1t is cottage, amply pro- vided with flreplaces, cozy sleeping apartments, spacious parlors, dining rooms and kitchen and is modern in Ell it's fittings. Not far from the lodge and facing the lake is building which s Interesting because of it's historical Associations. 1t is the old hotel once tonducted by Pltny Martin, who was kble in the early days of the region to attract sportsmen to make the journey Eo Little Tupper> lake from Plattsburg,
 distance of over sixty miles through he forest
 # There is a remarkable spring near he falls on the west side of the lake, and it remains fayorite stopping nlace for guides and sportsmen. As bnef leaves Big Tupper lake on the Tourney toward Little Tupper the vista bver the falls down the lake is said by many Adirondack travellers to be with but equal in the whole region. The Bog river has it's source in the Whit hey park and forms an interesting Tide. Owing to the discoloration of it's water the most remarkable reflections Rnay be seen on its dark, mirrorlike e kurface. Every leaf and tree, tint and Eolor, mound and rock along its shores #s redected on it's surface with surpris- Ing accuracy.
 Leaving the Bog river at the junction bf the two branches of the stream, the boats ascend the left hand stream on #heir way to Little Tupper lake. After
 short distance there is carry to Round pond, in the Whitney preserve,
 body of water two miles long, whose outline approaches circle more closely &han any other of the many ponds and Fakes known by this name From Round pond Little Tupper lake is eached by ascending a narrow, crook d inlet called "The Slang" a word aken from the guides vocabulary. |. winds through tamarack swamp for
 bout mile, and then the boat passes kinder quaint bridge constructed ot Powders and logs. The inlet and outlet bf Little Tupper lake are only a few hundred feet apart
 While the center of activity is at he lodge of the superintendent at Lit. le Tupper lake, the finest camps on he park are on the Forked lakes. The dubhouse on Little Forked is one of he most elaborate of it's kind in the Toods. The striking beauty of Forked lake is it's growth of cedar forests. Ii ss five miles long and irregular in hape, with deep fluctuations in its northern shore, in addition to the pc uliar parting at one point from which t gets it's name. In addition to the edars, there are many tall white pines # the first growth.
 Little Forked lake is far from the inc of travel, and the wild conditions
 Ire seldom disturbed, and one often tees deer feeding on the shore. A large number of men are employed on he park throughout the year. The luties of some Of them are to protect he shooting and fishing from poach. rs, and the others are engaged in lun. bering operations. Telephone wires tretching for miles through the forest
 onnect the lodge of the superintend, nf with the houses Of the game pro.