New-York tribune., 1905-06-11
lat RlCHFIELD SPRINGS.
ITS Oldtinae Charms as Attractive as
EUer.

Rtchheid Springs n. Y. June 10 oSpeciaD-
Situated in a charming little valley. surrounded
by green hills and dales. the scenery about Rich
field IS remarkable. not for its grandeur Dut
for its beauty. Back to Richfeld. is the cry OF
all those who have once felt the charm Of the
little village. which has attracted for the CEN
tury Of fits existence a goodly number OF per-
sons ION to Richieldr' cry those who know
of its beauties only through hearsay ana VINO
are eager TO learn for themselves the magic VI
the winding ways the shirnmerins waters VI
Lake Canadarago set in the midst OF the Iorest'
the bracing air of the hilltops and the quiet
country streets. with an overarching canopy oi
elms and NAPLES.
RichheId,s bealthfulness charm Of location
the medicinal properties OF the mineral springs,
unite in giving it a widely favorapie repute
century ago a certain I'll smelling spring
arnonp tba forests was avoided whenever possl-
ble by the passerby. The Indian hunter crept
10 its bank by moonlight, for the rednen feared
fits magic and healing power. and the palelaoe
dislfked its odor: but now its waters are sought
as IL they came from a veritabie FOUNTAIN OIL
youth No longer is the woodland spring seen
gushing from the rocks. magnificent oathihs
establishment was erected over the pooi solne
wears ago at an outlay of S6O.eop
On. of I,tcrfeId's chief outdoor attractions Is
IN. number and beauty Of the drives Through
,h. nina woods and across open spaces. past
nlessaut farnhouses, winds the twelve nlHe
drive which encircles Lake Canadarago. 10 the
east over hill and through valley, the touiiSt
comes TO the picturesque shores or Lake olseso'
North through a country none the less pesu'i-
ful g splendid view Of the busy MohaEk faIiey
NAV be secured from Henderson Home, the
co,,ntrv place of Douglas Robinson, Of New
York To the west there Is the same diVerslneo
scenery, q new vista of beauty greeting the eye
watched and improved each season. SO that II
=. a nIess1re TO traverse them IN either carriage
automobile
The elevation of ], 400 feet causes Rlchfeld TO
be free from malaria The drainage Is perfect
the ground being high and gently rolling, anu
this is added superior system OF Sc" ;ISa
making the sanitary condItlon OF lns Nt15s~s1
beyond criticism. The water supply is apuIideIiI
and IS drawn from pure mountain springs Which
ere $50 feet above the town
Golf and tennis equally popular anu eA-
celIent facilities for both are provided at lhe
Waiontha Club, on the outskirts of the village
Matches are arranged later in the season Win
the Otsego Club, six miles away AT the hoLIe
club there are teas which follow the weekly
tournaments or match plays, and these are Io'
the least enjoyable of the summer S social Iunc- @
fions In the Spring and Darlington parks there
ere fine public tennis courts, and on the henoau-
wood lawn a. course Tor CLOCK go4I anu lawn
bowls is mapped out 49,
The trolley line connecting Richfeld with
Oneonta by way Of Cooperstown, Is now IN sue
ODeTdIlOn,
Dc Tnts and Delaware County on the south ana
II g Mohawk Valley and Herkiner on the north
Thomas r. Proctor, president of the Waiontha
Golf Club. has leased Clayton Lodge for the sum-
mer This is Mrs. Emmons Blaines country
place and commands panoramic view OF the
Lake Canadarago Valley and its undulating hill
and vale. -,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Taller, Of New-York, will |
spend the greater part of the summer at Bella |
Vista This house is leased by Mr. Taller from |
the Robert Folger Westcott estate
Samuel D. Styles and family, of New fork,
are now at Sunnyside. the cottage in Butler
Orchard East Main-st. Mrs John L. Townsend
and Mrs G. C. Cole. of New-Yorlk, are at the
Jewell cottage IN Main-st Mrs. George H
taylor, OF New-Yorlk. will again occupy Hal
Fawn. in Reservoir Square. Mr. and Mrs. David
Houghtaling Taylor, OF New York. viii be there
part Of the summer.
Mr. and Mrs Richard NJ. Montgomery, of
New York, have opened Malcolm Lodge for the
summer. Nathan T. Barrett, the landscape
architect IS developing q. ten acre tract as an
annex to the Garden Of the Mills, part Of Mr..
Montgonery's estate
Mr. and Mrs. Dunham Jones Grain and the
Misses Grain. of New-York, now occupying
Cullenwood. the country place to the north of
Richfeld.
At Otsego Lake, six miles from Richfeld, are
the summer homes Of Henry L. Wardwell Mrs.
Leslie Pell-Clarke. Arthur Ryerson, Duncan
Pell. Mrs c. C Mum and David Lee Stone, of
New-York; S. S. Spaulding, of Buffalo and z.
y. Catlin, of Boston