Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-05
A Trip to Saralac Lake.

left for New York on Z o'clock train
over the Reading Railroad.
We spent Sunday in New York
and wOrshipped at the Washington
Square NJ. f. Church in the morn
ing, visited the Five Points Mission
at $50 and at s O'Clock attended
service in the BOwery Mission.
On Monday morning at $40 we
took passgae on the magnificent
steamer, Hendrix Hudson" of
the Hudson River Day Line.
This steamer is 400 feet long,
and may be called afoating palace.
Everything has been done to make
for the comfort and pleasure of its
patrons
1t was her first trip, and every
thing in the harbor and along the
water front that could make a
noise, did their best, and succeeded
wonderfully well.
The scenery along the Hudson
River is perhaps the grandest
river scenery" in this country.
One of the first objects that catches
the eye is the magnificent tomb of
Grant, which occupies a command
ing point on the right bank of the
river. The Palisades" on the
left bank holds the wonderingatten-
tion Of the traveller.
West Point is full of interest to
every American citizen, the place
from which the most illustrious
leaders and commanders of men
have gone to lead the hosts in battle.
Massive stone buildings crown
the lofty eminence, in which the
soldier boy" studies thearto of war.
and where he lives during the per-
iOd of his apprenticeship.
Large and flourishing cities and
towns dot the banks of the river
all the way to Albany. Among
theseare Newburgh, Poughkeepsie,
Catskill and Hudson.
We arrived at Albany at Z p. M, ,
and at 11.3O took a train over the
New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad, one Of the Wander
bilt roads. These trains are splen-
didly equipped, road beds in excel
lent condition, and rolling stock of
the best. The trainmen are atten-
tive and polite, thus making it a
pleasure to travel over this road.
We arrived at Lake Clear June
ton at 6 a. m. and changed for
Saranac Lake, where we arrived
at : O'Clock, in time for breakfast.
1t is beyond the power of man
adequately to set forth the beauties
and attractions of the famous
mountains and lakes.
Saranac Is a city of between five
and six thousand people, who live
mostly by the business brought by
those seeking health. The stores
are such as may be found in place
of that size. Hotels and boarding
houses abound. Private sanitar-
iums flourish. Most all of the
larger denominatiOnshave churches
The State Sanitarium for the
treatment of tuberculosis is located
among thes mountains on the upper
shore of Saranac Lake. DIR. TrudO
has the Cottage Sanitarium" for
the treatment of tuberculosis; this
institution is private one, but
receives an appropriation from the
| State of New York, and also re-
ceives donations from many who
are interested in relieving human
suffering. The cost to the patient
Is mOderate-S5 per week.
Saranac is on the river of the
same name. The Upper SaranaC
Lake is two and half miles distant
We found a pleasant boarding house
near the Lake" The Glenwood'
conducted by Mrs. Dudley
whose husband was a noted guild,
and who was drowned about tel
months ago; also congenial fellow
boarders.
The lake is the most beautiful
sheet of water we ever saw, fiv,
and half miles long and two mile.
at its widest part; its greatest peptl
) is 6S feet. There is not more thar
; a quarter of mile of beach and thi
isused by batherS. More than fifty
, island dot the suface of the lake
! Pickerel, Black Bass and Perch ar,
r found in its waters, and are caugh
by those who know how,
The Adirondack boat is fame,
for its hghtneSS and strength; ais,
for the ease with which the rowe