The Washington times., 1910-06-30
MunSey Historic Tour to
Pass Through Famous
Town.
GOOD AND BAD ROADS
ALTERNATE ON WAY
Many Incidents of War of 1912
Recalled By Scenes Along
the Course.

SARATOGA, n Y, June 3O.-Sara-
toga, with its famous social, political
and military history, is taking up
the attention OF the MunScy path
finding party today.
This city, which VIII be one Of the
night controls for the tourists in Au
gust, is known to nearly all Ameri-
cans as the Convention City" 1t is
far more than that for the beauties
of its natural scenery and the healing
properties of its waters We're known
10 the Indians for many generations
before the coming of the white man.
The road into the city for thirty
miles is OF the best maCadam. Be
fore meeting this good stretch OF
road the pathhndinS party found
places avera ging thirty miles i'm
length so rough that they viii try
the caliber of any automobile com
peting in the Munsey tour.
Immediately after leaving Platts-
burgh, the party began 20 encounter
the many historic spots which are
found in the region. Just beyond the
town can still be seen the mounds of
Fort Brown, which are all that re-
main OF the intrenchments thrown up
by she American soldiers when the
British were investing the city DUR
ing the war of 1872.
Adirondacl1s Come Into View.
A few miles after leaving this IA
nous spot, the Adirondacks come into
view. and the road leads straight 10
the hills, passing on the way many
of the old log cabins which are still
occupied today by the poorer inhabi-
tants Of the region. From Reese -
vile through the hills the road is
rocky and rough. giving any car a
good test and continuous in this con-
dition until Lewis is reached
The first sight which Ereets the eye
of the traveller going into this little
:own from Keeseville is Mt. Discovery.
which looms uD on the left Il was from
the summit of this big hill that the
American scouts in the war Of lSl2 es-
pied the coming OF the British, 70 be
siege PlattSburgh- BOnhreS were lighted,
and the countryside aroused. the farm
ers and townsmen taking their rifles.
axes and pitchfOrlIs and going OIL to the
defense of the threatened CITY.
Going through Lewis and Elizabeth
town. the tourists viii follow about the
same route which General lizard. the
American commander. followed in '16l4.
when he marched from Flattsburgh 10
the Niagara frontier. where the British
army had made a feint of attacking be
fore they suddenly wheeled and headed
for Plattshurgh.
Old Arsenal now a Tavern.
Entering Elizabethtown. the army OF
400 men encamped near what Is now
the site of the Methodist Church. which
the tourists will see on their left as they
mount the hill to 1he village. Long
wares Tavern. directly across The road,
is part Of the old State arsenal. built
IN 1893. from which Izard's army took
this old tavern IS the actual arsenal, and
is built of brick. but the front facing
the road is covered with boards.
Burning through Warrens DurEn. the
tourists viii see or their Jeff he High
Rock. a great boulder which lies al
the size Of the road. and which was q
meeting place for the Indians long be-
fore the foundation OF the town. Al
terward, the white men built a block
house on the hill behind il. and from
that little fort as nucleus -he town
Narrensburgh lies between the Hud.
son and Lake George. From where tn,
Schroon river meets the Hudson TO LAX.
George is only a distance Of some nine
miles. II was thus possible for the In
dams 70 come up out or the south, make
the portage and go north through Lake
George and Lake Champlain TO the St
Lawrence. Il was the path always uSel
1Or war parties
"BlOo5y Pool" In View.
This trail between the Hudson and
the Schroon and Lake George is Gale,
the Grade Portage, and it was the scene
Of many bloody skirmishes and battle:
both between the Indians and the white
men. Bloody Pond, the famous poo
which was the scene OF many ambUshe.
and naSs1creS. is picked up just out
eide OF Lake George A tablet erected
or a large boulder tells hey in one oI
the battles, more than 2uJ bodies Wer,
rolled into the pond.
At Glen Falls, the road leads pas
''Half Way Brook the site of one OF
the most famous blockhOUses in tn,
northern country In 1906, the indians
and the French massacred the English
and ColOnials at this place.
The site of Fort Amherst lies but
short distance away. 1t has a StrOns
garrison town, and was occupied dUTinl
the BurgOyne campaign by the force
Of Baron Riedesel Further Up the rOat
stood the seven-mile post, a strongly