The Washington times., 1910-06-29


The tour through this part of the coun-
try to Lake George is remarkable for its
scenic beauties
PLATTSBURG. n Y, June 81
Running by the headlands and bays of
Lake Champlain through a country
made famous by the exploits OF the
French Adventures. the campaigns Of
the British generals and the stirring
deeds OF the Continentals. the path
finders for the Munsey Historic Tour
il their EMF car left this city this
morning on the southerly course which
will take them to Saratoga
The roads were found TO be in good
condition and every mile Of the way
is interesting.
The pathfnders are following the
great war trail of the Indians The
same route was later followed by Cen
eral Burgoyne, when. with the flower
Of the English colonial army. he pushed
south to the capture of Saratoga, but
instead was utterly defeated by the
nvincible baCkwOOdsmen of Schuyler. |
From the time the Munsey tourists
reach the northern part of Lake Cham
plain on their run from Burlington,
they will find a country which the
white man discovered and for which
he fought as far back as 1909 For
countless generations before that the
Indians had fought for its possession.
Old Fort St. Anne.
Running into the Isle Lamotte, the
tourists viii find themselves at the
ferry only a few hundred yards 70 the
left Of old Fort St. Anne, which was
built by the French nearly 800 years
ago and near which Champlain. the
discOverer of the lake which bears his
name, pitched his first camp.
1t is a delightful country. and was
the scene Of many bloody battles be-
tween the northern French and Indians,
and the English settlers who penetrated
70 this section lUred on by its great fer
tiIity.
The run from Chazy Landing to
Plattsburg is over perfect macadam
roads which wiad Tor mile after mile
in view Of the Big Lake. Approaching
Plattsburg, Culver EU is seen Here
a skirmish took place between the Brit
1sh and the Americans during the War
Of 1872.
on this spot which the tourists will
pass Corporal stephen Partridge, OF the
Essex county, y. Y, state Militia
Brevet Lieut.. Col. James wilmington and
Ensign John Chapman, Of the Third
Foot British Army, fel in battle.
Advance Of British Resisted.
y short distance further down Hal
sey's Corner is reached, where on Sep
TENDER G, 1871, Captain Leonard's light
artillery aided by the infantry and
militia. under Major Wool, stubbornly
resisted the advance Of the British.
In PlattsbIrg itself at the foot OF
Bridge street is the scene of the land
attack on the American lines, when the
British attempted - take the city IN
ISIS. At the time Of the attack there
was a long wooden bridge over the
place, and the COlOnials tore off the
plankinS. The British soldiers advanced
over the StriuSers, and We're easily pick
ed off by the Patriot shaTpShOOterS. At
Cumberland bay, which the tourists VIII
see as they leave PlattsbUrg, COmm2-
Gore MacDonOugh fought and beat the
British squadron which was attacking
the town.
VaIcour Island, behind which Benedict
Arnold hid his improvised fle-t of ready
made batteauX and small slOOps before
he made his desperate attack on the
squadron of British Warships which ac-
companied Burgoyne's army The at
tempt to destroy the British fleet failed.
Burial Place for Soldiers.
Crab Island. now a Government park,
can be seen out in the lake Just below
PIattsburg- Here the bodies of the
American and British soldiers who We're
killed in the attack on the town were
buried. and great white shaft marks
their resting place
Just beyond Plattsburg are the
United States barracks, and at this
place the old earthworks thrown up by
the Americans and the English as they
faced each other in war can still be
traced
The westerly side Of Lake Champlain.
down which the tourists will so, is ia
nous as a bloody fighting ground for
both the white man and the Indian. It
was the trail which the northern and
southern tribes followed when they wish
ed to invade each others territory. It
was the western frontier of the colonies.
and the spot on which were performed
some Of the most heroic deeds of the
Revolution. This route follows down 10
Saratoga, which was made famous.
among other things, by the surrender Of
Burgoyne-
Change Made In Route.
In order to give the Munsey tourists
an opportunity to see the Lake Cham
plain region Of Vermont TO the best ad-
vantage, the pathfnders deemed it ad-
visabIe to make a change in the route
out Of Burlington. The new trail Sc
lected leads north through q beautiful
section 10 Isle Lamotte. where the cars
VIII be ferried across Lake Champlain
10 ChaZy, y. Y. The ferry Is operated
by two gasoIene engines, and the boat
will accommodate six cars.
As the lake at this point is about a
mile wide, some little time VIII be re-
0IIired to get all the machines across.
me ferry charge is 81 for each car and
driver. and . cents for each additional
messenger. From Burlington 70 the
terry two toll bridges must be crossed,
a charge Of % cents being eXacted by
each bridge tender.
The DAYS run from Burlington has
not vet been determined, but the night
stop viii be either in Lake George or
Saratoga
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