New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
NEW GOLFERS PARADISE.
u,,ntina Grounds of Shawnee Ind
ians Now a Beautiful Course.
CONDITION ALMOST PERFECT
x.ture and Man Combine to
Make Finest Links in Country
Near Delaware Water Gap.

.ro fertile and beautiful valley Of
,.o aanked on either side by lofty
,,.ins and caressed by the sparkling
~ the Delaware. nestles a new
.-...sn-hole golf links. Although easy o.
.ss being scarcely three miles from the
-.,.u,ors Water Gap. the course OF the
,ss Country Club is protected by
.,,s Itself from too close an acquaint-
With the outside world.
o.-,,,-,es ago the Shawnee Indians used
vauey as a hunting ground, and so
-, hes been civilizations march in this
''..ion that many realistic reminders
- - N this day 20 startle the visitor. At
-. every turn one is confronted with
,ac,,lisr conformation OF ground that
,.s history: or perchance a carefully
...-vAd relic Of legendary character at
f-.c,s the eve Every slippery rock. re-
',...,g now. as fl has for ages, the rivers
-s,srt wash. could a tale unfold; even
- .badows extending downward from the
.odAs heights seem with fantastic ges-
-. n be directing the visitor 10 hth-
.-,o ynexplored sepulchres
C.,,ci6ert with their digging Of traps
- hazards. men are continually unearth-
a--ou and lance heads. stone hatchets'
Is NJ, Indian beads and pottery. Recently
- the laborers in excavating for pit
go seventeenth green brought 10
,,sce OF Indian pottery. evidently
,l-,os- perfect state Of preservation
u .ofo-a II could be removed the relic
W. n-ossr into fragments by a careless
bow of plcN. 49,.
,a,sne tribe which. together with many Oh
-. -,i8d'e Atlantic bands. Joined forces
: .o-,biration against the Cat Indians
lake Erie The Iroquois came
-, cIea- through TO Carolina, suoduing
- ,-,bes. and there was a well defined
- leading through the Shawnee valley.
no-tion O, the old Worthington coun-
- seat which still stands within snort
,alk Of the first tee. was there early IN
-. severteenth century. Records state
80. william Penn having a grant 70 all
- noV known as Pennsylvania, hearing
---,o-s of a colony further north, sent sur
y.vo-s 10 investigate. Upon their return
.hsv reported finding fertile fields and
long established settlement at Shawnee.
where white people live peacefully with
,ss redskins: also that their overtures had
not been received kindly by the Indians.
Who drove them away. fearing they had
rome n uolest the white men who were
-sslr friends Although positive proof IS
lasnng .t is claimed by those who have
6slysi deeply into the subject that the
village Of Shawnee IS one OF the oldest set
tlsments. Z not the Oldest settlement. in
Pennsylvania.
The Old position Of the Worthington
home was used as a blockhouse where the
whites took refuge wears afterward during
n. Indian uassacres. The house at that
tine vas occupied by the family Of Mich
Gas Depue
So much for the ancient history Of this
gifted spot. Some few years ago Colonel
Warrington. OF Philadelphia. who owns
thousands OF acres OF land in the Shawnee
Valley and adjacent mountains, conceived
The idea OF laying out first class golf
course IN connection with other projected
improvements With this end in view he
selected that well known Quaker City
golfer a. ". TilInShast 70 20 ahead and
produce a course second 70 none in the
country
When person with ideas and thor
oggh knowledge OF the subject is given
free hand and the land AZ his disposal IS
peculiarly adapted for the purpose excep-
tona, results are almost certain 10 accrue.
An unusual feature noticeable on this in
land course is the siltlike nature OF the soil
qnte resembling the sand Of the seashore.
and by reason % having been cultivated
ior So many years IL really lends itself 10
The work. Little or no trouble has been
encountered with stones The region
s5ounds n sand pine a curious variety Of
c"arf pine which grows only a few inches
hga and makes excellent rough There IS
also fne bar n white sand IN the river
and this sand is being used for the traps
u Is ohtai0ah'e when the water is low.
Eleven holes ~ The course are on Shaw
r. Island. wr'cr rs evidently a corruption
- tho name ~ +re Shawnee Indians. or the
S'awr oee. AT early acquaintance IS made
7'' '3is heaut'fe' island ne the second
20" sNo' from -re East shore as the main
'7' 'T called IS across +re Rinniekill
T'c Re- a~ ann no tho Delaware
F--0 ''e.e o1 green's and traps have
lfer PLACED u.t. tre utmost care. accord
g '' '.a latest IDEAS i1 golf architecture.
M" s'ar is always moving forward.
f'e ro facing afo.t r'aving un and
'.".. ..- driving t1 th- 'a'-vav - an
"'- .0.a. Tfa trees beyond the waters
.-...-'. large and frey rc,. 20
MAKE distances deceptive. s. hole appears
ir .0.ce- when going toward the noun
S'--''-" R' .c erected 0r ii iBlce. vniol
VII. '.a one to ece play on nearly aN
O. 'e island holes
so --l las tre progress beer during
VIC as' 'tsra months that it is expected
vn ac SD readiness for an
''fr- ." f.o spring. probably by MAJ.
''N'c H. Perrin several times amateur
champion .' Philadelphia. visited. the
course recently. and et-aichtway WaXod
's,7e. lie predicts that Oh Jess than
'" 'eere time the Pennsylvania cham
io7'.g '~-r-a a-ert viii be decided there
az. .'a' l1 less than zen wears the links
' '"e shawnee Country Club will be the
to.oe Of national championship. While
te,a.s have get 90 DO arranged. Mr. TIL
A's'asr saws the ueV club will undoubted-
lave AN invitation tournament early in
lr season
This latest so.aag paradise lies about
- -.s'a.t tr.u New York and PhIade.-
una WITH rra improved train service it
" possible % got ,.ers from either CITY in
t'' hours N modern hotel known as the
1.l bead IHu ls nearing completion. j.
" .f- however. that the bungalow coll
'lF w.. shortly prove d feature.
PLAN BIG SWIMMING MEET