The sun., 1912-08-04
GREAT BASS FISHING
At UPPER SARANAC
For First Time This Fish Is
Being Caught at North
End Of Lake.
PIKE ALSO ARE PLENTY
Some Of Those ut tho Inn and at
Cottages. and What They
Arc Doing.

CrrEn SARANAc. y. Y, Aug. s.--I'ass
are being caught in the northern end
of Upper .'aranac Lake for the first
time in ;he history Of the region. Bass
have been caught In the southern oud
uf tho lake for years. hut they have
roycr before cone IN through the mar
ruvs.
BASS are scattering all through Adir-
ondack waters. end this spring beds
were noted earlier I'm the season In trout
waters. whore they were never before
known to exist. Bass and their spawn
ing beds are seen way UP In the Cold
River country. and they have to run
miles ot shallow water TO reach this
section of the Eacquette River ter
ritory.
Fishing for great northern pike Is
also improving. and Leland Chase. in
two hours angling, caught thirty-i1ve
pounds Vt pike,
\ topic Of interest NJ the inn al pres
on: is the arrival Of Mr., and Mrs. George
W. Perkins and family. who have taken
the jackson Camp on G!lpin Bay.
Plains. " j.. has arrived at Moss Ledge
Camp and jo!,~d tho anglers this week
when she captured 4 ten pound pike.
Charles NJ Darie's. the champion
swimmer. who has leased the Douglass
Point Camp this season, spends much OF
his tine at Bear Pond. near Long Lake
West. where he has 100 workmen con-
structinc a large lodge and laving out
n park. Mr.. Daniels has given up his
swimming practice almost entirely this
summer. Al Bear Pond 1t is planned TO
make a large enclosure and propagate
black fox. Dacks o, various breeds
will also he raised
+. $. Bangs Of New York is at his
camp at the mouth of Fish Creek. Mr..
Bangs has new portable camp where
no cnterta'ns great many friends
every dag with picnics. Mr. Bangs has
n new power boat IN commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert VI. Weeks or
Ch!caro stopped at Saranac Inn at tn"
conclusion of very interesting Journey
down tho Eacquettc River. NJ Fac
uuette LAX" thev were much Interested
IN the work Of the beaver. which had
started to cut down poplar trees on the
property of Mrs. Lucy Carnegie. Work
men at the camp attempted 10 preserve
the trees. which Mrs. Carnegie wanted
on her property for landscape effect.
Iron bands were found and fastened
70 tho trcos with wires. but enough
hands could not be found for all the
trees. In the night III" beaver came
back and felled every remaining tree
that did not have a band.
Miss Maud Miner of Ncw York Is n
guest at the camp Of Mr. ana Mrs.
sidney ". colgate. on the bay. Mr..
Colya.r f. cn,nmodor" of the sailing
organization, which held Il meeting this
week to arrange for tho annual re-
entta 10 be held AT Saranac Inn.
Prominent among the social features
At Sararac Inn this we"h was the
Mother Goose party given by the Misses
Mills 10 the little folks there. The
costumes Of the it'll" ones were ex-
ccl,,nt end included the we'll known
characters dear 10 ever child
Among them were 30 Peep, BOY Blue.
.Iach iIorner, Jack and jill. Simple
Simon and many others. EXcit ement
reached It's height when the Baker.
impersonated by Mills Thompson ot
Washington. appeared carrying huge
Jack Horner pie. into which each child
IN turn stuck i.s thumb and pulled ont
n prize. \ dance for the little folks at
tracted a large gallery and was followed
by dance for their elders. The
Wednesday and Saturday evening hops
have proved So popular that Il midsum-
mer hall Is 70 bc given some time this
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II. Blagden
;..t he
bay Miss Helen Jidson Of Brooklyn and
lars Lavender Of Washington. Mon
day Mr. and Mrs. Blagden gave pic
r!c ~ which a number OF visitors at
Saranac Inn were invited.
4 large bridge and heart party was
played here and resulted with Mrs Il,
Golden Donaldson. Miss Edith King,
Mrs Frederick Grant. Miss Edith Hen
Soy, Ern,nons Smith and Mr.. Curtis as
winners.
To-day sale is being concluded at
the camp of Mrs. John g. Agar, down
the lake, The sale was started yester-
dav and Is for the benefit OF tho Sisters
of Mercy taniturium at Gabriels.
Thomas Norton Of Chicago, coansel-
lor of the Santc Fc railroad, has Joined
his sisters, Miss Norton and Miss Cath
crime Norton. at the inn FOR the remain
der of the season. William H. Parlin
has Joined Mrs. larlin and their daugh-
ter. Mrs Scott.
Among tho other arrivals at the inn
arc Mr., and Mr., Frederick l.. Grant,
Mr.. and Mrs. l. 4, Burllngame. Miss
Is. Mckee, Miss w. +. Bacon. Mr.. and
Mrs. \. W. K.lbournc, Mrs. A. J. Baden
hauser, j. G. Greene. Mr., and Mrs. V. =.
Donihec and son. Ny. and Mrs W. G.
Garthcr. New York; Mrs. Charles u.
Fritz, George q. Fritz, Charles y.
Fritz. Jr.; Norman Fritz. Miss Virginia
T.jppincott. Mrs Z. l.. Powell, Phila
dclphiu Mrs. W. g. Schaefrcr. Miss
Edith Schacffcr. Lancaster. Pa; Mis-.
Annie NJ. Skeer. Miss T.. Packer New.
Town. Pa. and Mr.. and Mrs. w. T..
Hypos and daughter, Chicago.