White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
NEARBY AND
YONDER
By T. T. MAxEY
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A Gorgeous Lake

"a Gorgeous Lake
lnNE of the most beautiful lakes
- which this world holds ia Lake
George in eastern New York state
The Indians called 1t Andiatarocti-
where the lake shuts itself In" ga
Their Jogues, Jesuit missionary. who
probably was the first white man to
see it-1842, named 1t "The Lake of
the Blessed Sacrament" but in Use
this was changed to Lake George. In
honor of King George Ii.
More properly 1t might be chris
tened Surprise lake. 1t is so shut
away from the world that one comes
upon It with unexpected suddenness.
The scene astonishes One had not
before realized that nature could
take body of water, sprinkle hun
dreds of little floating garden-like Is
lands about in 1t, forest Its irregular
shore line, and background of pro
tecting mountains and produce such
an enhancing picture.
Located on the line of early-day
exploration activities between Canada
and New York this region naturally
became battle ground. The wh0op
of the savage and the boom Of can
non have rolled across 1t. The ruins
of ancient forts are mute reminders
Of the tragic struggles which oc.
Cured. An imposing shaft commend.
rates the Battle of Lake George
1855.
But to return to the picture. for
sheer beauty this 36-mile-long lake
rivals the waters of the world. 1.-THE
visitor" as one writer aptly put it.
"feels the gripping atmosphere of ro-
nance growing out of the military
tragedies of nearly two centuries ago
and there is natural beauty here
that the world has not duplicated"
"Indian Summer"
COMMONLY speaking, Indian sum
~ mer Is name which, through
continuous usage, has become at
tached to particular kind of weather
the most delightful type Of au
tumn days-a warm, sunny period
which follows spell of unseasonably
chilly weather which some folks
term .Squaw Winter" when spider
webs float in the air and distant
haze fogs the view.
The origin of the term has been the
subject Of much discussion and APP
pears to remain more or less unset
tied. The belief is rather popular
that this is q fixed season which re-
ours with marked regularity, but rec
ords of the weather do not prove that
this belief is founded upon fact.
Periods of Indian summer may and
often do appear repeatedly during
the two or three months Of autumn
weather. In other words, there may
be several Indian summers during
one autumn.
In Europe 1t is somewhat commonly
thought that the dates of the recur-
renee of Indian summer are more
definitely fixed than is the case in
this country, but the records Of stu
dents Of atmospheric phenomena may
not substantiate this belief. 1t is,
however, matter of record that in
parts of Europe this "after-summer"
season often is associated with the
names of saints. presumably because
the weather usually is mild when
these saints days are observed, hence
this period frequently Is referred to
as "St. Luke's Summer" "St. Michael's
Summer Gall Saints Summer" etc.
An Unmatched Panorama
EIRST Orange mountain. which the
l Indians named Watching. in north
ern central New Jersey, near the Or.
anges. rises above the surrounding
landscape. its crest being perhaps a
mile and half long. half that wide
and some 500 feet above the tides of
the sea. This mountain is included
in the Essex county park system.
Although mere upstart, in COM
parison with the majestic Rockies in
our great West, the particular loca.