The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-08-16

NEARBY AND
YONDER
BY T. T. MAXEY
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A Gorgeous Lake
n NE OF the most beautiful lakes
- which this world holds Is Lake
George In eastern New York state.
The Indians called It Andiatarocti-
where the lake shuts itself in" Fa-
ther Jogues, Jesuit missionary. who
probably was the first white man to
see it-l642, named 1t 1.-THE Lake OF
the Blessed Sacrament" but In 175H
this was changed to Lake George. In
honor of King George IL.
More properly 1t might be chris.
tened Surprise lake. II is so shut
away from the world that one comes
upon II with unexpected suddenness.
The scene astonishesl 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 wboop
of the savage and the boom Of can
non have rolled across it. The ruins
of :Ncient 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 'Che
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 a 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 ap-
pears to remain more or less unset
tied The belief is rather popular
that this is a 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 it 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
Indians named Watching. In north
ern central New Jersey. near the Or
anges, rises above the surrounding
landscape, it's crest being perhaps
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.
ton of this mountain and the sur.
rounding natural development co-or.
dinate in the formation of scene.
from the rocky ledge at the summit
known as Eagle Rock. which has
been famous ever since the days of
the French explorer Carteret.
Eagle Rock long has been a puhIif
breathing spot, freely patronized by
local folk The contributions of man
have been instrumental In attracting
the great mass of population which
centers around New York barbor and
metropolitan New Jersey and have
also amplified the unusualness of the
view.
Today, the visitor looks off at fas.
cinating and expansive panorama,
made up of a great cluster of lovely
suburban communities spread across
the intervening territory between the
mountain and the sea, the greatest
port in the world and the richest city
on earth. the whole constituting a
segment of the most important GEN.
ter in the universe. The guide book
informs that "From Eagle Rock can
be seen more homes and the work.
shops of more people than from any
other natural elevation in the world"
t@l 1929 Western Newspaper Union,
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