The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . nd returning,lunched in the shadows of trees at a rustic bridge that spans its outlet afew rods below the lake. Scarron Lake is a beautiful sheet of water, ten miles in length, andabout a mile in average width. It is ninety miles north of Albany, andlies partly in Essex and partly in AVarrcn County. Its aspect is interest- 52 THE IIUD^OX. ing from every point of view. The gentle slopes on its western shore areAvell cultivated and tliiekly inhabited, the result of sixty years settlement,but on its eastern shore are precipitous and rugged hills, Avhic
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . nd returning,lunched in the shadows of trees at a rustic bridge that spans its outlet afew rods below the lake. Scarron Lake is a beautiful sheet of water, ten miles in length, andabout a mile in average width. It is ninety miles north of Albany, andlies partly in Essex and partly in AVarrcn County. Its aspect is interest- 52 THE IIUD^OX. ing from every point of view. The gentle slopes on its western shore areAvell cultivated and tliiekly inhabited, the result of sixty years settlement,but on its eastern shore are precipitous and rugged hills, Avhich extend in?wild and picturesque succession to Lake Cliamplaiu, fifteen or twentymiles distant. In the bosom of these hills, and several hundred feetabove the Scarron, lies Lake Pharaoh, a body of cold water surroundedby daik mountains, and near it is a large cluster of ponds, all of whichfind a receiving reservoir in Scarron Lake, and make its outlet a largestream. In the lake directly in fiont of Scarron village is an elliptical island,. I^JLA IliiLLA. containing about one hundred acres. It was purchased a few y>. agoby Colonel A. L. Ireland, a wealthy gentleman of Xew York, Avho wentthere in search of health, and who spent large sums of money in subduingthe savage features of the island, erecting a pleasant summer mansionupon it, and in changing the rough and forbidding aspect of the wholedomain into one of beauty and attractiveness. Tastj and labour h;ulwrought Avonderful changes there, and its appearance justified the title itbore of Isola Bella—the Indian Cay-ua-noot. Ihe mansion was cruciform, THE HUDSON. 53 aud delightfully situated. In front of it ?were tastefully ornamentedgrounds, Avitli vistas througli the forest trees, tliat afforded glimpses ofcharming lake, landscape, and distant mountain scenery. Within wereevidences of elegant refinement—a valuable library, statuary, bronzes,and some rare paintings. Among other sketches was a picture of HaleHall,
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