. The tourist's guide through the Empire state. Embracing all cities, towns and watering places, by Hudson river and New York central route . rious contrastto the trip on Lake George. The scenery is fine; the GreenMountains appear in the distance on the left, the Black range onthe right; rugged cliffs sometimes loom up on either side, andthen low, irregular border-lines appear; but the water has none ofthat peculiar clearness which marks the other lake. Flags, rushes,trees and bushes grow up lawlessly in the very midst of it—all themore noticeable after one has just viewed the chiseled borders
. The tourist's guide through the Empire state. Embracing all cities, towns and watering places, by Hudson river and New York central route . rious contrastto the trip on Lake George. The scenery is fine; the GreenMountains appear in the distance on the left, the Black range onthe right; rugged cliffs sometimes loom up on either side, andthen low, irregular border-lines appear; but the water has none ofthat peculiar clearness which marks the other lake. Flags, rushes,trees and bushes grow up lawlessly in the very midst of it—all themore noticeable after one has just viewed the chiseled borders ofthat silvery sheet which in olden times was called Horicon. Ticonderoga was the first stronghold taken by us from theBritish in the Revolution. Here Ethan Allen with his GreenMountain Boys penetrated to the very bedside of the EnglishCommander and demanded his surrender. In whose name and to whom ? demanded the astonishedofficer. In the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Con-gress, thundered the intrepid Allen, and the fort was surrendered. Mount Independence lies in Vermont, opposite Ticonderoga,about one mile
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