The Wheel and cycling trade review . of a studious bent, broughtforth an interesting little pamphlet by Eliza-beth Eggleston Sulye, entitled Lake George in History, from which she regaled us withharrowing tales at eventide, but rudely dis-turbed by the snores of the Fat Man. Lake George! the gem of inland waters,famed for the beauty of its environment, itswaters of marvellous purity, its irregularshore line, its lofty mountain peaks, forestcrowned and bedecked in royal robes of multi-colored hues, its rounded headlands, lordlybays and quiet coves, and its multitude oflittle rock-bound isles. A
The Wheel and cycling trade review . of a studious bent, broughtforth an interesting little pamphlet by Eliza-beth Eggleston Sulye, entitled Lake George in History, from which she regaled us withharrowing tales at eventide, but rudely dis-turbed by the snores of the Fat Man. Lake George! the gem of inland waters,famed for the beauty of its environment, itswaters of marvellous purity, its irregularshore line, its lofty mountain peaks, forestcrowned and bedecked in royal robes of multi-colored hues, its rounded headlands, lordlybays and quiet coves, and its multitude oflittle rock-bound isles. According to tradi-tion, says our authority, the Fair Novice,there is an island for every day in the year,and an additional mysterious, illusive, littlesprite that appears and disappears each leapyear; but the rude, matter-of-fact geologicalsurvey accords it but 220. Its verdure-decked shores are dotted withhandsome summer hotels, and its surface withwater craft, while the large, well-appointedsteamers of the Champlain Transportation. Company traverse its length several timesdaily. (Fare $, no charge for wheels.) Authorities conflict upon the derivation ofits numerous names. Cooper called it Hori-con, from the Indian, meaning tail of thelake, as forming a tail to Lake Champlain,again translated silvery waters; but Stod-dard differs and says it was known to theIndians as Andia-ta-roc-te, the place wherethe waters contract; the French Jesuits, whoused its limpid waters to perform the typicalpurification of baptism, called it Lac du —the Lake of the Blessed Sacra-ment, or Holy Lake—and when, in 1755,General Johnson encamped at its head, hechristened it Lake George, as a fitting honorand tribute to George II, King of Britain, aname which has since clung to it. Multitudinous are its attractions, and wewould fain spend several days in exploring itsmany isles and coves, but, alas! the evernecessary time, so the early morn is devotedto a visit to the fast disappearin
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