. Lake George and Lake Champlain : a book of to-day . ually southward, ter-minates in Montcalm Point, owned by Mr. J. Bu-chanan Henry. West of the mountain is North-west Bay. Green Oaks, the summer place ofE. Corning Smith, of Albany, is on Turtle Island,lying within the Narrows northeast of MontcalmPoint. Nearer is Oahu Island (west 11 miles), theproperty of Gen, P. F. Bellinger, of Elizabeth, Gen. Bellinger occupies the cottage towardthe south, while the one near the north end isthe summer place of J. W. Moore, Chief EngineerU. S. Navy. Fourteen Mile Island is on the eastWhy called Four
. Lake George and Lake Champlain : a book of to-day . ually southward, ter-minates in Montcalm Point, owned by Mr. J. Bu-chanan Henry. West of the mountain is North-west Bay. Green Oaks, the summer place ofE. Corning Smith, of Albany, is on Turtle Island,lying within the Narrows northeast of MontcalmPoint. Nearer is Oahu Island (west 11 miles), theproperty of Gen, P. F. Bellinger, of Elizabeth, Gen. Bellinger occupies the cottage towardthe south, while the one near the north end isthe summer place of J. W. Moore, Chief EngineerU. S. Navy. Fourteen Mile Island is on the eastWhy called Fourteen Mile Island the oldest inhab-itant does not pretend to say. It is presumed,however, that fourteen miles was the estimateddistance from Fort William Henry before actualmeasurement demonstrated it to be less. Theisland has an area of twelve acres. On the eastside of the island, separating it from the main-land, is a narrow and deep channel, tnrough whichthe largest steamers can pass. Here is another*dock where excursion steamers land. This island. so LAKE GEORGE belongs to W. H. Beardsley, of tlie Florida EastCoast Railway. Mr. George O. Knapp of Chicago, whose summerplace stands back on higher ground against Shelv-ing Rock, owns the main land and shore fromShelving Rock Bay to Black Mountain Point. The Pearl Point House, star ding on the extreme point of land projecting from the eastshore out into the Narrows, is the only hotel inthis [met of the lake. Rambling, quaint and profusely ornate in arch-itecture, Pearl Point attracts much attention andadmiration. It has piazzas on all sides resultingin cozy nooks with choice in wet or dry, sun orshade, heat and cold. The abundance of nativetrees that crowd close about almost hides it fromview, yet with clear space below, admits free pas-sage to every breeze that comes to it over thesurrounding water. Including iioarby collages, itwill provide for 100 guests. Boating is possiblein nearly all weathers, even in winds, whichmight int
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