The Hudson . by the axe, andfinally revert to the State for taxes in the shape of bare anddesolate wastes. Nor can the most practical legislator chargethose, who wish to preserve the Adirondack Woods, with idlesentiment ; as it is now an established scientific fact that therainfall of a country is largely dependent upon its forest land. Ifthe water supply of the north were cut off, to any perceptibledegree, the Hudson, during the month of July and August,would be a mere sluice of salt water from New York to Albany ;and the northern canals, dependent on this supply, wouldbecome empty and useles
The Hudson . by the axe, andfinally revert to the State for taxes in the shape of bare anddesolate wastes. Nor can the most practical legislator chargethose, who wish to preserve the Adirondack Woods, with idlesentiment ; as it is now an established scientific fact that therainfall of a country is largely dependent upon its forest land. Ifthe water supply of the north were cut off, to any perceptibledegree, the Hudson, during the month of July and August,would be a mere sluice of salt water from New York to Albany ;and the northern canals, dependent on this supply, wouldbecome empty and useless ditches. Our age is intensely practi-cal, but we are fortunate in this, that so far as the preservationof the Adirondacks is concerned, utility, common sense, and theappreciation of the beautiful are inseparably blended. To those persons who do not desire long mountain jaunts, whosimply need some quiet place for rest and recuperation, I wouldsuggest this : Select some place near the base of these clustered. AN ADIRONDACK CAMP FIRE. THE HUDSON. 285 mountains, like the tasty Adirondack Lodge at Clear Pond, onlyseven miles from the summit of Tahawas, or Beedes pleasanthotel, high and dry above Keene Flats, near to the AusablePonds, or some pleasant hotel or quiet farm-house in the moreopen country near Lake Placid and the Saranacs. But I proph-esy that the spirit of adventure will come with increasedstrength, and men and women alike will be found wandering offon long excursions, sitting about great camp-fires, ay, listeninglike children to tales which have not gathered truth with you have control of your time you will find no pleasantermonths than July, August and September, and when you returnto your firesides with new vigor to fight the battle of life, youwill feel, I think, like thanking the writer for having advisedyou to go thither. I have written in this article the Indian name, Tahawas, inthe place of Mt. Marcy, and for this reason : There is no justicein robbing t
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