Woods and waters- (1860) (14781437872)

Identifier: woodswaters00stre (find matches)
Title: Woods and waters:
Year: 1860 (1860s)
Authors: Street, Alfred Billings, 1811-1881. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) -- Description and travel
Publisher: New-York, M. Doolady
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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; a mossy rock; atiny dingle ; a brook rapid; a colonnade of trees ; an arborof linked branches; a pool under a bank, like a peeping eye ;a half-whelmed trunk, with water sparkling round it; anislet of watergrass; or a bit of marsh, where tiger-liliescurled their spotted pennons among the spears of the rushes. Opposite the two Norway Islands (on the lower of whichthe tall, slender Korway pine was thinly towering), as well asa little above the upper, we cast successfully at the mouthsof three trout brooks that crept into coves upon the eastside. We then crossed the lake, passing a small island likea leafy dome, and entered a beautiful bay, at the head ofwhich, in a small clearing, stood a log-hut, with several out-houses. On the left a wild mountain frowned against thesunset sky. Jenkins, who has the choppin up there, is the unly onewho lives on the lake, said Harvey. How near, or rather how far off are his neighbors ?asked I. (A neighbor in wood parlance is any one withinfifty miles.)
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235 ^* On along the Racket theyre rather nigh, answeredHarvey, as we continued up towards the next point, thatis about eight or nine miles off. But up over that way,pointing to the mountain, * on to Potsdam about fortymiles, I guess twould be puzzlin to find as many as yecould count up on one hand. Isnt that rather solitary for him, Harvey ? What? Solitary, lonely! Oh, lonesome! Why bless ye, no ! In his boat, withenny kind o rowin, twill take im unly about two hoursto go to the Racket, where theres lots o people. Theressome five or six famlies stringin along mebby ten ortwelve miles. I call it rather crowded, that is, ef a manraally takes to the woods. Now I dont live in the woodst all. Theres a big settlement round me, some five or sixhousen that I kin count up right ofi*. Fust (counting onhis fingers) theres the school-house ; then theres a barn:then fathers in the holler; then theres a brother o minefurder on ; then Corts at the Snac Pond; then theres ColBakers, and Miller his son