HOTELS. 45 



"Bartlett's" is situated on the carry between 

 Eoimd Lake and the Upper Saranac. This house 

 is well ke^^t. The rooms are neatly furnished, the 

 service at the tables slightly suggestive of " style." 

 The proprietor is a brisk, business-like-looking man, 

 pleasant and accommodating. I have never seen 

 or heard aught to his discredit, and much in his 

 praise. Many gentlemen leave their wives and 

 children here while they are in the wilderness 

 sporting. This house is conveniently located, and 

 within easy reach of excellent hunting-ground. I 

 heartily recommend it to public patronage. 



''Mothei' Johnsoiis!' — This is a " half-way house." 

 It is at the lower end of the carry, below Long Lake. 

 Never pass it without dropping in. Here it is 

 that you find such pancakes as are rarely met with. 

 Here, in a log-house, hospitality can be found such 

 as might shame many a city mansion. Never 

 shall I forget the meal that John and I ate one 

 night at that pine table. We broke camp at 8 

 A. M., and reached Mother Johnson's at 11.45 P. M., 

 having eaten nothing but a hasty lunch on the 

 way. Stumbling up to the door amid a chorus of 

 noises, such as only a kennel of hounds can send 

 forth, we aroused the venerable couple, and at 1 

 A. M. sat down to a meal whose quantity and qual- 

 ity are worthy of tradition. Now, most house- 

 keepers would have grumbled at being summoned 

 to entertain travellers at such an unseasonable 



