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carry, to Forked Lake ; thence carry a mile and a half to 

 Raquette Lake, the southernmost point of the tour. From 

 Raquette Lake into Long Lake, with three short "carries," 

 thence through Raquette River, Stony Creek, and Stony 

 Creek Pond, with a mile "carry," back to Upper Saranac 

 Lake. From thence, visitors for Martin's carry over at 

 Bartlett's through Round Lake to the Lower Saranac ; for 

 Paul Smith's, they continue through the Upper Saranac to 

 Big Clear Pond, with a forty rod " carry " ; thence carry a 

 mile and a half to the Upper St. Regis Lake, and thence 

 through Spitfire Pond to headquarters on the Lower St. 

 Regis. 



There are several routes that diverge from the main route 

 at various points, those most in favor being from Raquette 

 Lake fourteen miles to Blue Mountain Lake, the most beau- 

 tiful of all the Adirondack waters ; from Big Tupper Lake, 

 with a three-mile carry from Grave's Lodge to Horseshoe 

 Pond, Hitchins' Pond, and a labyrinth of lakes and ponds of 

 greater or less extent ; and from the Upper Saranac through 

 Fish River to Big Square Pond ; thence, with a half mile 

 carry, through a series of small lakes to Big and Little- Wolf 

 Ponds, Raquette Pond, and Big Tupper; and thence return 

 by Raquette River to Upper Saranac. The two last-named 

 regions are equal for game and fish to any in the country, 

 and the Hitchins Pond district is perhaps the best. 



Boats from Paul Smith's can traverse 160 miles of lake and 

 stream. 



Paul Smith's has been very appropriately styled the " St. 

 James of the Wilderness." It has all the " modern improve- 

 ments " except gas. A telegraph wire connects it with the 

 outer world. It has commodious lodgings for nearly one 

 hundred guests, and in the height of the season will accom- 

 modate many more than it will hold. Sofas and tables are 

 occupied, tents are pitched upon the lawn in front, and 

 blankets are spread on the floor of the immense Guide House, 

 itself capable of lodging some sixty or more guides. And 



