THE ALLEGHANIES. 



f''HE Alleghanies are a continuation of that monntain- 

 'M^jP chain or dividing ridge, which begins in the Cana- 

 ^^ dian district of Gaspe, in latitude 49°, forms the 

 ^^ natural boundary between Maine and Canada on the 

 ^ west, and is continued through the Green Mountains 

 of Vermont, the Adirondack chain and water-sheds of New 

 York and Pennsylvania to Virginia. Here joining the Blue 

 Eidge and Cumberland range, they form a triple chain which 

 extends in parallel lines through North Carolina, Tennes- 

 see, Northern Georgia and Alabama, to Mississippi, in lati- 

 tude 33°. 



Throughout all this mountain region the speckled trout 

 inhabit, and the great lake trout dwell. 



Halcyon days have I passed at Lake George. What tongue 

 has ever failed to sing the praises of its azure mountains and 

 crystal depths ? What artist has not transferred to canvas bits 

 of its enchanting scenery — the islets that gem the Nan'ows, 

 the lovely seclusion of the Hague, or the sharply-cut out- 

 lines of " Elephant Mountain" ? Has lie not even essayed to 

 paint the hallowed stillness of Sabbath Day Point ? Is not 

 their name legion, and are not their cosy, vine-draped sum- 

 mer homes scattered along its romantic shores ? Do they 

 not nestle in its glens and shady nooks ? And the artists, 

 are they not seen daily on sultry mornings, sitting under 



