trail to the nearest point on Long Lake, 

 about three miles, and has marked it with 

 signs to point the way up the mountain. 

 Jim will lend you his field-glass, name 

 the points of interest in view, make cof- 

 fee for you, if you bring the makings, 

 and discuss with you the latest political 

 questions, philosophy or religion. 



In a book entitled, "The Adirondack, 

 or Life in the Woods," published in 1849, 

 J. T. Headley, the author, writes about 

 his visit to the top of Owl's Head Moun- 

 tain, with his guide, Mitchell Sabattis, an 

 Indian, and the first settler on Long 

 Lake. Headley says that in returning 

 they "lost their way and were fourteen 

 hours without food." He describes the 

 view from the top of Owl's Head as fol- 

 lows : 



"It looks off on a prospect that 

 would make your heart stand still in 

 your bosom. Look away toward that 

 distant horizon ! In its broad sweep 

 round the heavens, it takes in nearly 

 four hundred miles, while between 

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