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fairly inside the house than you feel yourself per- 

 fectly at home. In this neighborhood live John 

 Plumbley, and his brother Jerry, Amos Hough, 

 Henry Stanton, Isaac Eobinson and boys, Michael 

 Sabatis and sons, and many others of the very 

 best guides in the wilderness. Sabatis keeps a 

 hotel on the shore of the lake, and at his house 

 many sportsmen resort. I have heard it well 

 spoken of, but cannot speak from experience, as I 

 never had the pleasure of stopping over there. 

 On the whole, I do not hesitate to say that Long 

 Lake is, in my opinion, the best rendezvous of the 

 wilderness, and Uncle Talmer's long table the 

 very best spot to find yourself when hungry and 

 tired. 



" Martin's." — This is the last house of which 

 I shall speak. It is located on Lower Saranac, at 

 the terminus of the stage route from Keeseville. It 

 is, therefore, the most convenient point at which to 

 meet your guides. Its appointments are thorough 

 and complete. Martin is one of the few men in 

 the world who seem to know how "to keep a 

 hotel." At his house you can easily and cheaply 

 obtain your entire outfit for a trip of any length. 

 Here it is that the celebrated Long Lake guides, 

 with their unrivalled boats, principally resort. 

 Here, too, many of the Saranac guides, some of 

 them surpassed by none, make their head-quarters. 

 Mr. Martin, as a host, is good-natured and gen- 



