320 Exploring Visits to the Sources of the Hudson. 
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rom. cor-|tion.—60 | eo5 
rected 1-50/feet above! 2 © 
Date. Place of observation. Hour. |for varia-jtide at Al-| 5 8 
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Aug. 3,| Lake Colden outlet, 5.30 pv. m.| 70°| 27.00 | 74°! 29.78 |2.851 
Aug. 4,| Hudson River, above the Dyke Falls, 12.30 “ | 74 | 26.72| 72 | 29.97 |3.356 
er Do. in High Valley, E. of Mt. McMartin, (2.30 pv. mu 
Us Do. one third mile above camp, in the 
~ High Pass, 
Aug. 5,| Head of the High Pass, source of the main 
branch of the Hudson anda fork of the 
east branch of the Au Sable, 
sf Summit of the High Peak of Essex, one and 
a quarter miles 8. 70° W. from the source 
of the Hudson, 
Aug. 8;| Summit of Mount McIntyre, between Lake 
Colden and West branch of the Au Sable, 
Aug. 12,| Summit of Bald Peak,” on the west shore of 
72 | 26.37 | 73 | 29.96 |3.711 
52 | 25.66 | 72 | 29.97 |4.344 
47 | 25.43 | 64 | 30.20 |4.747 
.| 47 | 24.83] 69 | 30.24 |5.467 
60 | 25.11 | 73 | 30.14 |5.183 
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Lake Champlain, six miles N. 29° W. from >|11 a. m.| 65 | 27.99 
Crown Point, 2.065 
fe Lake Champlain at Port Henry, 4 P. M.| 75 | 30.02 : ; 
Do. corrected as for 11 a. mM. : - 73 | 30.03 
View of Lake Champlain.—Routs to the Head of the Hudson. 
Bald Peak is the principal eminence on the western shore of Lake 
Champlain, about seven miles N. N. W.,from Crown Point, and 
was ascended by the writer on our return to the lake. A good car- 
riage road leads from East Moriah nearly to the foot of the peak, 
from whence the ascent by a footpath is not difficult, and may be ac- 
complished even by ladies, without hazard. ‘The summit commands 
a good view of some of the principal peaks in the interior, and the 
prospect of the prolonged basin of Lake Champlain, which is ob- 
tained from this point, is well worth the trouble of the ascent, and 
is worthy the attention of tourists who can find it convenient to land 
either at Port Henry or Westport. 
The source of the Hudson and the High Peak of Essex, can be 
most conveniently reached from Johnson’s, at Clear Pond, by a 
course N. 20° W. ; or by landing at Westport, or Essex and proceed- 
ing to the nearest settlement in Keene. By landing at Port Kent, 
and ascending the course of the Au Sable to the southeast part of 
Keene, and from thence to the Peak, the most interesting chain of wa- 
terfalls and mountain ravines that is to be found, perhaps, in the United 
States, may be visited. At Keene, Mr. Harvey Holt, an able woods- 
man, who was attached to our party, will cheerfully act as guide and 
assistant, inreaching the mountain. From the valley which lies south- 
ward of the peak, and near to the head waters of the Boreas and Au 
Sable, may be obtained, it is said, some of the best mountain views 
which this region affords. But travelers in these wilds, must be 
* 1975 feet aboye Lake Champlain. 
