ii6 Game and fish resorts. 



game and the waters of the lake abound in fish. A good road leads 

 from Malone, thirty-one miles, to the Hunter's Home, which is 

 iieadquarters for the shooting- and fishing of Loon and Rainbow 

 Lakes, and Elbow, Round, Mud, Buck and Oregon Ponds. 



Chateaugay, on the Central Vermont Railroad, has excellent 

 hotels, with boats and other.conveniences for the fishing and shoot- 

 •ng of the Chateaugay Lakes. 



Plattsburg. Stage or hired conveyance takes the sportsman 

 from here to Chazy Lake, renowned as a game ground and pos- 

 sessing comfortable hotels, with all sporting facilities. Rainbow 

 Lake, and Round, Buck, Jones, Lily Pad, Elbow and Plumadore 

 Ponds, the North Branch of the Saranac, and Nigger and Cold 

 Brooks are all noted for their speckled trout, and most of them are 

 fine points for shooting deer. 



Crown Pohit is the starting point for Root's, a favorite head- 

 quarters for sportsmen where all needed supplies may be secured. 

 West Sturtevant Branch and Schroon River afford excellent fishing. 

 Fenton's Tavern, in the vicinity of Mud and Clear Ponds, and the 

 Lakeside House at Clear Pond, also furnish comfortable accom- 

 modations. Lake Andrew, the noted Preston Ponds, and Lakes 

 Sanford and Henderson are all full of trout. 



Ticonderoga. Routes extend to Long Pond, Paradox Lake, 

 Schroon Lake, and other waters where bass, pickerel, large trout, 

 etc., are caught in great numbers. Crane Pond has pickerel, and 

 Bartlett's, Regis, and Gull Ponds are noted for trout and deer. 



Deer and ruffed grouse are found at Schroon Lake, which lies on 

 the very borders of the great forest, and within a few hours drive 

 and tramp of some of the wildest and most sublime scenery of the 

 Adirondacks. No better accommodations could be desired than 

 those furnished by the Leland and the Ondawa Hotels, both situ- 

 ated in the pleasant village at the head of the lake. No more effi- 

 cient guides can be secured anywhere than Sam. Saunders, Ben. 

 Wickham, Geo. M. Sawyer, N. B. Knox, and Ed. Jenks. The 

 route to Schroon LaJce from the south is via rail from Saratoga 

 Springs to Riverside, , fifty miles (Adirondack Railroad, fare $2 ;) 

 stage to Pottersville, six miles, good road and fine scenery, fare ^i ; 

 steamer through the entire length of Schroon Lake, nine miles, fare 

 seventy-five cents. 



Caldwell, at the head of Lake Champlain, possesses excellent 

 hotels and is near fine hunting and fishing grounds. 



Amsterdam, on the New York Central Railroad, is connected 

 by stage route with Lake Pleasant and the adjacent waters. Fish 

 and game are abundant all through this region. 



Fonda, on the same road, is a starting point for Garoga, Pine 

 and Stink Lakes, all abounding in fish. 



Blue Mountain Lake is one of the best points of interest in the 

 Adirondacks. From it one can go by water to almost any desir- 



