Jims 30, 1881.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



431 



[From the Christian Union.] 

 CAMP COTTAGES. 



BT EDWARD EOGM8TON. 



CAMPING is an indigenous recreation in America. The 

 Englishman teaches us hovr to row and how to play 

 cricket, of which base-ball is but an American counterpart. 

 The excellent gymnasium and the "garden,"' often formed 

 of three sickly pine trees and a brass band, are enjoyments 

 of the German fellow-citizen. But "camping out" is no- 

 where else a common recreation as it is here. There is so 

 little ground on which to pitch a tent in the old continent, 

 and the danger of what Mr. Henry James calls a "vulgar 

 drizzle" is ordinarily so imminent, that camping out is not 

 likely to become popular there. Many of us Americaushave 

 in us the blood of ancestors who were pioneers, palisade- 

 builders, Indian-fighters, revolutionary soldiers, land-buyers 

 and explorers of unknown streams. Our largest American 

 pedigrees only end the more surely in adventurous colonists. 

 Now, such blood will tell through all the over-layers of edu- 



cation and social refinement. Your forefathers dwelt in 

 tooths in the wilderness and you must keep the feast of tab- 

 ernacles once a year. The law of heredity drives you to 

 some trout, brook, or lake-side, or sea-shore. An old Vir- 

 ginia captain who fought at Yorktown a hundred years ago 

 was my father's father ; my mother's father built the first 

 block-house on the Indiana bank of the Ohio River at the 

 beginning of this century and had three horses shot under 

 him while leading a company of " Rangers " in defense of 

 the frontier settlement. Now, every summer I grow restive 

 in town and I say to myself, " There 1 my two grandfathers 

 tugging at me again 1 I must get out into the woods and 

 give the old gentlemen an airing. I will sleep under the sky 

 awhile, as my fathers did before me." 



It is this hereditary taste for wildness that carries so many 

 to the sea-shore, that plants whole families of well-to-do peo- 

 ple in Adirondack cabins and Lake George tents. The Meth- 

 odist camp-meeting has flourished and metamorphosed itself 



K-tchen, 

 Gx 12 



Pantry, 

 6x6 



MAIN ROOM, 

 i8 x i4 



Piazza, 

 6 x 18 



into a place of summer rest and recreation as the too-fervid 

 religious temperature of the old institution has cooled down. 

 The " apotheosized camp meeting," as Gilbert Haven used 

 to call Martha's Vineyard, has given us the camp cottage, a 

 cool little shell with floors and windows, but innocent of 

 plastering and expensiveness — a sort of cross between a 

 wigwam and a house. 



There is no reason why the camp cottage should be con- 

 fined to religious watering places and Sunday-school assem- 

 "blies. It is just as handy for the solitary family or the social 

 group in the mountains or by the lake. Here at Lake George 

 Park a piece of mountainous and wooded lake shore is laid 

 off for just such inexpensive cottages, without any religious 

 or scientific purposes except those of health and recreation. 

 There is here no camp-meeting or nat ural history school. We 

 just rest and row, sun ourselves and fish, forgetting the cares 

 and excitements of life in landscape beauty and good com- 

 pany. 



I have thought that I might promote the founding of other 

 such places of simple and inexpensive summer rest by de- 



scribing the cottnge at last decided upon by the proprietor of 

 Lake George Park, after some trials of other kinds. It is the 

 most commodious for the cost that I have seen. The cottage, 

 indeed, needs no description, since the. accompanying eleva- 

 tion and plans, though from unprofessional hands, give a very 

 good notion of it. It is twenty feet in length by eighteen in 

 brendth, and affords six rooms and a pantry. It is a story 

 and a half high, but as the upper half story is rather a high 

 one, and as there is no ceiling between bed-room and shin- 

 gles, there is no lack of air-space or ventilation. The piazza 

 relieves the square look which a cottage of this dimension 

 would otherwise have, and the wide glass front dnors afford 

 light, air and lake view to the main room. The house may 

 be built with matched siding or with upright riding and bat- 

 tened cracks. The lumber is dressed on both sides and the 

 studding is likewise dressed, since there is no plastering to 

 these light shells. In place of dados and decorations the so- 

 journer can amuse himself with trying the effect of wild 

 flowers, real reeds and flags, bitter sweet, swamp alder, or 

 fragrant spruce boughs. 



The reader will want to know the cost of such a house. 

 Those hitherto erected here have been of a different pattern, 

 this being the improved plan for this year, and I cannot get 

 the precise cost. Then, too, the cost of building may be 

 lower here than where you will want to build. lean only 

 judge by the price charged for such a house, which, with the 

 lot, is sold at Lake George Park for four hundred dollars, of 

 which three hundred is perhaps the cost, of the cottage. But 

 you can cut down the size and decrease the number of rooms, 

 aDd thus build your house for loss. 



If there, were more of such places of rest as this they would 

 put the most beautiful scenery and quiet repose in reach of 

 many families of moderate means. Such cottage villages 

 ought to exist in the Adirondacks and along the shores of 

 Long Island and in the delta of the Wisconsin. They would 

 no doubt pay the proprietors a good interest if managed with 

 economy. At Lake George Park, which is yet little but a 

 patch of forest and picturesque lake shore in virgin wildness, 

 the projector finds a fair profit in renting such a cottage as 

 the one illustrated in our drawings for fifty dollars, including 

 necessary furniture for summer-cottage life. And what can 

 be done here can almost be done in the Highlands of the 

 Hudson or on the banks of Lake Michigan, though the prices 

 are higher as you approach a city. 



Lake George has suffered much from its reputation as a 

 high-priced place, but there are few places where one can so- 

 journ more cheaply if one knows how. If you go to the 

 "Fort William Henry," the "Fort George" or "Crosby- 



J — 







- 3 1 





11x6 

 'm-oojpag 



3 | 







Lane 



mg, 





aS x 5 





Bedroom, 



Bedroom, 



6S x i i 



9 * 9 



side" you get excellent hotel accommodation at prices not 

 too high for first-cliss hotels, but too high for people in mod- 

 erate circumstances You may, however, go down to Bol- 

 ton, or over in the East Lake George region, and get good 

 living for six or seven dollars a week. Across the lake from 

 where we live, on the fashionable West Side, where the 

 country is less wild and the drives better, I see summer 

 dwellings fit for princes. But right among ihem are some 

 beautiful, but more modest places, such as that of Mr. Ran- 

 dolph, the poet-publisher. If one can afford it, and likes 

 such things, the West Bide has many attractions, no doubt. 

 But the lake is just as lovely and the mountain side is more 

 pie'uresque on bur shore, while there is certainly more lib- 

 erty as to living and dressing in our woods than in places 

 where the expensive people drive tbeir liveried carringes. 

 And what is true of Lake George is true of all other beauti- 

 ful lakes and mountains. If you do not want to live expen- 

 sively you can build your camp cottage in some do-as-you- 

 please part and live in liberty, or if you are so lucky as not 

 to have to be in town ten months in twelve, you can build a 

 more substantial house, so as to live in the country the 

 greater part of the time and seek the city only for a winter 

 sojourn. I should think such resorts as this might even be 

 built on a joint-stock or co-operative plan. It is a pity that 

 Lake George cannot also be reproduced. 



Canada's Claims. — Bkockville, Ontario, June 7, 1881. — 

 If a man wishes to enjoy a new c luntry he has only to come 

 to Canada. It is not'neces-ary that in the summer months 

 he should vanish off on the old trodden paths by rail to 

 Colorado and a usual amount of dirt, heat, waiters and girls, 

 all engaged in the delightful occupation and business of the 

 "leech." Modern travel is reduced to the amount of money 

 a man has. Ancient traveling had some spice of danger, 

 some spice of romance ; something that the present runners 

 over routes have no idea of. Come into Canada, ye men of 

 the forest and straam. Wild in nature, wild in our beautiful 

 cascades, in our magnificent rivers, in our splendid forests. 

 Yet the Government is so strong, that no man need carry a 

 revolver, and that man is protected in his life and property. 

 Take the " Miss'sngajou Lake" for instance, take the old 

 " Masanoga," take the line of the Ottawa to Lake Jewis- 

 canague. If ye, men of the forest and stream, want real life 

 for the summer months, come into Canada.— H. C. J. 



RiiLEOAD osfioiam are notified that an individual now 

 traveling in the West, and representing himself to be an 

 agent of the Forest and Stebah is not such ; nor has he 

 any credentials from us. The correspondent's certificate 

 shown by this party is one of an old date, and none like it hos 

 been given to anybody within many months. 



jjjachtinq and (j£mweittg. 



KASTKi;;; YACHT CLT7B REGATTA. 



KdilM- Ft/rest and Stream 

 The regatta, wHs originally appointed for June 1ft. the day alter the 



fnrijjnl opening 01 Hie club house, and The floor was ordered to ren- 

 dezvou-.on the new iimirt.ers on u,e evening of .Tunes. 



Ttoil-.vtli..-i«.,s5i!i'SlCjJ!'.siri tlif I'ili oi srlwilh a hard 



N. E. Wow. making rhe T;ietus late In at riving. About, nocn the 



-.- a- lightr-ecd up .1 lit tie, and the wind doerengod so that, anting 



the nffe-uoon mane more arrived, until I he fleet consisted of the 

 rs Caroline, (it,!, Dawn. Dror.rtaeinghT, 



'Oh' i "1. in, -lull,. 



Romance. Tempo 

 [.mis. Mire, Clyl 

 tiou. Shadow. Sb-p 



and the j awl 

 hy all odds, yi 

 lion, ending v 

 in the evening. 

 Friday loot hinc; opened w 



of the ones; egg and "the ; 



uei 



u iroiliihi 



n of the house i 



l art aii f 



•ellt-l 



Chan 



'003., 



an hour by the 

 i race was out 

 i postponed to 

 ur.mittee. The 

 ground, under 

 rg the only 

 satisfactory, 



t be 



although one or two boats" dragged a Utile until they gave more 

 £lia1n. 



X. w. wind, which held on well 

 at limes. The following yachts 

 mere, first class -Phantom, vice 

 {ebecca, com. Toy. To it. Second 

 ft.: Seta, Franklin Dexter, 63 ft, 

 it. There was also a single entry 

 -.1. eeii.oli-.4Hij it. Thesloops 

 lows: Enterpr'se, Rear Com. Pea- 

 Chas. v. iiorron, 50.2 rt.; Anna, 

 le V, M. K. Abbott. 59 ft,; Hesper, 

 tgei".. — l'o i:;.:.-.la, '?'. L, Sieck- 

 tr, jo.9ft.; viva, G. W. Benson, 

 M> ft. In the second class there 

 yarn, 33.r, it.; Hera, C. G. Weld, 



lat. the nwy measurement placed 

 atted and sailed with the second 

 irger than Hera and Shadow, and 

 m. Addle had the misfortune to 

 uiln shrouds whllo coming ont o£ 

 lue.ta.ntly, to give up the r ice. 

 .minded, and Thinking she could 

 aed and ran out with the sloops, 

 were no starters, as in this class 

 ..... „all with Halcyon or Pirn ntoin, ex- 

 cept, perhaps, the Maode. naleyon Is not vol in corn mission, and it, 



eg hopeil 1 !,i I'll.: "OHIO be lip.l'M-r-ii 1.0 imb-l against, rl.ae.i-.01n, 11, 



which case Kebeeea would have made a third starter fn the Class. 

 Magh-, however, would 1101 ooeo. end 1 wo < omn.nd'oes did noi en re 

 to go through the farce 01 sailing pleiiiioni round the course with 

 Rebecca some way astern. The nou idling of this class Is to he re- 

 gretted, as Magic s ti lends claim they can ueit either Phantom or 

 Halcyon, while mere are large numbers or yachtsmen In the curt* 

 who (eel sure either of 1 he editors can i-how her a clean pair ol heels, 

 ai-'.d 1 ion'- Maei - oaneri '-.'.-. , lO'.-.i. doe.- 11 .-■:. . wer ■• " 1 : :' 



Die harbor, and was 

 Sylph came up ins 

 not got. up to the lie 

 Among the large so . 



heo:- are no \ aegis here that c 



I'halll 



rell a 



, Fori 



iners Caroline, 

 Hei 



o-„ anna eew.e i . ,i aw i o. ( 



i|.h. Tempest and VJf, as 



-, 1 . 10 1- ., andsrearnei-.s 

 ' a. .0-. wiaeriof , Alice 

 in weal known schooner 

 a her new coat of black. 

 sr and dying the N. B. T. 



Sapp 



and Adrlenue, or the Boston Y. C, and 



Fearless, who appeal ee for the rirst time 

 with gold band, looking handsomer than e 

 C. burgee. 



The Gov. Andrew, with members and ladles on board, and the 

 Pierson, with the boggle. Committee, were on hand. The starting 

 signal was given promptly lit 11:30 a.m. The course was to Egg 

 Rock, going outside the Pig Rial: stakes, lien down to Half Way 

 Rock and back to starting point, where the second class sloops fin- 

 ished, the larger hoat3 rounding the stake boat and going down to 

 Half Way Rock and back for i lie second time-is and I9 : !.e nautical 

 miles respectively, and all ill ease sigh I or [he members who chose to 

 see the race from the club pavilion oh the Neck. Active crossed 

 first, at 11:31 :2S, followed by Hesper at in ;i:i-2, both being rigged 

 with double headaalls. ami both carrying jgaggisalls and boom gaff, 

 topsails. The cutter Enterprise tolioWOd at ii:32:ii, with an English 

 topsail 0- lv ; t'm-o I mi-ieils. ' Irani?.; Viva, 11:33:2.1; Anna. 11:33145; 

 Kecro.i.ilon, .leg, all in.l, :oere;ii,on, u l;,.-,se ii In. nolle ign: via ., 

 small, earn mg' large pb and gaef topsails. 



LatonaandMeta jockeyed a little for posit I 



line at 11:38:34 and 11:38:4 

 their cloud-i of canvas. More joike 

 fellows, wbo finally crossed as folio 

 Shadow, 11:41:49. At this time It w 

 luiii yvas good for her, heeling ov. 



g beautifully In i 



plui 



, and then got overthe 

 ; very handsome under 

 1 order with the little 

 1:4(1:35; El'ile, 11:46:44; 

 i wEtna had more S aii 

 1 that her speed was greenly 



mil 



iva, 



however, keut hers up for ,1 1 line, and by the aid of I IPs sail and what 

 seemed to be poor handling-, lost any cua cue sue might have had; 

 this was a pltv, as the boat had speed and it. was her day. Lattna 

 carried a a 1 Lin bowsprit shroud-; w ill- inn ruling the stakes, arid 

 1 0, . 10 In ;li .- ... d took the. lead In their lot. 



On the run to the P,ock, Recreation got by Anna, whose big top- 

 sall seemed a hindrance, but again. Inst the lead at the Rock. The 

 two in the van made a. splendid tight for the lead but, just before 

 reaching the Rock the cutter wont by her antagonist to windward, 

 the keel fairlv beming the board, and at I3:i5:3u wmie round, followed 

 at 18:16 by Hesper, who was very quick with her jibtopsail. The 

 Rear Commodore, however, had an Immense one set and drawing ttt 

 a mhi life, aim Vim 1 b ran down b"fore ' In- wind for Half IV ay Rock, the 

 curt.er holding horown. .V 'gee 1 iriinir 0. at bvolS; lingerie, legngih , 

 Viva, 12:21; Siren, 13:21:15; Anna, 12:23:31'; Recreation, 12:23:45; 

 Meta. 12:24; I atom; 'bringing up lire rear, the schooners having totack 

 betoi-e reaching the mark. 



The small beam were seen. Shadow with a slight lead, the others 

 having a hot hghf of it. on the run don n both Heaper and Aotlve 

 gained a little on Kutcrprise. whose nbiopsai'l did not draw as well as. 

 Tt should. Near the Rock she took It in, and Hesper went 

 Into first place, Active also gaining, tin. ugh seeming to have all the 

 sail she could carry . Iinperia get if hut ami boa vy oil the Pigs, and 

 bad to luff repeatedly, allowing Meta. lo go a head and Siren and Viva 

 to gain on her. 



The boats had a beat up fn tie- .g ike bail,, when 11. was seen that 

 Siren meant business, having passed Viva and imperla. They 

 rounded as follow,,: Hesper, 1:30: Enterprise, 1:31; Active, 1:32; 

 Meta, 1:33:311; siren. 1:38:30; Lattina, 1:41:3ft; Viva,: 1:43; Imperla, 

 1.42:45; Anna, 1:45; Recreation, 1:46:30. On the run down Meta took 

 second place; Hesper rounded at 1:46:30; Meta, 1:49; Enterprise, 

 1:50:30; Active, 1:51 : siren, l:54:3o ; Lutina, 1:50:30; Viva, 2:00; Anna. 

 2:ftl:30; Imperla. 2:"2: hecreatlon, 2:04. At the same time the small 

 bouts came up to the line very prettily, Shadow crossing at 1:59:15; 

 Hero 2:ft3:2ii: Et'he, 2:02:3.".. Hero looked as If she would be a tough 

 customer later on, ibis being her first race; while Klrie certainly had 

 cause t.o be sal one.! en h so close a llulsh when lu crlpnlcd condition, 

 owing to loss of light sail.-. Siren mean while bad rieen doing wonders, 

 and Anna, with her topmast housed, was also doing well. "The finish 



ill tills class Was as follows: riesper. 3:l".:22 .; fvlein., 2:1 5:40; fsur.or prise., 



2:1T:39; Active, 2:l'.i-.40; Siren, 2:30: Let-ma, 2:22:0S; Viva, 2:21:27; Im- 

 perla, 2:29:16; Anna, 2:3ft:ii.5; Recreation. 3:32:35. The summary for 

 the day is asunder: 

 Natuo. Actual Time. 



:SI.. 



Viva 



corrected Tuna. 



2:30:5.5 



2:12:01 



2:3S:54 



2:41:04 



- lollnsef 



2:4T:67K 



2:43:12 



2:51:12-,- 



latloi 



Shadow 2:ll:2S 2:11:04^ 



Hero 2:15:40 2:15:45 



Effie.' .'..'.'.'.'.' .'.'..".. 2:15:51 



Meta Siren and Shadow take larsf.and Hesoerseeond pripies. During 

 the race America, anil Itrcaduaoghf had a brush in the buy, hi widen 



