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FOREST AND STREAM 
Oct. s, 1912 
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rest started up that noble stream, here about 
150 feet wide. We paddled the one-quarter mile 
to the rocks and then carried half a mile over 
them to another small pool where we had lunch. 
While George and I were cooking it (which 
sounds all right, but it was only boiled rice) 
Harry and Charley went on an exploring trip 
and eventually came back with the news that 
the boulders extended only two miles more, and 
then there was open water as far as they could 
see, also there was a fairly good trail all the 
way. 
Feeling stronger from the lunch, we made 
the two-mile portage in good time, and were re¬ 
warded by a beautiful view. Across the foot 
of the open water, which is known as the Black- 
well Stillwater and extends about five miles, a 
dam had been built, and from the top of that 
we could see right up the Hudson valley for 
about twenty miles, while in the background 
Mt. Marcy and McIntyre Mountains loomed in 
solemn splendor. Here we had a swim, and then 
feeling that for the time at least our troubles 
were over, once more got into our canoes and 
started up the river. About one mile further 
on we met two fellows in a canoe who said 
they were bound for Glens Falls. If the Hud¬ 
son below the Cedar was as bad as the part we 
struck, they must have had an awful time get¬ 
ting there. A little further on we came to a 
lumber camp where we were able to buy two 
loaves of home-made bread and some butter, so 
that we were able to have a feast that night, 
which we had after making another carry of 
one mile at the end of the Stillwater, and then 
paddling about the same distance to some rapids. 
At the foot of these on an island some consider¬ 
ate person had put up a lean-to, and we spent 
the night in this, though before morning we 
regretted it, as it rained heavily and the roof 
leaked. 
We were up at 5:30 and had an early break¬ 
fast. This unusual start was made because we 
were out of tobacco, and therefore had to reach 
the nearest town, Newcomb, early. A half mile 
carry was the first thing on the program fol¬ 
lowed by a paddle of about the same distance, 
then a mile and a half carry, and a paddle 
through a swamp which was very shallow. We 
got stuck in the mud and Charley got out on a 
log to look things over, then slipped off and 
went into black mud over both knees and came 
out a pretty sight. We got through somehow 
and found open water, and then a small rapid 
which we managed to pole up. Above this the 
road bridge crossed the river and we knew we 
were near civilization once more. This knowl¬ 
edge was emphasized by the sight of a pretty 
girl in a bathing suit who, however, never even 
looked at us. From here a half mile of easy 
paddling brought us to Harris Lake, which is 
about two miles, long, and on the extreme end 
of which Newcomb is located. Here we landed, 
and going into town got our mail and a good 
supply of food. We certainly enjoyed our lunch 
that day, for we had been able to get some fresh 
eggs, which we had to eat that meal, as we could 
not negotiate the carries with them, and after 
beans and rice, fried eggs and bacon with bread, 
butter and honey seemed a meal fit for the gods. 
It was about 4 p. m. when we finished and we 
retraced our way through Harris Lake to the 
Hudson and continued up it. Here our troubles 
again commenced with renewed force. A short 
paddle brought us to a dam and we carried 
around this to some flooded land through which 
we were able to paddle for about one mile when 
we came to another bed of boulders. On the 
right hand shore there was an old trail, but 
after about five-eighths of a mile this ended in 
thick woods, and we had an awful time getting 
through them to the river bed. George fell with 
a canoe, and Harry and I did the same with 
our packs. We continued on the boulders until 
everybody was tired out, and then made camp 
with open water in sight. 
It rained a good part of that night and the 
next morning, so we did not get started until 
late on account of it. A two-mile paddle brought 
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us to another bed of boulders, and after a heart¬ 
breaking carry of half a mile or so with no end 
in sight, we decided to work back to the road 
about the same distance away. This was no 
easy matter, as there was no trail, but after 
pushing through bushes for some distance we 
came to a cow pasture which was easier going, 
though the inhabitants did not approve of us 
and followed close behind, making very hostile 
demonstrations. We discovered that carrying a 
canoe with a long-horned wiry cow about twenty 
feet from one’s back was not the most pleasant 
mode of travel, and so made record time across 
that field. The road safely reached at length, 
we went up for three miles, then took the wrong 
turn, going a quarter of a mile out of our way, 
