July 23, 1910.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
153 
ADIRONDACK CANOE TRIP. 
Continued from page 146. 
We now began the paddle to Saranac Inn, 
stopping, however, on the first island to re¬ 
plenish onr energy with some potted chicken 
and a can of peaches. Upper Saranac is one of 
the largest lakes in the Adirondacks. It has, 
perhaps, the finest hotels and certainly far out¬ 
does other lakes in that region with its ornate 
camps. Some of these magnificent structures 
cost over $300,000. 
For the first time a rear wind favored our 
progress, and it came when most needed, near 
the end of a long day’s journey. The distance 
up the lake is about ten miles. We arrived at 
the Saranac Inn about 3:30 p. m. after a leis¬ 
urely passage. Across the lake from the hotel 
is presented a most picturesque view of the 
solemn beauty of mountainous country. The 
scene is characterized by a series of gradually 
rising ridges. The lower mountains appear first 
and beyond in successive steps rise several 
ranges higher and higher. 
We were driven to Little Clear Lake next 
day for $2 and began our journey to Paul 
Smith’s. On the way we put out a camper’s 
fire which threatened to burn a large tract of 
valuable timber land. The carelessness . of 
campers in building and partially extinguishing 
camp-fires is very apparent in the Adirondacks 
along the thoroughfares of vacationists. Such 
fires were the principal cause last year of a 
large majority of forest conflagrations. Here¬ 
tofore sparks from railroad engines set by far 
the largest percentage of fires, but under the 
law providing for the use of oil as fuel in loco¬ 
motives, campers have come to the fore in this 
inexcusable negligence. Fires should not be 
built in the duff nor in roots of old stumps, nor 
near pieces of decayed logs, nor further away 
from a water supply than two rods; and each 
fire should be thoroughly quenched before it 
is abandoned. This is to the camper’s interest 
as much, if not more, than to any other in¬ 
terest. If the woods are to be preserved for 
future recreation and used by the people, more 
care must be exercised in building and ex¬ 
tinguishing camp-fires. 
A friend was taken along on the trip to Paul 
Smith’s, our duffle being left at Saranac Inn. 
From Little Clear to Green Pond, Little Long 
Pond, Bear Pond, Upper St. Regis, Spitfire and 
Lower St. Regis is a delightful and popular 
junket. The carries are short and the lakes 
beautiful, and at either end of the trip first- 
class hotel accommodations are available. On 
upper St. Regis we saw a real sailboat race; 
the dozen snow-white sails bent down by the 
breeze seemed like so many glistening pinions 
cleaving the water as they passed from stake 
to stake. Spitfire is apropriately named; its 
habitual gale was tearing up the lake when we 
arrived and to prevent the possibility of a long 
cold swim, in case the boat capsized or filled, 
we hugged the shore closely. The canoe rode 
out the waves splendidly with a net result of 
two inches of water and a few hair-raising sen¬ 
sations. Lower St. Regis was crossed without 
difficulty and immediate adjournment was taken 
to the well appointed grillroom over the boat 
house of that famous summer resort, Paul 
Smith’s. It is worth the trip there to know and 
converse with the interesting and venerable 
boniface, _ Paul Smith, Sr. Past four-score 
years, he is possessed of astonishing vigor and 
a lively wit. The return was pleasant and un¬ 
eventful. 
Next day Upper Saranac Lake was retraced 
in a driving rain. Our rubber coats and feather 
weight rubber boots proved useful on this oc¬ 
casion. At the Saranac Club house the short 
carry brought us into Middle Saranac. Numer¬ 
ous islands dot the surface of the lake, but un¬ 
like its sister lakes, no summer camps are to 
be seen—probably because the State owns most 
of the surrounding territory and also on ac¬ 
count of the distance from any railroad com¬ 
munication. We camped on the south shore of 
lake in a forest of virgin timber at the foot of 
Ampersand Mountain. 
After a rather damp night we floated down 
the Saranac River, a very shallow, winding 
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