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RAYMOND, Gen'l Exc. Afft., 296 Washington St., Boston, Mass. CORNWALL BROS., Agents, Alexanurta Bay, N. Y, S. W. CUMINGS, Genehal Pa«9enqci> AacNT, / f J -0 /;* r 'l\\ Rkfcrekccs C o li U£e s nmd Pomli iff I/: Curt, it 11 Ccmjt,: lil.u.i // Ctaastdt X> PalisKdci 1/ Louisiana. Pt'int It SeviK IsUi 2* ikaiiij Cofirl Xi Isle Tiiijtl I «. Hill CftU i«i 3elUV,\tA -i/ '^^/"j IsUhJ. H U/U /lost ■■ ^f Mny l^iew II Ckirtj Island Jj Caiuinet •• n De„h Cn. ■■ )i frcderici ■■ /ll Cuia. - 31 OrciJt„/ i, Orunt If liuu Winlt • 33 Islt ./A^cj /<• lyarnits 1 Pricttr /«('.,,/ i fikc. i LiUUF,„ua ■■ ■*i fr,j Htfliins ■*■ LinUtijtw /t >r,' />! L,,i,ut 7 *"■» more -otaly di,p„^a, Lawrence." a,.d which„l LTb ". '^'""^"' *»'" °' "■" *. nowh^ ,or i.. .in^W L :iX :r ;" If r " '■' '^'' »"" with partial eulliv„M„„ „p„„ ilj m „H ^ T "" '°"''"'' '"'«™'"eled tortuoo. channel,. landjried J! ° 'r T"' ""' '""•" "'"•>"•»■"' an.ons it, „.era. c,J„^I^ '"/,'• "f ""^'-^ -I sheltered noote -an.. „t Which them. ™; X^Zr^rTT^t ""*"" ■" *"»■■ »-'''■ the most transparent crystal ^^17^ '*"'' "" °''«" ^"^ P"" " -' e™^ chanjn. a. iz :z:z:::::T:^ --- OLD ' ISLAND WANDEnPR " ^act o/lllrrn/re'caCt Z^Tl "'"' "'"' '" *"■ "- '" e„n.p.rati.e„ tew l,ave been ahl, n r^r^e Zr^'^r' ^'^^ expeiise required to trawrqp ..11 ,-f ,.■ , e^P'ore. Tlie time and faciiitie, ..ithin reacll rii;: ' Tl^^r""""' ""^ "" — mnlatndea who dedre to ^.e ,|,e* i!" -"^^ation of .he .he eiTorts of Captain E. ^ ^, ^Z^' 'T """• """ '"»"* ^^ ha, conauntly endeavored to S d ,h T'" "*"' -"'■"*'-'■'■. who to e«end the excursion, of his steam yachts. village of Morristown more particularly the uore -closely disposed, d Islands of the St. Bbrated by poets and 1 forest, intermingled he many narrow and and sheltered nooke Btches of open water, all clear and pure as ment, whose beauties e beholder. to visit, and iu lasty passage of id channels, yet Tlie time and md the meagre ntly, effectually ervation of the and largely by he vicinity, who steam yachts, inal. "Island Wan- derer," built in 1881, "vvith the express pur- pose of affording facilities for visiting the scenery among the Islands, having become too small to accommodate the in- creasing number who wished to make the excursion she had afforded, has been transferred to a route between Ogdensburg and Alexandria Bay, and so gives a daily opportunity to see all the islands in that part AN ISLAND VISTA. Of the river, many of which, notably in the vicinitv of fha r a- of Brockville, are very beautiful tL / Canadian city with the new boat and 1 er f ■. "''"°°«'^^'^* ^'^^^ ^7 a connection variou. porntrwrh ot, '^ "^''"^«>-' ^^ich in turn comxects at .tavirraiittrzr^nir:^^^^ 51?^ -fiexjj Island ij/apderer 9 9 ws tolt under the auspices of a oompany organized at Alexandria B»v . carr, forward .nore perfect,, the enterprise w.,ich Capt Vi "er or^' .ted and snpennteaded for » nran, years. She was aV construotrwm .1^: 2«.. ,.urp„» Of g,.,„« the ,.,. facilities for reaching, and host con J enc Zd";; :'7"'"'^"' ""■■ -"'"• ^'™» •■' '-.-l^ .nd waters wh h a pre»nted to her pas,en,3:ers m every part of the route she traverses He, u.erea«.d s,ze and s,».ed haye n,ad. it possible to extend the "ZZl t! a wuler range, and it win prohahly pro™ even n,„re ,„p„|„r tlm, "70 1^ years, during which so man, thousands enjoyed it Whil T. . not 1-ended to ,„ through eyery chanif and'to ^ t I^TT.:; .sland, or even to e.nhrace the whole extent of all these several tnagniflcS f: li i \ I 1 I ? t i I clustera, the trip does Drp=pnt in it^ *■ and in a General view th. " ™°"'"" "' "*'""' AftJ- ">■"«■ No^. — ". »«a„er e.evation aZl t^ ^ r^rnTtrrn'""'' f "°"'*'* rama,, the view, of whleh are „i,f,i„ H T '■*°" f"""- ■• Wanderer,, and ver. often 2 t t enp^rda? " "T °' '"^ .on„d t«ve^d h. her in a .in.ie'^.i, -^ Zr SI: aTZr.: "NEW ISLAND WANDERER " r::irviri:rhrL:r;r'rjrT^' -"--^ more particularlv toe™lo™,he„ J ' """> '"""<"■ >»«» «nr.;* mm^m^ mm ";!!i(!!i mivuiunii, ^,M^: ^^.:i^ 1^ :' 1 'il IS t)mu, IH BO finely lc„.„t,.,l in fn.nt of the hotels and l.ut a f«w hundn-d yards .liHUnt, as in l.uv.. I,.....,,.... „„.. at th. moHt attr ictive of ronidenceH N.xt „. cnl.r is a ,,r..Uy ,..tta«.. o„ a.u,M...r H.nall iHiun.l f„r,n,.rly ..all-d "Ma..d," „<,t much moro than th., hIz,, of r. city lot, hut nauu.l hy Ho„ Rohort LivinRHton, of New York city, tho preaent pro- l.rict..r, " TJnlithKow Islan.l." Mim Hu!I,K-k, of Adams, ^^, ,, '\j owns the cottaK." in'rchc,! „„ (i,„ elilF ahnost directly '''^^.f. ''W^r lieyond. which is on a hifri, bimf of Wt-Us Islan ^ named Point Lfwkout, as it looks out on the iUi>Ht niagniflcent pros- WAITING FOB HIS PARTY. poet in every direction. Professor Hopkins, of Hamilton College, o^.^,s and <.ccup,es a small cottage on a jutting point of the same island immediately above which he calls " Felseneck " Still^a little farther west are to be seen, between the smaller islands, some of the buildings of a large dairy rm of five hundred acres, at which our cottage summer residents find it convenient to be supplied with milk during their stay. Nearly between the dairy huUdmgs and our position, FI^ORENCE ISI.AND, a very i^retty wooded island of about an acre, was originally purchased by a large party of gentlemen from Pittsburgh and Western Pemisylvania, who on a m I* nil 16 vWt to tlu. iHlan.I in 1871. becomiriK t-nthuHiuHtlc over tho iittnuti.mH ..f the n.'iKl.lK.rh (ittmctionH of the iiiiiu'dit "TituHville." ;)thinK further. After iriiiK a titli>, it f«ll inUi uu'ctcd with the New tt'd ahout INTT, which hy himsolf or frionclH. pars Hincc, ami wmio ; l>r(Mluitive has long with young trccH, it \S people who desired rs. Walton, who were ' it, but finally sold 1885-6, erected the !b, wit) I the other f the inaiiy palatial a of New York city much followed, of 3uouHly on the steep rbrush thinned out ^^^ DEWEY ISLE. 18 and the trees trimmed, a8 was then given out, preparatory to further improve- ment, which, however, was not a(;comj.lislie.l for many years. Finally liowever, the island came into the ixjssession of Mr. E. W. Dewey, of New York' who in 1880 engaged the building of what proved probably the most elaborate and expensive house then eomplete.l on the river, with all the modern con- veniences fomd anywhere in the best residences in the country. This was finished, as we see it among the trees, early the following summer. Remem- bering, as wo do, the original ruggedness of the surroundings, we can liardly realize by what magic- haiul it has been transformed to one of the most elegant and attractive summer homes, hardly, if at all, surpassed in bc-auty and luxurv anywhere. In the interval between St. Elmo and Deux-y Islands, peeps out of the foliage where it is snugly nestled among embowering ti-ees, an unpretend- ing cottage that you would hardly observe except by close inspection It IS on Welcome Island, a visit to wliich would charm any one who loves to I^t'LLMA.Ws AND NOBBY ISLANDS, 18!K). look out of some quiet nook upon the hurry of the busy world, and be himself undisturbe.l bv it. It is the nivM.orf^ n„ i <• mmseit M r P ; n , , P»«P"ty and former summer residence of Hon. S G. Pop. of Ogdensburg, whose taste and resources as a builder are amplv shown lu the finest stni..tures, both of simple cottages and more elaZ e -.U^ces, . uch grace U.e islands of the vicinity. Above Welcome^ Dewey Islands, and in full view, i.s • PUI,I.]IIA3V ISLAIVD, which, although it was, until 188S I. V ,1 . .,, ^ ,. „.„ ^- .. "y""'»^'^™i-''P'''tentious nits architectural entertumment of Gen (ii-mf «-;h, i ""^iauiv, \Miose I or uen. Ui.uit xMth a large party of frauds in the summer of /I tory to further iirprove- many years. Finally, V. Dewey, of New York, mbly the most elaborate th all the modem con- the country. This was Ing summer. Remem- undings, we can hardly one of the most elegant h1 in beauty and luxury imds, peeps out of the ig ti-ees, an unprctend- y close inspection. It 1 any one who loves to 19 tvorld, and be himself ler residence of Hon. s a builder are amply and more elaborate Lbove Welcome and IS in its architectural 1 object of quite as perty of Ceorge M. r Company, whose Is in the summer of 1873 has so imiH-essed itself among the notable events of the Islands as not soon to be forgotten. 5I?(? l/isit of t\)^ pre5ide9t o/ tl?? 09it(?d States, a notable event at any time, was especially so as it occurred the summer precedmg the presidential election which gave Gen. Grant his second term of oftice. and was, of course, a matter of interest throughout the country The political caldron was boiling with all the activity incident to the near election, and multitudes of patriotic citizens, to say nothing of aspiring politicians all over the comitry, suddenly discovered how exceedingly pleasant convenient and conducive to health it might be to visit the St. Lawrence and go-a-hshing; for what V may be easOy conjectured. But this visit, whether or not It had anything to do with the next presin the public mind from the circumstance that a large party of members of the newspaper press, on an excursion from Watertown. where they were in attendance on an edi- torial convention, had been very handsomely entertained at an out- door collation on the same island early the same season. There had for some years been a plentiful lack of accommodation for any very large num- ber who might desire to Koend some time at the Islands. This year the lack, greater than ever, was demonstrated in a very practical way. As the immediate result, plans for new and lar- ger liotels, long lief ore talked of, found active promoters with the nec- essary amount of capi- tal. The next season these two inunenso caravansarie.s were reaL Pullman, of Chicago .n Which t r^ *'r P-ervation of the room, in the rough structure of the ear^y dars,' m which Gen. Grant slept wh.le he was Mr. Pullman's guest. The cottage is to be bu^l around the room but the dead soldier's old quarters will remain unchanged in eve y particular, including the furniture. The new cottage is to cost S100,OCO. We understand that the above absurd statement was actually made to a zealous ' • interviewer " who came seeking to gather information about the budding, and made with such gravity and seriousness that he never once suspected that he vv.as being ,«a.le tlie victim uf a most egregi. us hoax. There was, however, this foundation, which is perhaps al>out as good as that of many interesting -items" which find their way to the newspapers. In B ion of the increasing il recreation. 3 at the time of Gen. r the shore, which liad 21 NOBBY 8LAND. lie house behind and ppliances for conven- 'umishes the amplest !3 light, sufficient not ', but by a grand dis- vicinity. Tlie place allowing remarkable 1 we here present as he , omnipresent and RAPUT. s summer home on his H. Pullman, of Chicago, oture of the early days, he cottage is to be built lin unchanged iu every 5100.0CO. was actually made formation about the that he never once •egi> us hoax. There t as good as that of le newspapers. In < "" ^ ^ <„ . -^■^ p' :^^- r^" ' £^ ^ ^'^^^^ Cj, ( ^, r-- '■ %^ ' -- ^-'^ r '4,1 %^'' / ♦ r i -^^ V-- e-.. EDGEWOOD PARK ak,ng ,l..vn the old budding, Mr. Pope, who had the charge of the work, thmkmg that perhaps Mr. Pullman tnight have some sentiment on tlu- sub- ject, .bd lay aside and preserve the old boards an.l lumber of which Uon (n-anfs roo.n wns constrncto.l, so that they mi^ht be put up as before d Mr. Tulbuan should .lesire to do so. We have not learne.l that anvthin^ of the kmd has been actually done, though doubtless many persons would be mterested to visit such an erection. But by this time the boat will be starting-we nhall soon see more ev.de..ces of improvements n.ade at points which are not here visible. The hrst to dami our attention after passing the point of land upon which he Village is locafed, are recent improvements upon a portio.i of the main- lan.l next above, and separated by a siuall bay formed at the n.outh of I 1 m il ? i\ I ' I I . (* ' '.'I 32 Otter Creek, which here discliarges the suiplus rainfall of a considerable section of the country back from I'-e river. The improvements in sight consist of a large club-house or hotel, a long dock projecting from the shore near it and two v.i- three cottages, which are the beginning of a projected and somewhat remarkable enter- prise wliich bids fair to grow into considerable proportions in the near future. EDGEliVOOO PARK is a beautiful tract of thirty acres, artistically laid out with three miles of finely graded driveway, commanding some of the finest views upon the river. ' ' Edgewood " is adjacent to and just above Alexandria Bay, is reached by a two minutes' row and also connected l)y a very pleasant four minutes' drive from the village. It is a private family resort, and the club num- bers among its members some of the most prominent and best families in the country, drawn from different cities and towns, it being understood that while wealth is not a pre-requisite to memtership, that social worth a..d family standing are. We quote from a recent prospectus : "The object of the club is to provide for its members and their families a desirable summer resort which shall combine all the comforts and conveniences of home, which shall be in its nature a private resort, and which, above all, shall be exempt from social pests and public annoyances; one of the cardinal conditions of membership being that the applicant shall be a lady or gen- tleman in the fullest and best sense of that term." The main" features are the groves, foot-paths and drives, a commodious club-house with all modern conveniences, which is to be supplemented by family cottages for rooming. Large stables are also provided, and driving will be introduced as an added feature to this attractive resort. During the season of 1889 some additional cottages were erected, and this park is becoming one of the most noted and attractive places of the river. Turning to the right on the opposite side of the river channel, a very beautiful cottage, or rather two of them, on a little cUff, emerge from their hiding behind Friendly Island. They are on IVOBBV ISI^AND, formeriy the joint property of Henry R. Heath, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and C. S. Goodwin, of N. Y., who built a small cottage here in 1871, and who, with their many friends, for several seasons jpade the island merry with their annual gatherings. Mr. Heath having since (in 1884) become sole owner, not only erected an additional cottage, with dock, boat-house, etc., but almost every season has made other improvements which have added greatly to the natural beauty of the island, which has for many years been widely known and celebrated. During the last year he has replaced the original structure of 1871 with a much larger and more elaborate erection of stone and ww)d, nfall of a considerable club-house or hotel, a two v.i' tlirce cottages, vhat remarkable enter- ions in the near future. out with three miles i finest views upon the xandria Bay, is reached pleasant four minutes' rt, and the club num- nt and best families in I, it being understood ship, that social worth •ospectus : "The object r families a desirable 3 and conveniences of and wliich, above all, es; one of the cardinal hall be a lady or gen- The main features s club-house with all )y family cottages for ng will be introduced ges were erected, and tractive places of the river channel, a very iff, emerge from their Brooklyn, N. Y., and n 1871, and who, with iid merry with their become sole owner, ouse, etc. , but almost added gi-eatly to the 8 been widely known ;he original structure I of stone and \Y(x>d, '>$■ 28 which, although somewhat rustic in the style of its construction, is vK of the best cla«s, embracing several novel and interesting features, and is finished and furnished in the best manner with all tJie modern improvements throughout. It may be interesting here to recall the fact that the old cottage built in" m 1871 was the first among the Islands that was put up after the plans of an arclutect, or in which any attempt was made to give an ornamental character to the construction. Every previous erection had been but a rough shanty only designed as a sort of temporary camping place. This new departure at once became the wonder and the talk of the neighborhood, and at the time 'U"jS. nUSTIC BRIDGE -NOBBY ISLAND. produced as much of a sensation and attracted as many curious visitors as have any of the more elaborate structures of later years. It marked the com- mencement of a new era in the history and occupation of the Islands, in which Mr. Heath may very fairly bo regarded as the pioneer, and especiallv so, as it IS to his mfluence and example that Alexandria Bay is indebted for a number of the best of her summer residents who are his neighbors both here and in Brooklyn. It is by his kind courtesy that we are able to give tlie beautiful views, not only of tlu-old cottag an.l the new, but of several of the minor erections on various parts of the islan.l, which a.l.n-n om- pages, an.l which taken as a whole, present a striking illustration of the ehanges which have occurred during tlie last twenty years in the entire neighborhood. CHKRRV ISI.A]NU, on the left, had a small rough cottage erected upon it in the siunmer of 18o9 which had been variously .nul irregularly occupied, mainly a« a shelter for families and camping parties who wished to take an outing and "rough if on the river for a few weeks. This sort of occaipation brought many persons to make a short stay at the Islands who did not wish to go to the hotels, and. ilii 34 as the event proved, liad much to do iu opening the v/ay for the erection and summer occupation of other cottages wliich soon afterward became a marked feature of tiie locality. In fact the iutroiluction of tlie Pullman family was tlnougii the old shanty cottage on this island. Rev. Henry Pullman, then the pastor of a church in Fulton, N. Y., spent a part of the gummer here about 1803 or '64, and became so enamored with the locality that he at once se- lected tlie island smce known by that name, and the next season, with liis brothers, built the cottage whi^ h stood there till 1888. and which in 1873 was used to entertain Gen. Grant, iuj tefore related. During the winter of 1880-81 the lower and larger portion of Cherry Island waa sold to parties from Chicago, socially connected with the Pullmans, INGLKSIDK. and who had been on Pullman Island during a part of the previous summer. In fact, the wife of A. B. Pullman, E.^.)., with her friend. Mrs (i, B. Marsh, were joint purchasers. Early the following summer they erected the large ^ house on the projecting j.oint immediately fronting the cliann(>l, whieh was named " lilclrose Lodge." Later (188(1) Mrs. Marsh disposed of her interest iu Melrose Lodge u, Mrs. l^ullman, and the land was divided. Mrs. Marsh erected on the site of the old shanty a new and similar cottage, but smaller than Mrs. Pullman's, and gave it the name of " Ingleside." v/ay for the erection and rward became a marked tlie Pullman family was i. Heury Pullman, then art of the gmnmer here )cality that he at once se- e next season, with his i, and which in 1873 was irgcr portion of Cherry cted with the Pullmans, s^ /Wi' the jirovioiis summer, end. Mrs (;. B. Marsh, tlioy erected tlie large le channel, which was isi)os(Hl of her interest divided. Mrs. Marsh ir cottage, but smaller 'side.'" FIRST HOUSE ON CHERRy ISLAND. 9S The smaller cottage at the head of the island was built (1881) by Rev. George Rockwell, the former owner of the whole island, now of Tarrytown, N. Y., but best known in this region as for more than twenty years the pastor of the Reformed Church, the first organized in Alexandria Bay. He <^lls the i)lace " Sunny side." Between this and IMelrose Lodge, Mr. James T. Easton, of the Board of Park Commission- ers, Brooklyn, has erected (1886) a very neat cottage known as *' Stuyve.sant Lodge." Nearly opposite the head of Cherry Island we j>as8 quita near Pullman Island, whi' li, having been in plain view of llie dock at Alexandria Bay, has been already referred to. Immediately above, and separateil from Pullman's only by a very narrow channel, is the extremity of a bold promontory, marked on the perpendicular rock "West Point." It is a point or })lot of some three or four acres on Wells Island, which has lately been purchased by Mr. W. C. Browning, of New York city, with a view of erecting during the present season (1890) a first-class cottage, with dtx'k, boat-house and all necessary conveniences for summer life on the river. Turning again to the other side, a little farther from the channel, and above Cherry Island, you mark the singular rock known as Oven Island, or, as some call it, DEVIL'S OVEN, which rises out of the deep water in the general form of an old fashioned out- door Dutch oven, and to complete the resemblance, has a large opening at the water level under one side, which is said to have been one of the hiding places of the celebrated Bill Johnson, who figured largely hereabout in the border troub- les of 183T -38, the scene of whose most famous exploit we will pass by and by. There is a curi'ent belief that the wreck of a schooner of some size with all the spars and sails set has lain submerged on the channel side of Oven Island for more than fifty years. It was known that about that time a large steamer ])assing in the vicinity of Warner's Island one dark night ran down a vessel which sank out of .sight almost in a moment. Search was made by parties interested to a considerable extent, but they could not even reach the bottom at the supposed i)lace of the collision nor did they ever find a trace of the v(>ssel. The fact gave ri.se to a tradition that the river here could not be fathomed. Probably the swift and whirling cin-»ents carried out their sounding lines, and made it difficult to ascertain how deep the water really was. It happened only a few years since that a young man was drowned just in front of the Oven by the upsetting of a sail-boat, and persons dragging for the •J(l body at the Ixjttom of the river, which is liore more than a hundred feet deep, diBcovered some large obBtructiou, the character of which couhl not certainly be ascertained, but which many of them firmly believed to bo the ancient i^ |i|1.| DEVIl/S OVEN. wreck. Ah the locality is only an easy row from Alexandria Bay and the hotels, and is really interesting in itself, it is much visited in small boats, and it is no wonder that it has set the brains of the rhymesters at work. We jjreserve a specimen, in which may be found a spice of wit if not j^oetry : BV I. M. C. His Majesty, the lesends say, Ht'tore they baked bread at'tlie Bay, Set up an oven where he could roast. Bake bread for all, and brown his toast. It failed, if lecends do not lie. Because the charges were too hi^h. But knowing ones will smile and say, Just try tile prices at the Bay. Then eame the clash of patriot steel, The burning of the " Uobert Peel." Hard-pressed, Bill .Johnson fled that way, And, fluding fires out, liid away. By boatmen all, the tale is told, How dau^!hter brave feil outlaw bold ; Manuiue her skitT at dead of iiiglj!, Till storm liad passed and he took flight. Though years have passed it stands the same As when it held its robbers game. And curious folk, a little brave, May row skiff length into *he cave. To strangers, passing by ihat way, 'Tis pointed out, day after day. On every craft that stems the str The " Devil's Oven " is the the- :iu a hmidn'd feet deep, hich could not certainly 3ved to be the ancient y<»r'H IhUukI, and wnH tho caini)inff ground of tho Anu-rican c;oinmiMHioiu'rH who run tht; international iionndary about IH','0, It is situated nearly in the renter of the ihannel, so that wh pass (luite near, and p't a Kood view of the iinproveinonts. It in owned and oecupied as a sunnner residetue hy 11. 11. VVarni-r, Es(i., well-known in Rochester, N. Y., an