lain. The stream which flows from the former into the latter
lake, forms, in its course, a succession of small cascades.

[_Travels_:

At this place the lake is very narrow and resembles a river. The
shores are generally covered with bushes and pine trees, are hilly,
and afford a pleasing prospect....
...
From Ticonderoga we went in a stage three miles further to Lake
George, through a very hilly country. The level of this lake is
about three hundred feet higher than that of Lake Champlain; the
stream which flows from the former into the latter lake, forms a
succession of small cascades, and turns several saw-mills. We
arrived at the northern point of Lake George, and entered the
steam-boat Mountaineer, which was ready to depart; it was ninety
feet long with a machine of sixteen horse-power.

Lake George resembles the Scottish lakes. It is thirty-six miles
long, and never more than five miles broad. The shores are very
hilly, the heights are all covered with trees, and are not, as it
seems to me, above eight hundred feet high. There are several
islands in the lake, generally covered with wood.... The scenery is
very handsome.... At the southern extremity, however, lies the
village of Caldwell, founded about twenty years ago, which, besides
a very good and large inn, where we took lodgings, contains several
neat houses....]

They left Caldwell at eight o'clock the next day, in two inconvenient
carriages, and passed through a very uninteresting, deep, sandy road, in
a hilly part of the country, covered with thorny trees, on their route
to Saratoga Springs, to which the whole fashionable world of the United
States repair in summer, and the fashionables have here the same mania
which prevails in other countries, to visit the baths in summer, whether
sick or well. The distance is twenty-seven miles. On their passage was
seen but one interesting object, the Hudson falls, which river they had
left at Albany, and reached again nine miles from Caldwell, coming from
the west.

[_Travels_:

We left Caldwell at eight o'clock the next day, September 11, in two
inconvenient carriages, and passed through a very uninteresting,
deep, sandy road, in a hilly country, covered with thorny trees, on
our route to Saratoga springs, to which the whole fashionable world
of the United States repairs in summer, for the fashionables have
here the same mania which prevails in oth