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DR WEBB'S RAILROAD WILL MAKE A DESERT OF THE ADRIONDACKSRuinous work of the existing railroadsMile after mile of the old woods converted into a waste of stumps and stonesThe route of Dr. Webb's roadThe state lands problemTrespasses already committedOrganized effort called for to preserve the wildernessSARANAC INN, June 9.--"About the biggest bear I ever saw … Continue reading The Big Forest in Danger
Schwab, for Bethlehem Company, Inspects Up-State Ore LandsNegotiating with the D.&H.Breaker Island Works Near Albany May Be Reopened by the United States Steel CorporationSpecial to The New York TimesALBANY, Aug. 19.--The opening of the ore mines in and near Lyon Mountain, in Clinton County, by the Bethlehem Steel Company for the use of its contemplated … Continue reading Plans Big Steel Plant Near New York Harbor
PLATTSBURG, N.Y., Dec. 28--The Chateaugay Railroad from Cadyville to Lyon Mountain, a distance of twenty miles, was changed today from narrow to standard gauge. Several hundred section men left here at 2 o'clock this morning, equipped with lanterns and all necessary tools, and at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon the work was done. The road already … Continue reading Changed to Standard Gauge
The Chateaugay Company's New Vein 70 Feet ThickOne of World's Largest DepositsPLATTSBURG, N.Y., March 6.--The Chateaugay Ore and Iron Company has recently discovered that the vein of iron ore at its mines near Lyon Mountain, N.Y., which was supposed to be thirty feet in thickness, is in reality more than seventy feet thick and extends … Continue reading Rich Strike of Iron Ore
ALBANY, July 13--Next year the iron horse will run into the Adirondack wilderness as far as Saranac Lake. The Chateaugay Railway Company was incorporated today. It is to construct a railroad from near Lyon Mountain, from the westerly terminal of the Chateaugay Railway Company in Dannemora, by the most feasible route through Clinton County and … Continue reading Into the Adirondacks
PLATTSBURG, N.Y., Oct. 6--Ex-Congressman Andrew Williams died today, aged 79 years. For half a century he had been a conspicuous figure in Northern New York, engaging actively in business and politics. He was elected to Congress as a Republican in 1874 and re-elected in 1876. With Smith M. Weed he formerly controlled the Lyon Mountain … Continue reading Ex-Congressman Andrew Williams
Twelve-Year-Old Boy Loses Life in Summer Resort Fire. Special to The New York Times. PLATTSBURG, N.Y., Aug. 21--Owlyout Lodge, a Summer hotel in Merrill, Clinton County, which is much frequented by Washingtonians, was burned down early this morning. There were about 100 guests, and they lost practically everything they had. Many of them suffered severely … Continue reading Owlyout Lodge Burned
WERE there once lead mines in the Adirondacks? Can anyone prove that there were? Probably not, but there have been numerous stories by various people; some seemingly good evidence; and a whole lot of time, energy, and money expended in an effort to do so. Perhaps the most publicized mine was in the vicinity of … Continue reading Lead in Them Thar Hills?, by Phyllis L. Wells
The Shatagee Woods Project 