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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 edition. Excerpt: ...These hills slope to' its water's edge with a steady descent, giving the lake a very interesting appearance. A Swiss man by the name of J. R. Hoesli, now deceased, once informed the writer, that whena young man, he came to America and made his residence in New York city for twenty years. Becoming sick of city life, and retaining a strong attachment for the scenerylof the home of his youth, by the side of a lake in Switzerland, he started in search among the lakes of our Northen States, for one that should bear the closest resemblance to his home lake. After visiting great numbers of them, both in Northern New England and in this State, he finally came to Otisco lake; and the moment his eyes rested on its waters, with its surrounding scenery, he felt that his strongest desires had heen granted him-that here was his sweet Swiss lake. At the t'.me Mr. Hoesli gave me this information, he had already resided on its Eastern shore for nearly twenty years, in possession of several acres of land under the highest state of cultivation; a portion of which was devoted to a vineyard containing twentyfive varieties of grapes in a very fruitful condition, besides trees of Apples, Pears, Peaches and Plums in a high state of perfec tlon. Mr. Hoesli was a man of superior endowments of mind and and culture. _Was a first-class Civil Engineer; having received a /medal from one of the crowned heads of Europe, as an insignia of his services in that department. He exhibited a thorough knowledge of Chemistry, and particularly as applied to Agriculture. Here on the shore of this lovely sheet of water, in retirement, he gratified the natural taste of his life in reading, writing and pursuing the study of the sciences, and in the supervision of his...
