The Diary: Pan American Expo

The Diary: PAGE. II Contd. from p. 9. Chautauqua to day, is as beautiful as in the two hundred years ago, but not so rugged nor so wild. At the time of La Salles' visit, the hills for miles about the lake were thickly covered with large, deep, forests of maple, beech, chestnut, giant oaks and towering pines. Many other explorers passed over the route after La Salle, among them being a Frenchman by the name of Celeron de Bienville. It was after this man that CELERON the great pleasure resort, was named. The word C h a u t a u q u a is of Indian origin. The Lake itself is 20 miles long, and from I to 5 3 miles wide. The water is about 20 feet deep. The Lake is situated 600 feeet above Lake Erie, on the top of the Chautauqua County hills. Lake Erie is but 7 miles distant. The air about Chautauqua is at all time cool, pure, and bracing. L A K E W O O D. The beautiful little lake townk, where the people of wealth and fashion resort to for the summer months for recreation. The grounds are laid out beautifully; great green lawns sweep down to the edge of the Lake, beautified by shady maples, elegant cottages and large summer hotels. At the back of this picturesque village are great rounding hills covered with forest trees, and the bright green and yellow of grass and nodding wheat fields on the farms close by. C E L E R O N. The great pleasure resort where so many excursionists visit. The first thing to attract our attention was the