Lake Maxinkuckee - "Watering Place"

Lake Maxinkuckee

A trip to the Watering Place on the ickel Plated Road

By invititation of Director WM. Fleming, of the new road, a number of gentlemen of this city on Saturday left for a trip to Lake Maxinkuckee, a waterting place nearly on the line of the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis railroad, and which will undoubtedly soon spring into prominence as one of the most delightfule sylvan resorts in Indiana.

The party consoisted of Messrs. WIlliam FLemming, H. C. Graffe, John H. Bas, O. A. SImmons, S. B. Nod, A. C. Trentment, W. W. Worthington, Cahrles F. Muhler, George H. Williams, J. G. Olds, C. A. Zellinger, R. C. Bell, Frank Falker and E. A. K. Hackett.

By courtesy of Superintendent Worthington a Munice coach was placed at the disposal of the party and was added to the special train, which was in charge of Civil Engineer Pardee, Conductor States and Engineer Miles.

Steam was up at 4:30 and the excursion party was pulled out amidst much hilarity. Enroute, an appetizing meal was served on board by the courtesy of the train officials, and that it was toothsome, the evidence of Superintendent Worthington only may be adduced. He was suffering from dyspepsia and hadn't eaten a square meal for several days.

On the train, the rest of the party was forced to stande back in amazement and see W.W. stow away the povender.

After a ride of three and a half hours through one of the finest countries in the state, the destination was reached where the party disbanded at a crossroad. The new road has opened up one of the garden spots of Indiana, a country that will be worth thousand of dollars to the business interts of out city. The farm lands are all under splendid cultivation and the timber tratc are seemingly exhaustless.

The bed of the Nickel Plated, with the exception of seventeen miles wich is the extent between here and Chicago and yet not ballasted, is in magnificent condition and the cars run as smoothly as on any of the long extablished roads.

The fastes rate of speed on the trip to the lake was forty miles an hour with no jolting whatever. Nine miles was made in eleven minutes, which is not bad time.

From the point of disembarkment homely lumber wagons, but good enough for all practical purposes of transportation, conveyed the party to the lake.

Lake Maxinkuckee is one of the most beautiful retreats in the state. The lake, surrounded by high banks clad with most luxuriant vedue and majestic woods, is four miles in length and three miles wide. The water is pellucid and hardly a ripple distrubs its surface.
,br> The advantages for fishing and bathing are unexampled. Some gentlemen of the party waived their Sunday scruples and going on the lake took in some fine black bass of phenomenal size.

The Fort Wayne party were the guest od the Indiapolis Club House where number of wealthy families from the capital.

All were put to bed in tents, owing to the corwded condition of the building, and all unite in saying they never enjoyed a more refreshing sleep.

The presiding and jolly genius of the Indianapois club hous is Judge Hellerv, of the crimminal court, and one of the best men in the world. Here h has doffed his ermine and judical dignity, and seeks only to make his friends and himself happy.

Other club houses are owned at the lake by parties from Plymouth and Peru. The gentlement of the former establishment invited our party to a pleasant sail on the lake and altoghter treated them in a most courteous and hospitable manner.

The Plymouth gentlemen call themselves the Lake View Club and organized in 1878. The members consist of the following gentlemen: Joseph Westevelt, Horace Corbin, Henry G. Thayer, Charles E. Toan, Chester C. Buck, William W. Hill, Nathan H. Oglesbee and Daniel McDonald.

It is highly probable that next season the Fort Wayne gentlemen, who were greatly by their trip, will erect a club house.

In case that the New York, Chicago & St. Louis build a switch to connect the lake with the main line of the railroad, as they will do, we are assured the Plymouth club will subscribed for $10,000 worth of stock and the other clubs on the lake will make up the amount to build one of the largest and most conveniently arranged hotels in the state.

The Sentinel confidently [redicts that when the new road is in full operation Maxinkuckee will be one of the favorite summer resorts in the state. It has every advantage of scenery, water, hunting and fishing to make it the superior of any cooling off place in the state.

Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) · 7 Aug 1882, Mon · Page 3