▁lake ▁by ▁local ▁workers ▁to ▁be ▁stored ▁in ▁the ▁ice ▁shed ▁for ▁use ▁over ▁the ▁summer ▁months . ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁co - owned ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 8 0 0 s ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁when ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Profile ▁& ▁Fl ume ▁Hotel ▁company . ▁ ▁Prime ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁His ▁published ▁writ ings ▁include : ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁O w l - C reek ▁Let ters ▁and ▁Other ▁Cor respond ences ▁( 1 8 4 8 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Old ▁House ▁by ▁the ▁River ▁( 1 8 5 3 ) ▁ ▁Later ▁Years ▁( 1 8 5 4 ) ▁ ▁Bo at ▁Life ▁in ▁Egypt ▁and ▁N ub ia ▁( 1 8 5 7 ) ▁ ▁T ent ▁Life ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land ▁( 1 8 5 7 ) ▁ ▁Co ins , ▁Med als , ▁and ▁Se als , ▁An cient ▁and ▁Modern ▁( 1 8 6 1 ) ▁ ▁O ▁Mother ▁dear , ▁Jerusalem : ▁The ▁Old ▁H ymn , ▁its ▁Origin ▁and ▁Gene al ogy ▁( 1 8 6 5 ) ▁ ▁I ▁Go ▁A ▁Fish ing ▁( 1 8 7 3 ) ▁▁ ▁Holy ▁Cross : ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁In vention , ▁Pres ervation , ▁and ▁Dis app earance ▁of ▁the ▁Wood ▁Kn own ▁as ▁the ▁True ▁Cross ▁( 1 8 7 7 ) ▁ ▁Pot tery ▁and ▁Por cel ain