Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-10-14
70 the People Of Vermont.

- (sazet,eer in 1924, the undersigned |
~ constantly had il ccnlemplation. the
arenaralion of a new work, embracing
81, onlv the Gazetteer bat the natural /
and civil history of the State. together
with such statistical tables as he should |
think would be generally useful for refer
ence. He would now inform the public
,ba, he has such a work in progress. and
that it will probably be published N the
course of the next year. unless provision
i made at the next session of the Legs
lafnre for Geological Survey Of the
State. in which case he may think i best
10 defer The publication long enough 70
embrace the result Of that survey and
Inns Mace IT Immediately. within the
rpaeh af all. The work will be arranged
apder three general heads. each OF which
will constitute about oneihird OF the
whole
l. The Naturat History. In his part,
in addition to the geographical dest rlp-
tions, climate, mineralogr. botany, &c,
will be given a scientific and popular
aeconnt Of oac native q'laarupeds, birds,
reptiles, and fishes. aud OF our forest trees,
accompanied in most cases BY drawings.
| 70 the preparation Of this part OF the
work be has already devoted a share Of
! his time for several years.
t 2. TIE CirtI History. This part, ia
/ aadit:oa TO the History published by the
undersigned in 1888, connected and bro,i
DOWN to the present time, will contain a
history of ouf College, Universities and
| Medical institutions, accompanied, IN tab,
ular form, blythe names of the member:
fof the respective Corporations, Eacultes
&C., with the times of coming IN ane
going out of Office; and also a Catalogue
of all who have received degrees at eact
institution from their going into operation
idown to the present time. 1t will ais'
Econtaia complete history of all Tia
Steamboats,, which have been upon LAX
Champiain, and othe: interesting item
ltoe numerous to be mentioned here.
3. The Gazetteer. This part will b
| similar TO the Gazetteer published by tn
undersigned ia 1924, with corrections an
additions and brought down to the time c
publication. It will also embrace the re
suit of the census now taking, inciudln
:. all the statistics required ia connectio
with it.
The New Map. TO be embraced in III
7 work, will be nearly three times the slz
Of that in the old Gazeueer--wili be Ell
: graved in the best manner upon steel, an
much pains are being taken to render
: more minute and accurate than any ma
: of the State at present extant. The othe
t engravinos, consisting of plans, Of ylilag
5 es, views of buildings, representations {
animals, st.. are expected 10 exceed tv
: hundred. The whole work will const
tute volume Of more than 500 larg
Eoctayo pages, printed in double column;
: on small type 6 paper Of the best quality
The undersigned is fully aware of tn
!, repugnance which generally exists I
: subscriptions for books Of any kind. an
9 of the Numerous inpositions upon til
!, public, by which this repugnance ha
been produced, and, for book whic
could be prepared and published with n
d more than ordinary labor and expense. b
3 would not presume to ask his fello
7 citizens to subscribe But, considerin
!. the great labor and expense of preparin
: HttS, III ttiufiI0a9 TO tue Gust Ul til9IdFItS
Y and publishing. and, also, that it is a Sta
!. work, in which every citizen has an il
1terest; and considering, moreover, hi
j inability 10 meet the expense of publish
ing. without some previous assurance (
patronage, he has concluded to appeal I
the confidence and patriotism of his fe
low citizens by sending out papers int
the several towns for the purpose Of pro
touring subscribers for the work. liver
lty-6ve hundred subscribers is the leas
!. number which will justify him in com
mencing the publication, but he trust
that he has some assurance that tia, mum
; Der may be obtained, in the fact tha
nearly oiie-,enth part Of that number, 0
about 200, have already been secured i
Burlington, the only place where an,
effort has yet been made TO procure s!b
scrlbars, and in this town not more thai
half the persons. who might be expecte,
to subscribe, have yet had an invitation
Ii published. the Undersigned can onl,
promise that be will spare no pairs. t
make it crelitable to himself, to the art
and TO the State, and 70 make il usefu
AMI satisfactory to his fellow citizens
ZADOCK THOMPSON.
/ Darlington, June 25, 1910.
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