Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-09-30

10 the KeQpfe VI y tIillVlll'
the publication Of the Vermont |
~ C;azstteer in 1924, the undersigned (
has constantly had in contemplation, the
Of a new work, embracing I
pot only the Gazei.ser but 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 |
tbat he has such work 10 progress, and
that It will probably be published IL the
course. of the next year, unless provision
is made at the next session Of the Legs
lature for q Geological Survey of The
State. 10 which case he may think It best
10 defer the publication long enough to
embrace the result Of that survey and
thus place il Immediately. within the
reach. of all. The work will be arranged
under three general heads, each of which
will constitute about one-third OF the
whole
The NatuyaI History. In this part,
ia addition to the geographical descrip-
|iions, climate, mineralcgy. botany, &c,
will be given q scientific and popular
account Of our native quadrupeds, birds,
reptiles, and fishes, and of cur forest trees,
accompanied in most cases by drawings.
To the preparation Of this part of the
work he has already devoted a share OF
! his time for several years. V1g s.
2. TIE CiviJ History. This part. in
! addition to the History published by the
undersigned in 1888, connected and bro't
down to the present line. will contain a
history Of our College, Universities and
Medical Institutions, accompanied, in tab
| uIar form. by the names of the members
Of thexespectiye Corporations, Faculties,
! &C., with the times ofAcoming in and
going out Of office; and also a Catalogue
! of all who have received degrees at each
Institution from their going into operation
down to the present time. II will also
contain q complete history of al the
Steamboats,, which have been upon Lake
ChampIain. and other interesting items
too numerousto be mentioned here.
8. The Gazetteer. This part will be
similar to the Gazetteer published by the
undersigned in 1924, with corrections and
/ additions and brought down to the time D
! publication It will also embrace the re-
suit of the census now taking, including
tall the statistics required III connection
with it..
| The New Map, to be embraced in the
work, will be nearly three times the size
Iof that in the old Gazetteer will be en-.
graved in the best manner upon steel, ane
much pains are being taken to render j
more minute and accurate than any maj
of the State at present extanl The othei
Iengrayings, consisting Of plans, of villag
es, views of buildings, representations 9
animals, &c., are expected to exceed two
hundred The whole work will consti
ltute a volume of more than 500 large
octave pages, printed in double columns
on small type & paper of the best quality
4 The undersigned is fully aware of the
repngnance which generally exists t
subscriptions for books Of any kind, ant
i Of the numerous impnsifinns upon Ihi
i public, by which this pugnance ha'
| been produced, and, for a book which
lcould be prepared and published with no
! more than ordinary. labor and expense. b,
would not presume to ask his felloa
citizens to subscribe. But, considering
the great labor and expense Of preparing
this, in addition to the cost of engraving
| and publishing, and, also. that it is a Stat.
work, in which every citizen has an in.
/ terest; and considering, moreover, bis
! inability to meet the expense of publish.
| ing, without some previous assurance d
| patronage, be has concluded to appeal to
4 the confidenre and nafricfisn If his fell