Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-10-21
To the People Of Vermont.

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the publication of the Vermont
- Gazetteer Ia 1924, the undersigned
has constantly had in contemplation, the
OF new work, embracing
not only the Gazetteer 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 +
tina, he has such a work in progress, and
that it will probably be published IN the
course of the next year, unless provision I
is made at the next session Of the Legs
lature for a Geological Survey OF the
State, in which case he may think It best
to defer the publication long enough to
embrace the result of that survey and
I4bps Mace it immediately, within the
reach Of all. The work Will be arranged
under three general heads, each OF which
will constitute about one-tElfd OF the
whole. .
/. The Natural History. In his part
in addition to the geographical descrlp-
lions, climate, mineralogy, botany, &c,
will be given scientific and popular
account of our native qaadrupeds, birds,
replies, aud fishes, and of our forest trees,
accompanied in most cases by drawings.
To the preparation of this part OF the
work he has already devoted share OF
/ his time for several years.
! 2. TIE Ciua History This part, in
addition 10 the History published by the
undersigned in 1888, connected and bro't
tdown to the present time, viii! contain
history of our College, Universities and
Medical Institutions, accompanied, IN tab
!. uIar form, BY the names of the members
Of the respective Corporations, Faculties,
&C., with. the times Of coming 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. 1t will also
contain complete history Of all the
Steam boats, which have been upon Lake
Champlain, and othe: interesting items
too numerous 10 be mentioned here.
3. TIE 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 Of
! publication. 1t will also embrace the re.
suit of the census now taking, including
all the statistics required il connection
with it.
The New Map, to be embraced in the
work, will be nearly three times the size
! of that in the old Gazetteer-Will be en-
graved in the best manner upon steel, anC
much pains are being taken to render i
IL more minute and accurate than any maj
of the State at present extant. The othe
engravings, consisting of plans, Of villag
es views Of buildings, Representations o
animals, &c.. are expected 10 exceed twc
hundred The whole work will -consti
tute volume Of more than 500 larg,
Ioetavo pages, printed in double columns
on small type s. paper of the best quality
The undersigned is fully aware Of th'
repugnanee which generally exists tt
subscriptions for books of any kind, ant
Of the numerous impositions upon tn,
public, by which this repugnance hal
been produced, and, for a book which
could be prepared and published with nj
more than ordinary labor and expense. b.
would not presume to ask his fello ;,
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, ia which every citizen has an il
terest; and considering, moreover, hi
inability to meet the expense of publish
| ing, without some. previous assurance 0
patronage, he has concluded to appeal Il
r the confidence and patriotism Of his fel
low citizens by sending out papers int
the. several towns for the purpose of pro
curing. subscribers for The work. TWEEN
: lty-fVe hundred subscribers is the leas
4 number which will justify him ia com
meneing the publication, but he trust
that he has some assurance that that mum
Der may be obtained, in the fact tina
nearly one-tenth part Of that number, 0
], about 900, have already been secured il
4 Burlington, the only place where an,
r effort has yet been made TO procure s. b
$, scribers, and in this town not more thai
Is half the persons. who might be expecte
n to subscribe, have yet had an invitation
5, If published, the Undersigned can onl,
$, promise that be will spare no pains t
make il eFeitabIe to himself, to the art
and to the State, and 10 make it usefu
AMI Satisfactory to his fellow citizens.
z@@ ZADOCK THOMPSON.
Burlington, June 25, 1910.