Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-07-03
CHAPTER l.


trngih oithc Site OF Vermont. aud Ii,
Wire Mountains stretching themsclvo,
through the northern pan Of the State Of
NV Hpmp'Lltc--iSo as lofty and bcau'i-
iIl raucts Of Mountains as can be found IN
tho United Silus The scenery Of both is
grand and sublime ~ tie cNfcmc, and
whchtt covered with the ,crdani cloak o.
sim ner, or whtcnod with the SHOWS Of
Wn,cr present to the cyo SCENE Of ai.
traction aud :IandrYr The incidents upon
which tho foii'wns sory - founded &c
CURED on and 10 the vicinity Of the White
Mountains n sange which contains some
uiihe hghcs, peaks to be found IN our
country tha, OF Mount Washington which
~ the highest, bong u G3i feet above the
level OF The sea Imagination may form
something Of an IDEA OF the beauty cf the
scenery conpr, heudcd IN the almost bound
tess view from the summit OF the highest
Dro,a,s Of hts lofty range Of mountains bm
W be- appreciated according to their worth
Nhy mus be seen with the naked eye
The green foliage the mountain side cx.
tending 10 the very base whef. !, meets the
PLAN, coveted with tie same iuYulan, dye
81 nature AMI spreading lar AWAY III the
dn.anc,, here nnd there sp,eklvd with the
beautiful s,lvcry IGkcs aud purlng s,rrau.
wtu which New England abounds pot.
ted Nth neat lovely farm houses aud oocl
sIonaliy small village nestled qui,uy
down 10 some romantic spot, Is a III sub.
Jr.t Tor lover OF nature - feast upon, unJ
schrccly to b. 'quaI,d by Tie much talked
II lIaHan aud aiclIliin scenery Ftom the
h,.tpht Of N.utI ~
may be seen at 40 gItIt dis,ane,, hive
prIas barring the resp cilsc names Of AID.
uns, Jcil fson Madison .noniou and Jack.
son In the vicinity If ,h's, Is found '..c
Notch g. tuI DN,JuSnc idNIue, divi.
ding The mountain ior son.e distance, aud
lJim ~ un each sii" Il wiI ana iIshuui
a,praran la the Notch there now
stands me rem lIns OF dwelling house aud
out builIIngs where once fcsl1rd funny
10y The name Of Wiley, who were III the
year 1896, killed BY slide from The mour.
uin above the dwelling, The tracts Of whIih
are visible TO this IIV To the we., OF the
'NJich spreads sublime range Of nigh
mountains surrounded us II were ut their
tops by The clouds, Tho peaks IN tins d..
Irluou thou lh not 50 high as Ia So bcloIc
tnr,,q Ic SlcW. Tho eye wLndeGs away IN
the long, dim distance OF the hazy a,mos.
phete, and Ike the mind eve when taking
glance at lHIure years, unable to discover
WIKI any ds.luctncss what lies beyond your
Immediate comprehension
There are on thus range various cavcrns
ofdlh-fcnt sizes and all descriptions, but the
mountains around them are So very dltlicu
OF ascent that laey have seldom been yl.llct
GA he eastern SIDE oi these mountains. Il
some stance fro n the Notch there IS q
cave known to few Of tho oldest lnhab,
,In,s Of that vicinity by the name of til,
Bandits cave. Ine name was given Il
1t, having been the home OF a large AM
powerful blaJ.t that spread themselves o
vcrlhc surrounding country, pIunderng al
property Of any value, that could be oh
famed by any stratngern, violence and force
"A source OF annoyance aud ierror.lo th,
people The cave was very large one
aud CONSIST vi various apartments anI
cavities which the banditi, had formed IN
10 rooms Suitable tof their purpose Fk
entrance TO It was So sec ludrl thai peTSoi
might pass within few feet OF H. aud yo
uol discover From the entrance 10 II
person could stand aud view the mountain
eide, taking IN ut the same time, larg
portion ofthc PLAIN blow while directly i
h, lrct was precIpce Of some my les
anil li,nos, p"tpen1lculLr. Ga one slle
vas protected by rock that formed III
entrance 10 the cave projecting from hIg
point over head aud gradually dcsccudtn
u tie brow Of he pfcciplce, thus iJuu,u
mn iusI meuu,abic barticr 10 admruInc
from thai SIDE while the other SIDE the OF
w place where an entrance could BE- mad,
IsthitklY ovcrgtGwn with uudcfbrust
- lhrckly matted together, thai 4 pisslg
th ouJh hWIsorX 10 impossible but 10
baudm rad made m opening whereof
they co.I outer by pltung the Doush
passing through. and then ltying them "a
back % tbclr original position, aud 40 on
woill discover thatr md Occn dislurb,t
Thus guudrl U.' .'.u. uol under tie u,
c,s'ry Of placing UPON he door The norC
20 much drHaed by busy bodies No 4,
muaucc
FATHER down the mountain, IN yer
srciul.i 500, There sinlsa rude log cab,
suriuuultI With lfecs aud bushes 10 sue
uncxicut th q It Was hidden nitnost cn,irrl
f.om ,lrV uul could be seen al only g.,
POINTS far above u, on" OF whl-h vac n, n
mouth Of lhrclvc. Tins house original
tl.i nr the accommodation o. some laLo
,fs upon the mou1tain, WAS once the r..
dence Tor ssor lgpr Of ile hmilv OF q
lr,Irr ofiho band iha' hai their home
The cave abovc described
Cladc, Au,5n, va, lbe on'y the son
n wea.ihy mere ln', N one Of the NJ
y.-I5cl Slalcs ami hAt mos, cAs,d,eH uud