The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-24

Tua sandstone rlnhtru,nr Which Lcm in tlr
ga flsr 30 ihis ar o. prF Of 20 great llrlRlll
urphildy about 100 iiruli bul 90 every rlrl
thry rl-f highar, uud higbrr shllg liie i1uhen
VIT h'HtlIhi dra4Fud ylHiy among buy
mruis Hui Wild plpiH, Nlhrli hardly leave o
-tr,utI4sat- Hita y A,.I al.lgiignal4ared, could
neIrf lnve Hdmiftrb Atrfe lh1H two 81 llirrr
ruuirls abreast. Il y iuporsiIile 20 convey M
lion OF thr feeling with which W. penetrate
further INTO lhe henu ~ dis extraordinary
dcdin lls ellis Lrrnme more Jagged md
nwfu, nearly meeting nYerhcadi hn1 tie
nnldnga nf lhe cAaslu Erelu 10 Glaze HP ~
every urn of lie almost snhlerrnnean pms
saao, Louklug up from Ibis deep abyss are
-sas, Though occasional openings, lle higher
eclpiecsHflhu gorge lheir penks, gagged
md luinsllr, tiuiell with Tho mosf i'ncliul
-ynririy nf ruluriuP, iu pink, yellow, and blue
veins, md ltung with Wild alexander, lRniariHk
nnd climbing piHHil, Hre gliuerlnR sGloml
lmudrcdiufteut uhoye ~, N tle brilliant tuu.
light 90
Awful as II uis gorge, 10 Is set sill more
economically buuu'ilu iurms oiile ptfc.
ipirr, vnB nv ~ every turn, Iho wonderful
CONTRASTS of Tie Gplpling, ih0 variety ~ lhc CO.
ssflitHyiHg G.ll4gn aillie Mid a., ile criu-
fou1aVprrl olrplnlur, aud llle trading bright
grcon plhnle, willi lhe play Of lglh ani Shade
NHoHg llto rDGAs inGu Huel striking sue
ressiOn ul pictures lliul tho 'Nnudernr liugcrs
delighted rmnrg lle thousand rharms Which
nature uufildu 10 lids tingulnr rcCoHs, md
n!nlo-l PROJECTS, M he forces hls difficult way
rn1ur c,llru rocks, md tangled shgulp aud
flowers, that lac h lmyerslpP the principal
highway irtu whit was heretofore uie OF lht
rchrst commcre1l ridgs ~ tue Elsl.
Ou clpse examination, however, ldH pms
srge, ,i,ai,rit tto,y hnif eh6hrd nr, shows
vrftigr Nlhr care with which il wRH kept %,
pen ~ NJ prosparolNaR leH OF PeIrn, TIE
tfucsH Of lhn square tliHTrs Wlli which u WINS
once paved are WHi willi, nH We'll NJ Of The
rhruud hy which lhn wnior of the brook was
rurriud down into lhr-ciiy Instead uf hrine
suffered Is pour ia full volume, no 40 prcscu,
down tho bed of llr ravuoi ,lis chnnuc'
crossing tlig lnssnge from lcil 10 rirhl, h cOu.
liuucl lY clrlleru pipes hcIded ~ mortar
ia groove nude in the rnrsH, Ruhiutnu
rugrcsis tlrt, tho great hody ufthe water WINS
perhaps, uuriculb carried % iu somo differ
mi way, Ouly portion, not sufficient 90 in'
Iuro lee pavement, could, ~ my rate, have
tnkfu ~ course down tho natural rh,uhrl,
Tn'a tLc oiy below. thrro nrcuT, hr-drs,
utrhe' n"d 'nhle's here mud Iherc'
The riir orllir ely hs,lr was along lhis
l'r'ul, rnd ll,c principal remaining ,rdhccc,
w, tho Nrrlr uf Triumph ard Ph9rnpr,
nppeur on mo lclt hand, near Il. point oi dis-
appearance, The Irregular ground rising
Worh md south, was also ns II evident both
irnm he site and The Sc tered hcgp- olatpvlH
Huf inuululnus, trpny nf which uppr or iu
i'lp drawingsl covered, wherever practicable
Wl u,r hullding- oi Tie ancient cliN Tho
Immense ulss Of rock hrnHiug ~ lhs area
"n tho rilli, or north side, abrupt, rugged
aud wild--hullt up, M u were, ~ vast, Trcg.
lflIr.na4a In.ta al A l4Hl
inio variety ulsepu'rhrrr, Ibo lrli Is pierre.
~ rs different RVihae nv ore ar Wlilrh NJ,
cent a. made o. ~ DieL luo' visible 81 md
'ls range, lhu lho Opposite, II hrwu into
onuulnfr -rpulrhcrE, n region ul dcnih, Look
iug dawn rpou whn' was once a vast and
rrowtlcd hno ornoisy lrtr far below. So
ihHi OF MI sides, u we are right ~ suppu.'ug
llint nll lhrsn excavations are, M HEY Upptar
10 llc sepulclirrH, the iphuhiihuiH uf Ids un.
IHrailclrd city huhrld the hahilalions Of their
.iqni rising round like u curtain. Ia tho TO-.
rum, IN the streets furn the roof Of the pri.
valc dwcllug,iu tlinTh6utrc, IN highways md
hywhys up the 'opinust rrags aiiliclryock.
y rumpnri, there were slil sopulclcrS, moth.
ING blg scpulchcrs, even for milcs ont Of tie
city The hhbrnliuus of Tie dead must have
those ofthc living, even ~ they
cNr0lHd thtm iu cOsllineFs and beauty yet
doubts may well be entertained WHEELER
-uriTu uf tiTuvr rurt rvrTyytIuTrJ wrrr mot rrN-
" tho dcsiiings Of tho inhabitants. Tho
of Dibdiha. pnri of the central
chain ofF,lpni, towards which iherc u nm ns.
;rul among lho leG.hand range Of rocks, is
seen dosing up Tie vtp,y in the hack ground
md in this direction is 3D. rsnuurri with
Ainnitir characters, mcnlioucd 10y lrhv and
\lnnglos, which did no; see bot wlrch, IL
may iinEsilly throw light OF
many interesting questions connected with
ho iauprr inhabitants Of l,luuIru.- Forty
Days ia The DesnL n