The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-07-05
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MORE or LAKE ACoG.


boat Lake Msmphemagog and Owls lIeadY"
Allow me, sir, upon the same principle a.
that which actnated Franklin when he gath
cred Landlord, Bar Keeper aud servants OF
The Hotel, 10 answer them all at oaeG
Mcmphremagog Lake . a beauIifuT Sh60r
Of water soma thirty mles iu length' two
thirds OF which lies ia Canada, the other IN
this State. L. general direction h north
aud South II Is fed az ttg head by thror
large streams, aud several brooklets. The
I first Of the former Il the Clyde. a stream
% -lh.4.lt ~ Largo a. lhc- -Mlnse liXcr in tho
eastern part Of your own town IL rises Ia
what Is called Island Pond which, / think,
10 situated ia the town Of brighton, running
about w. n, w. Il A6ws through The upper
aud lower Salem Ponds, then passing through
the southern portion of Derby, cmptes into
the lake al what is calicd the bridgGucar what
was The old Page stand, but now IN the hands
of Mr. Asher Chamborlin who, by the way
is an accommodating landlord aud master of
-a-Etat and commodious House, where a din
ner Of the tepanu Of the Lake can be- produc-
ed ia lively order and done brown" The
second Is the Barton River, rising la Belle
water Pond, in the town of Barton, and run
ming northward empdcs into the extreme
head of he Lake. Upon this stream are two
fourishing Villages. The lrd Is the Black
River. rising at the West. aud passing thru
the beautiful town Of Coventry, adds it, por-
ton 10 the Lake, About midway Of the Lake
Is found Providence Island, which is directly
upon the Line. This island Is ino roman
tic spot containing from fAy to an hundred
acres, como pIrtE -uf which arr under eaittss--
ton. Indian Point, the famous camping
ground of lln- l'..lt,rt-i ~ Il tow sand shorc, y-
ing to the south aud cast Of Providence Is
land. IL is told OF this place, that before this
part Of the country was scttled,a pioncur,now
an aged man residing ia this town with a COM
panion, came 10 this place To trade with the
Indians there eucampod. The Rcd Men NJ
first appeared hostile, aud refused them the
privilege 81 coming ashore, httUr s1nU par
10y ,hsy consented, bot not iho first hnir ui
fur was 10 be- seen. The White Men having
fuw cations NJ the Firp= W stsr-vFiti ti,ps,.
gave some to the Indians. II WAS not long
before an Indian len and returned with a
musk-rat skin. Again the bottle Wa passed
aud another brought mink skin aud ia ihe
ru''1r'' ut mn iii5g si-iiii EsI III Il l
iurs VIA rvaped Eom the planting. Some
three miles from the Limo, aud in Canada, the
famous Owls Head rikcs from the Lake. re
scmbling a hoary sentinel standing there
since the world began To guard tle territories
t,he Briton's crown. Twice have visited
the top OF this mighty pile of adaruant once
sleeping upon 1t.
,,------chuhiug the rugged height
10 sup wiiA egl-- sstu olnAku
The rugged clin my bed"
Too much cannot be said of the wild beau.
/ ~ Of the scenery of this lone mountain. Il
seems a mass OF solid rock, hcayod up from
the depths of the earth and there lcn a mon
umcnt Of the might Of the great Creator who
placed his compaSses upon chaos and through
infinity spaced out world At the foot of
this wall Of stone, Mountain House" is be-
ing built, which, when completed, Is calculat-
cd to accommodate the visitors TO the Lake
and the mountain. From this place To the top
1or the mountain, u dtstahce of some two
miles-a path has been cut, making tho as
cent comparatively easy. 'r'ho summit once
gained, prospect of almost unlimited extent
may be had. Montreal has often been seen
/ from this place. 1t is said that, long ago, an
old Indian residing in Newport would occa-
sionally leave his home, and return at night
with a mass Of almost pure lead. Being ask
cd TO reveal the place, ho answercd "Indan
kill me- and all further attempt proved alb
ortive. He was once asked how large place
IL was. Pointing to a large haystack in the
field he said "Moro big" Well will visit
to Owls Head repay the advonturer, il he be
a lover Of the grand and beautiful of nature
During. the past summer a pretty little steam
or, 100 feet in length, was built for the ac-
conmodation of visitors. This steamer runs
daily from the head of the Lake TO tile outlet,
stopping at the "Mountain House." George
vile, &C., and returning the same evening TO
the "Magog House." Tie steamboat bears
the pretty name OF the "Mountain Maid F" 1t
has upon IL good cook, accommodating Cap
tain and is manned by men brought from
Montreal, and who understand their business
The eastern shore of the Lake is settled most
Of the length oft The western is mostly
hilly, and unsettled. II is bounded on the
north by Canada, and on the east---in our
I ---state--by bGFby aud Salem, upon the West
by Newport and small portion of the town
ef Coventry, believe,
am indebted to Benjamin Hinmhn, ESQ,
one of the first settlers ofthe town for the fol-
lowing anecdote About forty years ago, two
young men were driving a. herd Of cattle to-
ward settlement about TO be made. One Of
the young men. was an expert swimmer, the
other knew nothing ofiL During the whole
journey the latter had repeatedly said that
"it made him shHdler IN think of -rossina the
Itfake." When they arrived at the for.ling
Ftpiaeer they procured two or three to help
them, among whom was Mr. Hinman. They
had gotten a part OF thu cattle across, when