New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-02
kEESEVILLE, \. y.
The Village and Nicinity->plit Rock-Fishing
in the Lakes-Iron Business.
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KEEsEvMLE, Essex Co., y Y,
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 1851. ,

Wednesday, Aug ~, 1871.
This fourishing village, situated about
four miles from the beautiful and romantic Lake
Champlain 1t Is surrounded by mountains and
when the sun shines through the gorges of these
towering submits, the landscape Is at once pie aSng,
beautiful and grand. We find here mountains three
miles high. composed entirely of rock. whose steep
and rugged sides no man has yet been able scale.
But the most wonderful thing IN Nature which tins
country can boast OF Is the Spit Rock situated
about two miles from the village, and IS, indeed, a
very great curiosity. There are three successive
towers OF rock each about 3e0 feet IN hight, at the
base of which the waters OF the Au Sable River rush
with great impetuosiy seemingly sensible of having
fulfilled their appointed task of drvingthe mills stu
atcd on it, banks and now rushing to seek repose
IN the calm waters of Lake Champlain.
This huge mass OF rock must have been separated
BY an earthquake. or some great CONFUSION IN Ma
ture. The gap IN the rock Is Of sufficient width to
allow a comfortable ascent and descent and as the
visitor gazeS VI this mighty chaSm, he IS at once
overcome with feeling OF awe, and exclaims
How wonderfully is the power Of Omnipotence,
shown IN the works OF Nature ,"
This place Is much frequented by travellers, and as
one descends to the bottom OF this mighty chasm so
great is the roar of the rushing waters, tina, he Is AZ
FIST bewlldered and cannot express his emotions Of
wonder and delight. On either bank of the rlser are
gigantic mountains of rock not less than 300 ieet IN
hight and as old Sol never cOntescends 10 send
his heated rays down this rayne, Il affords most
delightful and refreshing retreat IN Sultry summer
day and the water al this place when the mercury
Will range above % Is a colo as any ICED Cr0ton
that ever was drank by our city gentry.
We determined, after visiting the split Rock. on
q tour 10 the upper Lakes OF this county, where We
could see Nature IN all lis pristine loneliness, where
cracks Of the deer are undlStuTbed and the animals
oi the forest rest securely N heH mountain hauhtS
Having prepared our fishing tackle set out, de-
torm.ned on catching some OF those ine lake trout
for which this wild Is noted and fortune favored
beng fortunate enough 10 XII deer, We concluded
t. return 70 hoeseyIle and let the S@iitiooted stag
rest undlsturttd in his forest home.
The village Of heeSevllle contains population OF
about three thousand inhabitants, nearly one-hai OF
which Is French and lrlsh, and Who comprise the
working classes" They are mostly very Ignorant
beng able neither 70 read nor Nrlte. Their occupa-
ton consist chiefly IN drawing Charcoal for the
various FORCES III the country. Some are Transfers
aud Others acquire sufficient intelligence 10 image
a good trade and among these classes are 10 D.
found o. the best mechanics, wno VIII bear no
poor comparison Win any OF our New OH work
m, H. either the stability OF Their work, or IN the
ntaint>s OF execution.
The IRON interests - Northern New-York are ex-
ceedIngy depressed All OF the manufacturers oil
nails and ron are now making only about one guar
ter of their usual production. anu unless Congress-
81 itSnext session gives Protective TarIa this i'm
poriant lraIch OF American industry must lneyita-
bly he entirely oyerhIo"n al the Tch oTe-oeds re-
nam untouched. and the whole country dependent
upoa En- gland for q supply OF ihai indispensable
tee, non.
The facilities FOR manufacturing iron IN this coun
nv are verv great mi Just lie, Us nave sufficient
Protective TAna for about i've years, and We VIII
bid defiance 10 foreign competition and foreign II
cusir. Give w. Tar'f for tins snort PERIOD only
and American ingenuity and industry ~lil do ali the
re>t NiAT0R