Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-24

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Nh. Enron 81 feel Il duty 10 ask YOU TO
give space in your columns for a few observations
IN regard 10 that locality, the soil. and he supe-
rior advantages for pleasant occupation which
found on visiting llermanyhe, ana its vicinity in
Long Island New York
Hermanvile is beautifully located in the midst Of
the new lands, about forty eight miles fro Brook
Ign. and adjoining the Long Island Railroad, two
hours from New York--fare SI,l0 and about
three miles fromthe great South Bay, wi ere there
Is an ineXhaustlble supply Of fish, oysters and
claufs, and of tle best quality ever saw. About
one mile from Ronkonkona Lake. a beautiful
sheet Of water that Is not surpassed by any IN the
United States Astounding in fish; and which lake
should Judge TO be about 10 feet above the land
of ilermanvIlle, and the water Of which might
be brought there or TO Lakeland. sufficient TO
supply $4,000 inhabitants with the purest and
finest water. The soil rs as good as any that |
saw from the time that left Boston until nv re-
turn; being , - feet IN depth and fine sandy
loan, and as good as ever saw oak and pine
timber grow upon. | aul fully satisfied that there
is no better soil, except interval land, within fifty
miles of Boston or New York. Handsome oak
and pine timber and very thrifty young wood a.
bound on these lands, and consider the climate
very healthy and the spring early.
was somewhat surprised, whilst in the rail-
road cars, to hear the old settlers on the shores
describing the center land Of the Island as good
for nothing whilst their own was as good as could
be found IN the United States +; many advising me
TO return home OF 90 and see their land One Of
these asked me TO buy of him, for his soil was
good, but the Hernanyille land was good for
nothing, asking me 500 per acre for some. and
500 per acre for other Now llerminvllle is
bounded on the East by this mans land but he
assured me the soil Is good only as # r as his
boundary extends, but no farther-the dividing
line spelling all the land beyond his. | travelled
over the vicinity three days with grutbing hoe
and examined the soil as passed, finding it as
have stated, and nearly all Of equa quality.
am well, very well satisfied with my village lot
containing 10000 feet, and for which paid sos.
and this call cheap enough. can rudy saw,
that ! found the place far beyond what anticipa-
ted, and return thanks to Mr.. Wood, the owner of
the lands at Hermanville for placing his state
ment of their value below their real worth.
H. ii. PAcKER, East Cambridge.
The old hero of Chippewa is gaining daily in
the affections of the true hearted Wings of the
West and Southwest. The ST Louis Republi-
can, the leading Wing paper in the Southwest
comes ont IN favor ofScott for President and Mr.
Bates, OF Missouri, for Vice President That
would be ticket bearing upon its forehead the
prestige of success.
UNITED STATES NAVY The Navy of the
United States present consists of seventy-tiye
vessels, carrying two thousand and eleven guns
These comprise twelve ships of the line, fourteen
irigatss, tweniy-on sloops -oiwar four briggs.
hve steam irlgates, and ten steamships, of which
three are first class.