The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-05
TIE SUMMER RETHIkfS.
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Our Bellows Falls Correspen6snks.
BELLOWS FALLS, W., July !, less.
The Beautiful Prospects in Vumo~s-1Soat FISH,
Embellishments to Migrate, &c. &c.
o, We poor miserable Gothsmites, how pity you
While you are sweterng under hist sun, and roast
ing your heels on the hot pavement, here l am a.
COOL shady and comfortable a. cucumber. / have
travelled oil over the United States and this y the
pleasantest place to spend the summer season that
have found yet. The Islaud House is new hstel,
possessing all the modern improvements, and s -
well conducted as any house in city or country.
The drives and walks about the place are delight
full and the scenery is not surpassed in any part OF
the world. Water Is brought into the town Ia Gro
ton and many of the private residences are adsrned
with fountains Not much attention has yet been
paid to bathing facilities by the townspeople but II
will not be long before every house will have bath
ing room and every yard fountain About two
miles from here are the beginning-t be. somewhat
celebrated Abenaqui Springs, and there are several
nvalids here from distance for the purpose being
cured Of their numerous ills by drinking and bathing
in the water Attached to the Springs Is very good
bathing house and close by j. q bowling alley The
water is composed of uphur and iron and it is said
to be very efcacops in all .rofulous and skin dis
cases. The Springs are owned by gentleman from
New York. and II il to him alone that the public Is
indebted for the bathing house and bowling alley.
Close by this village If very high mountain
from the top OF which very fine and extended view
is obtained. The mountain is very rocky and rug
ged, and it looks to lie almost perpendicular, but
winding road has been made so that carriages are
enabled to go nearly to the top. At the base rune
the Connecticut river, stream not equal perhaps TO
the Hudson, but one that is considered some" for
this part Of the country.
There are no shad in this river 80 far north a.
this, but occasionally pike are caught of very fine
quality, and weighing from five to twenty 1ve pounds.
There are quite number of gentlemen In the place
who are excellent fishermen and every season there
are several piscatory excursions made 70 the lakes
and trout streams In the northern part OF the state
have but just returned from AN excursion to Will
loughby Lake and the White Mountains, and the
number of brook trout caught while was gone
would seem to you incrt dible AT WillOughby Lake
there is fine hotel and the scenery around grand
and romantic in the extreme. The fish caught IL
this lake are species If trout called muscalung,
and somewhat similar to those caught In Lake
George and other large lakes They weigh often
twenty-five to thirty pounds and although they are
an excellent fish they not equal in my opinion TO
the small specked brook trout caught in the SINAI!
streams.
You can leave New York at s o'clock A. NJ. b.
the New Haven Railroad and arrive at St. Jobri
bury the turminus Of the Vermont Railroad, at
O'Clock in the evening. A good nights rest at tn
ST. Johnsbury Hotel probably would not set mai
back any and the next morning a ride Of twenty
i've miles to the White Mountains, twenty thre
miles to Lake Willoushby or twenty-one miles
Greensborough Lake, over good roads, and drawn By
good Vermont horses, would have the effect TO set
him ahead considerably and tend to give him some
thing OF an idea of what Nature could do in the wav
OF hills, rocks and mountains il she were only TO try
A party of six gentlemen went to Greensborough,
Tin which town is Greensborough Lake, few days
since, on fishing excursion, and although they
hshed only two days, they cOught between eight
and nine hundred trout. They fished altogether IN
small streams it being rather late in the season
to fish in the lake, and the trout were all quite
small, but am assured the sport was capital. l in
tend to go over the same ground in q day or two
and will then give you account Of my success.
RuBHNs.