Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-05
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's -NPN. " HI.3 -.lII ta '--.-----s- C Thislowh, us a well knnwn. is nosr, a Ger ils iEoa, bht nnl so mueh iisr she qnan i. sisy which is made'llrFp. ss k.f iia excel lenI quality. Salisbury iFOn ,s in slullrren z psrIs Df the world, standing lhe musl lnw ? erlul tgsis 70 which iron 70 submitted in i.l | use idr vaFious purposes. lis snclou have held aoi only Our niesclfanl meh, . ht
 ships ui war safely al their noorinrs. a
 times Ol peru but high reputation for Ie' nacI.y aud great strength. 1n ksIkina ave: collection 0l his,0rical mi'rma' a'iOu s relating m Ike history ef the town, fiHd [ that cannon, shhi and shells made here, ,I were used wiIh fearful fleet On tlie enemy . 70 ilse revolutionary war. J.hn Jay and . Governor Morris were 0flen as agents ul
 Congress. experimenting the cas,.nR and
 and prO1f Oi the gnHs. The ''Od-Irnn Sides" was armed with Salisbury cannon,
 as was the Constellation in her despefa le and brilliant conflict with lhe ships Ven. geance aud InsurgenE Tie firsu furnace Y was ai Lime Rack, ard Ethan Allen, who
 afterwards removed 10 Vermont, was one
 nf the prapfietOrs. The ere used ,o hc
 carried . lnng distance over the hills in
 leather bags. on horses. Even now the work Of hauling ore is very ini!surne, as
 sOne Of the teams with ore ne, om lhe road, give evidence, although wagons are of cOtlrse shtiw used in it's lransnortn,ion. Supplying the blast lornsces with cbar. coal ls one important item connected will. l the iron bnSineS in ihls place. There are
 several fnrnSces tn this vicinity. each cam. suming six hundred bushels oF more oi cual
 day. fhe'constquence Is they are n0, only naking lrssn, but are last destroying
 the hne old infesis ilat once covered their
 mOuniaiUs.s Ihe inhabitants asy that ihe
 w"0d grows about as fast as sliry cu: ii. yet there ia no auubl that tue woud is be
 ing constantly dimilf:shed, as ihe. e.presea,
 prices ot coal prove; aud srnn they will
 look in vain t'r the gigantic trees ol their spfimeval forests.
 lfSallsbury ilas in degree become nos
 ted on account of it's iron, it is, and will be
 more famous inr it's romantic beauty, aud
 variety Of scenery. Mountains, hilis, lakes
 and rivers are thrown logeiher in such ex :
 excellent proportion as iO require from the
 pencil no addition 6r retracians to make
 a landscape composition of the most es.>
 chanting description. TIie vicinity of the l twin lakes is usnaly sought as being the most attractive sp0t in ille town. Yet ,bcre aTe other portions which will vie with with il--and which ever way sou turn, a ne " and beautiful view is spread ou, bc> l fore you. LakevilIe, located one mile anC ? Ia hasf sodth.of the cenffe-ef .she town, as !, as well as the twin lakes which are in the : north part Of tue town, have heen Oliel : fdescribed. Passing through l.akevilIe | noticed 1n a piciuresqe place one ihe Dor,
 tders 0f the lake the fine residence uf oul
 worthy Lieut.. Governor, Mr. Holley. 4 e more beautiful siiuaii0n fur a residenc,
 could scarcely be chosen, even in Salsbu |, ", Wesaug valley. lying east of the lakes ]. + adds Uils- beauty aH attraciiveHess ilarSt | ted by it's having been the place where ma ill ny aI incident occurred, connected vii, ., the early history of the town. The Hou n. sa.0nic rIver, or river Or hills, as tl,e h is dians appropriately and beautifully Es me al lhe strean nl,t flows ihr0Ogl, the valley. us skeiched Il VindiRgs new interest ws a- aided to my picture, when told shat ,i I'd. ground whereon ] sst while 1 sketche, mI was once the camp ground of bndy
 Of early settlers who, havisg fOliONed ihe l, ie. dIan trail all day, here waited until iiig
 that they might see the Itdians li1l,, ilit fires, which would expose 4heir hidi,
 place. had, iincOnci0us Ol the fa the skeiched tie place where bO!h part m crs,ssed the Tiver. When the India - liglned their iOrcbes they were found to r" very near. aud soon, whether nnocen, re> or guilty. they iay sla'n on tie green ban heI of tie river Of mnuniains. On tie we
 side of the valley is Prospect Hill, fro
 which can be seen, noi only very rxiei eu sive landscape, but, one 0f lie most lascil ~ sting thar can be found. Several lake "y as we'll ss tie fiousayomc River, t6geth, {. with an innun,erahle multitude of inlis ar Ike forests, divided nov 'and ilen by n,Oul re> tain ranges are all comprised in one vie. yal The lakes in Salisbury and in it's neisI bOriI0od are lsuaiiy s,iiiuied 'on sn elev, cs ,ion. 1tvisiie,l one tn Canaan, lying m high, that, as Is,0nd hut few feet abo,
 it's level, ihe surrnunging c0nniry iay ii .n. beneath me. There is one near Ait. Ri. w,, also, which is quite ss Rigl. Mt. Riga 70 but a few miles Iron, Salisbury. Tle iak
 are well soi,plied with fish, which .
 daily csOGhi bv si,e disciples 0r Waln u.l IL seems as if Ile lime was fsoi for dis,a ,hs when the borders of the lakes, and | 'i'e country about Salisbury will be gre oe pldCe of resOri ET those w h0 seek qu:s ;o. pleasant fome. aud healthy climate.
 pe. M. C0Rrant.