Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-04-14

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ton.wood hockborrv black iocus, ord ,ofr'o
bran S''S'
Trnon tho haitian, l,rds ,ho oo,,or,,..oa H.,
walnut and elm arc fund and in Tho hioh,r
lands. and other var,e,ies
WArrn-Tbis whole ,ccio, is voIi ,.,..
ed bv numerous rvers creoLs s,ra,,.la,a
SPRINGS and lakes. Tho s,,eoms aro ,,.,.ai
from npmerous sprincs Of D,,,. ,I..r ii -
water which are fou9d overv,ybere ,,,ro"ohom,
the country. The mos, cxcoIlon, os ,sa,".
NAV ho ob,ainod ~, di,,,,, ..' :,
IA feet
MtsrnAts -Tbore 10 M donh, h,, ,l,., n,
abundance of coal sx;s,s in ,h;s roo;or l,,,
few beds have. boweyer ve, heen onened hn,
,boso nrove ~ bo oe an ovcolIoo, onal;,v
Thcre arc ;uo ou,r,;es Of l;o,o.roc, s,nd and
slate. stone Ahbougb tbere Is iron ore no
beds have been sulicien,lv exam;nad ~ lo,,,
of their yalne or richness Few other u;,or,ls
have as ye, been discovered
CIrMarr.--Onr climate is ab,u, tho s,r,o ,s
in north Ohio. but wa have less now and nrol,-
ably little moro wind-nroducino ,ho,t Tho
same varieties of crons. frnits and ve,o,allos
Our ,c;n,crs commence us,,Ilv ohn,, ,L, g., r
Dcceubcr con,inpine abou, ,broo ,,on,L. ,.';,,.
successou of cool plo,s,n, d,v. ~ l.''
Wholesome a,mos,bero ,orcbod ar ,,;,h ~,
ina and soms,imss b;ob uinds ThranaL ia.
season The roads nre ex,remeIv hard snoo,,,
and fine as is tho case all Tho y.,r oy.o,, ,t.,
season or sn,iro The everin,, ,,,;,;rh,. 49,
lonp. soft and nleasant in the SIMMER sc,son
usually con,innino near two hours ac,cr snnso,
Tho cvenings even ,f,er Tho Lo,,os, 49, 49,,
usually COOLING and pleasant. A rerresb;n,
brecze from tbe nrairics is aImos, cons,,r,ly ;e
motion
Hr,Lru-We can 500 M na,rr,l re,sor y,l,
this coun,rv NAV M, hs ex,ro,ool, h,,,l,L,,
Country Yougb-,ir c-esh and ;n,,on~,,;,,,
water nure and cool win ,o,nno,onco ,n5 &,
dnstrv Ettle or No scknoss sbanlJ ho l,,,o,,.,
Al nresent ,s in all re,y conn,,ios ,c A., 49,,
,bere aro ,,,,es and cavo,s Ill, ,';,, -
as the country becomes sc,,Ied and ,be lana
brought under cultivation
WIN FRuIrs AND VEGETATION The wild
prairies are covered with rich. luxurious
orowtb of grass varvino in he;,b, from % ;rob.
es TO feet. which makes ,hs 6nos, or ,r,,;n,,
or hay, which only REQUIRES cn,tipg and s,acI.
inn. NOT being so liable IN ipirrv as tho ,ome
grasses. For late feed. the pea-yinos and rusbes
in the low lands, make feed that frequently will
keep stock in order all winter. There are
many very beautiful flowers which in turn are
in bloom the whole season. piyinc n pleasan,
and delightful odor to the breeze that fans The
verdant landscape. There are various bulbous
roots that grow wild such. as in wears mast the
Indians have gathered for food. Among ;he
bes, is the wild potato. the bean. and ar,icboke
Hogs eat these voraciously. Among the hest
of our wild fruits may be reckoned. plums.
goosebcrries, strawberries. raspberries. There
are crab-apples. and baws. which prow in abun.
dance and the finest we ever saw Cranes are
of spontaneous growth and are also vcrv sne
The plums are almost as fine as tho cultivated
varieties. larpe. delicious and abundant straw
berries grow around the edces af timhcr aud
brushwood, and in the bottoms of the streams.
G,vp &c-El. and door oro ,h,,nd,n, =,
,bo co,,r,ies ror,b ,nJ ovo ro.,, -, ,,..,. -
seen evcrv dav ,bore ara .lso ,hnndanco q,
Gr,Is--s,y,ns ,eess rol;c,,s ,,rlorg ,I,o,,s
orairie cb;ckens and ,r,ils abound IL ,hai, ,o'
culisr localities And 6sb oc ,bo oho;.os,
kinds filI our lakes and streams Wid hees
are common.
Connc;l RIrf,s tho r,o., ;mror,,,, ,.;,r ,,,0s,
Of the Mississipni river i loca,ed ,yi,h;1 ,hrsc
miles of Tho M;sso,r; fd;roc,lv ,,,ros;,o or,.l,a
ci,v. in Nebraska \ Is The conn,ry sso, Of Pot
towattamie county. and now contains obou,
o5oo inhabitants IL sn,,selv hn;I, incoro,,-
a,ed citv. contains two churches ,bree scbaols
tan stores s;x doc,ors twelve I,,,yors ,nd mo-
chanics and a,,is,s IN match In,s 10 ,ho oi,,
ra,e from 500 10 a $1,000 each and ;nnrnye'i
farms in tho neiohbo,hood Tror, e. "a sIo nor