Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-10-16
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oPon haAe niemphramagog. ~
1t is Lake George on larger scale. although
the waters are not SO transparent 1t is thirty
miles long, and three or four in breadth. Att
the head of it the scenery is bold and grand, and
reminds one of the Hudson River in the neigh
borhood of the Highlands. Owl's-Head (ofI
which | inclose correct drawing taken by
iriend) is prominent object in the landscape
and the view from that summit IS scarce excelled
Tor extent and variety by that of any other
peak:
Having steamed through the lake, and dined
at the smiling village of Magog we set out
60 return in the afternoon. AT Georgevile, half
way back, the captain found a small party of
young persons who wished to ats9Hsil #eifcas
that night at Magog, and he very kindly con
sented to put back for their benefit, and also to
wait with the boat until the scenes in the ring
were concluded. We tarried at Georgeyille un
til one o'clock, when the boat with the play.
gocrs arrived; and at that hour tue moon hav.
ing arisen, and the air being bland and soft
paced the deck, conversing with friend until
we reached Newport. Memphramagog is n lit
tie gem, and its shores present the most beauti-
fn sites, which are at present unoccupied.-
The scenery on all hands is exceedingly pictur-
esqne, rode ten or twelve miles to Sthnstead, ),
just beyond the line, and there, from rising
ground, saw most magnificent country, undu-
latng fields as smooth and trim as any in the
State Of New York, inclosed by perfect ampi-
theatre of mountains whose blue SUBMITS were
seen all around at the distance of sixty miles.
Farther on, when you reach Sherbrook, the
landscape is dotted with English cottages :
Many and pleasant are the excursions around
Newport, and because at present it requires
some little pains to reach it, it would lie all the
more admired as place Of summer resort [
had resolved on starting to fish fDT muscalonqe.
and to bring home large box of them, but it
was beyond my ability to catch any. They
swim in too deep waters, they are too bashlul,
too blushing in their modcsty as they glide
about in the cool, sequ eslcrcd, and crystalline
parlors of the deep. And wish to confess that
to catch many fish is some how u other not IN
my line. Coax them | won't. They must bite
quickly, or I'm off and when after fair trial
of halfan-hour or so, they do not estimate theil
great privileges, do n seem to take any in
terest in them
observed no sail boats at all in Lake Mem.
phramagog, but number of rude canoes In
dlans there are none, although this m ls, have
been favorite hunting-ground in old times.--
About forty years ago an interesting relic wai
found in this vicinity, the work of a red broth
er, chart Of the Rivers st. Francis and St
Lawrence, and also of the great lakes nscribcc
with charcoal on beech bark with all the polnt
and indcntations Of the shores correctly drawn
My turlough being up at the end Of the week
l mounted the box OF the stage-coach in olt
STYLE and after travelling all day so many par
asangs, as Xenophon has it, arrived at TN
smiling village of Stowe. The next mornin,
at six clock, with II chain of majestic noun
tans on the right among which Mansiel,
stood pre-eminent, proceeded in the same wu
toward my journeys end. We had not gon
far, when three cnterprsing girls came out Of
house by the roadside, and stated their wishe
to ride upon the box. They were assisted u
into the highest seat, and were lively and cor
muncative as they breathed the mountain all
One of them directed my attention to an exc,
walton on the bank Of a stream 1t was mac
by a returned Californian, who had found son
traces Of gold, and bought the farm. Whe
the former owner found out that it conta inc
, the precious ore he was dreadful sorry
r have yet two more excursions which ought
be performed before the season is at an end
: One is to the sources Of the Saugenay Rive
: and the other to the romantic regions of tt
Saranac.''