Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-26
For the Waterman.
CUTTER-RIDE VIEWS OF VERMONT

GLITTER ride VIEWS or WEIR MONT
suMnrn 2.
The Journey did not end ON that dnv. It
was necessary TO trv the tcmpcraturc of a
dccp valley on a very cold morning. First
we cnioycd the most gorgcous suprise-thc
rrcy strenks. the azure. the blushinr tints.
the dccp rcd. the orange. all succeeding each
other. and each ono rome as rapidlv as if chas-
cd by a cour.er not far behind. and then tho
all-enlirhtenint sun. dispclling all Gncv col
ors and u.hcrin, in such OVERWHELMING mass
cs of Golden li,ht. as if il were not possible
to exhaust the amazing fountain from whence
il ISSUES. Arain and arain tbe question arisos
can All this bc mutations thro' an upmcn4ur-
able indcfnablc. and. 10 onr comprcbcusion.
imucrcop,ible medium. or is il matter driven
from Che surface of the sun If mattcr. how
amazin, subtitle if pulsations. how incom-
prehensiblo Docs the plorv of a SUNRISE
ON Cbamounv cxcccd ono ON our biob hills
Is the eky more doeplv yermilion the tints
any paycr; Tho mir is thinner hint il mr.
err: Is not all the superahunjant GLOW there
in the fancy of the traveller: Not far from
ms arise smokes from cottages. telling of the
external cold and of the comfort within thom.
az being the habitations that are blessed of
the Lord. But DESCENDING into the wiley. a
busy breeze from tho north searches with ley
fingers for the cars and nose. and for every
imparfcctly protected spot ON the whole per-
son. The fingers begin to feel it., and. in fact.
the pleasure Of locomotion begins to give way
before the lin of chilled cxtremities. and re-
sort is again had to all manner of kicks and
nourishos to keep up circulation. stopping.
the thermometer saws it is only Up . ~
psbo,v - IL r,pst lac ,vrorg Tbcrc oro ,u,ny
j
degrees OF cold Which nave bccn oNcrlookcd 10y
the old article but still let us lock on the
beauties around Tho tbousapd of fiat ocros
in this valley. ALTHOUGH nroductive do NOT in
spiro one sublime emotion. The owes are
always directed 70 fine hills for wonders and
for beauties. But how camo this deem rayino
Tho hills on each side are ot lcost tbroo hun
dred feet HIGH. Was this all scoonod ont Inv
Auvatile action If all the surface ,yos once
nearly level il must have been n surface as
biph ne the HIGHEST that no,v IL on Zach sido
and If so bich II would coon, as II - NM,
have rcsted ON ,bo tolcoso Iato no, no,
forms the base of all the surror,ding hils
and how much deener if has boon dino than
now anncors ve cannot toll Cor,,irIr n,is
fiat land has boen formed Inv dilnvial action
But how long O how long for nature IN ,c.
comnlisb sncb n work Wns NOT tho SIM
weary in looking unon its SLOW nro,rcss and
rcycr- a.. o-coro,Io,od ovoortio,. UVo,,1I &,
mt roor;rc a ,,cr;od ~. lor,,o s g., c,r,, a.
Dclto nf tho Niss;ssir,; ar H., ,,or,,, ,,r ,l,o
N;ocoro2 m, 80, to, L., ID i. 49,.
,olIoys aud r,ot ,,,,,,, ~, -. -. ,,.,
,d mo-, 10 o,r,,d,,;,,,.. ,c 49, IAN. 49,, 49,.
riodI n,o, Io,,L ,,tt.rl, cI,l,,,. rt. u'''
rcpirds op,. Of n,. Iiros-
,,'Tis bv INV strcp,tl, tho mountains s,,rI
God VI eternal power;
nm. IN, ,'a crow 'alm az my command
If those rnyi,os tbro,,,,L tb,s, ,.,,,..,, ~
rocks were all artificial what an cycocii,,,l,,
notont ogenrv has becp M ,,orl ,o ol,,,r H.,
land hack to the bed of tho occnn and What
an agency to form other islands and cor,i-
nents and vary the Gco of tbo cortb sill
these reflections can meyer poko tbc y,IIcy
nicturesono and del;,htG1 Wo,n,,,tosoo,,J
the eastern ridpc and rolloy, M ,,,,u CO.,,
find the dividing place bet,yoen tho yotcrs
that flow south east into Connecticut river
and northwest into Lake Cbnmploin That
long ridge which unites with the oroot s,;po
of the Green Mountains Mt Roxburv as is
sometimes said, but which is AN indenondont
line, and which consists greatly of nor,llol
lines of hills running north and soutb and nj
which il is true that. from near Warren and
Avery's Gore TO the sources of tbc Ianoille
all western and north western streams arise
this great ridge, which nearly EQUALS in heirh,
| the western, but Is not so precipitous. and
which is connected with the high lands be-
tween Maine and Canada--constituto one OF
/ the physical features of the State, by no means
/ the least remarkable In this ridge and It's
I spurs lies almost all the granite of the State
/ Connected with il are the calcario mica-satos.
/ or upper sluran, besides bearing upon It's