Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-07-30
THE LAKE ROUTE TO YORK.

New YoRK, July q, 1853.
Mcssrs. Editors Of n, Free Press:
Years ago, on crossing the
State of Vermont, by stage from Connecticut River
to Lake Champlain, by way of Montpelier, said
it was the most delightful Stage trip which ever
experienced The rapid changes of scencry--the
cliffs and green hillsidcs alternating with the mar.
row but rich valleys; the lively streams; the
pretty farm-houses; and, here and there pretty
cluster of dwellings forming country village-all
combined, made it route such as the traveller
rarely meets with | was surprised, on traversng
it by Railroad the other day, to how little al.
teration for the worse had been made by the mod
ern mode of conveyance. Ordinarily, n Railroad
seems to take pleasure in getting away from every
pleasant neighborhood which the traveller once de-
lighted in, and to hunt up, for its course, every
swamp and barren piece Of ground which the coun-
try furnish. Hero it not hareiy ~~s
tlie track more fo,v rods from the old road.
The panorama shifting and picturesque as 1t
ever vas-only the scenes shifted before the eyes
Of the traveller more rapidly than they formerly
did I know of no other hundred miles of Railroad
equal to it.
had thoughts Of proceeding also by rail from
Burlington SOUTH but finally determined to try the
Lake Route; and glad was I, for the next twenty
hours, that l did / found the America, on
Monday morning, with full complement of pas
sengcrs--thc fullest, was told, that the present
season had furnished The weather was delightful
and lake plain---aways beautiful--was in all
its glory. Many strangers on board to whom
the scenery new, and were in raptures US we'll
they might be, with what they saw Where else
can such scene be found as that which that lake,
its islands, the numerous mountain peaks and
ridges on both sides, spread out to view? To those
who had been travelling in the jar and dust of
Railroad convcyauccs, the change to the AMERICA,
neat, spacious and orderly, was Il refreshing one.
Lake Chanplain Steamboats, have had high rep
utution for whole generation / have heard say
that the fast way of doing things in later years has
brought them down somewhat from the prismatc
glorios which used to cncircle the old burlington
under Capt. Sherman matchless management BE
that as it may, CAPT FLAGG, who commanded the
America On the day when was on board, left mo-
thing to be desired to promote the comfort and
pleasure Of his passengers. A good dinner very
we'll served, especially considering tho unexpcct-
ly large number of passengers put all into special
good humor for the afternoons work-somc to make
their way over to Lake George, others, like myself
to push on by more direct route TO New York
Taking Rairoad, right from the side of the boat.
We had pleasant run by rail, through Saratoga
to Troy. The country beautiful-nevcr saw
it look finer, even in June OF course, on the
Railroad, we had to do hn!e of what doug faced
politicians have to do grea, deal Of l. e. cat dirt
Tho dus. wo. MT o,ooys;yo ,-.~,,I-and q COM
pleasant state-room on board the quiet
to get all right again for the night No pleasanter
way to get to New York than the which l took,
could be contrived, am whoever follows my
example will find it SO.