The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-10

over the lodges, and out on tie Rive
Road TO Derby" We had not rode I
mile however, before we saw indication.
of life and labor about the farm houses
Some farmers accompanied by their wive,
were seen moving towards the dairy
yards, while others, assisted by the boys
were grinding scythos for the bayfield,
Streaming up in a fan-like form over the
eastern hills were rays of light from the
rising sun, which sparkled and glisteued
in the ten thousand dew drors, and paint
cd long lines of gold across Salem Pond
and the dancing river. The pure, clear
air that hung like a cloud of incense in
the heavens, inspired our company with
life and laughter, and many days will pass
before one will die of dyspepsia who often
enjoys such an occasion as was that morn
ing ride. Time passed the most pleas
antly and the most rapidly when our
horses travelled the slowest, and it was
only that we might be sure to gain the
boat Mountain Maid that we at any
time drove faster than walk. We ar
rived at Newport full half an hour before
the boat left during which time we made
ourselves comfortable by promenading
her decks, as the hotel was already full
to overflowing. Our ride down the Lake
was delightful. One of our company
CHANGED to be acquainted with the officers
of the boat, which gave us some extra
privileges, chief among which was that of
taking a lesson at the wheel. ] doubt
whether the Mountain Maid ever bore
six more L'ppy hearts over the waters of
Memphremagog than she that morning
carried down to the Mountain House from
Newport. We landed at about eight
o'clock, and at nine commenced the as
cent of tie mountain. Many Gttlepoints
Of interest that lie along the path have
already received names and were pointed
out to us by our faithful and gentleman
ly guide. Among these remember
Birch Rock, Fern Hollow, Sugar Camp,
Fern Dell. Toll Gate. HALFWAY ,Lnu-
score more of like romantic Names
The Toll Gate is a passage through a
large rock just wide enough, in the Ian
guage of our guide book, "to permit one
large person or two small ones to pass at
one time" Like nearly all Of the high
er peaks, Owls Head grows sleeper to-
ward its summit, which made the last
halfmile of our journey upward the most
fatiguing. AS task imposed, hardly
think that scrambling up ragged rocks,
where the rise is some seven hundred feet
10 the thousand, with steps from one foot
to three feet long, giving lady all need
ed assistance, meanwhile, would be con-
sidered desirable; but / doubt not that
you can easily imagine conditions that
would cast into the shades of unconscious
ness all thoughts of WEAKNESS or fatigue
that under other circumstances might arise
and make such an occasion one Of super
lative enjoyment, for I believe the true
value of any thing is its cost. From The
summit, Lakes Willoughby, Champlain
Massawaupee, and many other smalle
ones-the ranges of the White and Greer
Mountains--the rivers st. Lawrence ant
st. Francis-the city of Montreal anc
scores of villages and ponds are to b
seer. Far away TO the east, over the sum
mits of the different peaks of the noun
tains, the Canada and State line is dis
tinctly visible by the notch like appear
ance of the wide ride, cut by the lin
commissioners several years ago. In tn
lake, which is thirty miles long, we count
ed fourteen islands; one of them, situate'
about four miles up the lake from the he
eel. and lust on the line between the State
and Canada, is owned by Frenchma
who has on it good farm and q fin
stock of cattle. Almost the whole {
northern Vermont and much Of Lowe
Canada was spread out before US like
map. Rough and craggy mountai
peaks, bald lodges, vast forests, unbroke
for miles by single cabin, pleasant lit
villages containing, always, on the State
side, both school house and church, ri
pliug rivulets marking the hill sides wit
stripes of silver, old wood colored far
# houses, homes Of happy people, and Il
q .,,o unon the Thousand hills" make I