Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-07-20
Hol FOR THE MOUNTAINS.

HOl FOR THE MOUNTAINS.
The mountains are as high, the air as in
MIGRATING, and the valleys as beautiful as
ever. Indeed. this is the very time TO sec
Vermont in her freshest verdure and we are
glad to learn that the number of visitors is al
ready large, especially to Mansfield. With
Mansfield, Camers Hump, Willoughby Lake,
and Lake Memphremegog- all which are
hotels especially erected for visitors--Ner-
mont is attracting more and more every year.
and desorvedly so. If there be less subhmi-
ty than in the White Mountains, there is
more beauty and greater variety in the scene
ry Camols Hump is now candidate for
favor, and will speedily attract large share
We have recently visited it, and verified the
high commentator Of our correspondent "P."
whose account we published last week The
Vermont Central Railroad dropped us at Rid
ley's station, in Duxbury, and only six miles
from the tip-top Of the highest hump Of the
old camel From Rideys we took horse to
the new, neat and comfortable "Green Noun
tain House. frame building n by 80, and
well kept: thanks to Messrs Ridleys of Dux-
bury, father and sons, and to Emery Scagel
who is the host Of the house. 1t is an easy
Job, then, to surmount the Camel and it is
good place to stay in The view is equal
to that Of Mansfield and Of course very much
like it, Mansfield gives better view to the
north Camcls Hump better view to the
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say that either is one Of the most attractive
to be found anywhere in this country moro
resembling Alpine scenery than any other
This was our second visit, the first having
been in boyhood, nearly thirty years ago
But how changed the scene There are the
same grand mountains, range following range
like great waves Of the ocean; the same beau
tul lake, and the same valleys. But then
almost all Of the mountains and large part
Of tho valleys were covered with forests,
while now the valleys are TO a large degree
cleared and cultivated, and the farms and pas
ture lands have surmountcd high hills and
advanced almost to the very top of the noun
/ tains. The contrast was cheering. Another
scene was interchangeable formation of rain
clouds At nine o'clock in the morning the
atmosphere was somewhat smoke-tnged, but
not foggy. About that hour, a large cloud
rose apparently from the top Of Mansfield,
/ looking very much as ii the Summit House
was burning and the smoke ascending straight
up. Shortly thereafter a sill lurger cloud
rose apparently from the valley east OF Mans
feld,-doubtess from its eastern side, which,
next after the top, was warmed by the sun.
At eleven o'clock the sun had reached and
warmed the deep valleys, and then swiftly
sprang up columns of yapor all around, like
columns of smoke from so many chmneys.
At two o'clock this vapor had gathered into
clouds above, and reached temperature cold
enough to condense the yapor into WAFER
and then rained in the valley north Of Came's
Hump; and at about five o clock, big thun-
der cloud came rolling and roaring down the
valley east of Mansfield from near stowe, to
the valley Of the Winooski at Waterbury, and
then up to Montpelier and onward, discharg-
ing an abundance of rain
Enough. Go to the mountains and If it
rains, stay there until tits clearif it is clear,
stay there to see how the rain is brewed-
true Adams ale.