The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-18
xourt Mansfield and Camel's Hump

uri,,en. probably, by DR.. hilbert
S,,,hs.Id-lron which ne make Tue ioi'o"'"'
extract
a.. mountain takes is name irOm the sfiA'h'
-sssublance of its outlines-as seen 'roh ~"
a,.t mr. west-tt those vi a man lace "n0"
80, unon his hack or, as one writer has ~
:. Tro,,, a fapcied resemblance winch the nrs'
En,l;sb nuy,yators OF Lake ChamplAln Sd" 20
txe.n the contour Of the placid face Of me oiu
man and that of the celebrated LJrd Maiisheid
~ ENGLAND" This, however, Is probably mere
tradition. though by no means ImPossioe' as
have seen faces winch, If daguerreotyped III tue
same position, might easily be lnistaken 'oi
Mansfsce. as il Is sometimes called, Sketched
from distance of ten or fifteen miles to the east
ward The forehead Is sloplng and not very 10
tsllec,unI. the nose prominent and slightly aqul-
line, the upper lip somewhat too long the ups
closed unfortunat ely for antquarlansandc com
narrative anatornists as II leaves no means Of e1-
aiming his teeth-the chin IL considerably eis'
waited. being some two or three hundred feet
higbsr than the nose, which shows simply that
the old mans pillow was too low when he lay
down. or that be threw up his chin before go
ing to sleep as some people are in the habit OF
doing, for the convenience Of breathing or snor-
inv. The following is his history, though no"
we'll authenticated am no, able to say -
Away back in the mythical ages OF geology,
or at least IS long ago as when Adam was
small boy, there wandered from the far on South
giant. compared with whom even CULVER
among the Lillipuians was pigmy. His jour
nsv w.. toward the North star, and probably
bis purpose was to make the discovery either OF
Northwest passage or Of an open polar sea
Shortly previous, however. 10 his reaching the
45th degree Of North latitude, being iatlgued
with his journey, as night came on he laid hIm
down to sleep and unfortunately, as well for
himself as for Sir John Franklin and Dr. Kane.
he has never { nee awoke, but like giant Kip
Van Wlnke sleeps on, aud will, Tor aught We
know. Tor infinite ages to come We may Judge
something OF the length Of his SAUNDERS at the
present tune from the fact that he soil OF Cent
urieo has accumulated upon his head, and
unknown successive growth nt forests have arls-
Ell aud dec.yed upon II. Some conception OF
bis magnitude may De had Dy The following des
criptIon Like - professional snOrer he 10y
down with his lace upward, and IN that POSI-
tluo he remains. tlls features may be dlstInc ~
traced even now. especially the nose and chm.
he chm is the ish.s: elevation IN Vermont,
beng nearly 5000 feet high For nearly two
thirds OF the year ii is covered with snow and
Is therefore inaccessible 10 the visitor unless he
Possesses an unusual amount OF hardIhUud. The
nose Is wagulhcent affair From its apex to
It's base upon the ny Is perpendicular Il more
than 200 feet From the summit vi the chin.
IN clear day, the eye may drink IN ID VISION Of
beauty unsurpassed In the vide earth. 70 the
y g, the loyeliesi par. OF Lake Champaign /.
spread gu, 10 view. stretching away a hundred
miles North and s0u'h, It's bosom sludIed with
beautiful islands and floating the sails OF COM
lnercr and It's shores dotted with dourlshIug
Villages. Beyond thus, rising like corone, Of
emerald on the brow .! empire. appear the Adj
ronGac Mountains, while u the Northwest NAV
D. seen the borders Ot the Queen dominion and
The city OF Montreal Then turning the eve
Eastward, IN the distance are SEEN tns towering
" hIte Hills OF the Granite Stat while 1T your
iee' nestle numerous quiet Villages OF the east
Ut which Is Stowe. the home and bath place ol
The Mountain Visitor
lhe above somewhat TOO highly colored des-
cnPiion Of Mount Mansfield aud It's scenery. |
copy from tue Mountain Visitor. published AZ
Stowe and dated August l7,h lo5o-' week
y journal. devoted TO news, sc which proved
70 BE- very 'csdkly fJr II survived but one issue.
/ he Big giant remains, hosever. ana sleeps
IN As quietly and uuconcerneiy n If no notice
had been taken OF Inn beyond the weather prog
n"sucatons OF former wears when--ihe noun
tam becoming ppd-rai1 was s,me-
TINES predicted f.Om the tact that :. he old
man had drawn on III. cap and spread his UNI
Drella.
Last season the Cniversalis. State Convention
was h lden Mount Mans6eld-a sermon
preached, prayers offered, g., The objec, beip,
SuPpSst, u ChrstlanIz- the I'D man, hu, be !
on lew ears ,nd helvt So. he .b,w-I ~,
'is"s OF penltsnce - sry awakening interest,"
!" '.e sFe'' truths winch Acre being proclaimed /
!" his rars, anu even M tears and soi,, s.on
,-Aset, and he blew MS so,-. en-r,-ric,|n =.
u -c' - 10 sag ina; he a.i ,re w-.,el,. ana +
- e5''-au'n di'N'7>ti 10 despair 81: AKIN,
'af IMPRESSION upJa tn mInl # enr VINO had
'riaHi0r7l 70 long Ia hr4taen LArko,.s a,n5wb-
-t Al 80 !rJI- interested IN he glad tl1ing."
"hlel they hal t4kru - moca p,ip. :, hin.
IN fe'hap~ however. when a more urtA5.
TX doctrine comes - Ne rreachc! to b,m h, .
. 81" '-'irFr. ~ al events It's worth sliIs i.-
hose w can spare the time aud means n nv
he IA man Av.~t.
laer- Ia ne~ hu,e! here. si,u.taj IN H..
'pPer AP, immediately under the M. ,.,,.,hI. .
u accommodating que a Lrse nu,,hl. -
Hes1s' a. "a'ch good dinner or night.
ds'ns Is afforded for 80 cents. and the exnrns.
II getting lrou Waterhury-on the Vernon,
-eaTSi hA'lraad-,o the top of the mountain
n't lo9Ve 81 80. \ carrjAgs nay he dri,-n
within mile and half Of tue top. And
Aie--'hongh somewhat rough and sre-n briols /
A'h, enables the visitor to ride to the do,r - /
Dg 81 n"t House, tu, q walk Of nearly tx,
h''es / necessary To reach the chin
ne ''f PoP"h Of subsequent, date Gun.
a'ns communication from the .,u. 49,. /