The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-09-13
Trip from st. Adams to Lake Mem
phremagOg.
HUNTINGTON MINES, BoLToN, p. @,
August, 1867.

August, 1867.
The trip bither from st. Adams, Vt,
is quick and pleasant one. Leaving
that historic Village, which the Bur
lington Times has recently christened
Queen Village of Lake Champlain, ="
at Clio n. m. by the Vermont and Ca
NADIA Railroad after riding about four
miles, you reach the Swanton juno
ton where the Vermont and Canada
Railroad branches in two directions,
one going Northwest to Rouse's Point
via Swanton Village, Alburgh Springs,
and West Alburgh, distance Of 10
miles, and the other leading Northerly
to the Province Line, passing By
Swanton Village on Its Eastern border,
and Highgate Springs, popular wa
terng place, distance of II miles
Arriving at the Frontier, your baggage
is examined by officers of IL. NJ. Gus
toms, while the engine is being sup
piled with wood and water. The
tourist is than hurried rapidly by the
stations of ST. Armand, Moore, Stan
bridge, Malmaison or Des Rivieres St
Alexandra and ST. Athanase, a dis
lance Of 26 miles, over Rock, Pike, and
Rchelieu rivers, and through quite a
level and fertile country to St Johns.
This thriving town, incorporated in
1858, is located at the head of the
Chambly Canal, and at the foot of lake
navigation 1t is the chief town in
the District Of Ibervile, and is mill
tary post of considerable Importance.
A provincial asylum for lunatics, ac-
commodating 81 patients, is located at
St. Johns. It's market is open daily,
and is uncommonly well supplied with
excellent fish, poultry, fruit, vegetables,
&c, ana even the "Welden House,
st. Adams, avails itself of its album
dance, although Al miles distant. A
railway bridge spans the river Richie
lieu and the town Of Iberville, directly
opposite is reached by bridge for
general traffic, which is owned by the
Hon Robert Jones The population
Of St Johns is about 1000, and its
assessed wealth is reported at $780,
061, During the recent rebellion, this
town was the place where the trial of
the "St Adams Raiders" was partially
had, until by consent the venue was
unluckily changed to the city of Mon
treal. Among the firm friends of the
Z. S. in the trying times of the rebel
lion and raids, were Messrs. Charles S.
Pierce George T. Morehouse, and four
other prominent citizens only
The Western terminus of the Stan
stead Shefford, and Chambly Railroad
is at ST Johns, and the present East
ern terminus is at Waterloo, Al miles
distant in an easterly direction OF
this railway the Hon. Lewis T. Drum
mond, of Montreal, is President; the
Vermont Central Railroad Company
lessee; the Hon Lucius S. Hunting
ton, of Waterloo, Secretary, and A..
Arnold, ESQ, of Waterloo, Superinten
dent. The road is admirably managed
for business. Passengers bound for
Lake Memphremagog, leave st. Johns
at the convenient hour of $50 n. m,
and passing by the stations of Versail-
les, Soixante, St Brigide, West Farm
ham, St. George, CRANKY, and West
/ Shefford, reach Waterloo at 1l.35,
where stages are in waiting to take
passengers to Sargent's Landing on
Lake Memphremagog. where they ar
rive at 345 p. IN, in season to take the
Mountain Maid Steamer down the
lake, and reach the Mountain House,
an excellent hotel kept by A. c. Jen-
uings at Owls Head at 800 p. IN, and
/ Newport at G o'clock, in season for
supper at the Lake Memphremagoe
House Passengers who are in a
hurry can leave Newport at 700 p. M,
on the Connecticut and Passumpsic
Rivers Railway, of which the Hon
Henry Reyes, of Newbury, is Presi-
dent, and A. II. Perry, Esq, of St
Johnsbury, is Superintendent, and
make close connections for Franconia
the White Mountains, Boston, and
New York and other southern points
The distance from st. Adams to New
port, reckoning by hours, is exactly II
by milesa bout l2l. Fare from Montrea
and return is 5000 Canada currency
and the round trip is one of very grea
interest and beauty. The tourist who
is familiar with the trip from st. Al
bans to Lake George, will, perhaps, b'
prepared TO believe that if this trip t.
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