Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-09-05
Correspondence Of the Herald

Editors Rutland Herald The Mineral
Springs of Northern Vermont are just
now attracting much attention, and l
have thought that a brief notice of the
more important of them may not be uD-
interesting to your readers.
Alburgh Spring on the west side Of
MissiscO Bay has been a place Of resort
to d greater or less extent for nearly
forty years. Some years ago the whole
establishment fell into state of general
decadence and neglect, but during the
last ten or fifteen years the surroundings
have been made quite attractive, and the
attendance is general about equal to the
capacity Of the two very respectable
hotels. A very pleasant little village
has grown up in the neighborhood, and
the seeker after quiet recreation will
oftener do worse than better than to
come here for few days. Alburgh
Spring Station on the Vermont and Ca
NADIA R. R., is about one mile away.
Across the bay on the other brauch of
the Vermont and Canada R. r. is High
gate Springs, The natural surroundings
here are more attractive than at AL
burg, the hotel is well kept and gene
rally full.
The waters of the two springs are ma
terially different, and owe their healing
qualities chiefly to the presence Of sui
phurated Hydrogen gas.
At Swanton Falls, four or five miles
from Highgate Springs, new spring
has been found. Of it's qualities am
not informed.
At Highgate Falls, about the same
distance from both, the last named place
is the new Champlain Spring. The me-
dicinal properties of this water were dis
covered only about one year ago, but the
cures that have been effected by it's use,
and the character given it by DR.. A. A.
Hayes, and DR.. s, R. Hall, have already
created for it s. wide reputation and IL
considerable sale.
A company called the Champlain
Spring Co., OF Highgate, Vt, has been
organized for the making up of q places
to attract invalids and visitors, combin-
ing the attractions of the water scenery,
comfort, drives, &c, feeling sure that
the water offers a sound basis for invest
meme in such means"
About half mile from the Spring is
the old village of Highgate, and half a
mile farther the village of Stinehourvlle
in each Of which is q very good hotel.
At F. N. Johnsons hotel there are thirty
boarders, and there are some fifty more
scattered about among private families
and at Stinehourville. The company
will very cheerfully send to all appli-
cants pamphlet descriptive of the
water and its cures, which will be more
satisfactory to interested parties than
any description that could be embraced
in the limits of letter.
Two miles from Sheldon village. near
uauh vi hioSlSCO llFCIs 10
sisquoi Spring, the wonder Of spring
wonders. If we may credit the testi-
monials, it has done everything but
raise the dead. There are large quaint
ties of the water shipped to all parts of
the country, and already the demand
quite equals the supply. There are two
hundred boaraers in the quiet little viii
lage of Sheldon, and every farm house
for miles rround is full. Such is the de-
mand for the water that the proprietor
of the spring collects dollar week
royalty for each boarder from the house
keepers, making very neat little income
of itself. The spring house is mere
rough board shanty without form or
cleanliness. and all its surroundings are
repulsive rather than attractive.