Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-05-21
Lake Duiiiiiorc.

Lake Dunmorc is one Of the most hcau-
tiful sheets Of water in Vermont, or il,
surroundings, the author Of thc History
Of salisbury" says: THE scenery about
the lake is Of a character which is rarely
found. 1t combines suhlimity with beau.
ty On the one hand are immense mas-c,
Of rocks and earth, which nothing car
move; and on the other the fugitiv,
beauty Of changing light and shade. The
majesty of the cloud capped mountain Is
here associated with the undulltiug curve
and the awe Of the prccipice relieved by
the laughing of the waters" The lake i,
situated in the towns Of Salisbury and
LEICESTER, and j. about five miles long and
one and half miles in width and the
widest part. 1t is Of easy access from
Brandon and Middlebury. There Is al>u
a station ON tho II. 4 j. Il. r. at West
Salisbury, 4 miles distant The Indian
name of the lake wiz Mo-sa-la-moo, or
lake # The alrfr front, which ,appellation
has siuce-with how much propriety the
reader can iudgc-boen bestowed upon
the mountain, which towers above it on
the Western side, 50 that instead Of d
lake, We have a mountain Of silver trout
The circumstances attending the bcstowa
Of its present name are rs follows: The
Earl of Dnmorc was Colonial Governor
Of New York in l,,0-1l. The controyer-
~ between New York aud New llamp,
shire, for the possession of " the Grants
As Vermont, Was then called, was i'll ful
blast, each party prosecuting its claim
with vigor, placing the inhabitants of TIM
State into position similar to that OF /
mouse between two cats. Lord Dun
morc's curiosity being aroused, he deter
mined to see for himself, and accordingly
soon after the expiration of his term %
Office he, with a small party, started from
Albany on an exploring expedition
through Vermont They struck Otto
Creek at Sutherland Falls, and engage,
some Indians to convey them down til,
river in canoe. They camped for tn
night on the bank Of the creek III Lcces
ter, and hearing. of the lake from one o
the settlers they determined TO pay it .
visit, and the next morning they went il
canoe up Leicester river to the falls
where the present village of Salisbur,
stands, and thence over the hills TO tn
lake. Here they spent several hours am
sat down to dinner on the Western bank
In those days bottle of spirits was al
adiuyant to every meal, and was, o
course. present on this occasion Ate
dinner, in was proposed that the remain
der Of the spirits be devoted to re-namin!
tho lake Accordingly. Lord Dunmor,
waded out until the water reached hi
knees, and pouring out the content, OF tn
bottle proclaimed that thereafter thi
body of water shall I've called Lake Dun
more" Doubtless we owe the preserya
ton of this incident TO the disposition
made Of the bottle 4 small tree wa
bent down. the two main branches spill
for short distance, the bottle was in
serted. and the tree allowed to regain it
former position. This took place in III;
Many years after. wood chopper, in cut
ting up tree which he had fellcd, struc
his axe upon bottle deeply imbedded j,
the wood, This incident attracted som
attention. and finally came to the ears O
Henry Wiswool Of Whiting, the only on
alive who could explain the matter. |
seems that il was he who guided the par
! " to the lake, and remembered seeing tn
related The falls of Lana, a short dis
lance from the lake, and the stream il
which they occur, owe their name t
/ Gen. Wool. In the spring, large NUN
Der, Of suckers make their way into thi
stream from the lake, and from this caus
II was known as Sucker Brook" an,
the falls bore the same name In the fal
OF 1880, Gen. Wool, his aid Lieutcnan
Symms, +. d. Barber and others, pait
them visit, and in honor of the Genera
they were named the Falls Of Lana,
and the stream Llama Water" Lana o
Llama, the Spanish word for wool. TIL
ceremony was performed by Z. d. Barber
Esq, of Middlebury
Another attraction is pete Jones. 4" o,
as it is sometimes called, Warner
Cave. A short distance up the noun