Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-17
RUTLAND VT THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER II, 1863

from lNr WihuoNH OF NhN var, ih passing
up the grade and at the summit, are often
Of startling character Gliding along
the edges Of dizzy prccipices, spanning
fearful chasm., Nhisking around curves,
and da,hing through tunnels-fitoen in
all-thc longest one over 1000 feet in
length, cut through solid rock in the face
Of the mountain.
The finest Of pine lumber, in any guam
tity, can he had for cutting, in many
places along the route, It is seized and
appropriated 10y the company, and We
found steam mills working il up rapidly
for railroad and other building purposes,
The rlrcst view upon the route is unques-
tionably Bonner Lake, which is embos-
omed among the mountain peaks, about
1000 feet above the sea level, and already
the resort Of very many pleasure-scckcrs
and tourists II i. clear, beautiful sheet
Of water, about the size Of Lake Dun
moro, in Vermont, and is said to contain
the finest ot fish
Along the route ot railroad towns spring
up like mushroom in - single night /;
whether they will have a permanent pros
pcrity vet remain, tp be- seen. At Browns
Station, away in the plains, by the sink of
the Humboldt river, | saw quite village,
whore was told there was nothing but
The desert a week before; but now it con-
tain, a hotel, stone, post-ottice and drink
ins saloon, too numerous 10 mention. Oi
these mushroom towns two places seemed
90 me likely To enjoy permanent pros
pcri'y-Reuo and Coburn, being centor
Of travel and trade TO some exten. Tim
Der for houses or barns they are built o
boards rough aud battered, is brought
along hy the trains as fast and as far a,
the track Is laid, and it is really wonder
ful TO see the soherning Yankees "ul
with their shantics and hang out thei
signs" and get into operation all the ma
chiuery OF village life, in about thre
AANN AAlllf- RA ~tf AllfA' hlh NAAANA "
To make money ON this coast besides dis
j giug for it = or you would see it if yo
+ could step into some Of these "shops an
saloons" when much money is spent 70
j. that which is not bread" for thongh
. 10 not doubt that much Of the tradin
, and Larteriug done here is useful an
. honorable. whisky selling and whisli
= drinking seems yet TO occupy tho chic
, place.
= In crotsing the mountains We found ia
q climate and productions of May in Ncr
: mont, little meadows here and there WEI
fresh and green, and the flowers Wei
z such as you have in Vermont after Apr
2 rains; the season is SO back ward there.
/ must not forget to speak Of the snow
sheds, built and brAced il the strongc>
p possible manner hyihetvy timber, which j
, the winter Will form tunnel, dark an
: damp" through which the trains piseiu
: the summit must run. There are miles
: fGGSC shed n0W built and nearly read
, for the winter There fell last year fror
! December - May some forty feet of sno,
A uVou these li-hts, loiug twenty feet dee
/, on an average, consequently it would /
, impossible tor the trains tu pass the sun
NIT il distance Of twenty miles, rmnin
along ON the mountain tops, withou
: these SHOW sheds They agr not built a
i, the way, but only in such places as IL
SNOW is likely Ia drift and accumulate i
p great pilc> The town of Cisco in the,
? mountains is buried in snow in the VIII
: ter months. and these sheds speak
, form thc only means Of intercommunic,
g., tiou, Yet here is a village, | suppose {
500 inhabitants, and the people seem ,
like the place we'll A lady showed me &
the hacl, Of her house where last wintc
/ there was u snow-drift forty feet dccI
and didn't seem to speak of it as anytlin
remarkable either
Beyond .ihc SicrrS some fifty miles. "
, entered the barren Sage plains, a Ion
valley Airtrl hy hills, which, from il
e present appearance | should jndge tu |
/, worth nothing for agricultural purpose
! The soil is sandy and looks hot and DR.
| and the climate again changes, being vel
+ warm, although we were told it was II
D.. usually so the day we were there, III
i, country is exceedingly favorable for raj
;. road building, although we are surprise
, 10 hear how great distance the road
projected in one day, even in 50 favorab
! country. just think of six miles an
500 feet of track being laid in one da
n which was actually dore recently.
4 this rate the great Pacific Railway will |
j. finished by April, 1869, and then, NJ
: Editor, shall have to pay you visi
and tell you more about these things tina
, | can now write.
y. Begging pardon for taxing your reader
patience with this somewhat long an
rambling letter.
c am yours, etc,
A. NJ. GooDNoCou
The Class of 1917 i'm MiddIcbur
: College.
y EN THE REV. PLTNY II. WHITE.
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