Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-08-05

Pass, ten miles away. More than thou
sand feet rises the precipitous mountain,
as if split from its summit, and in the
chasm at the base, in region III perpet-
ual ice, starts the remotest branch OF the
Hudson river, while few rods away ap.
pears the trickling ril which becomes the
western branch Of the Ausable, already
started on its course to the st. lawrence.
Lake Placid, nesting at the foot OF White
face. viii invite You from SCOTS, distant
only five miles, and when you have trav-
ersed its waters, and, it you please, have
taken from them the great trout, varying
in weight from one to twenty-five pounds,
for which those waters are famous, you
can ascend from this scene of picturesque
wildness to the summit of Whiteface,
nearly the elevation of Marcy, and find
a view which many regard as even supe-
rior to that of Marcy itself.
This done you will be prepared to de-
scend the Western Ausable, still travers-
ing mountain scenery, or you can re-cross
to the Eastern and go down through the
enchanting valley in which is found the
remarkable scenery surrounding the vii
lage of Jay. Following these waters you
will reach Keeseville, and terminate these
mountain wanderings by a view of the
great gorge through which the Ausable
finds its way to Lake Champlain. This
gorge, next to Niagara, is perhaps the
most wonderful display of natures handi
work in the state. Descending rapidly
from Keeseville the waters of the river
tumble over succession of falls into {
gorge, whose rocky, craggy walls rise t:
/ hn ay-Ffr nj oh OF
narrow that even pole has been laic
across. Two wonders always impress the
visitor-one the work of nature before
him, the other that the world knows sc
little of its existence and its grandeur
/ Leaving this, you take the steamer at
| Port Kent, and in half an hour approach
this, the most beautiful of New England
town. In hurry you may accomplish
all have named in ten days.
1 Or all this propess may be reversed
Landing at Port Kent, stage ride of five
miles brings you to Keesville, a pleasant
village with the best of hotels. Anc
here, first surveying the Great Chasm
you are certain to find horses for White
face, Lake Placid and SCOTS, and car
thence find your way with no difficulty
to Mount Marcy, to Elizabethtown ant
the lake.
Having no fear of steamboats, or rail
roads before my eyes, visitor to these re
gions when the number of visitors wa;
too small to be matter for competition OF
the part of anybody, must beg to eau
ton travellers against being led out o
4 their way by advertisements and runners
Il There are but two proper ways to tn,
mountains, one by Westport and tn
other by Keesville-the latter the way t
the game region likewise. To go t
Plattshurg is very much like going from
Albany to New York by Sandy Hook
very pleasant ride no doubt, and profit
able it might be to steamboats, running OIL
that route, but not particularly advanta
geous TO the traveller. There is now in north
ern New York a railroad war the steam
boats taking part as subsidized allies anC
one fruit of it is that the passenger WIZ
would get off the steamboat at Port Ken
if he knew his way, and take the stage di
rect for his destination, is asked to go b
miles round via Plattsburg and a new
railroad, that at large expense and mucl
vexation, be may take the very sam
stage,if he is fortunate enough not to fine
it full, thirteen miles on its way. Tn
war is carried to the utmost possible ex
tent of misrepresentation, but always t
entrap the traveller into large steamboa
fare, a large hotel BILL and into tn
patronage of railroad, very useful, NJ
doubt, for the transportation of iron bu
of as little use to a traveller seeking tn
wilderness, or emerging from it, as tn
fifth wheel for coach. And besides this
to lose the Great Chasm which Is lost il
the route via Plattsburg, is to lose only a
he is first made the victim of delusion
a far older visitor may express his amaze
ment that Mr.. Murray was tempted OF
mere hearsay to lend his endorsement t
the roundabout route.