Litchfield enquirer., 1870-06-02

mantle scenery, the village of West Corn. wall is as pleasant and restful spot as ono could find, even far away in the famed Iales of the Beautiful. Here. roaming over the hills, viewing the panoramic changes of the landscape picture, and listening to the murmur of the river musical in its flowing, one could dream dreams of perennial rest and happiness, and imagine that care and labor were but the fgments of troubled fancy. "< -.- aa 4saa cIa.g-.
 North Cornwall, three miles from West Cornwall, is built on the hill-tops, over. looking vast extent of country. The To- cation is certainly elevated and airy enourh for all purposes of legitimate ventilation Here is situated the fine church ediAce. which is attended by devout worshippers for many miles arosud. IF is one of the old style New England churches, with two 5 rows of windows-the lower to light the main body of the church, and the upper gal leries. In the rear of the church are long SC. ries of stalls where the teams are established in comfortable quarters during the protrao. ted services.
 But the pride and glory of North Corn wall is Cream Hill, lofty elevation from whence can be obtained, perhaps, one of the finest prospects in the State. The pic- thre there unveiled before one is grand and inspiring beyond expression. It was soft hay day when we looked upon the scene, and tender delicate mist softened every rough profile into outlines of grace and beauty. Far to the North, in Msssa- chusetts, we could see the Berkshire hills | Hike islands - H. l -' Lift their bold heads in broken chains --. 1 Out of the sea of solemn silence."- --
 To the westward, forty miles distant, the blue peaks of the Catskill Mountains tow cred against the sky, adding wonderful ly imposing background to the picture. To the southeast lay Cream Hill Lake, clear. placid, and blue as the sky above it. Shut in by the hillsides 1t lay gleaming gem in setting of emerald. To view this scene, alone, would repay long pilgrim. age. The wonder is that some artist has not long since embalmed it in deathless colors.
 About ten miles from West Cornwall is the town of Goshen, one of the lonR-set- l tied and noted towns of the State. The route thereto is by g winding road, con- stantly ascending, until we reach an eleva- ted table-land, the highest point in the State, upon which the town is built. The elevation is estimated to be 1000 feet above the level of the Housatonic at West Cornwall, and nearly 2,00O above the level of the Sound, forty miles distant. The atmosphere in this elevated region is won- derfully healthful and invigorating. There is life and strength in every breath of the cool, pure air. While we remained, the weather was soft, sunny and pleasant; but we notice many suspicious-lo looking snow banks, two feet deep, in sheltered hooks, Ixx,hS o1o kA1 &lN0 AI~~hA lclimate was not always so soft and balmy
 Indeed, we heard rumors that snow-drifts sometimes were so we'll pleased with the country that they fingered until the mid. dle of July. But this we consider slan- der, as, likewise, the report that Jack Frost visits the locality every month in the year.
 Goshen was lately one of the stations of the officers of the U. s. Coast Survey k(un- der the superin tendence of the late re- nowned Professor Bache), the elevated site giving opportunity for extensive and accu- rate scientific observations. Ea .. I Of course, from so high an elevation, an extended view is obtained of the country for great distance. and on clear day, Q number of neighboring towns can be easi- ly discerned. The mountainous scenery is pleasantly diversified by numerous crystal ldkeS, W4Gu CAodI StICdQS uOW1uK 1uCO b00Ws These streams being thing of beau. of the piscatorial art, who while away ma Thy an hour upon the banks in practicing those seductive allurements supposed to be irresistible even to that shyest of fish, the brook trout. .-
 The principal occupation of the people in the vicinity of the towns named, is farming, but turn an Illinois agric ulturist loose amid those rocky hills and bid him earn his bread by the sweat of his brow, and he would be petrifed with astonish. ment at the prospect. And what wonder? Imagine an endless number of steep hill- sides, covered originally so thick with gneiss boulders that the crevices between are in- visible apertures! These hill-sides are di- vided and subdivided into fields by means of massive stone walls or fences. Some of these ''fences" are six feet thick at the base, and four or five feet high. They are built from stones picked up off the fields and
 piled up in this manner, to get them ont
 of the way. In many cases where farms have been handed down from father to
 son, these fences are the work of several
 generations which have succeeded each
 other in patiently picking stones of the 4 dear bought acres, and yet, in many in- ; stances. it does not seem that much has been accomplished in clearing the land.
 We do not mean these statements to apply
 universally, for some farms are seen which
 are quite free of such instructions, and
 the land is evidently highly productive.
 But it is seldom that plat of ground is so
 level. or so clear of Instructions, as to
 make it possible to use improved farming
 implements and machinery. Naturally,
 under these circumstances, the country is mainly devoted to grazing, though oats
 and rye are raised in considerable quanti-
 ties. The fine, sleek, fat cattle are mum berless, and the products of butter. cheese
 and milk are almost fabulous. Being so
 near the New York markets, good prices are obtained for all the yield of the dairy. In Goshen are located large cheese facto- ries, devoted entirely to manufacturing
 the famous "pine apple cheese, the pro- cess for making which was invented and patented by gentleman of the place, late- T ly deceased.
 Yet, despite all the difficulties of stony soil and adverse climate, with which Con- necticut farmers have to contend, they are the most independent, intelligent and suc- cessful men of their class in the land. Most of them are in afluent circumstan- ces. Their homes are the abodes of peace, ThoSr honaoc