The Republican journal., 1870-03-10

Al''' lilS d ltN ItlNttIG nOlllN on L nuTSuttN
last, made my long anticipated excursion to
Fresh Pond and collected some notes rela-
tive to the ice business, First Of the locality,
| of il nearne>s OF access. and of the different
| routes to Fresh Pond, your readers will per
haps be GLAD to hear something. kno
then that it is one Of the loveliest bits of wa
! ter Nature ever made-bent into the shape
! Of II hoW-not very large in territorial ex-
pan~e, and dropped down among the wood
crowned hills Of Cambridge. A branch
track from the Fitchbur% road leads close
along The shore of the Pond ON one side, and
the ears stop al little station under bridge
which here connects two small hills. The
transit 10y this route occupies twenty min
UteS, and ON The journey you have a hasty
though good Jew of the city of Charestown
Bunker HIN Monument, the State Prison
the extensive brick yards at Cambridge, and
| The American Tube Works established in
! 1851, and which | have been told are the
only works of the kind in New England
In the summer season there is Iovelv
halt-mlc walk from Fresh Pond to Mt. Au
burn through one Of the shadcst coolest
and most delightful paths in the world. Here
YOU take the horse-cars back TO Boston,
passing close by Harvard University, and
getting q near view of its time -honored Halls
and the College green, Near By is the Old.
but picturesque residence of the poet Long
| fellow And Il little farther on is the tree
under which Washington took command OF
the American army. A marble tablet tells
the year, month, day and hour ON which the
memorable event took place
But to return to Fresh Pond and the rail
road station. You ascend from here a long
flight Of steps, cross the bridge above men
toned, and stand upon the small pcninsular
which projects into the Pond, and upon
which is situated the Hotel and pleasure
grounds that make this place so attractive
This is the property Of Mr.. IIiucnger The
hotel is Il large. old fashioned two storicd
house erected in 1779. Very cool and inyit-
ing il looks on 4 hot summers day, nestled
in o. 1t is among the huge old trees. From
| thu back entrance you descend over steps
and terraces to Il rustic wharf. Here sail
boats, row-boats, and fairy steamer await
yof,r orders INTO one of these Won stem and
glide vontentcdly over the bosom of the
laEc-drtting softly i'll among the lily-pads
OF leaning listlcssly on your oars watching
the mini, hakv clnnds above and tho da,,.
| blue water beneath you. If you have fish
ino. rod and ambition Won, win throv, off vo,,r
Ilanouor and vrarninos Simultaneously and
If = .Liutul ..nnInr soon ba,,a o.. tne - strin,
Of ii.b -. n,,., s,,,,,o Iritis in tho ,y;,to,.
Won WON'T IN, Iil,pI,. t, lo .,n,- ,f tbn. tbing.
| Lut will v..,ll. n,intl, ONT ,,nor tho .n,.otb
hard ice and sec what i inst ~ interesting
if Iess Iovelv-thc vo,l,mon cnt,;ng leo
First 4 scraner made of wood with a sIa,,,
iron cdoc is drawn over tbo ice b, bo.sos-
scraping off the snow and other in,purities
| Next comes thn irp ,,lor,pb which ,rr,o,o.
the ic,. into the squares we See in the market
I These plourbs are very sharp and nointna
and 50 constructed that they cut with mathe-
nautical precision, making each square Of
equal and exact Size After this tho long
broad-bladed saws. with la,oe. rouoh lao
ecd teeth are rouoht INFO rcouisitiou bv -,
rano of wurkmon who savthn ice into strins
or sheets. If is then naddIod and nulInd
along, by means Of laroe hooks attached tn
long poles. to the Canal Here they are
again divided into sheets CONTINUING rour
squares, by means of long chiseled shaped
instrument. They are then pushed into the
canal. This canal is narrow and swecn.
with ]. gradual bend TO the ice-housc. passes
under that. and comes out ON the other side
| Near its exit is Dlaceda watrr-whecl worka,f
lhv Steam from the ,nninp-ronn which So
Icures "a strong current fbrounh the canal all
| 81 fine. rinc Tb,. canal i h1.idaod at i,+,,
walls I'M. wide nlanks and inside tl,o h,i1dino
h, Divided into to, rban,aI. I-,,n tbas7,
,Ia,i.. HALL! .,l,, IN',
l''''''N' N'''''' '''V"' ""' "S'" ul'lNe the IL"
~ IL passes SO that when it reaches the ice
house ID is IN single squares These square,
3re NOW forced into tl, so,,arotod ohon,,o1,
.a...,...,., ..,...n.
~ '.[''' ''.'' Ivy l0'i"" e"rh o'h'r
ny single ille 70 the inclined plane which rises
from the canal to the top of the building
Over this are endless Chains moved hy steam