Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-24
HE RUTLAND HERALD
Correspondence from Northwestern
New York.
CAFE VINCENT, N. T., Aug. II.

CAFE VINCENT, N. T., Aug. II.
Editor Rutland Herald A few days
since I wrote you from Plattsburgb,
though having just left the enterprising
town of st. Adams, 1 hardly. dismissed
it from my mind in tho Pittsburgh let
ter. Though I spent two or three days
quite pleasantly in the last named place,
l saw or heard OF but little that would be
of interest to the general reader. 1t is a
place of no marked peculiarities, yet one
that l should presume would improve
upon further acquaintance. The most
exciting event I saw was one which ap-
peared to be an occurrence of unusual
magnitude in that city-s stub race"
Observing a crowd of citizens following
brass band, which was discoursing mar
tial music, down the principal streets |
leading to the steamboat landing, made
inquiry as to the probable cause of the
demonstration, and learned, as before
intimated, that stub race" was about to
come off. / had heard of such things be-
fore. but not being posted, supposed they
were more imaginary than actual. On
arriving at the wharf, might be found
several hundred people assembled to wit
ness the inspiring contest of nearly a.
dozen young men, each bent upon achiev-
ing distinction by padding himself across
few rods Of water, waist deep, in bis
mothers wash-tub, a little quicker, than
his ambitious neighbor. The prizes I
understand were to No. /, a bathing suit
No. 3, one dollar in cash No. 3, a new
wash-tub. The band played at intervals
to encourage the contestants. Taking it
altogether, the crowd seemed willing to
encourage their efforts and to appreciate
the performance. 1 hope you will not
grisve too much that am not able to add
to history the names of the victors. neith-
er be too much surprised should you learn
ere long that the sport of propelling each
other backwards in tub across the har-
Dor has super seeded all other games in
Plattsburgh.
This city boasts but few public places
of interest, though it has three good
hotels, of which the Cumberland is A,
No. l, kept by Mrs. Averill and her son,
Erred who is a splendid landlord, and |
is sure to fill his buss at the boat or cars
it there are passengers enough stop to do
it, and all leave satisfied.
1t would seem that the chief object Of
the managers of the railroad is to pro-
mote the virtue of early rising in all pas
sengers travelling northward, being COM
PEELED to leave at 6 a. m, or wait till the
middle of the afternoon. If you keep
your eyes wide open there is little to be
seen except land or the rock foundation,
from Plattsburg to Moore's Junction
Here, right in the depot, you will fnd
fair chance for breakfast, and while you
wait two or three hours for a train to
take you either way, you will have good
opportunity to take a walk on the plat
form, and view the surrounding country
and if you are blessed with good eyes
and take good, square, thonest look, you
will see in the near distance the United
States custom house looming up. Were
it not for the sign you might not see it at
all, as it is one story edifice some ten
by twelve feet square.
Your correspondent from Middlebury
recently described the country from here
Malone, so forbesr. The most notice
able feature of,thjs whole country is land
tried to think what l would do with it,
provided | was afflicted with it to any
great degree, and finally concluded, if
there ever was strong CORNER" got up
in "corner lots" / should transfer good
lot of that stock, believing it more desir- (
Nble for building lots than for any other f
purpose. AT Malone, Messrs. Fuller 81
Go. are doing quite an extensive business /
raising brook trout, having nearly mil r
lion of various ages The method of t
breeding and raising these beautiful and l
delicate creatures, is really a very inter t
esting process, and bids fair to be profita- T
BILE also. a
The next stop will make with you is t.
at Watertown, Jefferson county, one of o
the most progressing and fourishing g
towns or cities of Northern New York. u
1t is the shire town of the county, p
place of some twelve thousand inhabitants, tt
located on the Black River and also on IL
the Rome and Ogdensburg railroad, near Il
ly midway between the two places, some Il
seventy miles from either, and fifteen 81
miles from Lake Ontario, into which the b
river empties. 1t seems to me that geol- II
ogists would find here field for study u
to determine when and how this large :,
liver made it's way through the massive
wall sof rock which forms its sides, as -,
veil as bottom for twenty-five miles be. q
ore it reaches the lake. Here ere the
acts-to me they are wonder. The
'uolic buildings of this place are very :,
reditable. fine court house, nice. ele. VI
ant churches. and two first class hotels. ="
'ith several ether good ones-and more io
anks than any other place of the same ~ -
lze L ever saw, there being ten or eleven !,
IL said to be doing good business. To
fellow like me it seems as though the wa
eople here must have slot" of money so
r else there are lot of fellows here who W"
amt to be bank cashiers. gu
Cape Vincent, from which place late OF
y letter, is point on Lake Ontario. las
me twenty-seven miles north west of SUI
7atertown, connected by rail 1t is not e''
uch of place, just enough to make an n l,O
ID to the railroad, and so will end my '"
tier before | leave Uncle Sans farm, for ou
short trip into the dominions of the @"'
ritish Queen. GAG. aiu
fee
etier from Middletoyvn Springs. ous