Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-09-07
From the New York Standard
CIid.Summer Ram blings.
JERICHO, VT, July 81.

~, f,dipx it. wa, through tho Lamoille
Biy.e. ~ Like Ch.mp!ain, the receptacle
80 n .trenus- in this part OF the country.
/, IF ,rds fne water privilege, which j.
only p,r,ially used. The village is sur
roundeS. in its immediate vicinity, with
picturesque hill, while farther away rise
the higher peaks OF the Green range,
Mount Mansfield and Cancels Hump
forming the bulwarks of the eastern and
southern horizon The summit of Mount
Mansfield is only nine miles from jericho,
and as it presents it's form broadcast TO
the view, it looks like mighty Colossus
in rapose Some one long ago discovered
In ia outlines a resemblance to the hui
IN ~ face. There are the forehead" the
"noae," the dips" and the "chin," in the
rnd, sculpture of the titanic forces that
wre.ted the world from the grasp OF
cN,ns There il also, of course, "lovers
retr..t." near the clips" On the noun
tain top. lust under the "nose," is the
Summit House, comfortable place to
stop in.
THE MOUNT WITH THE INDELICATE
NAME,
Cancels Hump is fifteen or twenty
mile, south Of Jericho, and on clear days
i. we'll outlined through these miles OF
atmosphere. Many years ago it was
called the "Crouching Lion" l believe, or
something similar and, indeed. this
name Seems very appropriate when one
looks at it. But the mountain stood 80
long in the same position, that the good
people hereabouts concluded it bore
greater resemblance to the patient cam
! ~. oho
biographies OF twenty or thirty years ago
stray leaves Of which you will find now
and then in the Green Mountain garrets
gave it the name OF the "Camels
Rump." But as natural history and
menageres travelled this way the mistake
appears to have bsen rectihed.
But while looking eastward upon these
grand mountain walls that seem like old
guards, defying alike the hostile endeavor
OF storms and the Establishments OF the
sun, il we turn to the westward, there
comes TO view, beyond the waters OF
Lake Champlaip, the broken, wild out
lines of the Adirondack chain, which,
from slight eminenees near here. can be
seen to its farthest links both to the north
and south. That is, of course, on bright,
fair days. But to-day the distance is
dark with clouds, which brood 80 as to
cover even the shaggy tops of the lower
hills near at hand.
Jericho lies in valley, as have, per-
haps, already minated. The country is
rolling rather than level. All around it
are beautiful platesux, lifted above
the lower depths next to the streams;
and these platsaux arc as Hat and
smooth as il shaped by art. Jericho
has it's churches like all New England
towns, and they are three in number one
ia, and has been for some time, unoccu-
pied. 1t was built years ago by socie-
ty know as the "Brick Meeting House
Society" composed of members of two or
three different denominations. As it had
lain 80 long unused and going to decay,
the school district of which the village of
Jericho is the center, laid claim to the
land and the building, which the Brick
Meeting House Society, galvanized into
life and activity by the aggressive claim,
contested in the courts last year. The
Brick Meeting House people triumphed,
and the old church still continues the
abode of bats and of desolasion. The
other two churches are respectively Bap.
tist and Methodist, and are in a healthy
condition.
There is grist-mill where grain is
ground, not only for local consumption,
but for wider market Above the grist-
mill is factory, where pine and spruce
logs are manufactured by an enterprisiug
and skilliul process, into pumps and pump
logs. This pump factory is also oelebrst.
ed and patronized outside of Jericho. Be-
low the grist mill tho river dashes down
over rocks for a little distance, and pre-
sents quite picturesque cataract, and
"thereby hangs tale" Just over the
cataract there ia bridge. 1t is strong
one now, but formerly in its place stood
another, not considered quite safe for
heavy burdens Years ago, a travelling
menagerie was passing through the place,
and huge elephant accompanied 1t. His
proprietors thought best to take him
soross the fall. As soon as he entered the
water his elephantine nature asserted
itself and he began to gambol. From
squirting water through his proboseis, he
took to laundering. and then started
down the river at the head Of the fall.
The volume and force of the water were
considerable, and he did not choose to re-
sist it's influence, so over he went between
great rocks, and through boiling ehaSm,
till he found himself on his back, wedged
into crevice between rocks. His keep
ers were struck with fear, and the coun-
try people gazed with bated breath upon
such spectacle as they had never seen
before, and one which must have been
fearfully funny. After much exertion by
all bands the old fellow was finally set
upon his feet, and led back over the rocks
quite unharmed.
PROPOSED RAILROAD.
The survey for a railroad from E.sex
Junction, near Burlington, through north
ern Vermont has inst heen completed,
and the citizens Of Jericho are delighted
to know that it il going through their
quiet village. 1t seems almost pity to
disturb this pleasant pastoral valley with
the scream of the locomotive and the
roaring of The railway train. but the
prospect is welcomed for the advantages
it will bring. So next year the power
of steam to use the quaint language of a
funny gentleman know-will be "cart-
ing thunder" past the very doors. The
proposed road-to be called "The North
ern Vermont and Lake Champlain Rail,
road"-will run from Essex Junction. six
miles from Burlington, to Cam bridge.
twenty -four miles distant, where it will
connect with the Lamoille Valley Rail-
road, and thence the connection will be
direct to Portland, Maine. 1t will pass
through Underhill, close by Mount Mans
field, and summer tourists will find the
ascent by the western side hereafter the
best. Heretofore Stowe ION the east has
been quite a resort for mountain climbers,
but could Only be reached by long and
wearisome stage ride of sixteen miles
Next year they may change cars at Essex
Junction and in a few minutes alieh'
either at Jericho or Uuderhill, at the foot
of the western slope of this highest and
grandest spur of the Green Mountain
range At Underbill is the Bostwich
House, delightful hotel, whose broad
versndahs open to a magnificent mountain
view unsurpassed in all Vermont. Under
hill is only three miles distant from Jer.
icho.
This country is prosperous az we'll as
p1aasapt ono III arOppd in Tho .