Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-29
Correspondence of the Troy Times.l
A Trip Over Lake Champlain.
WHITEHALL, June 10.

Correspondence of the Troy Times.l
A Trip Over Lake ChampIain.
WHITEHALL, June 10.
The Sabbath School Convention for the
State having been called to meet at Platts
burgh, n. Y, commencing Tuesday
morning, June 18th, continuing through
Wednesday and Thursday, 14th and 10th
insts., your correspondent, armed will
his credentials as a delegate, started fol
that point. We went aboard the elegant
steamer Adirondack, of the Champlair
Transportation Company's line, on the
arrival of the II o'clock train from the
South, and proceeded to our destination
Some two hundred passengers were
aboard, mostly delegates to the Conven
tion. The Captain, unaware of any un
usual attraction at Plattsburgh, and hav
ing been led to suppose that the delegates
would nearly all go by rail, was taken by
surprise; and having made provision for
only forty guests, was fearful that be
would be unable to feed our hungry mul.
titude.
We steamed along quietly, looking at
all points of interest, until the landing at
Benson has been made, when we were sum.
moned to dinner, where we found that
the Captain and Steward had made a
very generous calculation of the wants OF
forty men, inasmuch as all were fed
Mount Defiance and Fort Ticonderoga
were awarded their full share of atten-
ton but the piers in the lake near there
were of more importance to the writer, as
they are newer. We found workmen en-
gagged on the piers on the Vermont side,
and carpenters engaged on the scow which
is or wuS, to fill the three hundred feet
space between the piers. The steamer
passed quite near the pier on the
west side without difficulty, but we should
imagine that the channel was not so easily
followed in foul weather. If we were
not a law abiding people, the piers would
have been hauled out long ago.
Everybody enjoyed the scenery and the
trip, and nothing of importance occurred.
AS we were going into Port Kent, singing
was commenced in the state room hall,
which brought the people together. Rev
Mr. ScoVille, OF Norwich, Cheuango coun-
ty. n Y offered prayer, which, it is said
is the first prayer offered in public on the
Adirondack Many then participated in
reached Plattsburkh.
The writer went to Montreal, meeting
Superintendent A. L. Inman of the Cham
plain Transportation Company. The
steamers of his company have com
menced running from Whitehall to
Rou9e's Point, there connecting with the
Grand Trunk railway direct for Montreal.
Always sure of connections, as the train
does not start till the arrival of the boat.
Next Monday the new steamer Vermont
will commence running, when day boat
will be put on. This is the route always
run by this company except for the past
two Seasons, when Plattsburgh was the
northern terminus. They have now adopt.
"a or returned to their old route. Mr.. In
man gives it as the opinion OF railroad
transportation men that the bridge across
the lake at Tioonderoga will never be
completed, which, it is to be hoped will
prove true.
Returning TO Plattsburgh, we engaged
conveyance to drive to Dannemora,
where the Clinton county state prison is
located The road ia plank, kept ia good
repair. The prison is seventeen miles
from Plattsburgh, all the way up hill. the
ascent at the prison being eighteen hun
dred feet above the level of the lake. The
number of acres inclosed ia thirty, fenced
with cedar posts eighteen feet high,
which, however, is giving way to fence
made of hrmlock boards of the same
height.
We arrived Just in time to see the
prisoners march in to dinner, which is
considered by visitors great sight. The
officers were kind and obliging, and
showed us every courtesy. We watched
for a look at Filkins, and saw a man in
whose face, dressed as he was in his
striped suit. we could discern all that
was evil. We were shown through all
the departments by Superin tendent Rich
ardson, and were interested in all that
we saw. The nail factory was not in
operation, as a new engine of eighty
horse power was being put in position
On inquiry, we learned that the engine
was entirely the work of convicts, super
intended by a convict under sentence of
death for the murder of his wife. 1t is
probable that his sentence will be
changed to imprisonment for life, as it
rests in the hands of the Governor under
the present law. This prison, which is
capable of accommodating 538 prisoners,
has 537 occupants at the present time.
We left that place whispering the ipjuuc-
ton, Cease to do evil, learn 10 do well"
We returned home via Lake Champlain
to Ticonderoga, where we had ample time
to inspect the ruins, when we left by stage
for Lake George, first ascending to n
height two hundred and forty feet above
the level of Lake Champlain, then reas
cending the distance, in doing which we
travelled four miles, and found the little
steam propeller "Gauoukis," Capt. Hulett
commanding, in readiness to receive US
and bear us through Lake George, All
the places of interest were eagerly scan
ned, and our genial skipper took delight
in pointing us to objects which he feared
would escape our observation. At the
Echo mountain be let the whistle screech,
and although it was windy we could
count three distinct echoes. He inform
ed Us that four conld be heard in "still
weather" We arrived at the Fort Will
liam Henry in time for tea, and in the
evening a large company of ladies and
gentlemen of the Warren county Sabbath
schools gave us a reception in the hotel
parlor, and ten minute speeches were
made by number. Passing through
the pretty villages of Glen's Falls, Sandy
Hill and Fort Edward, we again found
our pleasant village between the noun
tains," where we are contented to abide
W.. L.