Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-05-15

THE SoURcE or TnE CoSSKcIIoUT-
Far up among the bills Of northern New
Hampshire, slmost on the very borders Of
Quebec Province. is small lake, shieh
has an area Of scarcely more than three
acres. ln early spring, while a, yet the
snow lies alongits border, the woods re-
sound with the erOaking Of numerous frogs
which here undisturbed find a congenal
habitaiion. This little lake in the cold.
dark forests, $500 feet above the level Of
the sea, is the source Of The Connecticut
river. Its outlet 4 mere rill, leaping over
the rocks in beautiful cascades soou flows
into Third lake. This lake contains an
area Of about 240 square acres. aud is
surrounded by lofty hills, except on its
southern border, where the unduations
are more gentle. The lake has the form
Of trapezoid, and its outlet, stream
ten feet wide, is in the southeast corner.
From Third lake the Connecticut flows
fotr and half miles, when it receives
from the east tributary nearly as large
as itself. One and quarter miles farther
south it flows into Second lake, which is
two and three-fourths miles in length and
its greatest width is one ard fourth
miles. Besides the Connecticut il receives
two tributaries from the northeast and one
from the northwest. 1t is one Of the NOS.
beautiful Of our northern lakes. The grace
ful contour Of its shores, the symmetry of
its projecting points, the stately growth of
the primeval forests, the carpet Of green
that spreads along its border, and extends
through the long vista Of the woods reced-
ing hills and the distant mountains pre-
sent combination Of the wild, the grand
and the beautiful, that is rarely seen. On
its border the moose and deer feed almost
undisturbed, on its tributaries the beaver
builds its house, and the otter slides into
the clear and limpid streams. while its
shores are still the resort of the sable
and the mink. The outlet is on the west
side, near the southern border, ''and is 40
feet wide. The descent, at first is gentle,
but the distant roar that greets the ear,
indicates that rapids are near. 1t rushes
over its rocky bed, occasionally forming
deep eddies, becoming more rapid still.
For mile and half from the lake it
forms series of wild cascascs which con-
tinue for mile, then, after receiving two
tributaries from the west, it flows into
First, or Connecticut Lake. Here we
find sheet Of water, irregular in its out
line, extending about four miles east and
west, with an area Of nearly three square
miles. On the southwest there are farms
and in places the grassy pastures reach
the border Of the lake, but for the most
part it is still surrounded by primeval
forests. This lake is beautiful, especially
in autumn. On many of the neighbor-
, ing hills there is a growth of deciduous
. trees, particularly the maple; when the
frost comes and these have put on their
crown of beauty of crimson and scarlet,
of yellow aad gold, mingled as they otton
, are with the dark foliage of the spruce
' and fir, we nave scene, which is rarely
excelled in briliancy and beauty. 1t
= = often happens. while the forests have Oh
' their robe Of beauty, that all the higher
n points are of immaculate whiteness from
: he frozen mist that clings TO every spray
of the thick evergreen foliage. At the
:, outlet of the lake, the river which is here
80 feet wide, forms precipitous cascade
9 falling 81 feet in eight rods. 1t flows q
little west of south for two miles, wher
:, :, it receives a tributary, Cedar stream
!, from the east, when it flows little south
/. of west until it reaches the Vermont line
: 1t receives three tributaries from th,
) north. Perry stream, which rises neal
, Third lake: Indian stream. which rises OF
J. the border little farther north, ant
k Halls strem, which is the boundary be
: tween New Hamshirc and Quebec pro
!, vince.