The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-01
Special Correspondents Cairo Bulletin.
OUR NEW ENGLAND
LETTER.
NORTH ADMINISTRATIONS HALL
MOUNTAIN TROUT-AN OLD
ACQUA1NT NEE SAN D
SPRlN0S-THEIR MIRACULOUS
QUALITIES, ETC, ETC.
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Williamstown, Mass, Aug. "a, 1872. J
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Williamssown, Mass, Aug. "a, 1872. }
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In swinging around the circle from the
seashors hither, our route was % follows:
From Madison to New Haven, twenty
miles west. We changed cars a. the juno.
tion, just outside the city, making close
connection from New Haven, to Spring.
field, Mass, sixty-two miles north, where
We waited an hour and again changed cars.
Springfield 10 . beautiful city; iu wide
streets are shaded with majestic slm',
making tho drives very pleasant One Of
the lions Of Springfield is the celebrated
Colts Armory, which lack Of time pre-
vented " from visiting. From Springfield
70 PittsAeld, twenty miles west, where We
again changed can, and waited an hours
detention, giving Us an opportunity for
rambls over the town, which, like Spring.
Geld, has beautiful broad streets, shaded
with many fine old trees, and interpreted
with beautiful residences, one Of the finest
OF which 10 the property Of Thos. Allen,
Esq, Of ST. Louis, President Of the Iron
Mountain X. r., who was formerly from
this vicinity, and now spends his summers
q bis beautiful country seat in PittsAsld'
From Pltuneld to North Adams, twenty
miles north, where We again we're obliged
TO undergo . provoking delay Of An hour,
aud change OF cars. ...
xouru AnAus
Has improved very much within year.
II 10 one Of the most lively, busting little
towns We ever saw. The Hoosac river
running directly through the village gives
It . splendid water power, which 10 extern
sivsly used. There are many large manu-
factories hero Of various kinds, including
The celebrated Arnold Bros extensive
print works, which turn out thousands Of
yards Of cslicos per day. The Wilson
House, . largo and fine hotel, run by
Msssr. Strsster and Swim, has been re-
Gently overloaded and put in splendid
order, ito outside having received . new
coat, similar in color TO the new dress Of
the 81. Charles, and looking equally IS
we'll. Prom North Adams to Williams
town, I've miles north, where We left the
cars for carriage (which 10 in waiting on
the arrival Of every train, for persons
wishing ~ visit Greylock,) and after .
ride Of mile vs refined up In front Of
Greylock Hall, and found Swift on the
broad piazza awaiting our approach and
extending 10 Us hearty welcome. We
found
crowded with guests, two hundred In
number. who have come TO stay, most Of
them, for the season, bringing with them,
in many instances, their own private
equipagss and servants. We noticed while
there two splendid four.in-hands, . hand.
some tandem team, attached to . stylish
English dog.cart, and many fine double
teams. Every morning after breakfast
the broad piaxEa Of Greylock presents .
lively aspect, a. the several teams drive
up, receive their loads, and dash down
tho park for q morning ride.
Grsylock Hall has been 90 much i'm.
proved the past year, that il bears but .
faint resemblance to its appearance last
year, having changed o. much - from
child to msnhood-it having increased in
size just fourfold, now presenting . front
Of l65 feet (ths St. Charles has front OF
100 fsei), and accommodations for over two
hundred guests, is brilliantly ligi tel BY
gas made on the premises, and has . the
modern conveniences, even to . telegraph
in the Office, which brings II into instant
communication with the outer world.
The house l. situated on an elevated
plateau, and completely circled by moup-
tains Including Saddle Mountain, Prospect,
Williams Fitch and Greylock, which loom
up In solemn grandeur, never forgotten by
| one who has seen them. Running through
the grounds Of Grsylock isa
MOUNTAIN Trout srRRAM, ..
which, in the earlier part Of tho season
contains plenty Of trout, and Il good ash-
ing, And just here let me say that the
ssui" - ivy IVA "0 "o'o' -" u'PsssVo
in . like place in the country, and when
we say that it is supplied several times 9
week with speckled trout at cost Of one
dollar per pound, your readers can judge
what the balance Of the bill Of fare must
be-. The drives 10 the vicinity are many
and varied. The roads about and over the
Berkshire hills are broad, hard and beauti'
tul. Although We reached here by such Z
roundabout way, yet the place is very easy
of access. Coming from the West, you
take the cars at Troy for Willlamstown, 4
distnncs Of only forty-three miles, and
which is made in less than two hours time
We found an old Csiroite here, G. w
Green, Esq, who 10 now . prosperous
merchant in Peoria, but who speaks in the
highest terms of Cairo and it, warm
hearted, genial inhsbitsnts. To return Il
Greylock. One Of its peculiaritiss, and
which yet will become famed all over the
Union, 10 It, celebrated "Sand Springs,
the waters Of which seem to possess almost
miraculous healing properties for scut'
rheumatism or cytaneous diseases. Tht
water retains . uniform temperature o.