Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-06-18

ing, and such possibilities, nay, certainues
for the future, il is no wonder that the
bonds Of the road, which only amount to
$4,000 n mile are eagerly sought for as
investments. Fairbanks 4 Co., Of St.
Johnsbury, the great scale builders, have
$50 900 worth of the sl,200,000 cash
stock in this road have been among the
most earnest promoters Of the enterprise,
aud arc the sellers of its securities and
their reputation, added to the economy that
has marked the whole management Of the
road, and its real present value, to say
nothing of the future, makes these bonds
valuable far beyond the usual security re-
quired by investors.
While the great tide Of summer travel,
from lakes to mountains and mountains to
lakes, is sure to sweep through the valley
of the Lamoillc 10 few years, many per-
sons will as surely seek the valley itself
aud its bordering towns for quiet summer
resorts. And certainly there could not be
O more inviting region, aud those who seek
it now, before it has been invaded by the
frivolities of fashion, while it is quiet and
cheap, will be fortunate indeed. Danville
Green, which is quite elevated, and where
is the magnificent prospect Of the White
Mountains, mentioned above, is sure to be-
come fayorite summcring place, as soon
as suitable provision is made for the enter
tainment of visitors. Morrisyille is a
charming village, with delightful views on
all hands. 1t has Pulpit Falls as Pc
cular attraction, and the stage that runs to
Stowe, six miles, makes that town and
Mount Mansfield more accessible by this
route than by any other Here, in a
pleasant trec-ombowered cottage, lives OK
Governor and present Congressman lien
dee, aud the place is all alive to its budding
opportunities. Hydepark is another en-.
ticing place, the shire town Of Lamoille
county, situated high enough above the
river to have an always dry soil, and pos
sessing many special attractions. 1t al
ready has an excellent hotel, with some
forty rooms, and the proprietor, Colonel
Sawyer, who led the Vermont cavalry
during the war, has the faculty Of making
everybody feel at homo at once. He is a
native of the town, has long been clerk OF
the courts, and knows everybody and every
locality in all the country round, making
an him entertaining, as he is willing guide
From this house it is an easy excursion to
Mount Mansfield, involving only u few
miles further ride than from Stowe, and
Hydepark boasts also its own particular
mountain, Mount Sterling, which is abou
1000 feet high, or only some 300 fee
lower than the chin Of Mansfield. There
are fourteen natural ponds in the town
r aud in some OF them, as in all the streams
trout abound apd lovers Of the gentle ar
will fud that Colonel Sawyer can tell then
Just where to 90, for he has been there be
fore In Hydepark the late DR.. Ruggles
Of Brooklyn, spent several summers, am
made some Of those sketches which wer
afterwards elaborated into the "Ruggle
, gems" Wild Strawberries raspberrics au'
black bcrries are very plentiful in their sea
son, aud 10 the autumn the sportsman j
sure to ind frequent partridges and SOUR
res, with 40 occasional hedgehog, and }
he ventures deeply into the wooded sides o
Mansfield and Sterling it is quite possibl
f he may meet bear Much Of what hav
said of Ilydepark is likewise true Of John
son, Cambridge, and the other towns O
this region, though most Of them, as yet
have quite limited hotel accommodation.
which will doubtless be supplied, however
as soon as there is a demand for them.