Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-07-02

I To sum up the advantages Of this fortu
naiely located railroad, it runs ihrougl
one OF the choicest sections Of Vermont
aud viii at once have local buslncs,
sufficient 10 pay its running expenses and
the interest on its bonds. II gives steam
communications to about 40 towns, which
have haraiaiara haon on an .ror,,, e.
teen miles from any railroad, and all arc
rich agricultural towns. | never saw
liner farms al yvhere than those in Cam.
bridge, owued by two brothers. Chaupcy
and Harrison Warner, and there sr,
hundreds OF others almost cqnally as good.
Inc value of the dairy product Of thIs re-
gion can be judged from the fact that,
though the railroad only reaches now to
Hyde Park, the first time the ice car for
butter was put on this year. June ., thir.
teen tons Of butter were offered. AMI il
will be necessary to ran two or three sucb
cars to Boston weekly during tao summer.
The hills aIe to a large extent clothed
with forest, and the numerous streams in
every Town furnish the finest water row.
er to work it into lumber, or indeed, for
turning the wheels of any manufacturing
enterprise, Between Morrisyilie and
Hyde Park there arc the ruins of an old
iron furnace for which the iron was brought,
IRON the neighboring tom of Elmore, n
quarter of century ago. and old resi-
dents say the deposits Of iron ore there
arc really extensive and valuable, which
other towns are large beds of marble
slate and granite, waiting the means of
transportation. 1t must he remembered.
moreover, that the Eow nearly finished
Vermont division is part Of great
through line, and that in addition to this
local traffic is the certainty that the saw
ing OF sixty 10 eighty miles in the distance
to tlde water must pour the freight from
the Great West and Canada over this
road like flood. This is certain with
the connections already existing. and
must be doubly true when the new roads
now building or contemplated are COM
pleted. Portland, Me-. one of the finest
harbors on the coast, is already the winter
port 9 Ct Montreal Mont and uTiissth ttainc mat the
road must do through its command Of the
most noted mountain region of the Eastern
States, which it directly connects with the
cqally noted New York springs and lakes,
With its present showing and such pos
sibilities, nay, certaintics for the future,
it is no wonder that the bonds Of the road,
which only amount to $4,000 a mile.
arc eagerly sought for as investments,
Fairbanks & Co., of St. Johnsbury, the
great scale builders, have $50, 900 worth
Of the 81 200, 900 cash stock in this road;
have been among the most earnest pro-
moters of the enterprise, and are the
sellers of is securities; and their reputa.
ton, added to the economy that has
marked the management Of the road, and
its real present value, to say nothing Of
the future, makes these bonds valuable
far bcJond the usual security required 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 Lamo in few years, many per-
sens will as surely seek the valley itself
and its bordering towns for quiet summer
resorts. And certainly there could not be
more inviting region, and those who
seek it now, before 1t has been invaded by
The frivalities Of fashion, while it is quici
and cheap, will be fortunate indeed. Dan.
vile Green, which is quite elevated, and
where is the magnificent prospect OF the
White Mountains, mentioned above, Is
sure to become favorito summcrius
rlace, as soon rs suitable provision Is
made for the entertainment of visitors
Morrsvillc is a charming village, with de
|, liohtful views on all hands. 1t has Pul
pit Falls as peculiar attraction, and The
stage that runs to Stowe, six miles, make
that town and Mount Mansfield more ac
ccssible by this route than by any to her
Here, in a pleasant tree-embowered cot
tagc, lives ex-governor and present Con
gresham Hcndce. and the place is al
alive to its building opportunities. Hyd
, Park is another enticing place, the shir
!. town of Lamoille county, situated hig|
, enough above the river to have an alway
9 dry soil, aud possessing many special al
fractions. 1t already has an excellent
hotel, with some forty rooms, and tn
a proprietor, Colonel Sawyer, who led tn
/ Vermont cavalry during the war, has tn
faculty of making everybody feel at HON
v at once. He is a native of the town, hu
n long been clerk oftho courts, and know
: everybody and every locality in all tn
country round, making him an ente
! tanning, as he is willing to guide. Fro
9 this house it is an easy excursion to Moul
Mansfield, involving only few miles fu
+ ther than from Stowe. Hyde Park bcas
{ also its own particular mountain, Moul
IS Sterling, which is about 1000 feet hig
,s or only some 800 feet lower than Il
Il E.chin' of Mansfield. There are fourtct
,e natural ponds in the town, and IN some
II them, as in all the streams, trout aboun
ntl and lovers of the gentle art will find tn
G. Col. Sawyer can tell them just where
o 90. for he has been there before. In Hy
,e Park the late DIR. Ruggles, of Brookly
in spent several summers, and made some
d. those sketches which were afterwards ella
re Grated into tho "Ruggles Gems" WI
ye straw berries, raspberries and blackberrl
S. are very plentiful in their season. and