The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-05
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EQUINOX HorsE,
MANCHESTER, VT, Aug. y,
Four hours ride from Saratoga viii en-
able one to take new view Of nature IN
an entirely different aspect from that pre-
sented in the most popular watcring-placc
of America. The Greenfield hills arc your
nearest approach to mountains, excepting,
perhaps, Snake hill, which fills portion
of the horizon as you look away from
cornucopia of Moons fried potatoes to-
wards the south. But here every view
you may take, is bounded by mountains OF
towering heights. You wonder how the
valleys are so deep and the mountains so
elevated, where thrifty men make out 10
live and prosper.
The highest peak in tins vicinity Is Equi-
nox mountain, upon whose siobc Utmost
this delightful and salubrious village is To-
Gated. You look from the marble paved
streets of the village way down TO lower
deems in the valley below where mountain
streams have guttcrcd into the creek and
meondercd through the lowlands and along
whose banks the railroad has found room
for IFS iron horses made the ascent OF
Eouinox day or two since with Mr. Nc
Corl,lc, an attachc of the coast survey. who
is occupied in triangulating of the mount
ain peaks in the region between Connccti-
cut and lake Champlain under the direction
of this National Bureau. 1t is difficult to
make the ascent directly upwards from the
village, because ii is steep and no path to
I've found. The mountain is long, running
north and south Two or three miles north
Of the Equinox house il notch through
which turnpike runs from cast to west
uprneg tiip mountain Tho mountain
cent is up by way of this notch. There
is n road all the way to the top of the
mountain. But most people prefer to
walk up from the notch, and ] think there
is less exercise in walking, for the road is
good for walking and not so good for rid
ing. The mountain is almost four thou
sand feet high. and two-thirds AS high as
mount Washington. II is not grand and
awc-nspirng because it i, not Il rugged
and naked peak.
70 the very crown il is clad with
ycrlurc the trees and shrubbery are
thick and grass grows well upon the road
where the wood has been cleared away so
AS to permit il to root. The outlook and
lown-look from the summit is splendid on
one of these fall days The prospect ON
either side is extended. You can look into
four States and easily distinguish the other
rs companions and brothers of Equinox
Away in the southeast is Greylock; almost
east Ascutney very sharply rises in the
Connecticut valley; in the northeast Kill
lington Peak ovcrlooks Rutland; in the
northwest may be seen the lofty pinnaclcs
of the Adirondack range, Mounts Dix,
Marcy, ETC., while nearer Prospect Hill,
the noighbor George, is plainly visible.
But the most charming panorama is higher
than these. On each side of the mountain
lie lovely valleys the one on the east bound
ed by other Green Mountain ranges; the
one on the west stretching away till it is
lost in the far off hazness. The country is
dotted with villages, lakes, rivers and ponds
making Il landscape of unrivalled beauty
and novelty. Whoever has not visited the
top of a mountain has more pleasure in
store. The freshness and novelty of the
scenes will amply repay the time spent and
the possible labor of the rough jaunt. Al
most half milc-down under you, meas
ured in perpendicular, is the pretty vii
lagc of Manchester, which snuely nestles
at the base of the mountain like birds nest
upon some jutting wall If you walk up
from the notch-and you ought to walk
You will find the greatest yearning you ever
did for the dining room of the Equinox
House. What keen. eager appetite the
exercise and the mountain air do give you
As you come to the steep brow of the noun
tain and look suddenly down upon the vii
lage and Orvis's matchess Equinox, you
can fancy the pangs which tormented the
unlucky Tatalus as he was devoured by
thirst in plain sight of coveted water. You
could cat any wholesome food ut that mo-
ment. But as you run through the list of
viands-''in your minds eye, Horatio"-
which Orvis spreads before you, the dispo-
sition to take flying leap for the Equinox
will seize you. Why don't some inventive
person utilize the balloon, SO that the as
cent and descent of such mountains may
he made with ease and speed?
Manchester is one of the loveliest and
the healthicst summer residences. 1t is one
of the most accessible spots in the North
1t furnishes most admirable walks and
drives or horse back riding. 1t is paved
extensively, upon the walks with white mar
BILE stones. / think it can boast of the best
stone walks in the country. have fancied
that these innumerable marble slabs might
have some moral lesson for those who finl
sermons in stones" for it is easy to think
that one is treading upon the sacred tomb
stones OF n multitude of men and to find in
them the constant reminder of the inevita-
bic destiny of man. There is little So
lace in the reflection too, that there is moth
ing in life in the village which is calculated
to bring on the final catastrophe, but on
the contrary it is just the place to keep it
of. The village is a caravansary in the
Summer. All take the guests that come,
until they get full. The Equinox House is
peerless among hotels for the tourist or the
residents of the great cities, who seek to
get new lease of life and strength. Of
every thing which pertains to the proper
care of the guest Frank Orvis is az fat.
The company in the house is large enough
for the best social enjoyment; it is not so
large that one is lost, but all know the rest
and all can engage in the festivities of the
place with zest and advantage. In these
Fall days the air upon the mountain side is
the very elixir of life. The guests demon
strate it, from the ''veteran who lags (al-
mosD superiuous on the STAGE to the
child that has the beautiful flush of perfect
health and the spirits of the other animals
which get out from confinement to the joy
of freedom out-ofdoors. Manchester is The
supplement and the adjunct of Saratoga.
They are four or five hours apart-furthcr.
to be sure, than they ought to be, yet the
former is nearer to your place than any 9TH
or mountain resort. In all other things
than proximity Manchester is unequallcd
among the mountain towns. So if you
doubt it come and sec. II. u.