Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07
The AdlroBdaoks In Winter.
T. Y. n. STUDENTS on wuITEFACE.

Their Chronieier's Story.
About one O'Clock last Wednesday after
noon, a company Of university Students and
the Professor of Civil Engineering. eleven in
all, left Burlington on pleasure jaunt to
Whiteface Mountain During the previous
night there had been a strong south wind,
which continued, accompanied with rain,
till near noon. These auspices were Ger
tainly unfay0rahle and there were not want
ing wiscacra- who tried 10 disSlade us from
the un lertaking. Toward noon. however,
the e.oad- hegan,to break away, and, though
the south wind still blew violently. the start
was made. Tuaroid the cracks, the road
to Port Douglas was taken in preference 10
ttr Port Kent road Closely packed, three
uu each of ;he f4r seats, including tle
driver. the Lad safely reached the opposite
-ors. One of the horses in the lead slight
lyscratchei It's ankle. while crossing an i'm
pru,i~el bridge o7er a crack. This was the
OH, accident Up incident of the lake ride
unless. perhaps, the attempted musical per
flruauceS Of some of the party might be
termed accidents. or misiJrtuneS, u those
who heard them Our w0uld-be s1ngsters
made noise agreeably TO musical scale. Mu-
,ic was scarcely the result. Certainly not. II
melody l. essential 10 music
From Port Douglass to keesevile was
pleasant ride. under a warm. almost Sco-ch-
M sun. and over a road for the most part
good. though here We had a foretastc of the
sort Of sleighiug which was % come.
.s.l A. rrrzr rfr
enough to water the horses. and To begin
OF renew acquaintance with its gentlemanly
proprietor. we kept on our way toward
Ciintonville. At this place the plan was TO
feed the horses. but. after a frultless search
for hotel. we recalled those who had gone
10 see the wonders Of the rifle. the iron
bridge and saw-mills, and continued on 10
An Sable Forks.
Meanwhile, the sleighiug kept growing
worse Not far out of keescvIlle We had
oysrtaken team stuck in the mud, the
driver OF which was whipping bis horses
and swearing d" like piper Soon after
leaving Clint0nville, wagons were met,
whose verdant occupants gazed at Us with
expanded mouth and eyes, wondering at
or folly in using sleigh.
Now and then we came TO toll-gate, at
which the most nimble got out, put On a
duced the party as Il Sunday school class,
exchanged Jokes with the dame and Young
sier> who kept the gate, and, having scat
tered the change over the d0Or-sIll which he
called the counter. shouted right. and the
procession moved on. At the American
House, at Ausable, we stabbed the horses
and. while waiting for supper. went 70
LOOK at the tOrges, rolling mill and nail
factory of J Il } Rogers. These gentle
men. by the way. seem to own most Of that
part OF creation, both the ground in which
IRON ore Is found and all the machinery .0r
its treatment.
After supper we set out for Wilmington.
which was to be the end Of that GAYS
journey not, however, without the aid Of
lantern, a. the night was quite dark and
the driver wholly unfamiliar with the road.
Tie sleighinr was-Was-ln fact. was not.
The lantern had to precede almost the
whole way. 4 sturdy Junior carried it,
and would not be relieved But there was
plenty of walking for the rest. Now we
saw, OF thought we saw, a strip Of sleigh
ing, and into the sleigh We jumped. Now
We heard the harsh grating Of the runners,
a. if our dilatqnfe fiddler had his instru-
lnent aboard. and We tumbled out again.
Five miles of such procedure brought Us
to Black Brook. We asked the way. 1t
was shown. The distance-ScrH or eIght
mules I'VE bad been told at Au Sable that
Wilmington was but ten miles further
The religious Of Us grOaned. The irreli-
gious inverted blessings on that mans
head. The Rogers of our party expressed
heartfelt pity for his namesakes " Alas
that they should own such country and
support such people \ lew rods
further on. we saw little boy standing in
q .Aa4# II > N~5sr
but five miles of We praised that little
boy We hold him in fond remembrance.
and would advise him TO emigrate at once, 4
lest his naturally bright Wit be clouded by |
the mental darkness Of that neighb0rho0d. I
Shaking the dust-Or mud. rather-of /
that settlement from our feet. We /
trudgedalong the remaining FIVE OF SIX miles |
4 cold wind was blowing, and We feared !
for the morrow. A hat blew of and we .
hunted for that. recalling the lantern, 1
which was far ahead. The hat was found,
the lantern sent forward. the team restarted. /
the load reFacked, and Wilmington soon
reached. We reused the landlord of the
Mountain House, and We're, ere long, in
warm ro3m--persons, baggage, snoW-shoes
and bGfial0-r0beS The sleeping apartments
We're not designed for winter-they were
too well ventilated. One or two. however.
obyia-ed the difficulty by sending one Of the
occupants on before with robe, the other
remaining behind to acquire heat, and,
when warm, coming up 10 the relief Of bis
chilly companion.
Finally we slept. In spite ofialse prophets
II nome, IN spite of wrong directions at
Au.ah.e. IN spite of the attempted dISc0ur-
a-eiuent at Black Brook. in spite of the
wind and hare ground. We were at midnight
here, AT the Mhiteiace Mountain House,
sleeping the sleep of the weary and the cold.
In the Woruing We awoke at the ring of
the landlord, who, according TO the report
oi waSeful student. had been ransacking
the village during the night for provisions.
"a necessary work, he must have thought.
when DE saw our behavior al breakiast.)
Atse,en clock next morning We left the
house. laden with dinner bags and snow
shoes. and clad in :wo, some in three,
under suits. and as many outside, including
three, '1ar OF FIVE pairs Of socks and skull
caps az pairs 0r tripieis.
\ mile and "a quarters brisk walk along
the ruad took Us 10 the foot Of the mountain. +;
whore We pat on snow shoe and began the
ascent. The biggest took Z: lead, and. de-
spite bis inferior shoes, Tor a while. kept
lar ahead lie left behind him, however. !,
abundant mcment0s, for. beside his foot .
tracks. we could see, every now and then. :
an imprint of other portions of his person y
upon the snow. He seemed to be taking d
of himself in parts.
Soon after beginning the ascent We entered !.
the woods. anu besides being sheltered from d
me wind hy the evergreen foliage. had
asicr walking Whenever the way was steep =
I hehoyet each 20 watch the snow shoes Of =
he one before him, lest they attain a danger d
% 3.
generally speaking. ii was prudent 10 let "
he logger shoes 20 ahead
Ihus We climbed hour after hour. scattered q
long Ia parties of two or three. at distan- a
c- 90 mile or less apart. Sometimes the "a
't1erS, unlami!iarwith the way. lost it. and o
atel lo- others 70 come up. Once no one
new the way and, ike leaderle-s flock of D.
ee~e. we wandered hither and thi:her +.
he Professor. meanwhile. kept taking
CREATIONS, tuermometric and harometric. cl
s ar lad dome THE whole journey. Al. oe- ::
asllnaiiy took luncheon. 8
soon the scenery began 10 attract atten-
ION. Tue spruce trees. always full ofcrace Ia
nd beauty, were now in most becoming / IL
arh- encased IN cruSted snow. To which / 81
hey gave taeir graceful form. and united 1t
'rh lts pure white their own rich green. pi
."d1eHis an effect most charming 10 the II
ye. Prom ole high hill. which would have 70
erine4 iuity mountain had not Nhiteface IN
l"efrd ABOVE. there was a far extended
lew 10 the south and east. The clouds. Oh
iAlch. m the morning. had foreboded dc
loomy weather. were now fast passing ct
way. Tie air was a. still! as the elevation la
erinitted and the thermometer did NOT fan of
Glow IL Fahrenheit. All things con- 1t
pred to make the trip pleasant. oh
At about eleven O'Clock the foremos, or
nehed the Sammit House. within L. thar "a
mile Of the top. One crawled tbrourb to
De torn canvas roof and unlocked the A. 50,
ON inside We set up the stove. and AZ al,
T some trouble and delay, had the pipe Th
tied and Ire burnIng-in time, neyertbe- hi,
:, to accommodate the hindmost, who WI
Ime up in about half an hour. RAJ -. 80 ON
nptied, dinner taken, and we renewed ~ ay,
amp. All along We had ever-widen;no ali
eXs from Among the halsarr .-ao. ..i.-S | J..