Litchfield enquirer., 1874-10-08
Letter from Warren.

EDITOR TIMEs:-In the northwest coun- ty of Conn. is the small unassuming town Of Warren, whose people are of that stur- dy, industrious and intelligent class which commands the respect and admiration of those who are favored with their acquaint- ance. This town is the possessor of some of the finest scenery in the world, yet it is almost unknown to the pleasure seeking public. "Above-all," !" so called. is an ele- vated point, located about one mile south of Warren centre, ten miles west from Litchfeld, co. H. and some six miles from New Preston station on the She- paug R. R.
 At Above-alI a few neighboring farmers joined in the erection of a rude tower, some three stories high, from which you have an uninterrupted view of nearly three hundred miles in circumference. Here you can look beyond Goshen, Nor folk and Canaan to Mt. Washington and the Berkshire Hills of Mass, and some thirty-five or forty miles northward: thence over Litchfeld and Bantam Lake, Harwinton and Southington, beyond the Talc0tt Mountains, some 50 miles east; thence over Woodbury and the Nauga- tuck Valley south east to "West rock, near New Haven, some 50 miles dis tant; thence over Roxbury, Bridgeport and Fairfield, to the shores of Long Is- land Sound on the south, some fifty-fve or sixty miles distant, while on the south west as you look over New Milford and Kent Mountains and follow the range of hills nOrthward until the eye rests ubon the Catskill Mountains, which rise ma lestically above thenumerous intervening ranges, and, far beyond, the eye detets broken ranges as least fifty. mtlcs away. have witnessed beautiful views by land and sea. have stood on elevated points of the River Rhine, where grand time-worn castles. in full view, partly conceal ed, were intermingled with forests and cultivated fields and vineyards, have pass- ed over mountains in Austria, and in the United States and Canada, I have seen many charming and extended views, but I do not remember where I ever beheld scenery equal to "Above-all"- Swift zerland of New England. Here you may gaze in erery direction and all about you behold slumbering valleys, woodland, hillside and pastures, and hills rising one above another until they meet the sky. At your feet you behold Warramaug Lake, the most beautiful sheet of water m thesState, encircled by meadow and woodland and by its side the Pinnacle, ucaIty AUOO Ieeb 0lSu-SCanUS uk0 sell tinsl keeping silent guard-all of which produces landscape varied, magnificent and romantic, and silent like mid night the weary careworn man of toll may enjoy this beautiful retreat. Good board may be obtained among the farmers here at from S6 to $9 a week for adults and from 8 to $4 for children. The Lakes abound in Bass and Pickerel. Sun rise and sun set are often magnificent, and the morning scenery during a clear morning often surpasses description, the fog resting over the lakes and streams and in the valleys, from elevated points, appears much like lake or ocean scenery, as when approaching land you behold island after island, steamers almost lost to view sending forth a long cloud of smoke, and then the rising sun, like a huge ball of fire, and the reflected rays dancing on the surface, and your imagi- nation becomes almost reality. I have already made my letter too long and must close. Don't visit Conn. and not pay visit to Above all.'-L. I. Times