St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-13

. marvellous cllmaN-
/ "Crag heaped Graz. with many merry t'l'
/ And huarV submits thruurd i"'N"hd NV I'''"
Of Alps or Caucasus
/ In leycreutial awe we look and "oh-
der why and how and when tins mighty
uphcaval OF Nature tIanSpHcd. Al
I though the views from aloi . the old
carriage road are certainly magnificent,
| they are most a>SuIedly surpassed by
| those from the line of the railroad. r>-
uccilllv from the open CONSERVATION
ear. Considerable has been said about
the SacIili"i"uS invasion 10y the "micr-
cemary lailroad' of these sacred. 1--WE
/ inspiring hills. the evidence "t the ter
/ rihIr omnipoIcncr of the Almighty Vet
Il ride over the line most impicS>lvclN
teaches us. is IL badly in the ear ais"
EXPRESSED To us. that thereby the 81
creduc,> of the these scenes and their
majestic Grandeur were more marked.
more cInqucutlN brought into sight. and
in this light the projectors al The enter
prise wcr" %"dll hcnctlct"l>.
At FIaukcm>tcim elm. three miles
above BcmiS. IN immense iron h">tlc
J bridge spans Il deep mountain gorge.
900 long and - feet high. 1t is one of
the ~randr>t achievements oi ingenious
skill III America. and Is the "nlN "nc
east of New York. differing from the
ordinary non bridges chiefly from the
fact that il rests upon posts "i huge
size after the manner ot piles in WharNcS
instead of being upon ahulmcntS. Capt.
\cWcomb. the Inventor. has elan 20 "t
its construction.
The train >lackru> up and We proceed
carefully over the Wchlikc structure.
but most strongly and securely built.
The view from this tICStlc Il perfectly
magnificent. just here near this spot
is the only place between Glen Station
and FahNan'S where MI. Washington
can Ice seen lonmin" up III the distant
northeast. GlIdin" a> We Il" Hlun" the
mountain side the stage road in the
deep valley below LOSES Itself among
tine forests and "ladc>. and looks like Il
mere pathway. We look ont up"n Mt.
Crawford at the eastward. The >lco
river pluugcS int" deep lavinc. MI.
trIv ford soon looms up at the right
arr">> the N;lcn river in royal majesty.
The railroad nos, Winds along the
mountain sides. and he grade >lill ri>-
ing. rising. Nou look down deeper
deeper int" the valley below. and on
either hand 'D>>I on Prliou piled" the
peaks lift up their submits To ll,. high
heaven. Mt Wiley soon appears on
the west side and Mt Wrh,lrr "n the
east. with the Wiley House nesting in
the valley :EI'I feet beneath ~.
The terrible story "f the destruction
of the W Hey family ON thai fatal day.
Monday. Au%. -. I~'!G. I"~, before our
mind. bu that occasion there Ms Il
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