Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-12-24


tue green mountains for a background, com.
pine 70 entrance every one who has spark
VI roalanee IN MS SOUL while on the York
"os 'ns noHonaaeks pushing down 20 the
Nsser euge' with their very roughness FENDER
'ne We" SUI more Inviting, Bu, wish %
speak IN THIS Communication Of our home
curioSities rather than OF those OF the cOuAs
IN general y charlotte, as n lake toWh,
mas become quite favoritc with fishermen.
our .,O TWO man points, Ihompsons and Nc
~" S'o i'sAusu :" OHsripg some OF the
' .'","s s'0uuuS A'png tne AXE ana on
Ov'u " 'n0m numerous substantial cottages
u'eu' uur'ug inc summer lne, months, with hsp-
Py u"e''ers' oesPeak tue estimation 10 which
'ney are eelu' Inc latter point lMcNeil's)
o"neU ~ quo ITO" burlington and
'"sy "sVe "''een or twenty cottages built 10
gOOu snaPe' making a very respectable VIII
'ase' ln's point was named after a former
owner ana once the proprietor OF the Nc
No,' 'e.'y = name wen SHOWN through Cen
'rSi ana Nor'nern vermont before the ad-
vent Of railroads The line boats ct one
''ns stopped 81 the "Ferry'" and an I'm
mems" ire'gnt business ior place OF ITS
s'1e' was zone through merchants In the
Oack towns with cities on the Hudson; but
win the introduction OF ralIroad commute
CATION us glory departed and Its repose Is
A'nO4' As unOtokeu As 'ne slumoer oil 'OOse
VINO once participated IN It's busy scenes
During the war OF 1872 a British sloop Of
war spent halt hour or SO trying to dis
lodge some of our militia men who had as
sembled on Thompsons Point to guard
aealnst an anticipated attempt at landing !;
but as the Point afforded many excellent
hiding places and natural bcmb.proois the
4'''''sneis sVs hO'n'ng out H"e extra
P'A'''Oe .Or 'ner P@'ns' ~n''e 'oe mlli''a
nSlcneu no"e aga'u saIe ana sounu and NOT
"'''e ela'eo ~ tnslr success IN keeplng
from ge'''ns nit. 90 you see we nave ms MS
'o"' grounu al ny ourselves lnen We
pave among our nil's numerous caves, con-
n'c'e' win when are "aol.ions Tor the Gu
riouS, some Oh them wen authenticated
O'ners are attractive 70 tne man Of science
lot tneir peculiar formations. l wish 70
invite attention 10 one that has al
reaoy iound place among the distinguished
euriositles OF the state as well as OF the
county and which, during the past season,
has been VISITED BY Prof Seely OF Middlebury
college and other scientific men, besides
large number who we're SIMPLY sIght-seers
These cur l two IN number cave and
"the ovsn' 80 called, are situated in the
southeast corner OF Charlotte, and In the
northwest corner OF Monkton' an adjoining
town. ..I s..
The cave is found on the farm of Joshua
NJ. Dean who. by-the-way, is one Of the M
mcrous substantial farmers OF that vicinity,
and one whose 6nAucial success has beer
based on honorable aud straightforward, as
well as skilliul dealing. An intimatiou Of
desire to visit, these curiosities, ELECTED
ready response from Mr. Dean. who kindly
acted as guide. A basket OF pine taggot
aud numerous pals aud baskets with lunch
ice' etc, for the picnic, made load enough
as it was generally voted before the climb oil
some three-quarters OF mile was complete d
:. ' W." 'Ou"u ~ Vu"'A'u Ua W.
nv 0''0s- ~"N AA''
'U,sD' "e ".Ou"" 'u"' "O',h "n'
""u ''U'"' '''~'"~"s sO"'""A' AoruP"I
" '"' 'ou'n '"u' Auu ~ '"e "0''u 'uu S'nA
"s '"'O my pastures Nu"nlng cast @u'
' 4 '"1 .'" S'N0 VI e"u !" ''s"''!
uou"'u W." VI nun o'e' 'A''"p'"s W oou
s''e'~o'' o'S'1"O' VI '"e western "ue
mere nSs Oeen no attempt ~ WORKING IN
'e'"' Ou' H0ou Juugos Pron0unce in iavor 9
possibly pron'Aoie ueVe'oPmen1 10 70
'u'u'e. N''er isA''ns ussP rA''ne' N
P~'n io'o"s A'ong 'ne mountain Top 'n'
OAre r0cAs s'op'ng 10 e''ner sue, on Tn on
nano' gradually on the o'ner' dropping o.
WIN P'ec'P''Ous ussceo' lar TOO aaHserou
70 ADMIT Oh s'umOles OF m'sS'eps' ltseeme
'oousn 'ne "ao'e mountain nad pee
'"'eu " some m'gn'y CONFUSION WIN 'o'
greatest ,Orcs ~ the center leaving !" IKE
yarn r'O'' Ai0"s "n0's '''s' OOAra We "''
"As'
just at the point where the sou thern di
commenced we found the entrance to tn
cave and 1t was well we had guide for D
one would have fOeld it, except BY accident
Down some ten or fifteen feet from the TO