The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-10-10
CORRESPONDENTS.
MONTPELIER, Oct I, 1873,

Mr.. Editor:
The Legislature is fairly at ork with
the Hon. j. L. Martin for Speaker and
Henry N. Newell Of ~Shelburn, Clerk.
Landgrove may well feel proud that
she has raised one of the ablest speak
ers that has ever filled the chair, and
Londonderry Of her member elect.
Am sorry that not a member from Ben
nington county could second the nomi-
nation of the Honorable Speaker, how
ever, he was elected on the second
ballot, receiving 100 votes on the first
and 144 on the second. II our Speaker
pushes bus mess with the promptness
with which he has commenced, Gov.
Proctor will have to hurry up the fat
ting Of the Thanksgiving turkey, or we
will be sent home before the bird is
well fed.
Have had delightful wea ther for the
FIRST week of the session, The legisla-
ture adjourned Friday afternoon until
Monday to give the Speaker time to
arrange his committees, which will re-
quire a great amount of careful consid.
Grafton ,.but we consider him competent
to the task. Many of the members
took advantage of the adjournment and
went home, while others went on an
excursion to upper Bartlett through
the famous Notch of the White Noun
tains. The railroad carried people
from any point on the Wells River
road to upper Bartlett, a distance Of
lis miles, for $3.50. The first train
left Montpelier at rs o'clock, with
cars literally packed inside and out.
Tho two trains when all made up con.
sisted Of five engines and thirty-four
cars. The scenery along the route
cannot be described to do it justice,
neither can ones Imagination reach it
who has not seen it. From Marshfeld
to Wells River we passed hundreds of
acres Of wilderness with here and there
a little patch Of timber cut off within
tho past two years. On these patches
there is not room between the boulders
for a respectable mullen stock to grow.
From Wells River to the Wing road
station in New Hampshire, the country
is very barren. Where there is a spot
of land cleared il does not look as
though u sheep could save it's nose UNI
less it was protected with a steel point.
The Twin Mountain House, White
Mountain House and Fabyan House,
are beautiful mansions, nestled IN the
valley, with hills from five hundred feet
to a thousand feet high. Among the
rocks and hills are beautiful lakes or
ponds with sail boats on them and
plank walks around them.
la some places we saw stairs built up
the rocks to assist The curiosity seekers in
viewing The high hills miles away. As
we went pact Mt. Washington, seven
miles away We could plainly see the rail-.
road, where it looked al though man
could not climb. We were informed by
one vi The t~flcials that The road In places
was as steep as a common house roof,
aud that The distance 10 the buildings on
the top, which were plainly seen with the
naked eye, was seven miles TO the foot
and iour miles IRON there to The top. "A
We entered the Notch from Fabyan's we
passed The rock called The Elephants
Head, which IL . little distance looks az
life like AZ though il was real. The ear
aud eye are 10 be seen, bat the lower part
il hid by bushes 10 that We could not say
whether tue trunk was there or Bol. The
fifteen miles from this point 10 upper
Bartlett the road IL built into the steep,
ragged side OF the mountain. Al one
punt bH tAN tDau Athhb1A q pNt PShaANu4Ai
rock tower. above our heads a thousand
feet, while on the other side at the same
point you can look down almost perpeu-
dieuiariy nearly three hundred feet, and
Up on the other aide OF The valley over
hundreds OF scres covered with rock and
stunned bush. Al one point IN The Notch
an iron treslle was erected, 900 feet long
and 70 feet high, which, as We passed
over Il, sent a shndder through me, s.
was standing on The lower step Of the
platform Of the car. There are 3 number
Of treslles Of smaller Dimensions along
the eide Of the mountain. A great part
OF the distance through The Notch Il on q
circle and can be seen Tor miles, IS Il
Winds itseii through The rock and bush
bat enough. We reached upper Bartlett
aboHt 2 O'Clock p. m, and found q o.