Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-22
Mount Hunger.

"oSS'S Hd""S'-ln looking TO the north"aro
iron 'he Nhage OF montpelier up the vaHey OIL
.ne Nor'n brahch' inc most conspicuous oblect
.'at Mucous 'he eyes TINS mountain, situated IN
sne southwest corner Of the town OF worcester
ine suiln,it " "oou' iorty rons from inc horth
i'ne VI h'uu'escN' anu from one hundred 10 TWO
hunureu rous rom the corners oi the Tour towns
oi Worcester, 'iuuieseN' waterbury ana stowe
II ~ one Oh the highest peaks IN vermont, per-
maps 'no inquest III washington county ana tne
VIC" W W. nau rom II IL a peauti'ni one shaiI
no' a''enp' 10 uesur'pe 'he scenery tens OF thon
sanus VI vernon. 'ar'ns ana homes' win WOODED
nliis anu green nelus, WIN score Oh villages
Inc NONE "n'.e mountains III 'ne i'r east
sranu olu mansnelu anu Oaiheis hump III the
near "esti "nhe uo"h tne "lnoosh' N"ley the
prght waters Oh LAKE Ohanp'in ana inc Auiron-
dacks Deyohd-all these MAKE part NOT all
oil the picture But the people Oh "asnlhg'on
county ana their VISITORS are going 10 see VII 'nis
rive hundred made inc ascent last summer anu
autumn +" may oe nVe thousand WIN ''''s s''Son
ior II If Dound 10 ne" iaNorlte pace ol resor' W
those VINO love nature III NJ her varied ior'nS'
Having visited TINS mountain many u'neS III
tue 'ast thrty-hve years Wish 70 state ior 'ne
dement, OF 'eho"-traVelers some oil tne pointS anu
uis'ances Oh 'ne way 'hat seems the pest W n'e'
from mon'peher up Tue Nor'h hrncn W Il.
Lewis 'nence up Tue Marun otooh 10 'ne 'oo' VI
'he mountain near James vaughn - Is "oou. zen
rilesi ny "ay Vi mluuleseA oen'er oNeI 'ne nii7,
nine mics rom Miduiesex uepot 70 the 100. Oh
the ihounu''n' lron SIX 70 seven nneS hc"N'ne
tne Town roa" SONIC ni'y rouF northwest Vi
vaughn = roau mas oeen projected anu CONF
inehceu by l. w. baliey' OF Mon'peher' 10 une
up lne Instance vi '','s roau vs. no" 'ooaeu H
TWO hl'es anu nteen Ious' anu ~ in'enueu 70 We
carriage ROAD ior hVe h''hureu anu iourueh
rouS' ana 1901 OF orlule pain the resi- oi '"e
way one h"nureu anu ioi'y-one lous' me me-,
nan n''le was 'na'n.y oui.' las. No'e''oer' anu
WIN oo"pa'e iiso'ao'y WIN any mn ooun'iS 'o'u
II see'"S 70 oe '"e uesisn ., 'ne ne', ens"sou ~
o",''"s '"'' 'oAu W nam ~ ~ 'r'o
ana PHEASANT rou'e' IL .neS nave NOT ,o"nu '"e
oeS' WY '''s nav. o''ue"'S H'eu ', w ao' '''
nave spent many uays ID iooN'ns' plann'ns anu
"s ''.' ~ "''' ''''''
'"e ~" anu i''" vi may 1910
| 80 "P ~ US 80 W. ", 80
100 we 'nouen' |" '.,e pest we lau ever iounu'
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Juu'''o"S Mountaineering "oui" i'''p'o,o' ne ul,pei
paw s'o"''y' !" y" "'"0 ''"'o'"e "''" '"''''"s
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'p Ne '''o '""'o"'o' '''i'0 '"O''p'o" 0'''V. ~
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80 'us'",ousS Wv '"'' '"'' 'V'lS' 10 10 ~
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y" v""' J"""' H'' '',o'e ''''"' ''O"'y ,'es0i'
u'u '"Vy no' '"''"o'' '"e '"''eJ W. N''' way
nave i"'n' recole't'oh Oh tne na'nes Vi soine
whose sons ana daughters are sun WIN us "7
peihg connected WIN ,ne lac's III .n"' STORY, ior
there were iacts III H. uhuouoteuly' lhoush Wnere
they aug ior the money 90 not pretend 10 Know
} anu, ny 'he way thompson came very near
owning TINS mountain. IL is Ill 'he nve huhureu
acres that the hoSa Governor Oh the PROVINCE oi
} Ne" hampshire Dehlihe "en."or'n reserNeu
10 hl'hseii wheh he chartereu the VownsniP Vi
/ worcester thompson o'u II OH a' l"uu salt
ior the uehnquen, t'NeS' ana 'ne year Oh reue'nl
'ioh aiio"eu u! III" 10 'ne owhers i'u ne"r'N
t run OUT, so ne went up 10 see ms property, ana
! coming pack represented hifhseli as oe'ig h,sns
: pleased WIN IT, lhis coming 10 .ne knowledge
OIL the agent LOT the owners ne pa'd up the taxes
3 costs' e'c'' ana redeemed IT, Inc same lahu Il
t no" owned ny Joseph a. rreh'ss' oi "inoh''
: M'nhesou'' with 'he exception Oh some twenty
TWO acres On inc .op oi 'he mountain WHICH III
e very generously aeeueu 10 MI baiiey' as 'er
: minus Oh ms pfoIec'ed ROAD Inc o'ner 'ah'
: o"hers On tue foau nave given 'he rsh' vi way
three rous "'ue anu 'ne risht 10 use u'nocr an'
so'ne 'oi .''o ''"S'' u''on VI IT, anu az ','' 81"
vi Tue e''rr''se roau 'he pi'inss pro'"e's give u"
e use VI one acre Vi l'nu' ,or o,''''ins purposes
: oo'he i"u'' mas oee" io"hu WIN '"e "'"'o VI
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