Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-13
NORTH FERRIsBURGH. VT. !

Mr.. EDIroR:-While other seekers Of
pleasure and correspondents are exulting
over the scenes of their delight, and are
commencing in words of praise the places
of their resort, we, also, are constrained
to do the same; and with your permission
would describe, in few words, what we
believe to be not only the pride Of Addi-
son county, but of our state and nation. as
regards picturesqueness of scenery and
beauty Of landscape. We refer to Grand
View (Snake) Mountain, located near the
center of the county. 1t affords very
full view of the villages, streams, forests,
meadows, ETC., of the entire Champlain
valley, extending from the Green Mount
aims on the east to the Adirondaeks on the
west; from the South Bay west of White
hall on the south to Cumberland Head
north of Pittsburgh on the north. As
health resort there seems purity of at
mosphere unexcelled, and an abundance
of mineral and other water inexhaustible.
Near the summit is cranberry pond, COW
ering an area of five acres, the surface of
which is made land, sufficiently strong for
people to travel upon, yet underneath is a
depth of water at least seventy feet. Sit
uated near by this pond is fishing pond
of living water, which was formerly used
to run saw mill, but for that purpose is
now abandoned.
The present proprietor, Jonas M. Smith
of Addison, some years ago conceived the
idea of making this point accessible with
teams by means of q smooth and easy
graded highway. He also has sought to
make this place available as health and
pleasure resort, and after expanding more
than twenty thousand dollars, he is now
realizing the fruit of his labor
Upon the summit of the mountain, one
thousand three hundred and ten feet above
the lake, has been erected very commo-
dious, beautifully furnished hotel for Wis
itors and boarders; also near the summit
still another building, to be used as a
boarding house, with neat and commodi-
GUS compartments. There are also barns,
stables and other outbuildings sufficiently
ample for any class of visitors, dancing
hall, platform with awning, tables, seats,
swings, croquet grounds, ETC., etc. Here
also is flower and vegetable garden, as
early AS the earliest, and "a tower sixty
eight feet high, upon which has been es-
tablished by the United States government
signal station, from which the beauties
of the scenery can all be observed.
Nor is it too much to say that the inter-
est and enthusiasm of Mr.. Smith and his
estimable lady are fully absorbed in
making this enterprise grand success,
and everybody happy about them.
On single day-August 25, 1S74,-the
following states and countries were repre-
sented Vermont, Minnesota. Alabama,
Wisconsin, New York, Missouri, Connect
lieut., Michigan, Nebraska, Province of
Quebec and Wales.
During the past year, 1878, the follow
ing states. ETC., We're represented: Ver-
mont, Massachusetts, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Kansas, Pennsylvania, New York, Iowa,
Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Colorado, Cal
ifornia Dakota, England and Germany.
Already during the present year the
following states, etc., have been repre-
sented: Alabama, New York, Vermont,
New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts,,
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri,
Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, China Province
of Quebec and Germany.
Thus it may be seen that from all parts
of the world concourse of NATURES adj
mrers and seekers of pleasure are wend-
ing their way, and unto which we join in
saying, let all the people go up