Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-01-04
Che freeman


Letter from Prof. II. ]. Moore.
have heen absent from Vermont since
the fore part of October. 1t is now Christ
mas and past. Lake Champlain is open
the whole length, or so nearly clear of
ice that steamer might pass any where.
and at Port Henry, N. Y, where this letter
is written, no ice is visible save in Cedar
Point bay, and along the shores south.
Large quantities of iron ore are exported
from this place during the season of
navigation. Some is sent in the winter
by cars on the ID. & H railroad, but most
is piled up on the wharves, which extend
more than half a mile along shore.
Mineville lies west of Port Henry and
Cheever north, all in the township OF
Moriah. Both of these hamlets contain
extensive ore beds. and the work of getting
out the ore is driven forward by m,chine-
ry. The drilling is done by COMPRESSED
air, and the air is compressed by steam
engines which also raise ami dump tn.
ore. Some of the mines are liyhed bl
the electric light. Cheever is connected
with the lake by he ndIin ii pi tne llil
road lmp h'lf 4 mile in leng.h, IN III
loaded cHrs in their descent draw up h.
emp ones in con inu rus circ,sit
Mlnevlle has a railroad Of nearly eight
miles in length, and requires An ;t>crnr u
some twrlvr nun lr-l feet rn,. eep 81
grade il two hundred and TWEEN wo frrt
TO he mile rode up and Il ,wn lts
week on the engine, as the rrtd is whnl.
for freight, and no passenger cars are use,
Two Y, As they are caI'si are cons ruc,ed
in the road at the distance of two mit-s
apart and our engine tnat lef Port Henry
reversed, turned around and came in righ
at Mlnpvlle. The trains run only in the
day time, carry ing thirty tons or more ~
a trip--a train leaving each end of the
road every hour and meeting halt way.
The power of steam is only reqni,ed to
draw up the EN- y cars, and to me the
coming back seemed like riding down hull
and save the consciousness of possible
danger was very agreeable.
The views OF Ltkv Cham plain and th'
hills and Green Mountain range in Yer
mont opposite are splendid
Mineviie has three churches-a R MN
Catholic church, a Protestant Episcopal
church and a Prrsby graded
school with lhree departments, and larg,
supply of hC tells and rum groceries. R III
flows freely and the usual results are Ofteh
visible. One man was found the morning
after Thanksgiving III the mouth of one OF
the mines frozen and lite UNCONSCIOUS.
He breathed IA few hours. WAS present
at the jury Of inquest. The jury ad
journed twice in hopes some proof might
be found in regard to where he Obtained
his liquor. so as to bring it within the civil
damage act, but noboiy knew He had
left off work and been on spree for sew
eral days, but where he got the needful
no one would testify, | saw his aged
mother and weeping wife and eight chill
dren as they stood around his blosted
form. 1t was sad sight never care to
see another like i; yet this is only one OF
the sights that often are seen round here
and wherever rum is sold.
Port Henry village has four churches
and an association called the railroad
association. This association sustans
reading room, hall for prayer meetings,
and its principal work is among railroad
employees. | have attended many of its
meetings and find it doing q good work
among this class A glorious work has
been wrought IN the salvation of many of
these men during the past two or three
years, and working on the plan of onr
gospel workers it seems to be quite eff
cient. Some of its members go out on
Sunday afternoon and hold Sunday
school and social services in neignbDr-
heod about fou. miles distant. walking
each way. Mrs Hammond ,llnu assisted
at a grove meeting in September in that
vicinity. and the result of that M Getting
and other # rus before and since have
UeeH lut C'lhNtlSlDl Vi SOI1t seventy
eighty persons. Y sleriay-C ri >tmAs -
a Sthbtlh school IN ano her neIghbrrhond
stIll farther away, but conduc4d by the
same membership, met this school and
made their CHRIS, mas presents together
1t WIS reported last evening al the NJ E
chul ch rs one of grea IN crest.
Mrs Ii ammonia BaIlou has been holding
revival services al Wesporr. IA town aa-
Joining this on the north, for the list SIX
weeks. | suppose the meetings are now
closed. Persons who have attended some
OF the services from this place report II
gopd many conversions and great relig
ious interest.
RevIvals are not general, think, this
winter, as far as reported, hut perhaps a
better state of things may exist after the
week of prnyc,. One thing | know-evil
workers never intermt; why should
Chrstinn woI kers? 1t set ms in many
things still 1.-The children of this world
are wiser in their generation than the
children of light"
Port Henry, N Y, Dec 26. '81.