Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-14
The Chateaugay Chasm.

tlOn at tnateauGHN. y Few years ago no
one, except people in the immediate vicin-
itN of the place. was aware that there was
such II spot in existence. But company.
consisting Of four men. thinking that they
could see the almighty dollar in the
scheme, bought the land in the immediate
vicinity Of this wonderful place and went
to work to open it up rs a pleasure resort
The two Lakes Chatcaugay find their
outlet at Belmont in the Chateaugay river
which is one of the many streams that emp
ty into the st. Lawrence. Starting in the
mountains, the course of the river is very
descending, and the waters very rapid
At Chatcaugay the stream has for cen
. turtles been cutting its way through the
rocks, which are of soft sandstone. assisted
by the ice and frost, till now it has cut its
way through the solid rock ,makinga chasm
in some places POO feet deep and not OVcr3O
feet wide. Most OftheSe natural gOrges are
supposed to have been made at once by
some sudden CONFUSION of nature but
tins has been Il steady wearing away of
the rocks, and each successive year will
render the ChaSm still deeper
/ Immediately after coming into posses
sion of the land the company commenced
making improvements. \ large tract of
woods was cleared of its underbrrsh. and
seats built under the trees and nice picnic
grounds opened \ fine carriage road was
/ opened through the woods from the main
road, and Il spot cleared and nice hotel
. ,,tiusts cnllnd fine Chnsm hnrsr D,th.
/ wore Lid nrt alamo rho ION If tLncIir md
+ starr. huilt down is side 81 ~ tn rnnrh
the bank of the river. and Il safe path is
made along the shore, and IA rustic bridge
built across the stream at one point TODD
this required quite an outlay of money. and
= ,,rnnt nlnouIit of labor NJ rocks Mad tn he
hlnvn nut i'm some places and walls huiIt
in others tn render il safe and accessible
but the COMPANY ucrecVrrcd till now they
have one of line most interesting and won
dnrful sputs i'm the state There can hc no
dnibt thnt i'm the future if will be n having
investment for the company. for the o. 4
l. G. r f. are using their Influence 10
L1.jn,r trayrl to mi, .nnt and ns .nor, ~ fine
nlnc@ ,rt, we'll advertised There will he mo-
,,iI,.., mn, nm tuuI il will nrcu,ur 81 unruiur
r,..nrt for /, uo..,.,-c- merit and is c.r-
tuiuI, thr inNnlirst .nrt ever -uy and i.
,,Il ,r,rth - ,i-,t fr,,,, any, l,y,.. ,,f h.nii-
t;t,ii .c,i,rr,
T1Liuu u nuth I'm he rear of the hou-p
and JrcrndInr the min = cnllnlr of minutes
,rniL hrnIt,rLt ms tn The eds nt Tho cIiN
Me descent was then bva tlirht of wood
ON .tIir. and va. went down some eighty
an. uiurty -frus and landed ut tnu he'd If
thn strrnm ~ WIFI il chilled the Cascade
For nrnrly n mile uown the stream from
hor. tmi5 in'riiInr fnrr,ntin,, If rn,.I,. ,,,,,.
lnUcS, PM rs you go down. iht SIDES "l
hnirht nf- nhnut 10 frrt if kcnns incrrosiu,s
till al the lower emu Il Instance "l ABOUT
tnree-quaflr "l IL li.ilc, ne toP lowers
above you q" lcc'' MY NlSlt 10 the mas m
ny moonlight j. one Oh tnc tilh9N | Sni'll
always remember 'ahoi her Is me drait 81
iA6ih me moon was lpout at us luIl, ana
II was III he hea'c ems III Just the pnSltloil
to shine down on the walls OF the Chasn
ON one SIDE, ana ON the water OF me tails,
while the other wall was III ne shade, AS
the spray dashed up from me cascade, u
beautiful lunar RAINBOW was formed, ana
the picture Just mere, needs more artistic
pen than NINE to portray It. me perfect
silence, except the roar OF me IhlIS bright
moon shinlngon the water the green ferns
vines and foliage on the rocks, ana the
rocks themselves, towering over Us, was
the grandest ana most beautiful picture ol
nature palntinGthat had ever Witnessed,
| stood there UNCONSCIOUS ana rapt, TIL one
of Our party raped me with Il cane, ana
said she would like To be wrapped IN her
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