Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-17

westward Is also of great beauty. The
dozen miles OF water form a foreground
that sets oil to advantage the outlines of
the Adnondacks. The great peaks APP
pear-not in he line of their valleys At
the Gut bur Ia her as if they had cXccut
| ed another tlnak movement and were adj
vancing ON the lake in that order. The
third finest view is from Basin IIarbor
also on he Vermont SIDE. The southern
range of the Adirondacks, " hich has be, II
hidden behind tie MOriah range, once
more appears We look upon its right
flank, with Marcy, DIX and Hurricane ~
the most prominent IahaWhs still ap
pcars-"the cloud pitter''-as " did to
the Indians of old. Across the bay n15tles
We>lport, the southern gateway to the
mountains.
All along the western shore small rivers
plunge into Champaign almost directly
from the mountain sides. Their pecu-
liarty consists IN the deposit of large
quantities Of sand at the mouth, which
tie annual spring freshetS increase rather
than diminish. The same feature il true
of the streams on the Vermont side-the
Onion, the OTTER and the IamOilie, al
though the Green Mountains are at Il
greater distance.
In the harbOr Of burlington, the finest
on the lake, lies that gem Of picturesqe
hess known is Juniper Island, the pro
perty OF the United states, and also that
| mammoth block, "Rnck Dunder,n the
I
Crock Reg-jo - Burlington itself stand
on the old -ei4uory Of La Manaudiere, th
| property OF pierr, RalmbHult, when the
| French began to settle on the lake. The
| City-thc metropolis of Ntrmout-lies on
| both sides Of the " inOu>l j, which rise
| close to the CONNECTICUT River; breaks
/ through the Green Mountains in gpr4cs
| that furnish Sienna and other ltUuiliW
marbles, and pa,-cs between Man>iir."
| and Gamers Hump. Whatever of these
/ nat urHl ATTRACTIONS the visitor may over
| look may toe pdrdoued if ms patriotism
! leads him To seek the tomb and monument
of Ethan Alien in the Green Mountain
/ Cemetery.
From Browns Landing the group OF
/ Four Bruthers-LcS ISilS dcS Qu,itrc
! Vents, the -Four Winds Of the French
/ appear as Il single island. Between the
/ Brothers and Juniper Island the water
reaches Il depth of $40 feet in some places,
but the channel from li1ouier Point
southwark is full of rlts and rocks. A.
/ the mouth of the bouquet River, as II
drops down from Hurricane and the
Giant Of the Valley, Burgoyne met hi, In
dian allies before he Went south to meet
with disaster. In the war of ~ tins
locality was the scene OF an attack upon
a British fleet which hud retreuttd from
Otter Creek.
The southern view from Essex en-
braces at IL distance of several miles, the
"Rugers FENDER or he "Rucher Fendu'
of the Ere nch-the split Rock of to day,
which was the ancient landmark between
the y lguuqulnS ana the lruquUiS The
cleft III the rock is wide enough for the
! passing of a skltf at high water, the tip OF
, the point embracing several acres OF al
most perpendicular rocks, covered with a
t heavy growth of pines ana birches. y
- lighthouse protects the commerce of the
| lake after nighttall, but even i'll broaC
: dtylght the narrow pass between split
T. Rock and rhOmpsOn's Point has the Op
= posing currents and all the other bat
Y qualities of a wind gap and water gal
combined. Many nlalnmast that has
h. stood The heavy pounding oil Cumber
r lane Head has given way here. In II wore
: to have passed the Split Rock in any bu
= the calmeSt day is Il test that gives tn,
f victor right TO be called "a sailor" OF
o Lake Champlain. Split Rock Mountain
e known rs the West Moriah Range, hound,
n the western shore of tine NarruWS' 10
l. several miles. The water is 300 feet deer
f in this narrow passage, and it is 400 fee
: deep on the other side of Split Rock, TIA,
f deepest spot III the lake. The perpendlc
:. uiar. hrlghts of the range show barlei
e rocks or unhrOktn areas of tOreSt-SdV,
+ where William NJ. Tweed attempted t.
- open an iron mine without being abie (,
n treat the tllanlterOus ores that were The
, out put The Vermont shore is IN direc
V contrast, with its low banks, small bay,
e ana minute Islands. Outer Creck-tut
I"kiVlrre aux LOutTcS comes down from
: the classic SCENES OF Nergenncs and Md
{ dlebury College
=. All along Lake Champlan there i, Lift
= and activity to-day, whereFthere wa,
| scarcely the slightest activity or even III
t terest on the part OF tourists five Year
+ ago. The season lust closing has beer
t the most remarkable IN the history OF
= tins beautiful lake. OF course, much O
; the travel comes from those who are 700
/, ing" the AdiIondacks and Lake George
i and who take in Champlain as an Incl
b dent. But year by year the number O
I travellers who come his way for the SAX,
: of Champaign itself is ON the increase
As an evidence of this ii may be mention
t ed that the number of private parties VIII,
, have secured locations ON the lake ha
; never been as large in any previous yea
- as it has been in the season of 1856.