The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-08-20
Caledonia County.

CALEDONIA County was organized November g.
y 1896, with Danville its shire town. 1t was
called Caledonia in honor of the emigrants
from Scotland Caledonia being the ancient Roman
of Scotland.
The soil good and suited to every condition of agr
culture The western portion of the County is noun
tainous and although the farms in that part high
lands they admit Of successful cultivation of the
best farms in the County being the high hills of Dan
VILE The valleys of the Connecticut and Passumpsic
Rivers composed Of ch deep soil, and are easily cu
tvated
1t has been said of Caledonia County that every farm
has its own muck bed While this is not strictly true
yet the deposits are abundant that every farmer can
avail himself of this most excellent absorbent at little or
expense. Caledonia County Is rich farming district,
and scores of farms give affirmative answer to the
question "Does farming pay?" The farmers afe rapidly
adopting the modern methods of agriculture, realizing
that the old ways of fifty years ago much out of
place on the farm as in the store or shop.
The County is well watered by many streams The
Connecticut along the southeastern sde and the
northern towns watered by the head waters of the
Passumpsc. Every farm house can be supplied with
pure soft running water from the numerous springs
which abound There many falls at numerous places
on the rivers, with power both improved and undevel-
oped which should make the County of the first for
manufactures. Among Stevens River which
falls eighty feet in the distance of twenty rods near it's
Gue EHeISOu Oh OeeperS RIVER, nall mile
from ST. Johnsbury, which falls seventyve feet in five
rods available power at Passumpsc of from 800 to
500 horse power with two side tracks 500 horse power
of the ST. Johnsbury Power Co., of which less than
third is used, the Great Falls at Lyndon owned and
formerly used by the Wilder Pulp Co.. an immense power
which is now idle and many Others
The mineral principally of granite In
Kirby and Sheffield extensive deposits of granite of
very good quality and texture, which have as vet been
worked but little. The Blue Mountain granite from Rye
gate is known the country over and is considered the
best for monumental purposes of any in the State.
Gold specimens have been found in Waterford and the
rocks there of gold bearing formation.
There is also slate ledge in Waterford, from which
roofing states of very good quality have been quarried
but which is not worked at present.
The transportation facilities excellent three differ
ent lines of railways crossing the County One runs the
entire length north and SOUTH and the others east and
west giving direct lines to Portland Boston, and Mon
trea with but six hours ride from either of the three
ST. Johnsbury at the junction of two of these roads, of
fes exceptional advantages business point and also
place to live The town is literally disposed toward
legitimate manufacturing enterprises and the formation
of energetic Board of Trade has awakened new inter-
est in the of the town manufacturing cen
ter.
Any information to water power purchaseabe
farms anything of interest to wouldbe purchaser,
will be furnished upon application to the Seectmen of the
town, or to the st. Johnsbury Board of Trade.
Caledonia joins with her sister Counties in presenting
fertile palms. well watered valleys health giving breezes
and never-fang harvests inducements to Ve1monts
in the West to home to the mother State which
has enough and to spare for their comfort and sustenance