Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-08-07
LETTER FROM BURLINGTON.
How Lake Champlaiu Scenery Looks to IA
Canadian Correspondent.
LCor. OF the Toronto Emn.rel


ICor. OF the Toronto Tmp'rel
Burlington Is city on q mountain side
slopug as if graded by solnc artistic eve
from an altitude of over 1000 feet n mile
back, to tho pebbly shore of Lake Cham
lain. EuAniuy w this slopc are avenues,
more perfect than lovers lane. with Weep
ing elms and smoothely graded sidewalks
along tho fronts OF phlutial homes. From
the summit in tho city the eye will reach to
the east the White Mountains of New Hamp-
SHIRE, and the Green Mountains, with Mount
Mansfield and CHnel's Hump. To the west
in New York State the snow capped Adj.
rondacks, that cast their shadows at sunset
into Lake Champlain-mure grand than
Imagination can conceive or anyone can de-
scribe; and TO the person who has once seen
Burlington sunset this beyond magma
tom or 'indescribabilityn is alone compre-
hensible. To the south of burlington six
miles are the Shelburne Farms, the home
OF DR.. Seward Webb, the fortunate student
of Columbia college who became the love
victim of the late w. H. Nanderbilts
youngest daughter.
To describe these famous farms infinitely
would consume more ink than have now
in my bottle. There are 1000 acres Of rich
and mostly cultivated land. Superbly turn
plked, macalamized roads wind round and
round in every direction through the do
mains; high fence surrounds three sides of
the place, aud the rocky coast OF the lake
makes the fourth complete. \ paatial res
idence, with summer houses dog kennels,
fancy poultry yards and acres of hot houses
for flowers and fruits, stands on peninsula
know a. "Ked Rocks A magnificent
harbor and wharf is close to the residence,
where the celebrated yacht Elfrida is
moored and crew of 16 all dressed in
stylish seamen's uniform, leisurcly await the
order OF the doctor or Mrs Webb to prepare
for a dash on the blue, cold waves of Lake
Champlain, This yacht cost $40, 600 with
the furnishings. Then another glance around
and a village of barns meets your sight
where are stabbed hundreds OF horses and
cattle the poorest OF which was the pride of
someone before the whimsical eye of the
doctor saw it. To visit those barns YOU
would suppose you had entered the Dwyers
stables at Monmouth or Sheep,head, judg-
ing 10y the hostlers, stable boys, trainers
jockeys and horscmen that are about. Away
from his we spring fearful of forgetting
that we are in hurried thought, and we
next step into deer park OF several hun
drei acres grded 10y high metal fences.
Here you will be able to count hundreds Of
the prineval antlers, with all their natural
w1idnesS, that have boon captured when
fawns in his Adirondack possessions (which
by the way consist Of IS, 600 acres
From here the visitor ascends pyramilal
mountain In the centre of the farms which
is known as Lookout Hill, " and here is a
erected magnificent observatory that
brings the mountains, lake. islands and val
leys TO you as though they were carpet uu-
der your feet. Down the mountain side you
make your way To- the Nallamhrosa of % acres
OF lowering shrubs of every known variety.
Roses, nu.,ed under the cover Of glass until
they are rs large as clbbase heads, orchids,
lilies and Keeping vines make the eye dim
and dG2le the senses. Then, turning
around, you see fish pond with all its
equipments and rare treasures of the fnny
families. THIS Will suffice for TIE Cauad an
cauori,ts unlos, he wants to 70 to church,
winch he can, and there see the exact model
/ Of the little church that the distinguished
liberal leader Of Great Britain attends n
/ HaWardcu, built and endowed by the doc
tors kindly Christian lady
/ To he east are the less extensive, but
/ equally beautiful, farms Of Col. Le Grand
/ h. Cannon and a. A. Buel, the former the
! vice resident OF the Delaware and Hudson
railroad and the latter the New England
/ lumber king. The stables OF Mr.. Bue cost
/ 500 900, aul are always full of trotters Of
| fame. At Col. Cuunous the art studio, de
4 signed after some Of the ancient models in
/ Athens, is worthy of visit from every
Canadian. Further to the west, along tho
shores OF New YORK, are the historical forts
OF the French wars, the most striking among
them being Fort riconleroga, Fort Frederic
and Fort Henry. Old barracks and entrench
ments IN tumble down and deserted heap
| are there but to tell what once costs mil
! lion, of money aud wonderful efforts OF war.
To the north is Bluff Point, where the pala
tal hotel OF America stands out on the
| hilltop with its hundreds of rooms, where
| the bachelor or the love seeking eye can see
the char ming face Of IA coquettlsh heiress 70
broad acres or innumersble shares Of stock
popping out OF tho window of her $40 or
$50 a day room This hotel is the mate OF
tho Ponce de Leon of Florida. 1t cost
500, 600 without the ground and drives and
landscape improvements. Now | do not
know that | need say more about the sur
rouuhngs of Willsboro Point have Ger
tainly said enough to make every Canadian
cauoeist think that IN his visit he cau spend
some OF his time padding to aud from places
that will interest HIM, and make him en- Joy
his outing, and bring away with him health,
kind memories and satisfaction--the objects
of his visit. iONoR BRIGHr.