The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-07-13

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NJ. h1tsior, L have thought | would
write q few lines for tns JouKSAL which
may. perhaps. Interest foae OF its read
,rs
OF sll places sround which tnier AS
socisiions cluster Is our early home. II
/. here &c lore to writ. casting aside fer .
time the cares OF lie aud mingling with
or Old compsulous aud the fsmiiisr and
loved scenes Of our youthful days. How
each loved spo, has its associations and
precious memories which rise wildly be,
fore os.
OF the many love spots 10 old Man,
chester beside the old home aud DELL
wood. one has Away stood ont prominent
10 my memory as 1t does from the moun-
tain side. refer TO tsble-rock. i have
always loved to visit it aud never tire Of
there, for e time. cJmmuning With ma
tue.
Most part OF the distance is nov quite
ea lily made by following the wood roads
up the mountain side and then by hard
climbing the remainder OF the distsnca
| II would be much more easily accessible il
bride path was made to it nom the vi
entity OF Deer Knol. and II would then
become . more fsvorite resort,
One is we'll repaid as he reaches the top
by the beautiful panorama spread out in
every direction, each view widely differing
| from The others. The rock itself 10 an OBJ,
| ject OF interest for it is almo,t completely
covered with the names OF visitors, literally
carved upon the sands OF time, for while
some are Of recent date and arc distinct,
others OF older dates are hardly legible
while many others are nearly II not quite
obliterated. st III. Ea-atsafa
1t was my pleasure with friend to
visit this spot OF SO much interest q few days
since. The storm tue day previous had
cleared the atmosphere and it was sur
prisingly pure and clear. so that even
smsll objects in the valley below could be
distinctly seen. The day was oil that
could be wished and right well did we enl
JOY our trip, 6e st a f
While there is no laundering Niagara
TO greet your ears, or even q cascade to
strike it's many chords OF harmony; yet
there is much to interest and instruct
even the stranger. l know Of no spot
where one can spend few hours more
pleasantly than in viewing the scenes here
spread ont before you on every hand,
whether ii be the beauty and silent gran.
deur OF the mountains or the beautiful
landscape Of the valley. Turn which
way you viii the scene is one OF surprise
ing loveliness. Mts. Anthony and Grey
lock loom up in the south while Benning.
ton Monument is plainly to be seen. The
grand wooded gulf far below at your
right and the Oryis lakes at your left,
shining like slistening mirrors in the sun
looked as though ono conld easily thr)w
stone across the former or into the latter,
each at least mile away. ~
It's q geological fact that table rock Is
81 the top OF the limestone formation OF
the Equinox Mountain aud that this eX'
tends on about the same level for several
miles north and south. while all the rocks
above this line are of slate formation.
Large quantities OF the slate stone ma 3 be
found upon the mountain side and at it's
base but no solid slate rocks are found bei
low the shove l,ve'. This explains the
purity and soItness OF the Equinox Spring
Water Tn night down frJm above the lime,
stone formation 1t is a very PLAUSIBLE
theory aud strongly supported by eeologh
cal facts that the mineral waters OF the
world renowned Saratoga Springs have
heir origin 10 the mountains Of this seci
tor. but joe, here this grand laboratory
Of natures healing waters sra II IL impos
sible TO det' rnine.
That Mr.. Orvis MAJ reap a rich reward
for his ent,rprise 10 putting the water Of
this slring upon the market and that
thousands may be benefited thereby is the
wish OF the writer
BLoogslDE CorTAGE.
Manchester, VI July, 49,
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