The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-07-25

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stlcums ilss following infsmaiaea fc-
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lssnosne kn0sn and acoessitlc.
ibsrsea rsoanusin j. 90 The boaUdary
between she tovBs Of panhy and
Ilorssa. AID iis All, lies. roughly speak
ing. a. right angles wiia thai q the
arnsb Muunlsln range. Il San be
maeho5 from DAsby. bu, ,he ouly open
rad ) thai from she scaih. One iarns
~ from sts main highway Al thr BaF,
ww. Hoaas. aud nfssg drive Of about
four ADD . bait miIe. through The hol'
low rsAs be. lhs last house aud The
brsAgs over the main branch ~ the
MetiaHee. There is good carriage
road tur about ihnc quarters 81
nile from ihis bridge, whcn one rrAebe,
an cld marble quarry. From lbls
point to the summit, distance u
somewhat more than three nlles. ihere
|. a wood road. which follows snAll
stream for perhaps male and which
throughout ibe entire course. though
li,llc used, Is free from distractions.
When one reaches Dandy notch, al sn
elevation u sbou. 800 feet, one gets
the more interesting per, VI The great
northern view. and from heTs u the
.op has frcquen, Tiimpses Of the
country north and west.
The summit Of Dorset mountain Is
wooded. but such cuttings have been
msds by the permission Of the late Mr..
siIAs griffith u pspby tina. one may
fully enjoy the valley siSss ~ the
north and south without climbing the
tower This tower is Of steel, 10 feet
high, and was erected in 1905. The
cos, was cheerfully borne by = small
number Of parseI people, the larger
donors being Miss 4. ds EtIbeek, Mr..
Allan Bourne and Mr.. =. NJ. Warren.
The work was done by hrst-rste
mechanic, Mr.. John Lille, at consid-
erabIe loss 10 himself, and has proved
Satisfactory. II lsreporied this summer
that the platform Lss been moved out
of its place, probably by tbs Wind. but
il il hoped that it can be replaced with
out great trouble.
Dorset mountain owes its attractions
not no much 10 its altitude, which Is
approximately that Of Manicknung
and Equinox, as 10 il position,
This is most fortunate both ~ re.
CARDS the valleys of western Vermont
and also the more distant views. To
the south one looks down the valley Of
the Battenkill, and sees in the back.
ground, 80 milas away, the Bennington
monument. To the north the valley
OF the Otter creek from Dandy " Bran
don is in full view. No glassis needed
for the Wallingfords and Rutland.
Pittsford is easily made out with a
leld-glass. On the west OF the Otter
Creek valley one has complete sur
vey OF the upland Of Dandy, Tinmouth
and Ira.
For the wider view also the position
Of Dorset mountain is unusually favor.
able. The Green Mountain range from
Manicknung and points yet further
south to Mansfield in the latitude Of
Burlington is in full sight. OF course
there il fine view OF kilington, Pico,
and Shrewsbury. Greylock, the high
est summit in southern New England,
is visible, and the lofty wall Of the
Catskills in the southwest. OF the
Adirondack from the head of Lake
George to Whitefaee and further north
the Dorset mountain view is most
beautiful, especially in the early morn
ing. With the clearest OF air the
White Mountains are seen over the
Green. in the northeast, the most dis
tant Landmark Of the wide horizon.
Thus the mountain view from Dorset
includes all the higher SUBMITS in New
England and many of those in New
York. One other interesting feature
Of the landscape is the distant view of
Lake Champlain. have once seen
steamer on the upper part Of the lake
with the naked eye. 1t is uncertain
whether any part Of Lake George can
be seen from Dorset mountain. though
the hotel on hill just beyond Cald'
well at the head Of the lake is visible.
Such in merest outline is the Dorset
mountain view. ANY one who will
visit the mountain in good mountain
weather will easily recognize that its
position is uniquely favorable rs re-
CARDS both the extent and the variety
Of the panorama which il dominates.
GEORGE HoLLEY GILBERT.