The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-15
THE EVENING BANNER
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Entered at the Postoffice, Benning
ton, VT, Dec. II. 1903, as
second class mail matter
FRANK E. HOWE, Editor and Pul
BENNINGTON, VT, SEPT. Is, 1913.
THE LONG TRAIL

Down at this end of the state we
haven't done our share toward the
long mountain trail that is being
built from the Canada line to the
Massachusetts border Next year the
Green Mountain club is going to
tackle this end of the state.
The president OF the Green Noun
tain club, DR.. Paris Of Burlington has
written personal letter to the editor
CT The Banner which contains SO
much of interest that we are riskine
the doctors displeasure by printing
the letter in full. 1t is as follows:
Dear Nj. Howe:
When we have achieved our last
excursion OF the year, the Autumn
Leaf sometime in late September
shall write up the doings and accom-
plishment of the Green Mountain Club
for this season and send The Banner
a copy OF the same for publication,
Should the spirit move you this fall,
you can go over the Long Trail from
killngton Peak to Johnson. l42
miles, hitting only the high places
The trail from Killington to Camels
Hump 100 miles, and from Sterling
Pend to Johnson over Sterling Noun
tain. IL miles, have been added this
season SO there Is something TO
write about.
The Green Mountain Club could
stand pat on this trail, probably the
longest continuous mountain trail in
the United States. but propose going
on with the original project, trail
from Canada to Massachusetts. Next
season we propose concentrating on
the trail from Killington south, work,
ing toward the Berkshires. a very
energetic little body, the Stratton
Mountain Club OF West Wardsboro,
are doing n great deal TO develop
this mountain. They have run their
own trail up the east side connect.
ing with the trail up from Manches-
ter and already a number of parties
from Dorset and Manchester have
made the trip across. A Forestry
Department trail to the summit from
the Arlington road is being develop
ed and a very interesting net work
OF trail and wood road on the west
slope developed. This little club has
raised funds for the erection OF an
observatory on the summit of STRAIT
ton Mountain whose densely wooded
top makes this necessity TO obtalh
any view after an ascent.
Stratton Mountain is going to
make good base to work from
north and south and We expect that
the Killington Section of Rutland
will now extend trail south from XIII.
ington. About two years ago The
Banner, apropos Of the Long Trail,
then new idea, published rou,e
north from Readsboro. ! have the
clipping filed away. Il ran Readsboro
Heartwellsville, Woodford City. Kelly
Stand, Stratton, Peru, Mt. Tabor and
SO on. II read extremely well and !
persume would be the route natural
~ selected.
The Green Mountain Club is work
ing in close cooperation with the
Forestry Department. Mr. A. F,
Halves, the State Forester is chair
man OF the State Committee on
Trails. This season the club has
raised and expended on new trail.
one thousand dollars. The Green
Mountain Club deserves well of the
state of Vermont, as all of the trar
It builds is practically a free gift 10
the state for the fre-patrol trail OF
the Forestry Department. whose
meagre appropriation preclude them
from this vital form of conservation
work. The method we employ is
this, the experts OF the Forestry De
partment locate and blaze the trail
following Forestry standards, that Is
the trail never exceeds a 10 per cen,
grade. They then put a construction
gang at work and the Green Noun
tain Club pays the cost. We gel
what we want and they get whal
they want, aud the Green Mountain
Club money goes twice rs far as i
would otherwise.
Many parties from outside OF ths
state are now travelling the new
trail. tho most notable of them beinl
4 squad OF men from the Appalachian
Club OF Boston. This club has
membership of 1000 all keen fol
now regions so we are looking Tor al
Influx following this. their first trip
II Is rather late in the season I,
try TO do any more. hut with the pre-
tige of our accomplished work OF thii
season we look for easier times in fu
iurp Next season I bopa thnI
through the Banner you will aid ~
In getting he work going at Ben
ning;on. Our watchword for two se'
sons has been Mansfield to Killing
ten or Bust" now we will make II
killington to Bennington believ,
that we can do it next season.
remain
Very cordially yours