Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-06-20
EXTEND TRAIL 35 MILES.
Announcement Feature of An
nual Meeting of Green
Mountain Club.

Brandon, June Is. The annual meet
ing of the Green Mountain club, which
took place here yesterday, was remark
able for climb by all present up Mount
Moosalamoo, and the arrival on the
scene of Assistant State Forester r. M.
Ross, with gang of men, reporting
the completion that morning of 35 miles
of the Long Trail over Kilington, Pco,
Mount Caramel and Mount Horrid
This trail together with 80 or more
miles of completed trail from the summit
of Cancels Hump over Bolton mountain
and Mansfield to Sterling pond, and bits
of new trail and improved old trail in
various parts of the State, represents
the present progress of the scheme
which is to make Vermont the pedes-
TRANS paradise.
1t was announced that an expedition
will leave Burlington tomorrow or the
next day to extend the Mansfield. Camel
Hump trail from the Hump south
through beautiful and extremely wild
country to Lincoln mountain. After
that has been accomplished, the cutting
of link of trail from Lincoln to Mount
Horrid will be all that remains to COM
plete the greatest piece of consecutive
mountain trail in America.
At the business meeting, which was
held at the Brandon Inn at eleven o clock
in the forenoon, reports from the officers
of the club and the presidents of the
various sections showed a more active
interest and accomplishment in opening
up Vermont's scenic treasures this sea-
son than ever before. The Appalachian
club is considering visiting the State en-
masse this summer for an extensive hike.
Members of local sections are making
organized pilgrimages to the mountains
in their vicinity. The state forestry
department has been able to cooperate
actively in the construction of part of
the trail and intends to use it as the
best possible course for its fire wardens.
Various hotels of the state have con-
tributed literally to the work and are
planning to send parties of their guests
over it.
The club was entertained by the
Brandon chapter, with ride to Lake
Dunmore, and climb up Mount Moosa-
lamoo. The day was perfect and the
beauties of Dunmore and Silver lake and
the surrounding woods and mountains
were viewed from various attitudes and
angles. In the evening a banquet was
held at the Brandon Inn. Brief speeches
were made by Judge C. |. Button of
Middlebury, Mr.. HAYES and Mr.. Ross.
The officers elected were: President,
James p. Taylor Burlington; vice
presidents, Judge Seneca Haselton of
Burlington, M. Z. Wheeler of Rutland,
Senator Carroll S. Page of Hyde Park
the Hon. NJ. j. Hapgood of Peru, Sen
ator w. P. Dillingham; of Waterbury,
Fred A. Rowland of Montpelier and A.
G. Farr of Brandon; secretary and
treasurer, Louis j. Paris, NJ. D., Bur
lington.
Board of councillors representing
counties-Addison, Judge j. E. Weeks,
Middlebury; Bennington. Lieut-Gov.
Frank f. Howe, Bennington; Caledonia,
Hon. L. P. Slack, st. Johnsbury; Chit
tenden, Prof. George H. Perkins, Bur-
lington; Essex, Senator Porter H. Dale,
Island Pond; Franklin, Congressman
Frank L. Green, ST. Adams; Lamoille,
Henry C. Fiske, Morrsville; Orange,
John C. Sherburne, Randolph; Orleans,
Ex-Gov. G. H. Prouty, Newport; Rut-
land, Hon. Redfield Proctor, Proctor;
Washington, C. c. Graves, Waterbury;
Windham, the Rev. Charles A. Harris,
Brattleboro; Windsor, F. H. Clark,
Windsor.
Those present were: James P. Tay-
lor, Levi P. Smith, A. F. Halves, Z. C.
Jacobs, R. M. Ross, Louis J. Paris,
Burlington; E. S. Marsh, Mr. and Mrs.
C. w. Crockett, R. C. Flood, Mr.
Chandler, Miss Ormsbee. Brandon;
Judge c. |. Button, Joseph A. Peck,
Middlebury; o. P. Cooper, w. E. Metz
ger, Frank Clark. Rutland; Miss Bying-
ton, Charlotte; .. o. Hitchcock, West
Haven.