News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-07-23
ELMORE MOUNTAIN TRAIL
Scenic and Historic Features Will Be Of Inter
est to Tourists.

Scenic and Historic Features viii Be Of Inter
est to Tourists.
At this time when so much interest Is
taken in mountain scenery and the State
of Vermont is aiding the Mountain elub'
in building and opening trail the entire
length of the Green Mountains from tho
Massachusetts line to Mt, Sterling in La
noble county, the following story OF an
Elmore mountain trail aud the historic
features that are grouped about it Will be
! of in crest to ali summer tourists as we'll
as mountain climbers and people gener-
ally, says the Boston Sunday Globe.
Elmore mountain is only few miles
east from Mt, Sterling, the end OF the
| Long Trail" and rises far above any OF
the hills surrounding its rocky top. lt
is named from the town of Gilmore in
which it lies, and is about three miles
east of the pretty village of Morrisville.
At the easterly base of this mountain
lies Gilmore Lake. and just to the south
and above it Little Pond. Both are
beautiful little lakes and favorite resorts
for campers and tourists. The State road
now being constructed from Montpelle'
through Worcester to Lamoille county
and the northern part of Vermont runs
along the east side of this beautiful body
of water. Little Pond is nearly sur
rounded by forests and picturesque in its
wild beauty. 1t is reached by a road
that follows an old moose tIall from wat
erville through the valley and along the
west slope of Elmore mountain, crossing
the ridge near the south base of Elmore
mountain near the home of II. l.. Delano,
descendant of one of the first settlers in
this vicinity.
AS the story goes, a party of hunters
followed big moose through the wilder
ness over this very trail. blazings trees |
that they might find their way back, un-
till they killed him in Worcester, made a |
sledge and dragged him back to Water
vile.
The road was opened about 1870 years
ago and is still in use over part of It's
length, and is now known as the "Moun-
tain Road Trail 1t was one of the first
to be built in the town of Gilmore and
was once popular thoroughfare. Twen-
ty-fve years ago the part over the noun
tain was discontinued and has since
grown up to brush, but is still passable
and often followed by tourists.
Just over the ridge on the east side are
the ruins of a log cabin built years ago
and occupied for a long time by John
Gilbert. A little beyond are the ruins of
another home of an early settler, Paul
Rabitoy.
A short distance from the Rabitoy
place stands the house and barn of John {
Schofeld, erected three-quarters of a
century ago. The house is boarded and
the barn is of logs and fairly well pre-,
served and is used as a lumber camp.
A little to the east of this place is an
I'D iron mine, which was worked for
many years nearly a century ago, and =,
he ore treated in crude smeter at
Jadys Falls in Mouistown. This mine p
ong since abandoned, is only a short f
distance from Little Pond. This lake is S
bout half mile long by one-quarter c
vide and connected with a fine trout t
,rook with Elmore Lake. t
On the shore of this little lake is a cave 7
veil worth visiting. A peculiar feature S
f this cave is that the great rock in
which it lies is of totally different for u
nation from any rocks in that vicinity.
Little Pond is two miles from Deano ,,
arm, the top of Tie ridge, two miles k
rom Lake Elmore and one mile from the s
tate road to Montpelier. Parties follow S
lg the Long Trair' over the Green
fountains should not miss this delight fl
III side trip. Nowhere will they find a
lore picturesque scenery; nowhere more Il
eminders of the early days of Vermont. Il
A hike from MOrrisvile over this trail 81
very easy. A night spent on the wild v
lores OF Little Pond and further walk
, Elmore will prove most charming
nd easy trip. Anyone making the trip
ill find hearty welcome at the Delano -,
lrm and a delightful guide if they desire q
ne, man who knows all the traditions ps
this mountain region and who is a bl
iost delightful story teller. He does this be
n the pure love of it, not for pay, as he al
a man who is comfortably off.
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