News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-08-25
A TRIP THROUGH
SMUGGLERS' NOTCH

SOV. SdIeS anu OlucTS, Will
Parties from Stowe and Cam.
bridge, 60 over this Scenic
Road Last Saturday-An Auto
Road Considerable Delight.
full Trip
Last Saturday party of about fifty
made up of number of Stoves repre-
sentative business men, Gov. Gates, Ex-
Gov. Stearns and Others, went from
Stowe village through Smuggler's Notch
and up to the big spring and the slide.
At that place the party was met by a
delegation of citizens from Jacksonville
and Cambridge. including H. w. Varnum.
II. N. Gray, B. E. Reynolds, l.. S. Morse,
Wallace Parker, E. c. Wells. The party
from the west side of the mountain came
over in large wagon, drawn by four
horses.
The object of this trip was to look over
the road and discuss the feasibility of
building an auto road through the Notch.
1t was an informal affair and all along
the route the matter was discussed bv
such men as County Road Commissioner
q. A. Barrows, Road Commissio ner
Frank Davis of Johnson, Henry Raymond
of Stowe and the Governor-all men of
practical experience in road building.
Others also had word in the talk and
it was the general conclusion that the
| proposition was a feasible one.
To be sure, no definite conclusion was
| arrived at, but it would not be strange
if as result of this trip a survey was
taken and an estimate made of the ex-
pense OF building the road.
| At "the parting of the ways" the dele
cation from the west side took the Gov,
ernor in charge and escorted him down
to Morse's MILL where autos were in
waiting for Jacksonville.
Gov. Gates has the distinction of being
the first Governor of Vermont to make
the trip through the Notch to Jefferson
VILE
The trip was very interesting and
pleasant one and to those who for the
first time made the trip it was indeed a
revelation, the scenery and wonders of
the road exceeding their expectations.
The Barnes Camp, which is about ten
miles from Stowe village and 1000 feet
above it, is located on the road through
Smugglers' Notch and about a mile from
the famous mountain spring, which pours
forth large stream of water at the rate
of a thousand gallons minute. 1t is ice
cold, as pure as can be and does not vary
in temperature two degrees the year
round. Here is located what was once
fine camp, but the building is fast going
to decay. However, we understand that
the same is to be put in repair and once
more used as hostelry for the traveller.
Barnes Camp had over 1000 visitors
last year and the record this year bids
fair to exceed that. This year the camp
is conducted by three college students
from the U. Y. M -Roderick Ozendam,
Roy Anderson and Alden Paris. On this
occasion the young men had as an as
sstant Miss Olzendam, a sister of the
boss" and charming young lady she
is, who knows we'll how to arrange an
appetizing lunch for a crowd of nifty hun
cry people on short notice.
On the way to the Notch stop was
made at Bingham's Falls, which is one of
the beauty spots of Stowe. Here are
falls that pour through rocky gorges
and a glen which create the admiration
and wonder of the visitor. This is sight |!
worth seeing and is popular resort for
the tourist.
The Stowe party included such men as
c. l.. McMahon, Charles Burt, Wayne |
Burt, Craig Burt, A. H. Cheney, H. E.
Shaw, DR.. Barrows, c. F. Eddy, o. L.
Luce, M. c. Lovejoy, L. L. Harris, J. E.
Houston, A. ]. McGibbon, w. NJ. Barnes,
F. E. Smith and several others.
These with ]. S. Whitcomb, of Boston,
owner of the famous Baltimore Lunches,
'' Jimmy" Campbell of St. Johnsbury, L.
c. Moody of Montpelier. and parties from
Williston and Pennsylvania, as well as
the editor of this paper, who had the
time of his life, made most agreeable
party and ali were nthsiastic about the
trip and the proposed road, which will
come in the near future.