Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-01

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bridge Indians, but its value as .
hunting ground was impaired BY the
! Increasing number of white settlers
in the vicinity, and It was sold. The
town of Wheelock was granted %
/ Dartmouth college, which still col
/ lects leases from the entire township
seThaddeus Stevens, 3 famous
statesman of the Reconstruction peri
Cd. was born at Danvllle and studied
/ law at Peacham. His mother was
buried in the latter town, and Ii is IN
/ teresting 10 note that this stern old
parliamentary fighter left N his VIII
provision that his mothers grave
should be carefully tended, and plant
ed with roses or other cheerful flow
ers. Stannard was named IN honor
/ Of Gen. George j. Stannard, q Yer
mont leader during the Civil war.
/ The first settler IN CabotwaS an uncle
Eof Daniel Webster.
I ssLyndin is the home Of Theodore n.
/ Vail. one of the great American cap
tafns of industry. At St. Johnsbury
f are located the most extensive scale
works in the United States. In Low
4 Ell and vicinity is the largest deposit
1 of asbestos found IN this country.
/ Probably the smaller lakes and
+ ponds Of northeastern Vermont are
4 glacial E4EAE OEE&1AA- 0OAAAE % AA4E4AA
were formed BY the erosion OF the ice
sheet countless centuries ago, and by
+ the deposit of material from the melt
ing glaciers across the natural outlet
i OF the waters. Within a compare
lively small area N the region men
! toned, embraced within the limits Of
a few towns, are the sources of the
/ Winooski, Lamoille, Missisquoi, Bar
ton. Black, Clyde, Nulhegan and Pas
sunpsic rivers. Three of the four
largest streams IN the state are in
Guided In this list, and nowhere else
IN Vermont may be found IN an area
Of the same size, the sources OF so
many rivers
a brief description OF some Of the
/ larger lakes and ponds Of eastern
Vermont is given herewith, but it is
impossible, when there are hundreds
OF them, 10 include all that deserve
recognition.
Lake lloughby-Orleans eoun-
ty contains q more generous dlstribu-
ton Of lakes and ponds than any 9th
er county In this entire northeastern
region One of the most beautiful of
the lakes, not merely of Orleans coun-
ty or Of Vermont, but of all eastern
America, as well, is Willoughby, IN
the town of WeStmore- Here Is
rare combination of lake and noun
tain scenery, a lake of exquisite love
illness set amid bold and rugged
mountains, the dark green OF ever
green forests and the delicate silvery
whiteness of birches benig reflected
as in a mirror In WiIloughby's deep
waters.
This lake is about six miles long,
with q width of one mile at its widest
part. and its altitude IS 1,161 feet
above sea level. It's outlet is through
/ Willoughby and Barton rivers into
Lake Memphremagog. On either side
at the southern extremity Of the lake
ike giant guardians, stand Mount
Pisgah and Mount Hor, with their
Scriptural names, keeping watch over
this vision Of scenic foveliness, with
/ dignity and majesty that are exceed
ingly impressive. Mount Pisgah, on
the eastern side, has q height OF 1861
feet The slope IS forest-clad from the
waters edge nearly half way up the
mountain, above which rises q pre-
/ cipitOus cliff, scared and scanned by
! the passing years, ike the features OF
a grim old warrior, while its summit
I Is covered with trees Mount Hor,
! clothed with forests from base to
4 summit. Is 1892 feet IN height The
towering crests Of these mountains
/ appear some time before the lake IS
seen. The approach from the south
/ Is particularly pleasing, by way of
an avenue Of trees, through which the
/ sunlight falls IN graceful patterns.
4 An excellent automobile road follows
the eastern shore OF the lake, along
4 shaded most Of the way by trees, and
afording q charming outlook upon
this beautiful lake.
'sWiIloughby lies nj a gorge be-
tween the mountains and IN some pla-
| ces its depth Is 500 feet. Owing to
/ its mountain setting II has been called
I the Lake Lucerne Of Vermont Ar
/ fists often visit this lake and botan-
lists are attracted by rare plants
found, Il Is said, nowhere this side Of
the Arctic circle
IN this town are Westmore noun
tain, 5000 feet high, and Bald and
/ HayStack mountains, from the sum
nits of which may be seen the White
mountains 10 the asst and Mount Or
ford, one OF the highest Canadian
peaks, to the north Long pond Is
situated near the center Of the town
of WestmOre It Is related that
about the year 1900 four residents of
Bloomington IN 2 single day. caught
IN a pond at the foot OF Bald noun
tain, 500 pounds of trout after the
obliged TO secure an OK team 10 carry
away their catch While no such
catches are made in modern times,
there Is much good fishing IN this re-
gion.
Crystal Lake.-Crystal lake, in
Barton, is about two and one-hak
miles long and three-fourths OF q mile
wide, and its altitude Is 933 feet The
French name, Belle Lac, Beautiful
[ lake, was appropriately given On the
east side bald cliffs rise 70 height OF
several hundred feet At the north
+ end OF the lake Is a fine sandy beach.
and the view from this point Is one
T long TO be remembered There are
many excellent cottage sites along the
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