The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
VERMONT ENGINEERS
HAD SPLENDID OUTING
Inspected Tale Mine and Visited Snug
gler's Notch Saturday-Were Much
Pleased with the Sights.

The Vermont Society of Engineers and
invited guests were favored with excel
lent weather in which to take their trip
Saturday as a part of the fall meeting
of the society in Montpelier. Some 90
persons enjoyed the outing, which in
cluded visits to the Magnesia tale mine
near Waterbury and then to Smuggler's
Notch. Manager Joseph Smith Of the
tale company personally conducted the
party through the mines. 1t was sur
prising thing to most of those in the
party to learn that there is tale mine
in Vermont which goes back into the
hills 2,400 feet
A horse draws five cars into the mine,
and, reaching the end, is unhitched from
the train and then with his driver, starts
back for the mill The grade is such
that efforts of man power will push the
cars out of the mine and the man leads
his horse back of the train of loaded
cars coming to the mill The tunnel is
electrically lighted. When the driver and
horse reach the mill the horse is at.
taehed to another train of five cars and
the process of the preceding trip is re
peated. Thus the work continues through
the day. One man in the party only
went about halfway into the mine. Rub
bers had to be worn over the shoes of
the party for there is little mud in
places in the mine.
Upon compilation of the inspection OF
the mine, the party went through the
mill and then took their automobiles to
Cold Spring in Smugger's Notch, where
picnic lnncheons were enjoyed, after
which the company went to the top Of
the notch, leaving about $3.50 for their
respective homes
The road to the top of the notch is
excellent; probably the last mile Of ii Is
better thar the general run of highway
on the trunk lines through the state.
The curves are very wide. A wonder
full grade Of road building material was
discovered on the mountain so that the
work stands up very we'll A split log
drag was being used on lower section
of the road Saturday The company went
down the Jacksonville side of the noun
tain as far as Dead Horse hill They
saw where the new road. on that side,
is to leave the old one. the road already
having been "roughed" out
Professors Perkins and Towle left the
party at Dead Horse hill. continuing to
Morse's mills. east o Jeifersonville by
the old road. while State Engineer Ne
Intosh and Federal Agent Stillman went
over the proposed new road TO meet the
professors at Morse's mills. There is
still gang Of men working some two
miles east of Morses mills on what will
probably be the worst part of the road in
construction.
The engineers and guests visited the
cave, took look at the elephants head,
the King rock, which some II years
ago came out of one side of the noun.
tin, rolling some 500 feet down the
mountain, crossing the road to the right
Of the present highway Many of them
were able to locate the mans face as
well a. that OF the women on the rocks
at the right of the road, while others
found the profile Of the dogs head in the
rocks. The long trail crosses the high
way not far from the top of the noun
tain. The fall foliage added great deal
to the beauty of the surroundings,
On the way back many stopped TO look
at Binghams fails, another attraction on
the road Other parties were enjoying
the notch beauties during the day.