Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-09-21

eral cotton mills of the vicinity, and
make calls on Mr.. W. w. Carey and
family, en- route to Mr.. and Mrs.
Marcy's in the village of Colrain City
{ to take dinner with them, for they
wanted to take him on another motor
trip that afternoon over the scenic
"Mohawk trail" Daily Mr.. Darby
wished his wife was along, but on
this afternoon he wished so more
than ever before, for the scenery was
SO wonderful and the atmosphere so
clear that when they reached Whit
combs summit at the very top of
Hoosac mountain, rare view burst
on his sight-2,172 feet above sea
level and glimpses into five states
were obtained here.
This was originally the old Mo-
hawk trail, once the warpath, now
not only trail of peace, but hun
dreds of thousands Of dollars has
made it since 1914 possible for thou
snads daily to motor with ease up the
side of this mountain and the beauty
curves, in and out, wind on and on,
to cause one to enjoy its wonderful
scenic beauties and wild mountain
grandeur, its streams and gorges
with awe.
This picturesque roadway eXcells
any other auto road in America in
natural scenery. As you wind up the
mountain side to the summit then
come to the top you are in the town
of Florida, and Mr.. Darby was in
formed "You are in Florida now"
somewhat to his surprise. As you
leave the summit on the way to
North Adams, you come to Hairpin
curve, glorious sight awaits the
traveller here. Just ahead the city of
North Adams lies below.
Mount Greylock, the highest noun
tain in Massachusetts, rises imme-
diateiy beyond, and Williamstown,
the home of Williams college, just at
the right with fertile valleys and vii
lagos between. The return trip is
taken and passing through the viii
lage of Char!emont, stop was made
at Mr.. Avery's store, and another
Florida friend is found here engaged
in prosperous business.
The morning of the 31st dawns
with blue skies and Mr.. and Mrs
Fred burlington are ready with their
Buick to take Mr.. Darby and Mr.
and Mrs. Davenport for a trip up into
| Vermont. So, with a couple of big
lunch baskets they leave about a
M, and see a sight of mans ability
to change large section of country
by an engineering feat. They drove
owe rthe Green mountains and val
leys through a series of picturesque
towns and finally arrived at the new
I. dam site of the Sadawga dam in
; Nottingham, Vt. Here is being built
we are told "the largest earth dam
in the world" On all parts of the
valley there are one thousand men at
work, covering several miles, tearing
; the valley literally to pieces, cutting
/, trees, blasting rocks, biting the earth
cut in great chunks, loading it OF
gravel trains and rushing it to the
dam site. This dam is to be made Of
, earth only and is to be when built
about l,4O0 feet at the base anC
about eleven feet at the top and 20e
feet high. The center is to have q
clay core" which will be sunk &c
feet below the bed of this arm of thu
Dcerfield river. Where the present
valley and railroad station, stores
etc, now are there will be a great
lake or reservoir several miles II
length an dabout 200 feet deep. The
present railroad will have to be NOV.
ed at several hundred thousand dol
lars expense over the other side Of
the mountain and be rebuilt and, in
stead of running by steam, it will
have gasoline power. He and his
friends had a wonderful day and he
still says che is having the time Of
his life" Back again to take supper
wit hthe Purringtons, then home fol
the night. The next day, September
Il, he spent in the carriage of JESSE
, burlington over the hills and dales
seeing Mon Harris and his sons or
their fine mountain farms, and dine;
out Che is really getting fat VI
north, chen back home to supper. A
call comes by phone and Mr.. w. W
Cary isn't very well pleased to only
have a door yard call, so off Darby
goes for the night and to spend Sep,
TENDER ? in this hospitable home.
You who know Mr.. Cary in Ores
cent City in his quiet life would bt
surprised to 90 with Darby as he i:
taken over this big farm and among
the apple orchards and finally to the
big vinegar manufacturing plant
ana see where yearly thousands Of