The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-09-19
HighlightS of An Auto Tour
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to an adjoining town and had built j
up to some 10000 people. Now tina
| mill was moving to the South, leaving
| city of 10000 inhabitants ruined
hopeless, while Concord, the pleasant
little city that refused industry
is prosperous and happy. That refusa
might have been shrewd Yankee fore
sight and it might have been just plair
slowness, but the action of years age
had resulted beneficially for Concord
in the long run.
That evening before retiring we
strolled out through the orchard
through meadows of high green grass
and passed through fences of rock
dividing the fields rock that had been
picked from the rocky soil of old New
ENGLAND In one corner of a field was
a small grove of spicy smelling pine
and spruce trees A whippoorwill sang
from not far distant tree. The pleas
ant quiet of evening soothed ones
senses. Returning from our walk for
few moments of relaxation on the
porch of our cabin, we passed beneath
the garnied old apple trees, many of
them rs years old, so the owner told
us. After a night of rest in this de-
! lightful setting and before leaving it
/ the next morning, we took another
stroll and Helen snapped a few
pictures of the stone fences and the
old apple trees. We babe goodbye to
that fine old New England spot with
feelings Of regret.
Through the Green Mountains.
But on westward we must go and
through that pleasant New Hampshire
countryside we slipped along, The
country much the same as we had
passed through the night before
wooded hills, nesting lakes, smooth
and winding highways. In one place
we crossed stony brook and beside
it stood picturesque old grist mill.
That morning we ate breakfast at
Keene, beautiful little. city Of IS
600 souls, wide streets. lovely homes
Then on westward again until a Few
miles brought us to Vermont and there
we passed through Brattleboro. Out
from Brattleboro we began q long,
steadv climb into the Green mountains
The Green mountains are modest little
mountains, with rounded tops. wooded
and pleasant None of them are very
high the HIGHEST only 4,3f4 feet. But
they are delightfully."- lovely
After several miles of gentle climb
ing, the car finally swung around the
top Of high eminenee and All around
us there was magnificent view. The /
highway had been widened there for a
vista noint" A sturdy RAILING pro-
tected the unwarv from the denths be- /
low. We got out Of the car and SOUGHT /
the best vantage point. as did other t
tourists. We stood on what was the I
highest point for miles, From the base I
Of the mountain which we had lust /
climbed. the rolling hills or mountains, I
stretched awav from us for miles. risnr
from our feet in a saucer-shaped
panorama. and every foot of the ex-s
panse before us heavily wooded. 1t
was one of the sphts of our long triu
we remember with much pleasure.
this delohtful view from the ton of
one of the Green mountains of Yer
mont
As we drove through the ton of the
Green mountains we found the buds
into leaf That was on a Sunday Nav
rs. We had had fine examnle Of the
varying seasons. We had left our
Montana home on April 20, had driven
through ice. snow and water through
our own lovely western mountains.
AS we reached and left Minneapolis
the season all along the way was
further and further along until in the
South the summer was well advanced
the trees were in heavy leaf the flow
ers in bloom and men and women
were both wearing the white suits of
After leaving Tampa and
turninu northward this process was
again reversed with summer again re
redinp Now as we drove through the
high lands of the Green mountains.
Tho late 'eafing oaks were just bursting
their buds.
Vermont Maple Sugar.
In the West the traveller finds along
The highways little stands where APP
pies, peaches, pears and sometimes
and vegetables are for
sale. In the Carolinas and Virginia
We found red cherry CIDER for sale,
either by the drink or the glass iugful.
It was mighty good looking, its cherry
red color showing through the glass,
but we didn't stop long enough to
sample any Of it. In Vermont we found
maple sugar, of course.
have always been very fond Of !
genuine maple sugar and so | stopped
he car at a modest little wayside stand,
young girl came running !
,ut from the house and waited on me. !
bought a generous purchase of that !
-ich and tasty maple sugar. Some of ,
hose wayside stands are quite pre- :
.ensious. large and neat. And they do .
not confine themselves to plain sugar. !
They have bonbons of all kinds made :
rom the sugar Of the maple, some Of /.
hem carrying half of large nut on
heir tops and made up in shapes and :
sizes to make ones mouth water. I :
wager they do good business during I,
he tourist season.
The Battle of Bennington.
Starting down the western side Of J
he mountains we passed through Ben