What to see in America . had set ithastily retreated. Two of the cannon captured in the com- _ bat are to be seen in the State House at jMontpelier. There was a time whensmugglers sailed by night onLake Champlain in armedbands of such strength thatthe revenue officers seldomventured to molest notorious smuggling ves-sel was called the Black was finally seized by aparty of militia in the Wi-nooski Gorge. Three of thecaptors were killed in a skir-mish with the smugglers. Schooners and sloops usedto dot the lake, but havebeen increasingly rare since1875. Here and there on the
What to see in America . had set ithastily retreated. Two of the cannon captured in the com- _ bat are to be seen in the State House at jMontpelier. There was a time whensmugglers sailed by night onLake Champlain in armedbands of such strength thatthe revenue officers seldomventured to molest notorious smuggling ves-sel was called the Black was finally seized by aparty of militia in the Wi-nooski Gorge. Three of thecaptors were killed in a skir-mish with the smugglers. Schooners and sloops usedto dot the lake, but havebeen increasingly rare since1875. Here and there on the long narrow waterway is aferry. Most of the ferry-boats are propelled by steam, butformerly they were flat-bottomed scows that had a mast andsail. The ice makes an excellent bridge in winter, and atthat time the lake is often used as a race course for horsetrots. The most important lake port is Vermonts largestcity, Burlington. A vast amount of lumber comes there byway of the lake from Canada, and the city is one of the. WiLLOUGHBY LaKE AND WhEELER Mountain Vermont 27
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