. New England; a human interest geographical reader. se trots. In the spring, when theice begins to melt, people continue to venture on it,and they do not always stop soon enough. Teamsbreak through, and occasionally horses are drowned. The most important lake port is Vermonts largestcity, Burhngton. In the early days the goods re-ceived here by steamers and by canal boats and othercraft from the Hudson and St. Lawrence valleys weresent to the towns farther east in great eight-horsewagons. But now railroads pass up the adjacent rivervalleys and go over the divide to the valley of theConnecticu
. New England; a human interest geographical reader. se trots. In the spring, when theice begins to melt, people continue to venture on it,and they do not always stop soon enough. Teamsbreak through, and occasionally horses are drowned. The most important lake port is Vermonts largestcity, Burhngton. In the early days the goods re-ceived here by steamers and by canal boats and othercraft from the Hudson and St. Lawrence valleys weresent to the towns farther east in great eight-horsewagons. But now railroads pass up the adjacent rivervalleys and go over the divide to the valley of theConnecticut. Lumber is no longer sent north to the St. Lawrence,for Vermont was shorn of its choicest timber manyyears ago, and the immense forests of Canada have Lake Champlain 299 become its chief source of supply. A vast amount oflumber reaches Lake Champlain from the Canadianwaterways, and Burlington is one of the leading lumbermarkets of the country. In this part of the lake occurred some lively navalfighting in the War of 1812. Once during that war the. The Winooski Valley with Camels Hump in the distance islet Rock Dundee near Burlington was mistaken bythe British for a United States vessel and was pepperedwith shot. The first steamer used on the lake was launched atBurlington in 1808, only a 3^ear after Fultons suc-cessful experiment on the Hudson. This vessel as- 300 New England tonished the spectators by its wonderful performanceas it churned its way through the waters at the rate offive miles an hour. The steamers now on the lake offera most agreeable way of journeying up and down it and
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