. Williamstown, the "Berkshire hills" and thereabout .. . e shifting leaves, as you walk the quivering glimmer of sun and rillWith a sudden flash on the eye is thrown,Like the ray that streams from the diamond stone. A two-mile drive in the opposite direction takes oneto the Sand Springs. Go by way of North Street andMoodys Bridge, and return by the railroad springs are beyond a pine grove on the north sideof the Hoosac River. They are owned by Foster , proprietor of the Wilson House, North Adams, 23 who will soon build a large hotel on the mineral wate
. Williamstown, the "Berkshire hills" and thereabout .. . e shifting leaves, as you walk the quivering glimmer of sun and rillWith a sudden flash on the eye is thrown,Like the ray that streams from the diamond stone. A two-mile drive in the opposite direction takes oneto the Sand Springs. Go by way of North Street andMoodys Bridge, and return by the railroad springs are beyond a pine grove on the north sideof the Hoosac River. They are owned by Foster , proprietor of the Wilson House, North Adams, 23 who will soon build a large hotel on the mineral water of the springs has something morethan a local reputation for usefulness in cutaneousdiseases. It has a uniform temperature of 74 degreesat all seasons, and has been known to fame for half acentury. There are good facilities for bathing. TheWhite Oaks settlement, with its neat little chapelas a reminder of the goodness of Prof Albert Hopkins,is near by. One main road, with two possible detours, leads fromWilliamstown to North Adams. The direct route is. _. >;;w«»iyiM())(t|||ti^ ^>».M[(J^, MORGAN HALL—WILLIAMS COLLEGE. 24 through Grey lock village, or else through Blackinton,the distance either way being five miles. lyOvers, andother romantically inclined persons, always take theback road. This turns out of the main highwayto the right about half a mile from the village ofWilliamstown, ascends to the high plateau at thenorthern base of Prospect Mountain, and descends tothe river road again at Braytonville. The circuit addsbut little to the distance. It furnishes an unsurpassedview of the entire valley. The illumination of thewestern heavens and of the * Golden Gate at sunsetis often remarkably brilliant. As the road is hilly,the time of the journey may be lengthened enough toexcuse any amount of lingering. The following information regarding roads, streets,bridges and mountain peaks, will be found interestingto visitors to Williamstown : ROADS. Ashford Road—
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