. New England; a human interest geographical reader. Captain Slocum on the Spray, theboat in which he sailed alone aroundthe world. The Angel of HadleyThe Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts THERE are many well-tilled farms on the fertilelowlands that border the Massachusetts portionof the Connecticut River, but more important thanthese are the industries in the thriving commercialtowns and cities. 5 I 16 New England Springfield is the place first settled. William Pyn-chon and others came thither from Roxbury in thespring of 1636 and established homes after buyingthe land of the savages, to wh
. New England; a human interest geographical reader. Captain Slocum on the Spray, theboat in which he sailed alone aroundthe world. The Angel of HadleyThe Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts THERE are many well-tilled farms on the fertilelowlands that border the Massachusetts portionof the Connecticut River, but more important thanthese are the industries in the thriving commercialtowns and cities. 5 I 16 New England Springfield is the place first settled. William Pyn-chon and others came thither from Roxbury in thespring of 1636 and established homes after buyingthe land of the savages, to whom it was chiefly valuableas a range for hunting and fishing, and the gatheringof nuts and wild fruits. Mr. Pynchon remained inSpringfield only a few years, but his son, The Wor-shipful Major John, was long the leading citizen ofthe valley and carried on an extensive trade with boththe whites and Indians. Sometimes he sent in a singleship to England five thousand dollars worth of otterand beaver skins. Other skins that he bought werethe gray and red fox, the muskrat, the raccoon, themarten, mink, wildcat, and moose. Most of t
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