Population, 1830,1,654. Jerico lies
25 miles N. W. from Montpelier,
and 12 E. from Burlington. This
town lies 011 the N. side of Onion
river, and is otherwise finely sup-
plied with mill seats by Brown’s
river and other streams. The soil
varies in quality, from good inter-
vale, on the streams, to common
grazing pastures, on the hills. There
is a pleasant village at the falls, on
Brown’s river, and some manufac-
tories.

Jobnson, Vt*

Lamoille co. Johnson was first
settled in 1784, by a revolutionary
hero, of the name of Samuel Ea-
ton. Mr. Eaton frequently passed
through this township, while scout-
ing between Connecticut river and
lake Champlain; and several times
encamped on the same- flat which
he afterwards occupied as a farm, it
being a beautiful tract of intervale.
Like many other settlers of this
state, he had many difficulties to
encounter. In indigent circumstan-
ces, and with a numerous family,
he loaded his little all upon an old
horse, and set’ out in search of that
favorite spot which he had selected
in his more youthful days. He
had to travel nearly 70 miles through
-the wilderness, guided by the trees
which had been marked by the
scouts, and opening a path as he
passed along. He depended, for
some time after he arrived at John-
son, entirely upon hunting and fish-
ing for the support of himself and
family.

The river Lamoille enters this
township near the southeast cor-
ner, and running westerly about
two miles, through a rich tract of
intervale, falls over a ledge of rocks
about 15 feet in height into a basin
below. This is called AV ConneVs
falls. Thepce it runs northwest-
erly over a bed of rocks, about 100
rods, narrowing its channel and in-
creasing its velocity, when it forms
a whirlpool and sinks under a bar-