Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-11-30
"PiIgrim's Progress.n

Der OF persons of this town, teuom;nated /" The
riigrns," who made tour to the While Mountains
"a august last Frsm the wientifc character of
Tue grand oachem much was expected aud il is
hopea tnat sooner or later he wi indulge us with
peep at MS private journal. Tie phlosophical rec
marks and nice calculations OF heights and d,stan
ces we shall leave to him, and shall content our
selves with giving Few HINTS that may be OF SER
vice 10 any VINO may be promplsd by Cariosity or
avsrice to visit those mountains
Vi the df0uncie we sila "a nsihiag wonderful
stories OF IFS magnitude and briiiianey may be gath
ered 'rom the inhabitants Of .be viilage at The foot
oi The mountain no one has cen 1T az tradition
teils them II IS there aud ;hey believe H.
We concluded to asce al he mlantatn through
Aaans me village re.eyrei TO- on tie eastern side
This IS still considered as tie best route but we
were told aud haze 10 doubt that path way might
De made from ar the notch which would save
NUN III TIE distance aud 10 Inc difficulty of ascent
-a@ga8 Nst--After procuring guide and carriers
we ei' tue last habltatl3n 10 adams eighteen miles
distant from the summit of Mount " ash;ng ton and
100" the shelburne road; or, wha. some 20 years
since was pas able with Wagons, but is now oui Of
| use, choaked with wind falls and youns growth
OF trees principally of the moose wood.
we followed the course OF Ellis river for about
mile, which in this place is nearly north and
SOUTH but conforming itself to the winnings of the
vaiiy, we were obliged to ford il in several places
]
right and at about miles from Adams, crossed
Cutters river, which un.tes with the Ellis.
| at har past 4, z. NJ. we halted at new river.
| which burst from the mountain in i719, where we
found convenient encampment built by DIR. Bige-
low, Shaw, and others in July last. The falls at
this place are truly picturesque aud grand, their
| perpendicular height is about 1f2 feet, aud the
brilliant appearance OF the water IN the suabeams
rssembled quicksilver, which by its bright rem
dered the surrounding scenery awful and sub
| lime.
| After numbering ourselves, as we we've obliged
to do every half hour, proceeded to The foot of
| the mountain one mile distant--the ascent was at
hrst gradual, but grew sleeper as We advanced !;
| at r. nj. we found the trees sensibIy diminished
nailed aud built our caulp, our guide informed US
half mile higher than DR.. Cutler, in 1905, within
hall mile OF the end Of vegetation rather OF all
except heiow sbrubbery, which exicnds lar np
The oountain, aud the gray moss WHICH is found at
the very summit.
a brisk fire was kept up along the whole front
OIL ouf encanpment-- we wrapped ourselves in our
liankets and fatigue, operating like OPIUM WE
sept quietly IN spite Of the chimes OF the air aud
the leg which completely eloped us--Ther-
monitor at 80.
SATURDAY IJha--At / A. NJ. we auaked refreshed
resumed our march At the sound OF the bugie, and
soon clearing tie pds. reached the grand hating
place The dscent fSra mile and half IL in near
Iy 90 angle OF 45 here the perseverance, of PLY rims
! IS pot 10 the test bic labor hoe opas est"
| Wearrived at the summit al ininntes rast 3D.
! Thermometer at IS. ~ O'Clock the clouds which
had tunibed upon Us and rolled down the mountain
were 'iited ~ and dispersed veg, prospect was
opened and noll.Hg To obstinct our vision a
Sight og lung the May lakes and ponds that
water tae District OF Maine and n. Hampshire,
which FIST attracted our notice. Lake Sebago To
the East aud beyond ii with the help of the glass
a nj ..ix.
~ndroseoggin, the saco TO the S. aud T.. and the
Ammonoosocs aud Connecticut to the west, could
tie distinctly followed the latter by the foe over
hanging 1t The green mountains stretching far
away to the norih--aud a part Of thcm to the
west we saw as was conjectured Lake Champlain
but whether that Lake somclhng else will forev-
er remain uncertain However, the direction was
right aud from the extensive shoes Of fog the con-
lecture was not absurd one.
A mile and half down the mountain 10 the
south we found a bed OF snow completely Graded
IN deep gully measuring from IS 10 90 feet in
depth II resembled the coarsest rock sat- and
froaits appearance we judged IT had laid there 10.
ages unaffected by the summers snn.-iIhcrmouIc-
terat S6.1-2. Near this place we discovered a
stream running to The south and east. No mention
Is made off by any who have visited the MOUNTAIN
From the difficulty OF approach we concluded none
had bees there before ", and accordingly nanled it
Pilgrims river. -. .-
We returned TO the summit Of NJ. Washington,
the toPof which iscomposed principally o.,he
common gray stone.
We began TO desrsnd at half past NJ. II was
even more difficult than the ascent-and the steep
est parts dangerous for those the least inclined TO
dizziness.
AT night we encamped at new river. Sunday
morning came on to Bartlett, and masc it truly
day Of rest. A PILGRIM.
A Fire at Constaniinople, on the 18th Au-
gust, destroyed 10000 houses & 5000 shops
and magazines. -f@
Flour has fallen in Baltimore from fourteen
TO eleven dollars.
Congressional Caxe,ss Nomination Of President.
The Lexington Reporter. one OF she leading
democratic papers in Kentucky, has entered into a
protest against congressional usurpation. We ex-
tract the following -
The principal object Of a late meeting was, we
should think, to express and pu on record the feel
ings and sentiments of portion OF the community
respecting most palpabe an, alarming usnrpation
of The rights Of the people aad the states by Con-
gress, in CONCERT with the Executive The practice
ofappoiating the President at Washington arH des-
trey the most essential prerogare ,re possess as free
,aso--ane o,,a aufced N us in the ptatuest