Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-16


large supply of good temper patience and facility Of dspo
son, without which ought to start this route any
more than without a suficiency Of the baser metals.
Our party left Boston under promise to be in the Notch in
thry-six hours We reached Sandwich, twenty-six miles
back, in twelve of them, and there informed that the
stage "iad ore for day, and that here would do
ditto and that this always voted large democratic
majority Inoerabe As Of our party is journazng
journeyngs and chronclng sayings shall pro-
pose that this place be made usous both in "stoy and in
song and that landlord be compelled to take five hun
ded copies dollar copy for gratutous distribution by
the stages before the next election.
have just learned that this place is already famous hav
ing been the birthplace of the celebrated WLEr family,
who in 1925 moved hence to the Notch and openeda house
for the accommodation OF travellers in passing that
famous REGION, and who all (nne in number persisted on the
night Of the 2sh August, 1928, being overwhelmed by the
tremendous avalanche of rocks eah and water which
dsodged from the mountains brow during terrible Storm
g And the thunders roar, the while,
Shook each mountainous dehle
Pealing through each rocky gorge :.
Like the swelling of the surge,
While the ightnings fash did stream
Like a thousand torches gleam.
The bodies of six of them found beneath the ruins
after the storm had subsidized and brought this place
and buried -- i
It will be pleasant for travellers while waiting at Sandwich
pay their respects the top of Read Hill mountain y
ing between Sandwich and Centre Harbor do not expect
be agreeaby surprised the top Of Mount Wash
ington than the top Of Read Hill Of the former
have always heard of the latter had its name
unknown until INTERCEPTED the driver The ideasl
have of the prospect from the top of Mount Washington
all the creations Of enchanting prose and magic poetry My
very vision is foil of in anticipation Not 50 was
p..J The wills Of
seemed not enthusiastic Of their mountain But, having
made up our minds for something, started in dearborn
after an early breakfast with amable landlord for guide
We thus rode three miles the base Of the mountain There
saddlpg the steeds and mounting the ladies, led them
about Of mile where the path became too
rugged such travel thence ascending foo, iheeuar
tiers of mile, found ourselves the top OF the westerly
peak with the beautiful Squa lake lying its base and so
far down below that every thing around it looked
"Fne by degrees, and beautifully less.
The Squam about six miles long by four wide and is
dotted with about seventy islands, most beautifully
grouped Here journalist to my great sOrow fatgued
ond measure decided she could 60 further So eav-
ing her with the lunch we made bold attack upon the of-
test peak which, after miles climbing, orreame, and
10 we above all creation. The lady had left looked
but white speck below her, the west still lay the squam
surrounded by mountains whose tops mingled with
fantastic piles of Clouds (though when we started the sky
was perfectly cea whirng about and gathering backness
they rose which gave TO the waters Of the lake dark and
threatening aspect On the east lay the immense, the spen
ddly beautiful, and the storedly romantic Nnnpis'osee.
This lake is tweniNeght miles long by fifteen broad
and has nad our guide sadly "thee hundred and sxy-ve
islands, Just one every day the year when not leap
year." do not vouch for the truth Of this only know
they were more than could number and arranged if for
sl,oJ via
on its borders while on tho left and beyond valleys and
hills and mountains flung together in the most beautifully
picturesque manner. But memorials Of the race,
who
Ere Saxon foot bad dared pou,e
Her independent Shore"
angled and hunted 10 the amphheae below and first
called this beautiful sheet Of water by that expressive name
II required however, but slight effort TO imagine ourselves
standing where their chiefs had often Stood as were, on the
central point Of observation in OF Natures vast castles
made for Natures nobemen, Of which the purple sides Of the
mountains were the walls and the clouds the batlemens and
towers All around were mountains, either remote
between which and the base below the most varied land
scape while the motion Of the sun, the whirng Of the
Clouds and the thckenng and the dispersion Of the smoky
atmosphere perpeuay diversified the splendid features Of the
scene sublime One moment the burst forth in foil spen
dor the Winnipsogee and silveed all its surface DER,
while the bosom Of the Squam oyerhung with clouds and
shouded in gloom. How much longed to the go
down. the darkness spread its cusn ALL and then the
broad disc Of the reveal itself above the crested hills and
pour the full tide Of her silver golden ghtupon the mountain
sides around and the deep ue bosom Of the lakes below
know not when we should have left the place had il be-
gan TO rain when down we went.
We have yet thy.seven miles by the nearest road, and
forywo by the one shall go, via Fabin to the top Of
Mount Washington But in full view from my window
as we with its immense banks gerng in the rays
Of full summer sum- and making really doubt senses
either feeling orur seeing And yet really Here
we are in hot sum- under clear sky, bahed in melting
air. and there you could walk to in half hour the
swelling side Of the mountain, with the sun-beams pouring
full upon il all covered with snow. Tomorrow we
shall go Fabns and the next day to the top and il
are compelled wait another day for the stages you may
pect 10 bear from again.
Meanwhile, commend No. 25 (en feet by twelve, bed
Narrow with fcahers,) Pequawkeu Hotel Conway IN. H.
to tho kind regards for twenyfour hours more Of every
traveller who is all anxiety to reach the Notch. NJ