The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-07-31
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.

II You enjoy tlhe much party of
eleven who have just returned, it will more than
prnsa,e ior"a thousand Yeas" Of toll and pvation.-
That you will realize as much pleasure as we did is
hardly 10 be expected for presume that another party
OF equal numbers cannot be found, o tastes so similar
and so determined, children say, having good
ume II the olowing auempt 10 describe some of the
mountain scenery in New Hampshire extracted from
journal hastily ketched by of the party pos eases
suffc ent merit 10 entile it place in your daily YOU
are at liberty publish it.
Five Of our party took the cars for Nashua at
O'Clock, NJ, Jnly TO- 1919. AT Nashville we procur>
ed tickets the Concord Railroad fo the steamboat on
Lake Winnpisiogee and after pleasant sail on the
lake Of ten miles, arrived at Cen re Harbor forty.
one miles north Of Concord, NJ II. al half past one P
III. There we met the remainder OF our party tWho
arrived the evening beiore) us returned from an excu,
sion TO Re Hill or Mountain and after an excellent
dinner we route TO the mountain conveyed in
Wagon drawn by horses, and driven by our guide
With several ponies following us to be used in ascending
The mountain. After ride of four miles we left the
wagon and the backs Of our ponies commenced the
ascension of Red Noun ain so called from It's appears
ance IN the autumn when the leaves begin TO change
'her color About half way up the mountain on a to.
eraby level spot Of few acres we came to the lonely
Dwelling OF the "o!l woman of the mountain" well
known 10 all who have visited that region during the last
hal century. MIS- Cook or the old woman IS eehty>
Tour years Old and has lived on the mountain oiy four
years Her husband has long been dead and her ONLY
nelghoors AMI associates are son who is married with
ne or two chi rem, and lives in small house few
rods distant, and an only daughter, who IS deaf and
dumb The old woman informed us tina, her maiden
name was Maynard, and that she formerly lived in
j Worcest r, where Of her relatives now reside
Va beng told that part OF company were from
Worcester she grasped hands with an energy that
showed all her strength was gone, and made many
| anxous inquiries about persons she had know in her
YOUTH some OF whom have long slept the sleep of DEATH
In the honesty OF her heart she said IL suppose Wor,
cester has changed some since knew It'll am told hey
have got hospia! where tie gaows used to stand."-
On beng answered in tie Affirmative and told that the
CITY now contained nearly seventeen thousand nhab
itants "Lord bless me" was the oAly uiterance she
could give to her surprise AT the old woman's domi>
Gil we commenced rapid ascent rather sleeper
than hat of Wachusen and after pursuing narrow
"indiug path about mile we reached tie summit 2COO
sea The prospect IRON the top of this mountain baf
's all description At your feet and very near the base
OF the mountain in sot.h west direction lis Lake
Squam, "iis waters clear crystal aud sprnked with
green islands" one OF which in the twilight bore srik
e ing resemblance 10 with Indians IN it. AT the
south and east spreads Lake Wnnpnoga with its three
hundred Islands Tde lake irregular in its form-22
miles lorg and from 10 10 broad and forms one of III,
most eauIfp and picturesque sheets OF water in The
y United States II in The world Its wafer is IRE .nf
deep, and in parts of itt-out and pckerel arf
found IN abundance On the north and east lies The towf
OF Sandwich len miles square, with several villages anc
many well cultivated farms, surrounded by the Sandwct
mountains. A little TO The west OF south Monadnock !.
st distinctly seen, and little left our neghbor anc
idvorIte mountain, the Wacusetl, modestiy shows heI
Ie ue summit Ia The evening We returned to the Inr
re where we found an excellent supper prepared fmnt
Of host" John Coe formerly of The Mar holo HonSe Rns
to ion awaiting our keen appe tcs render ed almost des
perate by tine bracng mountain air.