The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-31

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Sst~1y Of America Compared SitA that Of Esrope.
Never wero tho visisers to the lakes snd noun
tains Of New Hampshire so numerous as at the pre-
scat moment. The railroad cars are loaded to their
utmost capacity every day, and the steamboats on
the great lake are crowded with passengers. Vast
numbers from the South and West, who formerly
stopped at Newport, have passed it by this season,
On account Of tho abominable Maine Liquor lay,
though they actually touched at it in the Fall
River boats, and have como on hero to this, the
most delightful and most beautiful region from
Maine to Texas and from the Atlantic to the Pacific
ocean. Nay, l will 60 further, and say that
do not believe the scenes which I have
looked upea in this vicinity, for the last two
days, are surpassed for beauty on tho whole
face Of nature. In the scenery Of the United
States there are two landscapes, which those who
havo once seen can never forget, and which stand
out Ire-eminent FROM all others-ths one for tho
beautiful, tho other for the sublime. They are
unrivaled, oaoh in it's kind either in tho Old World
or the New. Ineed hardly say that one Of these
Genes is tho Falls Of Niagara, uuapproachabls for
grandeur AID filing the mind Of the spectator with
wonder and awe, presenting, In it's sublime majesty,
an image of eternity itself. II is no wonder that
the Indians worshipped, ia tho Falls, the mighty
Spirit of the Waters. With the same intuitivo per-
ception Of tho beautiful, they worshipped the
Smile Of the Great Spirit" or g Heavens Beautiful
Wator," which is the meaning Of the name they
gave to this glorious lake, which seems like an en-
chanted fairy scene.
But let nae tell you how came here. that you may
see it is by no means formidable matter for
your New York folks, Southern travellers sojourn
ing in your city, route to the " hits Mountains
left New York in the Fall River boat IT 5 O'Clock
P, NJ and arrived in Boston at half past o'clock
next morning, after enjoying comfortable sleep,
and not having the slightest fear of fire or water
owing to the prudent management Of those excel
from the North river racing boats. I had lust
time to take breakfast, and reach the Lowell depot
at half past O'clock for the first train. had not
made up my mind as to whether I should stop for
few hours at Lowell, and the factories and the
factory girls, step off the cars at Concord, and
paying my respects to General Pierce, take the IL
o'clock train from Boston, which would brine as
soon to my destination. / at last cr.acludod
would jump off at Lowell, and spend ere the four
five hours / had to spare till tho ext train Or
rived, determining to call on Pier % on my way
back from Winnepise0geo. What Il saw at LOVE- 4
may describe to you SOHO othe' time.
AT one o'clock left ri, great hive of ind astry
for the lake, t. cling the Mesrimack, whose xato
are 70 usefulr Howell, TO their fountain hca wh rc
they are xquisitely beautiful, combDi 6 the nm
ut,s d'aci n higher dcgrco, perhaps, ths'. any
other wa trs in tho void. The railroad Iugs tho
bank OF The river for entire ~ay out the scene-
ry presents little thst is j1teresting, till you reach
Sanbornton bridge, twe'.ty two miles north Of Con-
cord. On enteriT tbs village you cross the Win
npssiogec rive' VIII CD is the outlet Of the lake Of
the same naD'., and uniting with the PemDewasset
river az Franklin, FOUR miles west, fo--ns tn" Me-r
mack, which tins moro spindle, at Manchester,
Low sl, and Lawrence, than aVJ Q. Ger stream of
water on tho globe The rai,rctd now takes a
noithcasrcrly direction, ard again crosse, inc
river and skirts its pleasant geen margi till four
miles from Sanbornton you arr'vo az rnon bridge.
Tho scenery BIAS been g.adr sily growing wilder,
aud p.5ic beanlial, TIL 81 this point you get
forecast Of what awaits you il Letolding Z" the
SrIir Of the Great Spirit" Here you again cross
tho liver, at the foot Of Sanborr. On bay-a beautiful
sh ct Of wc:er. scvvI i:ics IN extent, connecting
with and forming part Of the outlet Of the AXE
The Sir'dous form Of the bay-the railroad 4oms-
times passing through the water, and sometimes
along its banks-the slopng wooded hills IN either
SO, and tho magnificent rangcs OF mo,Atains in
tnc distance beyond, present ands.ape second
only to that to w.Ich it leads Gere, looking TO the
east you for .ne first time, catch glimpse Of the
New Hampshire mountains. the Gunstock (Gilford)
chain; and to the west, the ossipee mountains
and Red Pill In quarter of an hour YOU reach
Nereo:sa bridge, about five miles distant, whore
the scenery Is exquisite Hero Sanboroton bay
throws out an elbow, ard the straight line Of the
railroad requires that we should part with its
charms, ana proceed TO Lake village, two miles
further on, and located OF tho foot Of Long bay,
which forms connecting link between Sanbornton
bay and Winnepiseogse, being all parts of tho
lovely chain. The scene, for several miles, has
been continually shifting, rs in diorsms and now
you can count some fifteen mountains in view.
From Lake Village tho railroad coasts Long Bay
until IL reaches the narrow outet through which
that beautiful collection Of water receives into It's
bosom Lake WiDncpiseogee, and in two three
minutes VIC are at its mouth called "Wers,'' from
. tradition that the Indians formerly took fish here
II wers. or traps, as they passed out of the lake
Here Is tho landing of the steamboat, add here you
descend from the cars, 81 miles from Concord, 1915
from Boston, and 10 to the White Mountain Notch.
There il no village here. Tho Wioncpiseogee river
has q fan of 232 feet between this point aud its
junction with the Ptmigesasset, at Franklin. 10
miles westerIy. The Lowell manufacturers in order
to gain additional water power, have considerably
doepened It's channel Near Weirs is the '.Endicott
Rock" which vas discovered few years ago in the
river while workmen were erecting dam. In 1902,
when John Endicott Governor Of Mass &C husetts
Captain Edward johnson and Captain Simeon Will
lard were sent by the General Court Of that State,
to trace the headwaters Of the Mcrrmack river
Tbs place was pointed out 10 them as it's source
by the Indians Its quaint carving possesses singu-
lar interest The inscription is as follows
II s w
w l. JOHN
II N ID G v 7
q O
The T. and S w are the initials Of the surveyors,
and w is an abbreviation Of " worshipfui,"
title which was used at that time and the VIII ole
iicA Is that tho made nndnr the ausuicas