New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-24


''" Saturday. Aug ~, io9i.
H.. f,o,, this elevated and cool locshfy
- nd, he uuinteresting TO your host oil resa.
enS the temperature here about tne sanie % hbted
1sr, even. more so think than any o,ner r1I
region in this country u not 10 'ne ,ho 10Th 20 Both
The temperature for June, from '"o 'VA
;pelusiye was as follows, VIZ; .a5o
49, tsmnsra,ure at sunrise .....'.''''''-' a.
Mean temperature at noon l6O9
Uaan temoerature at sunset an a.
M t.mperature By self register during nsu ~ oc
Coolest day 18th, mean. - o.
Wauest day 2sth. mean 900
T1.fmoneter highest 2sth ......'.''''''''' 90 %
Thsrmometer lowest 10th ....'.: -; - 80 e
as, year the mean temperature oi june ""s "' '
lows, viz; ,rss ss...............43.3o
Issn sntsmperature at noon ...'..''''''''''''s,SSS5
Msan temperature at sunset -'''''''''
t. rsr;es hut little from this year. ,, -.
.,,nsrsture of July this year was os ioiiows yiz
Mean temperature at sunrise sas3
Mem temper rature ar noon u =
Man t,mrerature at sunset. 'e .
Mss. t.mper.ture by self register during nigh'' to
Coolest day 97th mean ..-...''' ''--''''-'''
Warnest day 10th, mean '.'''''''''''' 40 n
Range of thermometer. ''''''''''' "a n
Thermometer highest goth. q
Thermometer lowest 18Th. '.on,h
There has been ice or more during each inVn'
but the changes are not great or sudden geaoiey.
Tie air ia yery pure and that, together with the pure
snrng wafer TO Dc found gushing out from among tue
roeks almost at the tp-top OF the mountain an" 'u
syeupess of temperature makes II heaithy pidce y.
resort during the summer months, "heh " ~ no'
and sek in the cities and other places nearer ' 90"
level.
The attention of those who nvaris bly, travel during
the warm season is turning toward those places where
there is urer air aud to be seen in the shape OF
scenery What can be more delightful than TO speed
few DAYS or weeks among mountains, where the
NIGHTS are cool and comfortable, giving one quiet re-
rtshng sleep, and where the days are not oyer not
U h md
And tie beautiful AID varied scenery 10 De iounu
among the White Mountains well repays the expense
attending visit to them. gentleman from Swltzer-
land reu arked me- while cOnyerslng upon the SUBJECT
that for bodness of scenery these mountains excelled
those of his country. Let person ascend the noun
tain Mount WashngtOn) from the eastern side, and II
he does net meet with the boldest scenery to be met
! with in this part of the world, then am mistaken.
Those who walk up taking plenty OF time to do 1t H.
| will be paid far better than those who ride up IN
! hurry. AMI night spent upon the summit, at the
/ hospitabe mansion kept 10y Hall, Spauldng ~ Co.,
well rcpays tor doing so, as the sunset and sunrise
view from this eIded habitaOn is beyond description
Occasionally the surrounding country, as lar as the
eve can reach, is enveOped IN fog, appearing IKE q
sea, sometimes changing color ana couhterietng
huge banks and the fog gradually settles into
tie valleys below, the tops OF the neighborng noun
tains loom up through the fog looking like Islands IN
/ surging, ten pesttOssed ocean.
A deep gulf called IHckerndns Rdrtas, one mile
from the summit is well worth visit from those who
can srare the time. snowarch is formed during the
winter that lasts until nearly the first OF August
each year. 1t is directly over brook, which runs
through il, guying out channel Ot sufficient SIZE 10
walk in while the is from ten 70 oUteea teet IN
depth over head. This area was measured July IL,
by l.. o. Macomber, Esq, President of the Mount
Warrington Carriage Road Company, and ). H..
Spaulding, one of the propretors OF the Summit
Horse aud found to be of the following size, viz:
Lei 9Th, 266 feet; width, l50 feet; depth of snow
estimated TO be 10 feet They sat down while
under it and ate lunch, catching the
water as it drpped down from the snow, and drinking
il. nice place to cool of, when oyer-heated with
le exertion required to visit the place. Near this
place is fall of water called the thousand streams,
which fall nearly seven hundred feet, almost perpen-
dicularly IN to a large Hat rock called Table Rock.
1t is grand place to take shower bath, one that
| would doubtless give the nervous system double
distled palvanic shock and make the blood gaOp
! through tie veins at 2:4O pace.
have not told the half that il 10 be seen while WIS.,
itng fbis celebrated summer resort. To all who are
s1hirg for breath of pure cool air would say leave
for the mountains by the next train. Mn.