Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-08-26
The White Mountains.
From the Coos Co. en- HI Democrat.
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Mr.. WAsHrS6ros, Aug.7, '57.
This is a still, clear moon-lit night, and
one of the finest everenjoyed upon Tip Top.
We have to-day had a motley crowd Of vis-
itors-in short this season, most all parts of
the wide world have been represented at this
great altar, and at times, little stretch of
fancy might lead to the conclusion that the
confusion of language had just been sent down
from heaven, and that this was Babel. You
may be sure, this mountain-life is like great
book, the pages walking about me in mortal
forms great thunder storms and strong
winds, breathe the wild music to which they
time their endless tramp, and in constant
wonder lead round Of excitement. Then
at times, all brighteps into living poetry I'M
der the moonlight magic torch sunshine
light and shade give glory to the picture.
No wonder that thousands come to pay will
ling tribute here where upon worthy, and
wasteless shrine, God has fixed the imperishI
able impress of his almighty power. pl 2'n7
When visitors come to thoroughly under
stand the true way Of enjoying visit to this
ifiountain-land, an 'over-pass' will be decided
upon, and then"will come in prospect the
most attractive localities, the matchless sun
set, moon-lit and sunrise scenes, the moving
of mighty stone shadows in the valles, the
roaring of the wind around the ragged rocks,
the flying past Of mist clouds that move like
pale lightning upon hurricane breath, and
when the storm clouds settle below u.s. and
the sun shines down upon scene where all
earth is,shrouded except the top Of Mt. Wash
ingtoIs it is fine to see the wind rolling the
snowy clouds, they assuming thousand won
derful shapes, ever changing like the silent
moving features of a splendid canvas piano.
rama Here clouds hurled over some tower.
ing peak, take the form Of a Niagara, with
a three thousand feet fall, and yonder
stretched away to the dim distance, sleeps a
vast sea with its magic waves of gold and sill
YER then armed with a hurricane breath,
with thunder and lightning on its bold, black
front, up comes the thunder storm. Last
evening, shower lay stretched far below us
in the distance, betting in inky blackness the
whole extent Of the horizon towards the old
ocean-the full moon, hung by God for a
lamp in the southern sky, looked out upon
tuo sCeilc Will q Wdrtn glow Vi I1ciioW llSul,
and countless stars glittered brightly above,
clouds of white mist lay asleep in the deep
vallies Below, many mountain peaks peering
above them, took shapes to imagination like
islands set in a rough ocean wildly stirred by
the evening wind, fancifully tinged by moon
beams and shadows. My tongue has no Ian
guage, neither has my pen power to impress
upon paper a true picture of the scene, for
below me, brought fearfully in contrast by
moonlight, rolled vast black cloud, anon its
whole extent lighted by pale heat-lightning,
then followed in a twinkliug countless chain,
that flashing in every direction, for a moment
dimmed the stars and moon, then came the
booming thunder. / have stood on Bunker
Hillwhen thousands were watching display
of fireworks dictated by the combined skill Of
two rival cities, but the effort fell as far short
of a Just comparison with what the Almighty
showed me from tip top, as the winking light
of a silent FREELY is compared with the un-
bounded rage of a spreading fire at night on
a vast wipd-fanned prairie. j. II. S.