The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25
From Our Migratory Correspondent
WHITE MOUNTAIN House. y. H.
.JuIU 18Th. 1857

excellent opportunities for the student of hu
man nature to pursue his favoritc investiga
tons. Travellers lay aside, to great extent
the restraints, which. at home, veil their rca
characters. With strangers whom they hav,
never seen before nor expect ever to Sc.
again, there are no reasons for doing other
wise than as their real natures dictate. Con
sequently, they are, Or may be known ano
read of all men. And there is no little enter
tainment, to say nothing of instruction, il
looking at the various groups into which the
company asserts itself, and assigning to each
the position which evidently belongs to it.
For example. There is little family grou,
composed of those unfortunate persons who
have nothing to wear" They convey THEN
dcstitution about the country in nine huge
trunks, the ponderous burden of which forces
the staggering porters to wish them many a
hearty blessing over the left They will STAY
at the Mountains about three days when hav-
ing nothing to wear they will be compcll-
Ell to go to some other place of resort, where
the deficiencies of their wardrobe will not ex-
pose them to any dcprcciatory remarks
There is another little group, a brother and
two sisters, plainly dressed. quiet and unob-
trusive. yet every feature of their faces aglow
with intelligence. One of the sisters has a
skctch-book, and the casual glances | have
had at her sketches have enabled me to see
that She has the skill to dclincatc as well as
the taste to admire the scenery she has visit
cd. Here is another party. composed of the
genuine ar!stocracy. thoroughbred. digniticd.
refined. treating every one, whether their
equals or interiors. with the exact amount of
courtesy that is his due and securing for
themselves all necdful attention 4 respect not
by cNactlng them but by receiving them as a
matter of course: and there are some of thc
"cod-ish ari>tocracy." loud. prctentious. i'm
porous. arrogant towards those whose posi-
tons are inferior. but sinking into conscious
nothnSnc>S at the approach of the real up
per ten of whom they are the counterfeit.
Here is a solitary gcologi~t with his head 50
full OF houldcr<. mctamorphic rocks. igncouS
theory. and glacier theory. tina, he can talk
of little else and fear has little room in his
head for the faculties which appreciate beau
~ and >ublimitv. and here in solid column
all l'y himself is Your migratory correspond
cnt. reading the character. Of those about
hIm.and bordering how best he may use tlc,,
all 10y way of rounding period or pointing,
paragraph.
The White Mountain House kent hv G..
/. Brahrook. is not only the first hotel It
which thr tourist arrives after leaving Little
ton but possesses some advantages of posi-
tion. which if properly awaited Of. viii render
II At 40 distant day the most desirable head
quarters for White Mountain travellers. I;
Is rot .ar from III" old Fabyan sand. well
known - all early visitors III these regions.
II i within convenient distance from ,!lr
Notch. The Wiley House. and the other Oh
Icct> of interest which az 10 w. found IN th..;
vicinity There are also some interesting b.
'aIItlc> more easily reached from This poiu.
han from any other. Less than a mile Wt>.-
ward of Brlbrooh'> are very remarkable falls
II the .lmmonoosuc. Bursting forth from a
orcst Of pines. the waters come tumhlinr
over large. broad granite shelves. laid with
Ill the order and regularity of finished mason
Y. The fall is about thirty feet In the dry
season of summer it is easy to cross. but when
'a>cd by the sudden and violent showers
which occur hcrcabout>. the deep rocky chan
lcl is filled with boiling torrent of water
md foam. which tossed into heaps as high As
lay stacks. 90 roaring and da>hing to the
lbvSS below. There are other fails two or
hrcc miles Ea>twardly from Brabrook'S. DIFF
crng very materially in character from those
ust mentioned but equally worthy of visit.
md by many considered superior in effect.
'rahrook always has carriages ready for eth
+ place.
\ very pleasant view is that from Noun,
respect. two miles from the White Noun
ain House. and easily accessible on horse
Jack. Directly in front. as YOU stand on the
ummit. and with its whole outline distinctly
ctned against the SKY. stands Mount Wash
ngton. and, on either side of it. YOU NAV fol-
ow with Your eve the whole White Mountain
angc to the Notch on one hand and to Mount
'ladison on the other.
In the South West. you see the Great Hay
tack and the other Franconia mountains. in
newest and North West various peaks of the
;recn Mountains. and in every other dircc-
ion namclcss hills and mountains innumcra-
he, while i'll the valley at your feet the wild
lmmonoosuc winds its way through green
clds. among thick forests, and down steep
recipiccs. The view from this point well re-
avs the labor of the ascent.
But what is going to give the White Noun
ain house an increased celebrity, and make
the central place for all who approach the ,
fountains from the East is the carriage road
Ow III construction towards the summit of )
lount Washington. Many who have wish
to visit this famous summit have hereto p,
're been prevented. either by physical ina ,
lllty to endure the fatigue or lack of cour- i
&c to encounter the dangers of an eighteen
twenty miles horseback ride nn nEH. anl I