New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-17
4 UHITE MOUNTAIN EXCURSION.

shades including three Blsck-hepu oncan SENATORS,
Msyo-s. Sns,ifs and railroad ulen-s party OF not
far from one bundred-ssw the White Mountains
last week for nothing. Leaving New.fork on
Tuesday evening, snd " tie Provinces on Wednes-
d,y unornipg they reached Littieton in season for
hss.y CUP of tea, snd the Crawford House, a. tho
head OF the Hotch, by bedtime after an exhilarat-
ius stsse.ride of four hours. Tee next dag the
us,ty ascepded Mount Washington, and the same
nieht or early in the morning rode over TO the
Frsnconia Mountsins, dined in state and with
.ossis and speeches at the Profile House, slept a.
the F1yme House started at three in the morning
for Plymouth, thence went By rail 70 Weir's, saw
Lake Winnip,seosse took dinner at Cectre IIar
Dor and The afternoon train TO Bosom, where they
must have spent s most grateful Sunday OF rest.
This was TIE programme and it wss faithfully ear
red out by the Yourg America sec.i,u-number
iDs perhaps one half of the guests. The Hon.
joseph A. Gilmore Of Concord, Y. II Supe,in-
tepdent of the Concord, Manchester and Lswrence
Road. and President of the Hotel Company, which
owns the Profile and Flume houses-a man in
whom American railways are typihed, or rather
spotheosized, and who seems TO breathe steam
planned the expedition and saw il through.
learn from the columns cf the provincial press,
most of the Representatives of which wrote their
letters on the Sunday after their return and dated
them at various points along the route that every
landlord, coach-driver and waiter was ''gentlemany
- and accommodating or "urbane and dignihed
or courteous and accomplished; that every table
sumptuOusly spread, that every bed was oed oil
down and every member of the fourth estate, every
eve" good fellow. We are happy to express our
entire concurrence in these opinions and cannot but
regret that the crowded columns of The TRIBUNE
leave no space for names and details
The excursion was planned for the purpose of in-
auguratng new carriage road. or rather the ex-
tension of an old road to Mount Washington. Those
who became acquainted with the White Hills years
ago remember "Fabyan's Path" The carriage
road--reslly carriage ge-road-runs along that from
five to seven miles, to- the Cold Spring, log house
into which a mountain spring has been conducted.
guide board says that il is only i I miles from this
point to the top of the mountain, but the guide
board les Certain advertisements affirm that the
road is completed TO within two miles of the top;
but certain advertisements do not speak the truth
in this From the Cold Spring to the 1fptop House.
il is nearly three mes-lndian niles long and mar
row." So says every except those Interested and
mythical surveyor who il said to have determined
the distance by actual measurement" The MIN.
blest of us more than two hours in the ascent
and about one hour and three quarters in the des-
cent The truth is, mountain remains mountain
other way down hill, forever and ever.
There are projectors who overlook this self
evident proposition modern Athenian, named
Marsh, for instance, obtained a charter from the
New Hampshire Legislature, last Winter, which
authorizes him 10 construct railroad to the top of
Mount Washington. He thinks that he has invented
method of taking an engine and train of cars up
any grade. The track is to have middle rail fitted
TO a cog-wheel on the engine and the power is TO
be husbanded and concentrated by gearing down"
80 that an amount OF steam which would draw car
at the rate OF thirty miles an hour level shall
be made to take the same car up the steepest
acclylty at the rate Of three miles an hour. Mr..
Marsh exhibited to the Solons Of Concord very
pretty tin model of his invention; but he has never
tested it by actual experiment. He himself indeed,
doubts whether track can be laid on the proposed
route as well whether the enterprise will pay;
his sole reliance seems TO be upon The fact that he
lean run an engine up any grade "a fact the
proofs Of which to be found in his brains and his
tnodel alone. His charter also authorizes him to lay
tracks 10 the top Of Mount Lafayette, the highest OF
the FrancOnia Mountains, and TO the top Of Mount
Willard, also, which commands the bestyiew fWil-
ley Notch. The tracks, when laid will be upon the
south south western slope of Mount Washington,
probably not far from the new carriage road.
A number of speculators have q notion that they
can make macadamlzed carriage road from the
Glen House, about eight miles from Gorham,
y H., On the NORTHEASTERN slut Ol AlOuut W ASH
DgtOn. The road is said 10 be staked out to the
very summit; but accounts differ as to the number
Of miles completed. They agree in saying that
has to foot it quite far and probably farther
than BY the Fabyan road. The President of the
company which had this project in hand abscOnded
some time since, learn, and now both the right Of
way and the right of property are In litigation.
IL is to be hoped that no ambitious plan for max
ing easyt mountains for beginners will succeed.
Thprp auo ta he mis- xhi ans
teur travellers and goers Of the fashionable rounds
cannot visit without exerton. Only the man or
woman who climbs Mount Washington deserves to
enjoy the matches views from its summit New
port and Niagara are already given over TO the
tribe which " does q" scenery. Let those who are
too lazy feeble to take themselves up mountain,
follow Sheridan's advice 70 bis sOn-let them stay
al home and cay that they have been there.
The two low houses on the summit Of Mount
Washington are built OF the sharp rocks which
cover the upper cone are rooted over with canvas
impervious to the rain, and are fastened down-a
necessary precaution against the violent winds--by
strong cables Originally erected BY rival estab-
lishmeDts. they are now owned by two rough and
hearty fellows, who devote the Tip-TOp House to
eating and the Summit House to sleePlng purposes.
More than one hundred persons--equiva,ent 10 two
hundred in less hungry place-hsye dined here in
single day, and nearly forty have spent the night
together. One finds beefsteaks-kept fresh IN a
snow bank in 'the great gulf" not many miles
from the house-moHnsin trout, tea or coffee, with
goats milk, and other " luxlTies OF the season
here. Most Of the beds are " ship shape"-i q,
double berths-but there are several rooms which
are pros ded wiih iour-post b-dstesds aud comfort
ab-e banAsts and qui.s, n WHICH one is tempted -
sleep hrCiSL Tie sunrise .a. he la s,.yed 10 see
la57e. FEEL acgra-.ed Nh -coin:1.a i,:l
have 'Ie7: WI ~ &c dsH aizea p ies's ~