The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-23

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The appearance Of things in this Alpine district is I'm.
proving every day The winter rs over and gone and
summer has clothed the valleys with verdure, and the
towering mountains from base TO summit, In her deep
and charming green fohasecxcep' those rocky heights
and cloud csppd peaks which the stern features Of
barren rocks and here and there hold large patches Of
snow 10 their rugged bcsoms.
Gorham station is a village like place, aud distant
from Portland, Me-, ninety QUO miles BY railway The
Grand Trunk trains pass here every day except sun
day this the place where tourists take coach
Tor the White Mountains rather for the Glcn House,
u is consequently, beehive location during summer.
The rarcsd company have made much Improvement
here during the past few years, and purpose TO continue
improving There are machine shops for their use,
and a row Of small huts Indicate that there many
laborcrs earning livelihood There cluster Of
thirty houses q neat appearance Also chiefly painted
white; several boarding houses 90 small scale,
schcolhouse, shoemakers shop, and all the edinccs
which constitute o vilage-cxccpt church. Inquire
why Il ~ that there Is no place for religious wor-
ship. and you viii be informed that the ma
chine shop wrkmcn and iaborng classes need sunday
for pasiic and fishing for trout This Information mus,
not alright the clergy, and lead them TO conclude that
the Yankee Gcrhamtes more wicked than other men
Ike the sborgincs at the earliest period cf pale faced
emigration they manifest large share Of primitive Sim
p,c,tv mis- village Is situated NJ the foot Of Mount
Haycs which towers u in majestic grandeur. The
Androsogxn river between the base q the mount
and eorham- A s,raishs line drawn from the Alpine
Housc would about strike the centre OF the mount Il Is
needless to attempt description in letter this noun
,auous and sublime region. From here nom the
tire Of circle the eye looks upward and behods noun
tain piled on mountain and and look and the picture
i stIn the SANE II seems the favoritc playground
the cloudsst one time floating in 6ecy whencss above
them then descending and resting thcir airy wings
upon their noble tops You may not reckon On sunshine
here from hour 70 another and he who goes mile
or more forgclal Of his umbrella, may be reminded Of
his neg gcncc by the refreshing shower The principal
erected BY the railway company, and rs under the
aeement 81 Mr.. Hitchccck-t n called the .sAlrine
House and will accommodate about two hundred guests.
There h wing attached 10 the house nearly large
the body and maids, men and mechanics are moving
about within and without, busy engaged IN preparations
fnr their patrons he proprietor keeps seventy horse.
twenty one mich cows, any head OF horned cattle, ex
cluyc Of the twelve colts, and raises great many
Young stock. Tue horses required during the sum
MGR mouths 10 convey tourists 10 the Glen House the
visltcrs fror his house Mount Washington The charge
Tor horse from the Alpine House 10 Mount Washington,
distance OF fourteen and a half miles IA i've dollars
and seventy horses are kept quite busy for ten or
twelve weeks the great revenue derived from THIS source
can be estimated The fare per day at the Alpine and the
Glen az co. Almost uniform rate of fare establish
"a AZ ihse fashionable resorts by prcccncertcd
rangement leading one 70 suppose thai lYu hep me,
and III help you--you pluck one and III pluck the
Other" "a the sctBaiing principle snd the landlords fecs