New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-14
,entine's Of Chocerua and Kesrarse, to TIE south,

ieptine's Of Choesrua and Kesraree; to tke south,
Lake Winripseoeee, lying 10 is cradle of purple
hills; south westward, the tossing sea II wild,
wooded, name ess peaks, stretching away to Frat-
conio, whose submits shut out further horizon;
westward the valley of The Connect ,ut, the Green
Mountains, with Manifold ard Camel's Hump, far
and dim Canadian wiidernesses on the north, and
tie scattered LAX. 8 of Notwithstanding among
pine-fore,ts which seem the shadows Of cl"uds-'o
the east. Earth and sky melt into each other,
hundred mites away, and the ocean, which Is ul-
doubtedy within the sphere of vision, Is not u Dc
distinguished from the air.
The atmosphere, according to the guides, WAS
rs clear as it ever is, yet great were the dis
tapces. 20 vast the spaces overlooked, that all the
circe Of the landscape, except the nearer gorges oil
the mountains appeared dim and hazy. The sense
of elevation is thereby increased you STAND, verify,
q rino,d with the azure world" have stood on
higher SUBMITS without feeling myself lifted so far
above the earth 1his-altboueh there are many
Grand frsturesin the different laodicapes--is the
predominant characteristic.
Ga the southern side of the peak, under pile OF
stones. which shelters you fom the wind, noun
ain PAL Drama is unfolded, which most of our party
barely honored with a g'auce-sOme, in fact, did
not see j. at Gll-but which, TO me, was grandly
and gloriously beautiful. Here you see the main
body of the White Mountains, ridge behind ridge,
summit over summit in Lines commlDglng like the
waves of the sea, Harmonious yet definitely varied
an exquisite study Of mOuntain-forms, tinted with
such deiirate gradatioDs of color as would have
plunged an artist into despair / counted 10 less
than twelve planes of distance, the furbest no less
distinct than The nearest and gemlike in their fine
cleaIness of outline.
The sound Of bell called Us to dinner, and it
was no LEES welcome than miraculous fact, that
bee'steaks ard potatoes, pies ard puddiOgs grew
on the barren granite. Our diniDg-room had w,lls
of stone, four feet thick pa tered aud ceied with
muslin, and the wind whistled in hundred Gran
nes yet the meal was epicurean, and the theltern-
spired feeling of comfort beyond that gorgeous sa-
loon at Crawl I'd s. There was party of thirty
ID from the Glen House, making fifty eight visitors
iD all The ladies' in their collapsed gowns and
pea-iacbets huddled on the warm eide Of the house
in melancholy groups, while The gentlemen un-
strapped their telescopes and opera-gasses and
climbed upon the roof. Two o'clock was the hour
fixed for our return, which allowed US but an hour
and half Vpoa the summit
The descent was more tOlsOme than the ascent.
We walked, 10 fact, to the Lake of the Clouds,
where, by spreading ourselves among the rocks, we
caught the cunning, unwilling horses The wind
still blew flrioGsly, although the sun blisered our
faces: we began to be sore and shaken, from the
rough ride and the cheerful chatter Of our company
subsidized into grim, silent endurance, So, neacly
four hours passed by, until, in the ferny forests o
Mount Clinton, we heard the strains of the distant
ban6-nOt now dscOdsnt oh no. seraphi, har-
moDy, Iather-and, by-and-by bruised, jaded
company struggled out of the woods, tumbled out
of the saddle, and betoOk themselves TO sofas and
rocking chairs. The ladies', without exception,
behaved well-in courage and endurance they quite
eQualed the gentlemen.
And row, if any gentleman ask me: "Shall /
ascend Mount Washington" l answer Yes
and if lady, Eyes" again: and if they reproach
me afterward for the advice, know how to clas
siiy them. d. t.