Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-17
FReM THE WHITE MOUNTAINS

nominated "Wednesday.
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FReM THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.
Doing O Mount Rasting:oa S,tpsst-Hotc i, co1,
pdres rih Ee,o Jersey Sunset-Ya lntain Sun.
sets mdds easy by Photography Walking up
Mount Washington Bdckoodrds-li Mount Wash.
ington Sunri.s-Gcr9sousA ADair- CaR't R't"Notice''
II, qrdt1ifoUsiy. siy.h0rerer--SUnddyr Mount Hosh.
snStCN-Ths Mountains heeping Sdbbdth-Goin1
Do~n the Mountain on a Stunabling Pony-i
Predico msnt-SVpPer az Crdwford's- White
-KoUItdin Rolls. Fish, and Honey-Whu the
Mountain Hotels don't Prosper this Year
Editorial Correspondence of the StarI
CRAWFORD House, White Mountains, Aug.
l3, ls66-Deor Star: wrote you last from the
Tip-Top House, where we were luxurating in
November breezes, and waiting for q Noun
tain Sunset. When the wind is raw
outside, driving the visitors to the shell
ter of the Tip.Top House. and the thawino
warmth of its big stove, the sources or
entertainment within that stone hotel Are
not extensive or varied; consisting of a
diiapidsted copy of Byron, backgammon
board, and set of Photographic views. The
latter, however, served an excellent purpose
later IN the day. The sunset came of accord
ing to programme, but the weather continued
SO raw that several chilly subjects in the party
found it vastly more comfortable TO stav in
doors by the roaring fire and examine the pho.
tographic views of "Sunset from the ton of
Mount Washington" The remarks of the
spectators who weathered the nipping air for
the sake OF the spectacle, were not altogether
enthusiastic. A Western gentleman thought
1t did not compare with the sunsets ON Lara
Ontario, and honeymoon compile from New
Jersey held that it was by no means so por-
geous as those to be seen over the Passaic
Meadows, where they had probably done their
courting.
among the incidents of the day was the ar
rival OF a lady walking mp from the Crawford
House, and winning thereby bet of $50. made
with her husband; and the subsequent an
pearance OF a fast young gentleman who reg.
istered himself as having walked up from the
Glen House in so minutes, bactrrrds The
register at the Tiptop House. by the way, af
forss no end Of curious journalistic notes on
the part OF enthused or disgusted visitors
AT night people went ont to see the lights in
Portland harbor, and TO watch the rise of ,reat
iog-seas, htllng up the yaliies between the
somore mountains, making a magic transfor-
nation OF the landscape. That night we silent
in comfortable but not spacious quarters mn.
der the sloping roofs OF our stone house and q,
III the morning were summoned by 4 he'll N
turn out TO see the mou ntain sunrise The Air
was calm and comparatively cloudless and
not so cold, even al that early hour, as TO cause
the scene. The changing atmospheric effects
were unusually fine-the air having heen
cleared by the late heavy rains-but they have
been described so often as not 20 stand a new
and gratuitous ''netice" in the busy columns
Of the Star. My experiences OF the day SERVED
however, to dispel the notion that the tempera.
ture is always upcomfortably low on the top
OF Mt. Washington. 1t continued almost dead
calm and nearly cloudless, the weather
being so warm that the slight crispness given
To the air by an occasional quickenIng of its
pulse was by no means disagreeabIe The
men employed about the stable were in their
shirt sleeves. The air, as already mentioned
having been cleared Of smoke by the late rains
was unusually transparent in all directions
and not only could all the remarkable features
OF the immense sweep OF landscape and water.
scape below be seen distinctly, but ali could
be seen in one comprehensive ye panoramic view
undistuTbed by the almost inc evitable shower.
squall, or lowering cloud that in more than
six days out of the seven, breaks in to DESTROY
the completeness OF the panoramic circuit
For hundreds of miles in every direction Law
extended biliowy sea of mountains, mountain
ranges, and hills, the higher waye-crests of
which sea were such peaks as Adams, Jeffer
son, Madison, Katahdin Chocurua. Kearsargs,
the Franconia SUBMITS, and the Green Nom
tains. They lay on that calm Sabbath morning
bathed in soft warm sunshine, tempered bv
the slightest, most transparent veil of bIue
haze, solemnly still, enjoying SUNDAY
OF their own "a Sunday of Mountain
Moharchs. had monopoly OF the
snow. Not sign OF human life was visible
Visitors at Niagara Falls have noticed the an.
preme indifference OF the citizens to rainbows,
with which over familiarity has bred con.
tempt, and that in crossing the river. ffsrryl
tney are apter than not to turn their backs
10 the great fall The people OF the Mountain
1op seem, also, TO have out.gro wn all senti.
ment, ana run their mountain show purely as
matter OF business. Business being duII on
Sunday mornings, they. too, turn their s,cks
on the exhibition. Theoyer- night partv at the
Top House had gone down to the valley. no
accessions had been received during The morn
ing TO supply their place. The American Tel.
egraph man (who has a funny little hen.coon
once on the summit) had gone down the noun
TAIN side 10 look foT break in his in sulation
whereby various messages from parties at the
Glen House " the Crawford House. on the
other side, ordering horses to be sent 70 meat
them At the summit had hung fire. 10 the diS-
traction OF the parties telegraphing: the Sum.
nit photographer. who occupies AN .,nai-
yided half" OF the aforesaid hen. coop re,seraph
onoe, aud who plies q busy trade during the
week ttai,ns groups with the Tip-t House
ss q ck-gro1nd,l lad IN the slack of business
bAhtered the good looking clerk of the Stone
Aouse to walk down over Mount Monroe To
meet the morning party from Crawford,.. ,he
iaoy manager OF the 1T ip- top" who comes nm
thfee times week rom Gorham 70 see what
pro Vfsions' &c, are needed for the hotel in ths
! cltues had gone to the lower world in he,
| .nSrt fed-whseled wagon, the pretty New