Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-16
|. NO 43 PARIS MAINE FRIDAY NOVEMBER ~ ,see

through a chssm in the rocks. no- resting
in quiet pool. and again lsaping IN foam
down a steep descent. The chasm in the
rock. through which it glides. has much OF
The character of the Plume At Franconia
Notch. and Is richer IN the coioring OF 10
nosses. Tie walls Of rock are perpendic-
ula-. crowned With = forest growth. throash
Which the suniight glimners upon the va.
ter. gliding on % take the leap AZ the Stair
Fan. over a bold mass - rock. then rushing
on 20 the - Churn " where Il pours down
channel worn in the rock. into circular ba-
on forty feet deep. from -hioh t leaps
again into a larger pool. where still it can
not rest. but hurries on 20 tumble do~n
once more. AMID huge masses Of rock. The
ragged etfs. rising 70 a height % forty
feet. the rich moses draping The branches
Of the sPruccs. the clear bright ieaPing va
ter. and tie quiet seclusion Of the spot.
unite 90 make this one o. the most beaut,-
ful cascades &c have ever seen. There +.
certainly no waterfall Al the White Moun-
tains equal 70 il IN Mild and picturesque
beauty.
Another attractive ,pot - Duna'. Notch.
one q the narro~ passes between The noun
tains which Afford the only outlets from the
valley on the North A green valley here
narro~s into old. rucky gorge. up one
sidc OF ~hich climts an abandoned road.
commeuoo'i BY the State. bot discontinued
through misuaansgenacu; and corruption.
aiter The expenditure of a considerable sum
81 money The settlers hoped By this OUT
lct Co reach Upton. aud tie country beyond.
bot the road i nov overgro~n nth cedar.
silvcr naples. birch AMI raspberry bushes.
IL = baiit up against tbc mountain side With
massive walls. bere spanning a ohasm. there
ehnsing 90 tie steep ro,k. EhilcAt the sum
MT of the pass it runs through a cut in the
SOLID cha ~hose -alls rise perpeudicalarly
on either side. The scrne here - exceed
'ngiy -iid. and AZ 6rsi coming IN sight Of
the road one b. startled Co see such esidenc-
- Of mans haadi~ork in 80 remote and .ol-
ifary spot The prccipicc ou th. oppo-
ste side Of the gorge riscs % 4 perpendic-
ular heighi % three haudrei feet. dwarfng
The tai trees ~hich grow a. its base and
ciing. wuh eStrsoriinary Muscular devel-
opmrn, u root. 20 the bare ledecs on rs
side Do~u this stnPendous elf noun.
tam brook makes teap of one hundred
feet. bali hidden ia a rocky recess. retrr,t-
ins from thc outer wali o. rcck perhaps 6f-
~ icci- Is gives a rare touch Of grace and
beauty 10 the oih-rsi,e savage Character Of
ihr scene Dwel.ing 30 apart. and alaso.,
hiding in 90 rocky dell. we psrc tempted
% name it the Hermit Waterfall. The .tra-
"a Of the rock rise here almost perpendicu-
Tar. and take Tie sane pinnacle foru seen
~ DEfeii Notch. though the effect j. les.
apparent from the side. % the elf being
clothed ~l,h = mixed gro~th Of evergreen
and dcciduous trres.
Ga the Black Brook thcre - another -.
terfail. shcrc the water spreads in a silvery
sheet over a sbelviHg ro-k. ike a river run
ning dosu a grand stsirca.e-a Silver Cas-.
cade. which leaps into a deep black pool.
almost large enough % be called pond.
and pa sbose waters there IL excellent fsh.
irg. The " Devils Den. snd numerou,
other points q interest aa5rd abundant op-
rouunities f1r 'keieLiay anI pic nic eSeur.
sions
The weather during our STAY has been
most sercnciy caim ard beautiful. warn.
brghi. ani ~iih tie purple haze % the ln-
dian SINNER lending charm % escry dis
tant object. TLouSh a liitie late % witness
tie gorgeous spectacle Of tl,e aatumnal f5li-
a-e there j. y,t moch brilliant color in ;ie
~oods. The naples have sbed their crial-
son leaves. bot ibc birche. Up with gold
tie brilliant green Of thc frs and spruccs.
shiie THE rich. sarm rassct h1es of the
bccches. the deep crimson of the blackbcr-
rv bushes, and the bronze-iike larchr.. wifh
berc and thcrc q tail Iomhardy poplar.
shooting up like q tongue of yelio- iame.
give -armth and beauty To- ihc laudsrarc
Ofabtr 10 the moufh to ser The woods and
ma-n'arus ia sll their glory and in no
p.s.e ftaf ue have ever visited DO hey pre-.
sent "a more ssried beauty Of form anI coli
or itaa in ih.s i.ghtili valley p