Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-09-06
10. 80. PARIS. MAINE. FRIDAY

tone through the mud. stones. and water.
20 thc neNt boasc. shich proved % be no,
far n. a. on going over the hili. ~ came
% the residence OF Mr.. Cornelius Stilpben
in Lover Bartlett. whose house was cheer.
iuliy thro~n open % us. and IN wbo.c an
pic Kitchen. ~ soon bad rousine f-e.
before which the ladies' of the party soon
Paraded all 'be chairs they oouI fni. each
covered With dripping cloihing Of an de-
scriptions. wb'ch soon getting heated emit
ted dense steam. and caused the whole
Premises % snell Ike a China wash
house"
2 In the afternoon. the male portion Of The
party went up the Ellis River in quest Of
trout. bat on getting mile or two. down
cane shower Of rair. 90 whi. the one a,
noon vas not 4 circumstance. raising The
strcan 80 that fishing vas out of the s,tses.
ton Then With lingering steps an.l
SLOW they drasged their weary feet through
The rocky glen back % the farm house
with drooPing hat brins. saturated car.
nenis. ard ~Ater spurting cut OF their boots
AZ every step. and - nary Ssh. Though.
in justice % p. =; j. necessary % state th,f
be did succeed in safely landing big cbab.
but vas 90 vcxed bcSause ia va no, =
trout. that poor chobby went VIOLENTLY
among The roeks. accompanied by an en-
ergciic eNplstivc from T.. aud vent ar;f,.
ing away down stream. ns White b~lv
hashing amid the swollen waters.
Friday morning the rsin vas stin pour
ing down and Il looked a. though q woul4
raIn for month 90 come. We made M
party and accompanied BY our hot visited
Gooirich Falls. about one mile ~ the
ki'i' River. on The road O. The Glen. These
Fails a., largely frcqncntcd BY tourists and
are among the most beautiful OF the many
celebrated places in this vicinity. Within
iew miles oi the Fails are .. D.ana's Baths
and the 80 Caihedral-. beth places Of great
beauty. and justly celebrated FOR their
viidness and grandeur. but ~ must con-
fess. that When one j. compelled % stand
m pouring rain. vet 10 the skin. ard
With short allowance % whisky. Il isno
easy natter % get up much entbusiasrn.
even though ~ we're among the dark an.
ons of the Sierra Nevadas or ,he ave In
sViring glaciers q Mort Bianc.
SATURDAY morning "a vas still raining. bit
the clouds looking little thin in one placc.
and ore Of our party asoersaining by boiling
up lis ~etied finger. that the Wind was
O. Nor Fast bv Noth. halfNoth- -e ven
tured % once more move strait on our way
towards the q" Notch Crossing the nov
roaring torrent a the Pills River. and a..
cending a sandy bill. we came in view Of
q" the Boaldcr- which. a. its name implies.
i' an enormous boulder resting upon three
or iour smaller stones. seemingly ready %
tumble down a. n kick. This is a great
curiosity. and l. visited bv many people.
- noon ve arrived AZ the iamoas % VIII
icy House. and after cumming the place
ard its ensiTons. We visited the spot. but
few rods distant iron thc house. where the
bodies o. several q the family were found
deeply buried under the rocks and 90 debris
of fhc " slide Upon tbe spot there IS
quite rnonu@ent Of loose stones. Which !.
steadily growing larger. - every visitor
seems 20 deem ii a pious duty 70 deposit
thereon q stone. Having IN ike manner
made our oHcring Co the memory Of this
unfortunate family. Nc started again on our
road through ihe Notch proper. and a very
rough road 90 found 10. About two miles
from the Wiley Iousc. Nc cane to tro
spiendil cascades of silvcry water. which
seems 90 leap from the ledge hundreds C
f-ct in height, and fall directly a. our feet
Passing several coaches With great dim-
Guilty. in apparently thc worst place on the
whole rad. vc sudicnly came in view q
tlc Cnvfori House. ard discovered that
ve were through fhc Notch. We were ST
much disappointed in rot seeing any
scenes oi particular grinicur and subiimifv
in passing through tbs de6.c in she moun.
tains. " TIE Notch- b. no great shakc1
AFTER al. At De- entrance a. you 20 from
thc Crawf3rl House. TIE wooded crar ou
&c icii % the rosI bear strange resem.
b'an-e to al elephants bead. The ewes
ears. and trunk. With fhe general shape
and color oi the rock made tbe heal com
rlcte. A 80 miles from thc Crauforl
House. We cone 90 The Oh A." Fahran
staud' ani pass ibe rosd leadiar a-ay sis
miles to thc rlilrosd roo building up AZ
Washington ard rhich. We understand b.
completed stout one third q tbc distance
to ttc suumit
A. sho~er now SEEMED % be gather
irr nr our srecial tcrt6f. vc hurried
along al fl.t as possible over thc borrbis
road. hoping 20 rssch Whncfeid before .t
caurht us. bat q seems thsf ue bad not
SCI Lal or sos aH washed away by pres,.