The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-25
WHITE MOUNTAINS.

The Season Opens FairIy-Appr0aches to the
Mountains-The Company Mt the Glen-Lake
WinnipiseOgee-The Route to the Summit Of
Mount Washington, Franc0nia Notch, &c.
GLEN House, N. H., July q, 1869.
This lana OF sunshine and mist magnificent noun.
tains lakes, rivers and cascades, where Nature has
blended all shades OF beauty with master hand into
one sublime picture and that picture perfect, is
now springing into Its ripe season Of summer life.
The roads are alive with coaches bearing visitors
from the two principal starting points, at GOrham
on the north and Conway on the south SIDE The
largest number seem to prefer the route from Bos-
ton by the way of Lake Wlnnipiseogee-a charming
sheet OF water-Centre Harbor and North Conway.
Although this route involves stage ride OF
sixty miles it has the advantage Of the
grand scenery OF the lake. an excellent
view OF the mountains as you approach the
highest ranges OF the White Mountains proper,
the rivers Saco and Ellis, which rush through the
picturesque and rugged gorges for miles, and the
splendid cataract known as Glen Ellis Falls. The
road, however, Is good the teams IN good condition.
and the hotels by the wayside, such as the Senter
House at Centre Harbor-a house Ill for the clty-kept
by Mr. J. l.. Huntress, and the Kearsarge at Conway
presided over IN good-humored and accommoda-
ting manner by Mr.. Samuel ID. Thompson.
The Glen House stands at the base Of Mount WASH
ington and conronts, IN its country simplicity the
giants Mounts Jefferson, Adams, Madison and Clay,
floating that, to our sight, divide them in the mid
die leaving one half on earth and the other in hea-
ven. The great mountain, Washington, is not visl-
bic for the heavier CLOUDS have taken possession of
hun; but every one says that the weather VIII be
line tomorrow, ana consequently an immense
programme appears to be to visit the
summit from tins place, eight miles by stage, and
from thence to the Crawford House. on the west side
of the mountain, making the descent partly by the
newly completed railroad, three miles, and partly
Dy stage seven miles, From the Craw ford the ride is
easy to the FrancOnla Notch, and this tour brings
you into contact with nearly all that Is to be seen
about the White Mountains after what you have al
ready witnessed on the roads TO the Glen.
This route, l have sald Is the most popular one
from this point, and as the HERALD Is known to be
always on the uppermost wave OF the popular tide,
OF course its representative will take that very route
The Glen House Is Just now entertaining nearly ESQ
guests. were to say that they were not the elite
Of all the leading cities OF the Union no one would
the season does not come until the middle OF August
and as the house has ample accommodation
or 400 people 1t may be expected that by that time
things will be pretty lively here. At present even,
everything looks and feels cheerful. The company
are gay, well dressed and distinguished. The dining
room by day and the magnificent parlors and CORR
doris by night flash With handsome costumes and
brilliant gems both light up the scene, human and
mineral. The band seems to have no limits to its
Industry, and the proprietors, Messrs. Thompson
as landlords ought to be- As the marriage hunting pro-
cvites Of anxious papas and mammas fashionable
watering places, and the thrObbing expectancy Of
to the general public by cunning and observant cor
respondents, who always detect these things whe.
ther they exist Or not 1t Is quite unnecessary to say
anything about them; so VIII conclude this brief
eplste Dy an allusiOn to something more fresh
namely, the superb forests, the glittering steams
the mist-clad mountains and the saubriOus air, in
the midst OF which 60 to repose to prepare for an
early ascent to the peak OF grand Mount Washington
in the morning.