Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-06-11
Scenery IN Maine.--Ne. =.
prrHrt oxrnr ANpRoscooGIN.

BErHxr On THE ANDRoscoGGTN.
The village ofBsthel Hill is a sort Of
hub 10 the ulrroanding country. Roads
r~djste from thiscentral .pointin all tlirec-
tons like the spOkWof wheel. whils
cross roads at convenient distances sns-
BILE the tourist to cross from one road to
the other. In this way a person may
make large number of circuits over diff
ferent roads without repetition.
Let us now take ride down che river.
A mile and half below the depot gives
you delightful view of the Androscog-
gin to the southwest Of You. Its abaaksH
arc borlerch with broad and green inter.
Wales In a high state of cultivation. The
noble elms are studded override landscape.
The little village of Maysvihe, with its
single church spire, whose houses are OF
spoticss white. look infinitely pretter to
US than great city full Of such things
but covered with ashes and smoke. At
your lefi the village Of Bethel Xiii shows
to good advantage, especially when the
sun reflects its rays in the right direction
upon the roofs of the buildings. your
right are Gear and Anasagupticook Noun
tains, while in the distance, twenty miles,
Mount Washington'lifts its head above
half score of other mountains, giving
you an impression of grandeur and sub
Unity. Ride on until you reach middle
intervale where are some Of the finest
farms In the State. The intervales are
very broad here Ifyou want to 60 TO
the summit of Mt Farwell, turn in by
the town house and you can ride comfort
ably within fifty rods of its summit, or at
least TO such point rs will give You =
splendid view at the surrounding cOuD-
try. The western view We have already
described The mountains in Rumford,
Dixfinld and Peru will be distinctly be.
fore YOU, and on the north are Speckled
mountain and Saddleback. At a given
point You can see the track of the G. L.
Railroad for distance Of ten miles As
YOU look down on train of cars It will
seem to you no larger than the children's
toy cars with tin engine. Watch mo-
ment and you will see squirting OF
steam from the engine. But you will
not hear the sound OF tho whistle for
some seconds afterwards. Yon can est
mate Your distance from the train. You
are now fifteen hundred feet above tide
water. IL is not an Alpine summit. Near
by you may find some specimens OF Gin
namon garnet TO put in your pocket, or
some small crystals OF quartz, which are
abundant here. You will be delighted
with this view You get your best view
of the Androscoggin from this point. which
looks like a silver thread winding its way
among the mountains to the ocean SO
beautiful does it seem to us that we are
tempted sometimes TO write poem on
the subject. The only difficulty in the
way. which we suppose does not trouble
A good poet, is the fact that we never
have any trouble in writing one line, bu,
10 secure the second so rs to harmonic
in rhyme, measure and sentiment, has
thus far been complete failure.
The advantage of this trip is, that Ia
dies can ride to point where they can
have splendid view, and If strong enough
TO walk. can easily reach the summit
without great fatigue. 1t is by no means
the highest mountain that presents the
most beautiful views II is the isolated
peak where you are enabled TO stand and
see the landscape on all sides of YOU with,
in the range ofordinary eyesight that APP
pears the most interesting.
Having satisfied yourselfwith the views
in different directions, you can descend
the mountain, and cross the bridge at Hem
lock Island, return TO Bethel Hill, on the
other side of the river. over a beautiful
road. To those who are shut up in the
city, such ride rs we have described Is
worth a long journey alone.
Lewiston Journal.