Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-08-24

But the petrifed giant. with his well
formed face sofset in length, juts out in
an upright position from a spur of Cannon
where for thousands of years
he has watched the frst morning beams
Of The sun rising TO look at him over Ea-
gle sClifaud Mount Lafayette.
We dopot aconder thatthe Indians wor-
shipped it as the Great Manitou and in
deed we can'hardly blame them.
Just beneath it lies a pretty lakelet'
called the "Old Mans Wash-bowl," or
more POLITICALLY "TheOld Mans Mirror
the head.waters Of the Pemigewasset klv-
err. We pitched our tent at just the foot OF
Mt. Lafayette about half way between
the Profile and Flume Houses and there
spent the Sabbath. A Sabbath in the
mountains is an experience by itself. Ey-
erything about us tends to grand and en-
nobling thoughts. Lofty mountain walls
are on all sides of us--emblems of strength
and durability, showing the power OF the
Great Creator. A pure, cold stream OF
water is flowing chcerfully by us, --em-
blem of the pure river Of water of life
Everything did say? l must except the
qmats and mosquitoes. They are excep-
tons to all rules, and if my memory serves
me right, the countless swarms that buzzed
about through all that otherwise quiet
day, did not tend to awaken very much OF
deootioaaal feeling.
On Monday we visited the Basln' fooi
and Elume. The two former are very
deep basins worn out in the rocks by the
pemigewasset River. On the Pool lives
an old boatman, who has rowed visitors
round his dominions in boat for II
years. Following rough path cut by
him through the forest we soon reach the
Flume. This is perhaps the most wonder
FIJI and at the same time the most beautl-
full object in the whole vicinity. For a
lony distance on each side of a little sill
very stream rise perpendicular rocks SO
high that the sky seen between them seems
like a blue ribbon above, while below the
water dashes along as earelessly and grace
fully as if " born 70 gush unseen" AT
some distance from the entrance OF the
Flume, q massive boulder is lodged be-
tween the walls of the chasm, high above
our heads in passing, thus forming nat
ural bridge across it. This finished our
sight seeing for the day, but we'll had it
been for some 5 or g score Of trout If il
had been continued. They however made
us a. good breakfast the next morning, pre-
paratory to ascending Mt. Lafayette.
The summit of this mountain, more
than 5000 feet above the level OF the
sea, can be reached only by a tedious foot
or bride path path but the view when
she summit is reached quite repays the
trouble of climbing. Toward the Eas'
nothing can be seen but peak after peak
and mountain after mountain, completely
covered with unbroken forests. Toward
the West is a delightful prospect of farm'
and villages, woodlands and meadows
stretching off till the eye rests on Mans
. field, Cancels Hump and Ascutney in th'
distanee--which seemed to bring my owl
home almost in sight. s
Not far from the Profile House is Ech'
Lake, beautiful sheet of water, com
pletely shut in with lofty mountains.
We rowed out upon its calm surtac
and listened to the soothing echoes wbic
reverberate from mountain to mountain
In favorable weather as many as seve
distinct echoes can be heard, and when
on that summers afternoon, we listene
to the music of the band in the middle c
the lake, it seemed as enchanting as fair
land. ad
From this point we took up our line
march for the White Mountains twenty
n five miles away.
The scenery about the White Mountain
is perhaps, not as beautiful as in the vlcll
!. Iity of the Franconia range, neither al
1t there as many objects of deep interes
g but from the summit of Mt. Washingtc
|. the view is more grand and wide sprea'
n ing. There are three ways Of ascendir
this mountain,-hy fine carriage roa
4. from the Glen House on the East sid
,e by bride path on the Southwest fro
d the Crawford House, and by the Raj
v. road on the West
e. This road is one Of the wonders Of Il
in 10th century. To see the steam hor
slowly toiling up the steep sides of Il
or mountain seems like myth or drea
til of fancy. But we soon, convinced on
or selves Of its reality, and one morning stal
n ed on our three mile car ride up towar
ce the sky.
e. The novelty Of the ride repaid us {