New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-29
WHITE MOUNTAINS.

PROF. HITCuCOCK's SURVEY THE PROPOSED
BOARD OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES THE
DEVILS DEN.
CRAwFoRD's White Mountains, July 26.-Prof.
Hitchcock of Dartmouth College, assisted by Prof j. H.
Huntington of the New-Hampshire Geological Survey,
is making survey of the White Mountains this Summer
under the auspices Of the State Six members OF tho
scientific class of the College, and Dr. ~ Barrows, dis
tngushed botanst, accompany the party and they are
camped within a stones throw OF the Crawford.
Circulars have been issued inviting contributions to aid
in establishing Board OF Observation on Mt Washing
ton the coming Winter In the circular are set forth
some the striking discoveries made by the scien-
ic observers who dwet upon the summit OF Moosauke
last Winter altitude OF 1850 feet The party Will
be the then-Prof. Huntington, Mr. A. F. Cough,
and probably other person. 1t is proposed to IN
habit the railroad depot few rods from the sum
doubt that the means will he provided and that thc pod
soourners will he enthusiastically supported In their
mountain exploration IL proposed TO keep daly teie
graphic communication with the world, giving all the
weather Indications For this purpose cable or IN IN
upon the ground and resist the elements .
Messrs Armstrong, Douglass, Pratt, and Woodbridge
of the Scientific College class made daring exploration
Of the remarkable in the side OF Mt Willard known
rs .Thc DEVILS Den" to-day. They lowered themselves
over the precirce by ropes about feet, and then
swung themselves into the cave which they FOUND 10 De
not far from high at the mouth, about the same
breadth and % feet deep II perlOus undertaking,
and has been accomplished but before and even
the account OF that is somewhat apoeypha Inc party
have found much adventure and will occupy the field
of mountain survey some time longer. ,
Another of interest Is the survey OF the portland
and Ogdcnsburg Road through the notch, which IL now
ready submit to the Directors. Mr. Latrobe, the En-
cueer of the Baltimore and Ohio Road, il TO come here
and give his opinion of the different plans reported for
getting through the gorge some time during the coming
month
The Mount Washington Railway is proving great
success this season. This wonderful structure has been
patronized by great proportion of the Mount Washing
ton climbers and not an accident or detention mas
far, which, when il il remembered that at
many points the grade is 1900 feet to the mie is won
dcrfu The largest party taken up at one time was 81,
to-day who found perfect day throughout, not cloud
10 Obsiruct the view from morning till night.
This has been a remarkable season. and there Ia now
severe drOuth Even the mountain cistcrns have dried
up and
Heats Of tropic cline
Have burned our inland valleys through"
At Frycburg 80 miles in the SacO valley Sunday the
mercury stood at 1852 and for nearly week II averaged
over 1862, which is only little warmer than the whole
region round about the base of the mountains Unless
t1ere rains many crops cannot be saved from
utter failure. Mountain travel is rather light, not more
than twOthirls many having so far as during
what they call good years, which argues that people
little worn and not so rich AS they have been