The Portland daily press., 1871-08-17
The white Mountains.
WHITE MOUNTAIN NOTCH, !
Aug. Is, 1871.

To the Editor Of the Press: - .-.t..-..
For the week past we have had ''elegant
weather. as the school girls 81 Upright days,
giving visitors to Mt. Washington the rarest
opportunities to view the vast natural pictures
in all directions from the summit.
Since the Mt. Washington railway has been
in operation, travel to the summit via the bri-
die path has greatly decreased, though small
parties-sometimes eight or ten-go up almost
daily on horseback, and the path is still we'll
pationized by hardy pedestrians, such as col
lege students and other young men who prefer
the license and independence which foot
jour ney allows, to feast the eye with the mag
nificent scenery within view from the various
peaks traversed between here and Mt. WASH
ington. Four or five young ladies from Fitch
burg, Mass, have made the tour on foot from
Centre Harbor to Franconia Notch, thence to
this place, and hence to the principal points of
interest in the mountains, returning via Con-
way. They are accompanied while here by
some youthful friends who had been on
lengthy pedestrian tour from Fitchburg to
Niagara by way of Catskill Mountains, Lakes
of Central New York, Watkins Glen, SC.
From Niagara to Kingston on foot, thence to
Montreal by steamer. Thence to St. Albans
by rail, taking Lake Memphremagog and other
attractions upon their route, and met their lady
friends-at the Profile House. They are attired
in plain, convenient outfit, and appeared to en-
Joy their journey quite as we'll as the "beruf-
fled, bsbustled" misses who travel by rail and
coach with big trunk. sl7s.-aa.. 80 ... n
Sojourners in the mountains during the last
Sob hoth runr ia A. :r:v1
tending divine service at several houses. Rev.
81. w. Beecber preached at the Twin Noun
tain House; at this (Crawford) house Rev. j.
f. Butterworth of Jersey City held forenoon
service in the form of the Episcopal Church
and preached an excellent DISCOURSE The
mountain streams have go shrunken within
the past week that cascade viewing has become
dull amusement The influx of visitors is
daily increasing. The hotels from North Con-
way to Litteton on the west and Gorham on
the east, are crowded with guests, great pro-
portion of them being permanent boarders for
the season.
Among late arrivals at the Crawford are D.
w. Fessenden, Alfred Woodman, s. w. LARA
bee, A. P. Morgan and A. L. Dennison OF Port
land, with families; Hon. w. H. Vinton and
family, OF Gray; Gen. f. D. Sewall and wife; !;
Capt. JAS 7. Patten and family, of Bath. Ad-
miral Rowan, U. S. N, wife and son have been
here several days. A sensation quite novel for
this season was occasiOned this afternoon,
which was in this wise: A New York gentle
man, stopping here, an ardent lover of piscato-
rial sport, had started for small pond short
distance from the house, surrounded by woods,
for an hours fishing. He was accompanied by
another gentlemen, and as they were approach
ing the pond the cracking OF dry sticks in the
bushes, and an ominous grOwl, indicated the
promixity of some wild animal, bear perhaps,
and SO evident was il that it was dangerous to
proceed, they hastily retreated, and soon ar
rived at the house with the report that they
had seen bear, as Bruin occasionally shows
himself in these wilds; but as no suitable fire.
arms were at hand, no pursuit was given to the
''varmint' f.