The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-23
JOttings at North Conway.

Would the large circle of readers of the
DAILY I'REss like to have a few iottings down
from the highest mountain region of the coun-
try? Since the opening of the Portland and
railroad the tide of travel has
been visibly increased to this place, which is
the outer gate of the White Mountain range,
for by the liberal arrangements made with our
line of steamers one may leave
Boston at o'clock P. NJ. and enjoying sweet
nights rest arrive here by 10 o'clock next morn
ing, passing through some of the most delight
full scenery on the way, and for only SO 90. The
tide of travel is now far from being at its
height lit will not reach that until next month)
and yet there are three thousand people So
;ourning here and i'm the immediate vicinity.
The hotels and regular boarding houses are
about full although more could be accommo-
dated. We are stopping at this famous old
hostelry which has been known for SO many
years for its old time hospitality, where anum-
Der of Portland families are very pleasantly
domiciled. Indeed, one High street citizen
says that he stopped here fifty years ago, and
it was famous then for its good cheer, and it
has of course seen considerable improvement
during the last half century. N Mcmillan
and his father before him Hive kept this house
for nearly or quite century, and well they
might, for if any man knows how to keep a
hotel Mr.. John McMill aRaees: Square,. hon
est kind, friendly, even pssed, intelligent
what more is needed in !! ord? This is the
only hotel kept open ''all ear round" and
the mail contractor to Il y ! ountains told us
that it is well occupied Vd6ring the winter.
Mcmillan was one of the earliest and best
friends of the Portland & Ogdensburg railroad,
and he did "yeoman's service in the work of
putting the road through, aiding the company
very essentially in many ways. He was a
friend and classmate of Gen. Anderson, and
entered with him into the project at the
mencement with deep interest. This ROAD Is
already doing great business, particularly in
rendering the immense tide of mountain-travel
more expeditions and comfortable Many more
are here now than ever have been before, as
the long tedious rides by stages are pleasantly
exchanged for the quicker al easier railroad
car. And the mountain tfaMA will still be
greatly enhanced when the Portland and Og-
denshusg railroad shall have been constructed
sonfe. Senty miles on through the Notch.
and the other mountains, and all the objects of
interest about them. But of course the great
point is to obtain through connection with
the Northern Pacific railway, with Portland
for its terminus, and one can already form some
slight idea of what the benefit will be to pos
sess Grander trunk line on American soil and
run on the American principle We sincerely
be realized. zseanau "a
Mr.. Mcmillan contemplates at some future day
the erection of modern hotel for summer uses
only, on the High Bluff opposite the house, and
it is allowed to be the best site for hotel in
this whole village. From it the famous inter-
vale which has furnished the general original
of most of the paintings of many of the artists
in the picture galleries car be seen, while the
perfect pyrimidal form of Mt. Kearsarge rises
on the right and with White Horse and Harris
Lodges in front and the range of mountains
with Washington towering above all, the Tip
Top House distinctly visible, looming up in the
not-far-distant background. This intervale
is the artists own sojourning place. Here Mr..
Champney has built a neat and permanent cot
tage, and studios 'L
We took drive ''around the square, last
evening, which signifies turn in the
form of square, along up the de-
lightful intervale, then at the base of Mt
Kearsarge, thence through Kearsarge village
and back, in all about five or six miles, On
this road near the border oBartlett is the little
cemetery where sleep six of the Wiley family
whose bodies we're found after the awful slide,
those Of three others never were found, but
t1 >st under the ruins of the storm. The
House and other public and private
HoS % to speak, looked very brilliant as we
passed. In the evening, lighted up so high
y, mpany on the piazzas and in the
paS1o Emusic on the air. an ideal
y "a which it was only too re.
81 0mpelled to leave. -r--
On the Kearsage road about half a mile from
the main street, there is an encampment of a
,ohite Indian family! The man is very intelli.
gent, and is engaged in the Indian trade Of
making baskets. He has a singular history.
Stolen and carried away by the Indians when
very young, he has become attached to their
mode of living, and all their peculiar strong
points of hardy endurance, and natural educa-
ton have become Second nature" to him.
Near his encampment we visited, not out of Gu
riosity, however, as many do, a lady who. has
been confined to her bed for twenty-seven years,
and we enjoyed very pleasant call in con-
versing about matters relative to the Mountains
and Conway. She gave us very vivid account
of the great storm in August, 1926, on Mt.
Washington, from which resulted the slide in
the Notch, and the destruction of the Wiley
family. She distinctly remembered that fatal
night of storm, and well described the singular
appearance of the clouds about Mount Wash
ington on the day previous. Indeed, we have
become very much interested in reading Rev.
B. g. Willey's history of the White Mountains
He was brother of the one killed, and his
book is accessible at nearly every library, and
will well repay perusal. .-B
The Portland party of female pedestrians
had good 'send Off from here, and they
have reached the Mountains we hear. Mr.. M.
of our Revenue Cutter, has gone up to assist
AS they say in euchre. The party of High
School boys reached here on Friday, and are
now doing White Horse Ledge, Harris Look
ing Glass, Echo Lake, the Cathedral, Diana's
baths, Kearsarge and other points of interest
here, before they make their quick and cheap
raid upon the Mountain districts.
By the way two intelligent boys are here
from Boston, who, partly by the favor of our
host have gone into the poultry business, prin-
cipally for sport, and they hitch up their team
and 60 around the country buying up all the
poultry they can, and thriving business they
are doing.
But it is four o'clock and I'VE ought to run
down home to hear Chaplin, Sunday, and return
here again. j. J.W.R.
CONSUL BUTLER.-The Boston advertisers
special says:
The Chronicle tomorrow will give further
explanation of the case of onsul-General But
Ter. 1t appears that very soon after Butler
reached Egypt reports came back to the State
department. of extremely irregular conduct
both official and personal. Some little time
elapsed before this information could be recev-
ed in shape that justified official action by the
President. When it was so received the Presi-
dent gave an order for his immediate recall and
The friends of Butler went to the State depart
ment and to the President and urged that the
order might be suspended until Butler could be