St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-30

only spot available. that L. III PLAIN
view from the tip top of Mt. Washing
ton. There is Il tradition eNtant that
soon after the first house was complct-
ed. an old Indian stood on top of the
mount lrvclcd, and lighting his torch
from an old pine tree that had just been
set on fire 10y lightning. waved it wildly
around in the darkness. saving that the
sacred outlook from the snowy mount
Wa> dc>ccrItrd; and no white man
should take deep root here. That the
Great Spirit of the Waumhcck had
whispered it in his ear.
The first path cut out for regular as
cent to Mt. Washington. WAS cut 10y +.
y. Crawford in l~I9. 1t commenced at
the head of the "Notch.' and wa> cut
to the summit of Mt. Clinton; from
thence il WaS IL rocky way to the sum
nit of Mt. Washington. Here Ethan
'.hl"ught home the bear. and for his I'M
mammcrlN scratches when he WAS almost
home. laid him down 81 hard upon the
rocks that he ceased to BREATHE. This.
aS we'll a. his many tcatS with moose
and deer. are known To all that are GU
riou> in White Mountain history. 1t
WaS no uncommon affair fnr him to
shoulder ii man and bring him down
the mountain. and more than one lady
has had ii saddle made for hcI upon
Etham'> shoulders Alone ;I~ hr lived.
he here rests. making almost Il reality
of the Giants Grave.
Riding three miles oven the turnpike
We come to the upper falls of the Am
mon"o>uc. Here is another goryc.
worn in the gnci>~ rock. with large and
small pot holes. and other curious tea
turc>. we'll worthy of Il visit. Some
one has put up Il sign over one OF the
pot holes. naming it 't'rcclrN'> wash
bowl" 1t NOW contains no water. and
perhaps i :" called H. il j. 4 relic OF the
past.
Ah"ut >und"Wn We arrived ut the
.MarSlrli,ld house.. mean Mt. Washing
tom railroad depot. ~ the ground WAS
very Wet III this Vicinity We concluded
t" accept the u>ita1iun "f T.. N. Cos.
the ycntlrmanll proprietor of the
Mar>hiicld house. to make Use of his
hotel ~ best Ac could. and moi put up
our tent. Here We met Rev. |. Luce.
our former presiding elder, with his
friend Rev. Mr. >trurt ui Portland. We
listened I" eloquent and heartfelt dis
COURSES from Bros. lucc and >U"ut.
For the night the ladies were ;tcc"mrI"-
dated at the hotel. while the gentlemen
took quarters at the barn. with the u"N
cl feature of having Il h"ISc under each
bed. The only disadvantage Mas that
w, thuught the huI>,.> did NOT sleep
we'll. At early nom We were oil up
the mountain 10y steam. Slowly We .l>-
ccndcd. and gradually came into Vie"
the surrounding woodland. with lis
g"ryc>. streams. and lesser mountains.
The atmosphere WAS clear. giving H. Il
fine westerly view. We could >cc far
into Vermont. hut not a. recorded 10y
some of the early Visitors. Lake pnta-
Iin ul Champlaim. The fan sight seeing
from the W hItr Mountains IN the tabled
past. ! much greater than the most
>amguimr can realize. The fact Is hat
iol near IL miles III every direction II l.
almost an uuhr"kcn forest. and hcN"nd
that distance the human eye has very
imdi>tiuct vision. and objects "t Interest
lose their Significance. There l. how -
even Il realization "t \a>tnc>> IN til"
view which l. agreeable. A. We ncar-
ed the summit We were rr\rl"p"d III
cloud, which WIS hurled lN u> At TIA"
rate of 10 miles per hour. Yet I" the
observer below these ''cl"ud-"ap>. IT.
they are termed. seem perfectly station
arN. The reason j. that the Nnp"r from
the valleys. a> the wind watts II over
the mountain tops. l. condensed mt"
cloud 10y their cnnimc>>, and passes rap
idly over and is di>>ipatcd ~ soon ;S ii
passes hcl"nd the mountain. ~ the
wind continually brings fresh \ap"r,
I liI' '"i'i'il>d'l"h anu "iNNil''''''' S''H
steadily ON. and the cl"nd-car L. the
result. /" many OF the company 1t
WAS Il novel tcatur" of the cloud world,
and quite a> interesting as il better view
would have been.
As We ncarcd the summit. close he
side the Il. X. track is the monument "t