New-York tribune., 1873-05-24
OUR SUMMER RESORTS.
THE wuTTE MOUNTAIN REGION.


,7rv ,,rvv,rsr WAYS OF GETTING THERR-MoUFr
WASHINGTON AND THE AsCENT-TTFE SHAM OF
EARLY RIsIyG-HOTEL AND BoARDNG-HoUsE
ACCOMMODATIONS.
lPRos AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT oP THE rRBuShI
NORTH CONWAY, n. H., May W.-The White
Mountains and the Francona, which are gonerauy in
cluded In the former, attracting more ana more FS
tors every They are not very remarkAois 20
travellers who have crossed the rocky ranges anu
climbed the Alps and wandered among the ApehhineS
and Pyrenees But persons have not done than
have done this, and the majority Of people vng on
the Atlantic seabosrd have little acquaintance with
mountains, they ind naturally enough, extraordinary
novelty, picturesqueness and grandeur IN the re-
gion hereabOut There various routes
you know, TO the White Mountains. each route
having certain advantages which the others do not
have You reach the Frauconas from the west side
by the Connecticut Valley and Connecticut and Passun
sic Railways. from which branches the White MOUntan
Road Lttleton and huished, think, to Bethle
hem. Tue railway Lancaster at any rate, and
70 be completed 10 Bethlehem last year, and the
year before; but that Bathlehem is quite elevated,
there many difficulties OF construction to cause the
delay From Ltteton, where there u very good hotel
very reasonable in price too-the Thayer House-you
take either the regular private conveyance
and 20 to the Profile House.. by all odds the
beet hotel and the most delightfully."- situated.
TO my mind, OF all the hotels in this
entire vicinity Near the Profile the famous Fume
the Old Man OF the Observation-Disclosures describes IL
the Stone FAce-Prodle and Echo Lakes the Basin.
the Pool, Walkers Fail. and Eagle Chf. The Profile
House directly in the Notch. which nature seems spe
caly fashioned FOR the establishments OF hotel
The up all around It, very much, though
far smaller scale. the Valley Of ChamOunx. In
the most burning weather OF July aud August the nights
deIciOusy cool In that neghborhOod; for every
breeze tnat srs for miles around finds It's way to the
Pemgewasser Valley and the Profile House. The Fume
House, near Flume been opened since the
propeor Of the Profile purchased the property nor is
IT likely 10 be- it would only withdraw custom from
the other hOstery The Profile will Open understand
next month, though many visitors not usually ex-
pected before July. It accommodations fOr coo or
7O persons and the rate Of board for transient guests ID
THE ASCENT OF MOUNT WASHINGTON.
From the Profile you can drive down the beautiful
Pemgewasset Valley, round 20 the Crawford House
and there the ascent OF Mount Washington by the
brdle-path, either foot by pony Tue railway 70
the summit OF Washington doesnt begin running until
the 4th Of July as until that time there is not sufficient
patronage to justify it, In the neighborhoOd OF the
Crawford is the renowned Wiley House, familiar to
school children the dwelling from which the mem.
bers OF the Wiley family during the land slide in 1926,
away, oyertaken, aud destroyed, while the
house uninured Moral In OF a land slide,
when yOu within doors, don't 20 out, unless you
want 70 be angel and very SOiled one By
reason OF being buried In the dirtl History
declares that there we're nine OF the Wiley family.
But their graves, shown to tourists Is 20 differ
places forced 70 conclude there must have been
u the family and that two Of the have been
accidentally omitted Ia The record. The Wiley House
mas kept for years a sort Of shOw-jhop,
persons visiting IL where the -stlrred Weys
not destroyed. You don't pay anything directly
for the qualification OF your curiosity; Dut you
pha of ale m
you sufficiently ndIscreet 70 take such refreshments
when offered The silver Cascade descending from the
side Of Mount Webster IN that neighborhood, promises
more by its than by actual vision many thugs
do on this hunting ground OF tourists.
To persons having the strength and endurance the best
way 70 do" Mount Washington Dy pedestrian per
formance. It very difficult II prudently managed
the descent being harder however, than the
cent. The Tp-Top House will be open in about fort
night Tourists generally 20 uD the mountain in the
morning aud take dinner there-usually very poor
and often remain night IN order TO see the sun
in he morning. The rises. OF course but
cunt OF the clouds and mist, It is only a while
that il il visible remember rightly, have slept
the summit OF Washington i've six times and have
been rewarded but once with the coveted spectacle.
There is deal of hGmbug ia this rising Of the sun. any
how AT sea- from mountain tops from the dOmes OF ST.
Paul's and ST. Peters, from the AsInei tower, from bal
looms, and from countless other attitudes have watched
horizon. aud 1 free confess that 1 have
never been rewarded for my trouble. There
is nothing remarkable IN the suns rising. IL could Mt
help rising II wanted TO and then 10 gets up much
earlier than wellregulated folks DO that It ought
MOTTO be encouraged by any sort OF admiration. Ihaye
done my share in Dehoding the It's matutinai
hgations Hereafter Will have rise without my CO.
operation.
The Crawford House has rooms for 500 persons and e
Drlce ia "A day. been undergoing rpuuva-
ton aud material Improvement, and will oe opened
or about the proximO delicacy 10 be had there
and other hotels in the mountains, brook trout,
which, freshly caught aud freshly cooked. delicious.
In eating fish, everything depends upon their freshness
They should be taken directly from the 70 The
table hope it won't be long before restaurateurs
initiate tine RUSSIANS keeping fish in large tank
that their choose the they want, and
have it killed ami for their breakfast dinner
ROUTES THROUGH MOUNTAINS.
From the Crawford stages leave at regular hours dur
ing the season, for this point aud North Conway, the
Journey occupying generally six hours. The
way however, TO here is by the all-railway
route irom Boston by the Eastern Portsmouth
and Great Fails. This road being largely along the
shore avoids dusta very desirable thing in the sum
mer Near this village the Artists Falls Echo Lake,
Cathedral Rocks. Danas Bath, Lodges e. White
Horse ~ and Mt Kcarsarge, quite easy OF ascent from
which the view il strihngy beautiful One great adj
vantage of this route over other ~ that you can
come from Boston into the heart OF the mountains la
Pullman ears without change. North Conway Is greatly
haunted by artists, who abundant opportunities
for sketchiug all about here Tne town is
situated on the upland, overlooking the inter
vale of the saco River. On the east Middle
Mountain and ts adjacent range, with Kearsarge rising,
grind aud solitary. 20 the north From the west bank
of the river visible the group called Moat Mountain,
rble the peaks OF ChocOrua deserted IN the distance.
But the crOwnlng glory OF this neighborhood the Wow