Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-28
Notes Of Trip IN september, 1872

l iences, buRBesuons, and observations pertinen
to the subject are Of as much value. now as the,
were ten months ago, they have been reserved
to the present time.
Our objects of visit were both Boston and the
Mountains This made it practicable and con.
Venlent to go into the Mountains side
and out upon the other, making a circular tour
and not returning anywhere, on our line OF
travel Ii, however, you desire to only visit the
Mountains and return, your most direct ana
/ quickest route is that which we took home ward
| namely, by the Connecticut River Line.
From Philadelphia to Providence, we CHI ose to
go by water, and very delightful trip it was
The Clyde steamship Wilmington, (now trans
| ferred to the New York and Havana line OF
| Messrs. Clyde Co y took us around. between
| o'clock of Saturday evening, and ii Of Monday
| evening. The Wilmington is a staunch. fast.
| we'll appointed boat, built in the city for which
she is named, and credit to the II. Il II. Co.,
her builders. Her Captain, Engineer and other
| officers gave us decided Impression of careful
ness and capabllity, and they did all that
could be asked to make the trip pleasant.
The sea was az smooth as pond and no one
was sea-sck. There was scarcely perc ptible
| SWELL and the Wilmington. though propeller,
did not roll enough, the Chief Engineer declared,
Ito make your grandmother sea-sick." Though.
to be sure, why should our grandmas be more
susceptible to the maady of the sea than any
other of our relations
From Providence to Boston, by rail, forty-three
miles. Landing from our steamer about moon,
(after eating second good dinner on board We
had time to look around the rich, exclusive aris.
tocratic. prosperous capital the smallest State
in the Union to which, for that less area, Della
ware should ever be kind-aud at 4:30 we left.
The road is a very good one, passing through
we'll populated country,b by Pawtucket, Mansfield.
and Headvllle, and the through train makes the
trip tmoothly, in less than two hours. At twenty
minutes after six, we rode into the depot in Bos-
ton.
From Monday evening until Wednesday morn
inn aFNI a
exquisite and agreeable thirty-six hours OF hotel
life, it has been our fortune to experience. The
hotel was the Revere House, and all of the luxu-
ry was charged for, but why cannot other places
of public entertainment perform at least part OF
their functions as well as the Revere ~ What
we raw of the Hub we do not attempt, here, to
describe. Our visit was too short of course, to
include all the sight-seeiny Oue would desire,
though our time, 50 long as it lasted, was de-
hghtfully spent
Now for the Mountains Anybody knows how
to get to Boston, or can find way among the
many, but from Boston TO the Mountains, there
is but one good, direct easy way, and that is by
the Eastern Railroad. We therefore took that
road, of course, and found elegant new passen-
ger coaches. built in Wilmington, Delaware run
ming upon it--a satisfaction now to b. enjoyed
in every quarter of the Union, If you ride on the
best roada.
The Eastern Railroad will take you directly to
North Conway, which as everybody knows who
knows anything about the White Mountains, is
the chief depot for all parts of the mountain re-
gion as we'll as h most charming place of resort,
ISs is aiodd Il II n tsaarssie vtSs thsaRss 6eo
ru farther away. and the whole range OF the |
White Mountains stretching away into the dis
tance. Here are several small hotels and mum
ber OF boarding-houses which receive guests
during the summer. aud are provided for their
satisfactory entertainment, IL is charming
place, to see the tide OF travel flowing by, and
vet to enjoy perfect retirement aud quiet in the |
midst of grand scenery, and a most health-pro-
noting climate The village is in meadow-lke |
valley at the foot of the m1untains-an Inter
vale" is the technical and very appropriate name
and there are delightful rides and drives III all
directions.
At North Conway, the railroad ends. (though |
surveys are being made to run it directly up TO |
the mountains, passing through the Noteh |
This last would be shame Here You take |
stage either for the Glen House, distant ~
miles or the Crawford House, 20 miles The
stages leave about A. M, and p. NJ, the lat
ter hour being after the passengers from Boston
have had all hour for eating theI, dinner
The stage road to the Crawford House follows
the Saco River to it's very head. crossing it, now
and then, on rough bridges finding sometimes
a way close besides its rocky bed and at others
climbing high up the hlll-sldes. IL ID roman
tic ride and the driver of your coach will expa-
tiate on its ''scenery,' in terms of the highest
eulOgy, and to the great disadvantage OF the
road to the Glen House why, said our
driver" 81 tell ye, there's more scenery right In
1890
ere Glen Road"
The Crawford House stands right among the
mountains. The SacO rises in pond near the
house. and flows away Southwark 10 the ATTAIN
tic, while on the North side, the Ainm1noo5uc
rises and dascends to the Connecticut Ii ID one
of those instances where rain that falls on one
side Of the buildings roof flows one way, and
that falling on the other takes tue opposite
course, IL is built precisely on the "dlViue OF
the watershed.
Before you reach the Crawford House, the
road passes the celebrated Wiley House"
(where whole family was overwhelmed by
land. slide) and, little farther on, it winds
through tile celebrated Notch" tho Saco How
ing alongside. Here is grand mountain scenery,
excele1, probably, by no other spot in the re-
gion. Riding by stage from North Conway, III
the afternoon, you reach it too late in the even
ing to see its beauties, 30 You must stay at the
Crawford long enough to walk leisurely down
and enjoy them.
The Glen IL H.use is at the Eastern base of
Mount Washington, and it is, perhaps. the best
trip to go there, first coming up from North
Conway. The side of the Mountain next to the
Hotel has conn EhratlYely easy road, up which
you may ride in comfortable carriages, or even
walk Anna Dickinson, last year, did the latter.
The distance is some six miles, and pretty long
ones, as they are all uphill.
The top of the mountain has now two hotels
the ''Iip-top,n and the mount Washington
summit. The latter is new, only opened TINS sea-
zon, (lS73 and has accommodations for lou guests
Prlces up here, are high. They can't help It,
Stay over night, II you choose, and when yon are
ready you 20 down the Western side OF the
mountain, on the Mount Washington Railway
Its top is 6291 feet above level, aud ltaheay-
iest grade 1880 feet to the mile. This Is like rid
ing on the inclined planes at Mauch Chunk, ana
declared to be equally safe.
When you are down at the Western base OF
the Mount, you are about 10 miles northeast
of the Crawford House. Stages run, two or
three times a day, between all the different
places of importance throughout the 'ReBlon,
and if you have not been to Grawfords, and the
| Notch 20 there, now, by all means.
Leaving Crawford's, on Thursday, we rode
| over to the the Twin Mountain House, which ID
under the same management AZ the former, the
| lessees being the Messrs Barron. The "IWln
| is beyond the mountains, on the banks OF the
| Ammonoosucs nine miles from the crawford
| House, and about ton or twelve from mount
| Washington. To the South and East, the
| mountains RISE while in other directions, the
| country, though hilly enough, is more broken;
It is pleasant place to stop Henry Wara
| Beecher was among the guests, at the time OF
our visit, and he is again quarered there, thls
/ season.
Last year, a short stage ride was necessary to
/ reach the railroad, at Bethlehem, but now the
| rails are extended to the Twin Mountain House,
| and YOU may get on the cars there. 1t is branch
| road, which following the Ammonoosuc, Few
| miles, connects with the White Mountains Rail-
| road. which comes down from Northumberland
| on the Grand Trunk Railway, Portland branch,)
| and picking you up at Wing Road station, takes
| you on down to the Connecticut River, at