The New York herald., 1873-09-09
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.
Wanderings Along the Presi-
Dental Peaks.
Beecher Among the Mountaineers-Hard Roads
to Travel" "Backpay" Mountain-pen and
Ink Sketches Of Late Tourists
An Extraordinary Railrodd.
FADYAN House,
WHITE MOUNTAINI. AnguiI 20. IR1a

aliners have written oceans OF trash In praise OF
them. There's not q bald peak. an ugly boulder o,
water spout Il mean beautiful ials) but has
been enshrined iu glowing word temples OF praise
and loveliness. I thought that there might be
chance that no one had thought Of Andr0scoggin
on account OF tho apparent impossiblity Of getting
such name into poetry; but, alas no use. 1t Is
already immortallzed. What, then, to write about
Aching bones from those Infamous stage coaches
preclude the idea Of falling into ecstasies. Thanks
to the spirits OF the mountains AID valleys, the
days OF stage coaches in these regions arc num-
beced. The branch railroad from Litteton will DO
extended by next season to the foot Of Mount
Washington, and tourist may thus bo enabled to
purchase a through ticket from New York to the
main peak OF New England There are already
weeping and wailing and gnashing OF teeth among
the stage companies, and the spirit of extorton
among them has reached boiling heat The advent
OF the railroad into those regions Is already show
Ing good results.
THE PLATEAU or THE GIANTS GRAVE,
1000 ieet above tie sea, in corner OF which the
Fabyan House is built consists OF over 300 acres
perfectly level land On this plateau it is intended
to construct mile track for trotting horses, and
on long. narrow ledge, some thirty feet higher
row or handsome cottages. The old Fabyan House
was destroyed by fire eighteen years ago. The pla-
teau Is now entirely cleared OF timber, and by next
summer the railroad will pass through it. 1t was
once the abode OF Ethan Allen Crawford, o cele-
bratcd hunter. From this plateau all the great
peaks OF the Mount Washington range can be seen.
General Hancock and family were the first visitors
here this summer.
Going TO hear Beecher preach on Sunday last at
the Twin Mountain House, which Is about four
miles distant saw the celebrated lower tails Of
that vile little mountain stream, euphoniousy
called the Amoonoosuc. A huge sawmill, with a
few thousand lcet OF rOtting lumber lent new
Ut
are the
"BEAUTIFUL FALLS OF THE AMooNoosUc,"
so an unpainted sign board said. man sells
ginger pop, maple sugar, &C.. here in an unpleas
ant looking shanty, and has not even the enter
TO- sooa a sns a e ays ns ~
regulated sewer in New York would make more
noise and probably as much display as these "beau:
tiul falis." Beecher too, has another water spout
named after him. Speaking OF Beecher, he seems
to be quite at home In his mountain house. and
can take part in private theatrcals, crack whip
over New Hampshire nag or
RATTLE OFF A SERMON
with the utmost sa,sar2ld. MARX Twain speaks M OF
palmy days OF mining, and the rough, bearded con-
gregattOn dubbed him "the man whe runs the dox-
taineers here look upon Mr.. Beecner In the
same light He has raised a bugbcar here
hotel proprietors solemnly assure their patrons
that instantaneous cure OF this fearful disorder
an on be py sopE v vsr a 1ne S
suppose 1t Is some disease that convlnces men that
all Gesh is grass. The immense crowd that gath
cred from all parts last Sunday to hear him pre-
sented phases OF character original, various and
striking enough to form the basis OF q Dickens
OF Gilead which dropped from the preachers lips,
and some others still cudgelng their brains to
know how Father Beechcr stands in respect to
Rome. The quondam, simple mountaneers In this
region are keenly alive to the chance of obtaining
tS w wen III annS be
will restore them to their primitive innocence
Opposite the Fabyan House Is
so called, probably, alter one of the stage com.
panies man boasted to me to-day that he drove
forty minutes quick time over su,, an atrocious
road; but few would be willing to take the coming
C9sar's place. The ladies indulge In pedestranism
during the day on tho slopes, white wand In hand,
faces very red and clothes very dusty
Going towards the Crawford Hotel yesterday
met Frenchman and his viii making their way to
the Twin Mountain Station, seven miles distant.
through the White Mountain Notch, their vaises
sung over their shoulders and stout sticks in their
hands ana mey seemed vr IN mo wise j. weary ae
dozen soldiers who toiled up the road further on,
In Indian file, the United States uniforms being OF
the seedest description and boots being scanty in
the party. In war times one would take them as
released prisoners from Andersonvile. Next was
encountered
WHITE MOUNTAIN LIGHT WAGON,
consisting OF couple Of long planks placed be-
tween four wheels very far apart, and rude seat
raised in the middle found the stage on my re-
turn to-day ready to start for Mount Washington.
Four miles OF gradual rise Of 600 leet brought
to the depot OF the mountain railway. We tired to
remember some OF the beautiful lines of whittier
on this monarch or mountains, but the stage would
get into deep rut with q sudden plunge and all
The poetry was knocked out OF us.
THE HiDEous LITTLE MONSTER OF AN ENGINE,
putting and painting, tugging away for dear life and
jOurnaD, pushed our car before it, and In q couple
OF hours we reached the summit. The heaviest
grade Is tie treste work called Jacobs Ladder, al
though no angels are to be seen on 1t except those
on the train wrapped IN waterproofs with blue
and watsry eyes rhe eay was m efa ear na sne
But description here would infringe upon the do
main OF the guide book and penny a-ners, 80 will
forcgOit
SHADES OF THE PAST REBUkING CAEsARIsM.
: One could not help thinking, on looking down
Monroe, Franklin Madison, Clay, Webster and JACK.
son, that, should the Republic which they saw
created, watched In its infancy and brought to the
proudest place among Nations by The great men
after whom they were named perish and C9sarism
be erected on the ruins, those gray submits, with
them, would be an everlasting rebuKe to q
nation that could thus forget and degrade Its past
n0 Prs hs the II tn
stately hills and give them romantic names like
those OF the Franconia region such as Sugar Loaf
OF such q change, Backpay Mountain as fitting
substitute for Washington.
A DISPUTE ABOUT PANORAMA.
The enjoyment Of the scene was spoiled BY the
Gan aboard for the Glen House ~ or q vOcifer0uS
stage driver, shrIll whistle from the little ogre
party Of ladies and gentlemen, some OF whom
hailed from the tight little island across the ocean.
The subject OF the discussion was the location or
the various points OF interest that lay on every
side far below feet. One short, puffy little man,
In a pepper and salt suit and req whiskers, had
huge map Of the mountains spread out on his Jap,
and another little man had guide book. After
long wrange about Maine, which the pepper aud
SAT- man insisted lay due north OF the mountain,
while the other little man was equally positive
that he could see its forest and lakes in the west
the ladies joining with pleasurabe excitement IN
the argument, an employs Of the hotel gravcly in
formed them that 1t was due east OF them. A look
at the map and guide book, and they wondered
how they ever could have made such mistake. l
found out afterwards that the two little men,
although they were the best OF friends, were con-
stantly antagonistic in travelling lore.
LOST IN THE RAvINES.
man, whose name Is unknown, came to Mount
Washington some tme ago and commenced camp
ing out at night and rambling about during the
day Last week his tent and traps were found
near Tuckerman's Ravine deserted and he has not
turned up since. 1t Is supposed that he lost his
way In the trcacherous labyrinths on the eastern
slope, or fell down some yawnng chasni In attempt