The Portland daily press., 1874-07-24

Eight miles above Conway, and two miles
from the Glen station, in the town of jackson,
is Trickey's, famous resort for anglers and
for people who seek quiet rather than the dis
fractions of great hotel, 10 the mountains.
The house known as the jackson Falls Hotel
is situated on the banks Of the Wild Cat, close
to the famous Jackson Falls, under the very
shadow of great mountain. In many res
poets it is the most picturesque locality among
the hills Tin ana Iron mountains are plainly
visible. and but a few steps from the house one
of the finest views of the great range is OBJ
taned, the Summit Ecuse seemingly within
speaking distance. To the south the view
down the valley is only bounded by the four
fantastic peaks of Chocorua. Scarcely mile
distant the Goodrich Falls leap down their
rocky heel.
The great charm of the place, aside from the
wildly picturesque scenery, and the invigor-
ating mountain air, is the fne trout fishery.
IL is no uncommon occurrence to saunter out be-
fore breakfast and pull out sixty of the speckled
beauties from the pools and under the rocks of
the Wild Cat. One day last week sportsman
brought in a string of one hundred and sixty
which he had caught in little over three
hours The stream is alive with trout, and
glance into Its waters will show them dartIng
out from under the shadows of the rocks dark
with moss or bright with green lime The
stream tumbles down over little cascades and
then takes its rest in deep quiet pools shadowed
by some old log which stretches its length
from rock to rock Through openings in the
woods, glimpses of the mountains are caught at
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and other wild flowers in profusion carpet the
ground, while wealth of berries depend from
the brown stemmed bushes which border the
path. To the angler the place is the pleasant
est of all the mountain resorts.
1t offers Inducements quite as great, in the
shape of delightful drives and walks and views
to the quiet loving tourist. The distance to
Glen Ellis is short, and the drive to the Glen,
with the great hills, always in sight, is through
the picturesque Pinkham Notch One breathes
the pure mountain air, and is shielded from
the suns rays which beat so furiously upon the
hot sand below.
1t is a standing joke at Jackson that the ia
nous Conway white horse is bounding with
all his egless speed to Trickeys to escape the
furnace heat Of the ledg-s. The Rev. j. N.
Tarbox of Boston, has put into rhyme on the
blank leaf of the hotel register his appreciation
of jackson and condemnation of its neighbor.
He chanced upon Conway one day when the
sun was at it's fercest with never cloud to
obscure it, and nothing to be heard except the
eternal click of croquet balls. He took stage
at once for jackson and ''emball ed his feel
ings in immortal verse" The two opening
stanzas give a test of the measure of his in
dignation and the quality OF his verse.
"Let others sing in boastful strains of Conway and
the Glen;
Cathedral Rock and Cascade Falls, and of che DEVILS
Den;
Let ihem descant in pompous rhymes of that small
water
Where old Diana took her bath beneath broiling
sun.
But give to the cooling shades along those rocky
walls,
Where roaring Cat tumbles down o'er Jacksons
famous Falls;
Yes give me the quiet walk at morning. eve or
noon,
To hear those sparkling waters sing their old
tic tune.''