Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-09-21
Bethel, 1iJaHy BASINS d'id Rum
Jord rats.

Ella Rodmau Church sends the iJ,lJ|-
ing description OF Belhe, aud some neigh
boring ATTRACTIONS 10 the Philadelphia
Times:
This comfortable boxing. sleepy Iii'c
village seems 10 b. conveniently on me
road TO everywhere. and soJIurneis are
expected TO be up and doing III the Way
of walks and drives. the inhabitants
have an innocent. pride ia the heaithiul
qualities OF their pure. bc@clus air. and
insist upon it thai the wltlcism originated
here that when one wis.es 10 depart tdis
| lie il Is necessary 10 leave tho place.
The drive, are truly charming, and
embrace the grcate,t variety OF scenery
North Conway IS but thirty live mixes dis
tant. the Glen House twenty eight, and
Lake Um0agog twenty dive. Bot the
show eNcul sion OF Bethel that CONES
within days walk i, perhaps. The \ JIny
BIslns. This is twelve miles drive,
and passes Songo lake, a beautiful clean
sheet OF wafer two miles long-tAe I-dian
name signilying "Wh,re they set yteir
traps and caught no game" Ia, &c rude
! iorelathers OF the sol. hId the ilcu'ty OF
expressing much IN lille. The lake is
skiiled by bills. and Hinged wiki the
most exquisite foliage; the Ell Il oi the
early morGing /, Elections on thc qliet
water is beautiful beyond description
The last Fix miles ui the dive ate through
tai forest pine-, that loom UP IKE grim
sentinels. and seen t. irown at ones
audacity in invading their territory; but
they breathe forth delicious aromatic
fragrance that cXhl.arates a traveller into
fresh Ike and yigor.
The portal 10 this Mecca is particularly
quiet-looking farm house, waerc We pIrt
from our Cquipege aud take TO our feet
We pass little lake nestled among the
hills, that is famous Tor its echoing prop.
critics, aud naturally stand a while aud
scream ourselves hoarse Just for the
pleasure Of being screamed at again =
Then we get on to the Albany basins and
have a rough time OF il; risking our necks
on the slippery rocks, and our eyes in
contact with the thickly growing twig-
and branches that snap back and spring
forward when We least expect il But
why Albany basins ? We haven't the
least idea. We only know that, after An
immense amount OF scrambiing and slip.
ping, we find ourselves on a wooded
precipice gazing down into pools Of
water, some oil them twenty leet deep. OF
rather the basins are, which have Ieen
lolmed by the action OF the water in The
granite ledge; and several feet oil the
liquid element reposes in the bottom. The
thick trees and the deep excavations nike
1t weird, dismal scene; and after hang.
Ing suspended over Tue abyss for proper
period OF time, aifectiJnateiy embracing
Young sapling that scarcely looked |
equal 10 the occasion. We were glad |
enough TO leave the place without ono /
regretlul look behind.
Eighteen miles from Bethel, on the An
droScoggln river, is Rumiord Falls. one !
oil the finest waterfalls in New England !
We enjoyed every minute of that drive
along The beautiful river, going down
upon one side aud back upon the other.
Narlously-tinted meadows open constant.
" 10 the view. With grand, gracefully
dropping elm tree standing here aud
there. and in the background mountains
upon mountains tower 10 the distance
shading of into The soitest lines OF blue
There is perpendicular fall Of seventy
leet. and various smaller ones, that seem
70 play hide-andseek among the ever.
greens that bring their som6re hue into
80 much OF the scenery here.