New-York tribune., 1876-08-10
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE,

saata I'm first before we uopVu i"i o"N-
travelling whatever it may be in California the oru
toyeIor IN New- England IS lucky IL he goes rs many
,as mn hour and his romantic situstion must largely
co,opensate him FOR his loss OF time. The grahu noui'
confined 10 the sweep front Of the inn. Inc s'se
goes leis,Irely along the shady roads, stopping o" ~
then for the passengers TO look down mto 'ho ia'
and front brooks, or off to the Green MOUNTAINS oi 'e
mont Even ut this deliberate rate one mas a' I'o Gnu
Of the trim that he has gone too fast and too far and
wishes he had spent hours where he spent minutes no
mountain the stream and the wilderness VIII 90 ni"io
for those who leave tho thoroughfare and continually
measure their small stature against the cataracts anu
the mines Those with courage to walk get Tie pes
OF it.
II Won leave New-York Oh the early morning train ana
GO up the Connecticut Valley to Wells RIVER you eau
chance cars there and reach iteton the village nearest
the mountains about o'clock in the afternoon i"e
town will apparently garrisoned by force oi stages
The drivers are ready to carry you to the Profile House
M IN bethlehem II you have time TO visit the fran
CONAN as well as the White Mountains You VIII choose
the former For the first three miles oi the rosh JOUR
ney YOU may wonder with abatcd aror mountains arc
only larger hills iii from the top of smaller range you
see across the valley eight miles south, the rough and
towering sides ~ Mt Lafayette and the hay S'acho'
These are not roundopped mountains, rolling gradually
and gracefully back from the valleys, and covered win
uine and birch to their very tops, but monn'aus "hch
show the stuff they made OF, and hold their N'c
heads 900 feet the Before y0u il te ioe
and struggling village OF Francona They can AFFORD TO
be liberal with their Wild land in New-EhSihhd' anu
three ouarc miles TO each inhabitan the usual allow
ance IN the regions. Ii takes an hour 10 20 te
en.h of the town. As you pass through you Vasey re-
call tbe Fnnconian stories which You have held IN CRATE
fu remembrance for years dare not say how many
You loo, about you for the discreet Be"chnut ana MS
team OF oxen and every boy you pass Il possible k-
dolphus You wonder II anything worse ever hap'heu
.N.s 3, IL. ant ~
for burning barn. and II he finally MANAGED to turn oo'
IA well rs you have yourself why coud DO not nave sci
fire 10 his own fathers barn. like ptAer i6.i0Wsi
AZ yon leave the town the road winds over mountain
the driver cracks his whip and down you h DEEPER ha
dccpcr INTO dark shadows Of Lafayette, til You enter he
Trancoua Notch 1t Is dcic between the noun
tans extending some four or hTe miles down to the
Flame Al tac head Of il stands the Profile House. III
closed OH all sides ana ovcrshadowed 10y steep noun
tains II has accommodations for 40 guests hut ~ yet
there are not more than 90. Al the PIolo Tue Ec's
number $50 les than at thc same ,mc last Every
I,,rscn now in ne byautiml Fruconan Mountains cal
have fDur rUUis tJrCe walters u stdE'F,l'h, 'hh d
hrs band aIl 10 himself il hr chooses. All the walters.
excelt three, nj this hotel students nom
Harvard, Dartmouth, Williams, or Amherst Ip.-
nom van lon, normal schools and scuuIries. since tho
custom nfst introduced 10 has become cNcce'i'ngly
popular aliI applications or ttsr PaCtr arc it ~ .. ~ - -
wear or two advance. You can tel tLrS" sud, ms ~ q
glance. young man with .cyegiasscs VII u'sfo 'g
know whether you wish TOR mullins or dlpth to'n ,id
you CcJrtcHUsiy Inform hin mat you ilctf h'l iN'
plate ana AIcllin ltS US~lfls
whole college Is turned loose in th" dininsro'n' the
WORK seems more entertaining aug aEIcolnl' t'r l
Coiut tIccutnt cN"Tcl'c me coilcIe hybEN 'ilI' @ III
from their barracks late IN the NeuiuS j. the -a' C'i S".l
IN the valley. You somewhat mixed ~ {" wh'rc YOU
belong, and arr tempted to Apply lor "!Hal" :" ' T
junior clss and JON them for "a" rest "i tr ,su. IA
comfortable scatc, hut the bad plays hcIc
Is any one TO listen or not, ani 9iytzrs almost 600
ba, bad - pleasure 10 see TITS waste OF i.t
and music. % bro ID ycrdu'as ard delicious ar lne
toIia every light burning, and an orchestra @. Yen
pieces sfrdca the g.I Old Nan OF the Mount IN Not
Candles We d-cd exclusively, except for The par
lor and dnin room iun!na'ionS, thd hc'E on! ~
Inches long t"y Insure yuur going 10 hcd f"!.hN!l Tue
open places with lndIIons ara l"gs "I """l nt"Nh
OH lhcn, gaJr for coo uleE5 aud mornings are ah9lh'
IN, Notch every d.y. but lew remain long. day or
sUliccs to she profile OF tue ca.''i"''7 ola
year, 20 ride on The cl"'r htlin ilN''
ANA 90 on an excursion dowA to tue flHh', ,
are nos many tourists - 30 ul w'li not tiiu--
form into 20 ,y rapid raNlcr-. Al thi- rate tner, i un
tnc peg ct rcosr looked ior ou tie pizzS, nor IS
tDc whit So, Utly r,,iiu as We Lopco. II becomes
almost rs, cN gcsyc 20 take ludc,ra or tie Stages
seen uics below the Profile ii"uss, Jnd al thc other
cuu the Norh, j., The FImc House standing Oh in"rc
open -Touud II comiuaE'is Wow of the "h"t range
IAc F.umc, . milo IRON the hursr, i nc er,a r't
ci' 'irsiy The nc ,hbpfhood. wild stream there l"ni7
down the mountain through TaVine some 90 i'ti 'o'P
and 10 lcet jc, whose rough ,lp'lGIcuar A.aes are
covered with An immense huHiieF J. tlI-"l Ih
way between where tie flumc In incl" o - loo marrow
ior IT, nd sGnt it5 apparent boid ttat "n" iu'
unfairly ha-tcns when passing under icst 70 should
clp.H3 that moment Out of all The ages 10
tumble tao rest OF tie way. As II IcaN's
,hs r.yiur the water flows az an angie ~ 80
rces over . wide bed 81 solid granite without I''hlf
or,.c, .cs 10 dIsiurD s course and over This suo1
rJ., y,u WaIk o your steep way toward The pool At
III, iuui witch - Fr!i 4 nile !ium the house aSotacr
r.uu,aiu stsdm jumps CuNu the rock, ihn basin 80
iryt dee q, .Dd lAti. ~ har52i'mrI boat sl', IN Oh
D.u rtAIg. Nuu hall iuI aud Hr paddles YOU across
where 90, Stray FROM t4c cataract may riir't J'h'
You rp-cIyr t,ti uc book Hr reads b, ON n'uitl r",
u,O.uN; and presently, a. yuu ~ under l' ehHI'" "I
Uyrrl.i .IIg rock win lU"r hands ~ ilr Ndt', ne
inform, sod. iu a slJW and s.-.ry Way tnIt fcru.c
has Iu..c so'Ir grave uI-tIkc-, cf NHiDh oH" b.
conc Iiug ile lgN ul CIINIGitiHH. IT AUu aic nos
u,..crty c'rar these F"u's yourself you NiL i7i"
VITA ,c while b. rIu,t1 yuC tur trnf Theory, ana
VIII wonder If greater Ncvru Las come - ft.-
i4y1I. rrgu o. row NDu round ro just rs iue drF"
tees -si. 4lI lHc classic, t'r 10 Nai' %" od a'
ttu. Iiu.iu- ,,yGi,u'y I,.u-"t lo take bru4 change
after . ria- uG cIsrr.i-., and, " IA a"ul"gE Tor
ci>:lIunu studies rctgr, 80 tHr hotel % D. ao..
u r. lrI ,rit tHC ola fellow aas ,ut lh i.iaf poo.
rar thc Nrfy -Wr book every ritIhyT lHr 20 hclI'.
that ir make about $40 ty, ANA iItt lis "f1Ih't
ON s uu. .I.t g,ui.r HrDr yot were bora, bass not
seriously u.. turDth i.r -gi'hj'n" Norti.