Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-19

that one is fairly among the mountains.
The Fabyan is as good Il center as one
could wish for conveniently getting at the
scenery OF the White Mountains proper.
The " Wing Road which runs from the
main line of the Il. c. n NJ. r. r., 4 few
miles above Littlcton, to Fabyan's, some
20 or . miles. has this season been cx-
tended from the latter place to the base Of
Mt Washington where it connects with
the rotd up the mountain SO that hercaf-
ter the summer tourist can avoid all
stage-coachng md reach the summit by
rail. An accident to Il gravel train be-
You'd Fahyan'>, on Tuesday, had inter
fcred with running trains to the base, how
ever, and 50 the party took coaches at the
Twin Mountain and rode twelve miles to
the base. 1t was hot day and the turn
pike kept the valley 50 that it was warm
and dusty crowd that found Hercules
and Atlas awaiting them.
These two ancient gentlemen in the
guise of modern locomotives arrested III
the act Of "hucking," We're putting and
blowing, each with u sort of horse car be-
fore it re:dy to be pushed on the railway
When Mr.. Marsh wanted his charter for
This road an increduious legislator moved
10 amend by granting him one to the
nlUrn.
The road is u great curiosity, and there
is but one other of It's kind, one in Swilz
trl:,nd modelled after this. The road bed
is contiIuous lrtstle work for three miles
Midway between the rails. upon Il liuc
ties running lcnythwise of the road, i
spiked Il WI ought iron - LADDER" between
the rounds of which the cog, of the lriv,
wheels play. The rounds are som,
ionr inches long, nearly two inches in III
;ncter. and TWO or three inches apart.
The cars are brakel in the ordinary way
and besides the cylinders of the cnrin.
can play My Is ft>t - tn air which they
take in can b. exhausted. Tho same kind
Of cylinder is on the ear also, so that il
seems safe to run the Grade which is il
one place 1889 feet to the mile. But ii
,t,i,',e ,,oo1I ..,.,...., nc. .,,l
Il citing show.
The two trains climbed the nlD1.nttin al
:, speed of Two miles an h,ur and MA, :.
plenty fast enon@h, especially when you
are climbing down Those of Us WHO
v,r. nm ,hn first train ,v.ro f,rt,,,,,o
,.nrunI not ONLY, f. b.holJ ,ho n.,,o,,,,,.,
thai rr.d,,lIv wa, upfnlJ.1 in ,h,. YVES,
bu', ON rracl,in~ tn. tom Of the m,upt,;,
+, ,.,,..r ono .,o,a .;rl,t Of ~. ,,o,r,,;n,
v.,lI,xs and I,L.. IN ,h.. ..,., rn. a.,
swift settling clouds soon shut ont al
chance for more sightseeing until the
evening was Well begun.
story h,f,l ,h,,,-,n .,,.,.,,,nl,, n.,,o,,
c"n;riiuG Il force or tin HrpiyrS which
l!r >lLh1l III III says sometimes attain thu
=, -.
..,.t.......,~ .,;.,..
'"p~rrNtd negatively on being inter
viewed IL t. whether i nun could stand
np in such :. breeze ana added nor i,
'' -
dow n eli her ID |, Cnou,4r who rms
the summit House for Mrs J. W. DudLr;
proved Il Vr'Y pleasant host and receives
his il dol i1l~ a tl;tV from each ernest with
-
the iltll III, II In # There = another man
: buIit M t. Il the work of iif,, M Fl.
vigorously. Ii >1N dollar bulls We're more
plrntV with lis We should like to stol
awhile with Cooper. who bv the WAY
don't charge any more than the other first
class inn keepers of the mountain hotels
W ' va ~ all VII I'Ntl
ground th'sF prices WplId be steep but
.,lnnu.r 1It. M! ,l1t,jns thry ,rn mot rl
lNrIN.
Aitcr supper II clghl O'Clock, thu A>>o-
citation me- in tn" p'r.or TO complete tn
unfinished business
The committee to nominate officers for
the ensuing year. reported the followipo