Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-02-17
From the White Mountains.

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Day after day has been bright
crispy, eXhiirating; night aitel
night, mOonlit, starlit aud sleigh
ing delightful.
Previous to this, the weather was
most severe, with MS us vcrywhelt
else, from one big storm into anoth
err without one pleasant day between
We paid dearly for the glorious an
tumn that fingered with us so beau
titully, and even now there is n
change coming. we fear mercury
about forty through the day, aud
little dashes OF rain, and wind Iis
ing fast.
Hard times are felt keenly in the
lumber business this winter ANA
mills shut down for several days at
q time for lack of bills. AT the mill
above the Fabyan they are getting
IL two million feet, at the one he.
tween the Fabyan and Twin Noun
tain Houses, they are getting III
three millions. At the Twin River
mill, two miles this side the base Of
Mt. Washington, the Birch Go. are
running night and day-bohhinS.
ninepins, &C., but it is very doubt
full if any of these concerns are max
ing it pay. Gre thing sure, whoever
gives work to men this winter is n
true benetactor, and deserves Il
crown.
Coal-burning seems to he quite a
profitable business in this region
and the nice brick arches they put
up have the appearance of "A tldA
little row of cottages until the
"smoke of their torment begins to
arise.
We think that to any one who
has never visited the Browns OF
Whitefeid, the "Lumbcr Kings OF
New Hampshire" as they are styled.
the trip would be one Of great in
terest. TO go through the mills.
shops and lumber yards; 70 see
their engines and other machinery !:
to get on to their logging trains and
go out into the heart Of the woods,
ten miles or more from their mills
past the camp where supplies are
"dumped' ont in quantities. sutli'
Gent to scare q small eater; to see
the wood cutters and teamSterS, and
hewels, and contractors, and "subs.r
and bosses. aside from all the mill
business proper, is really worth
while. They usually get in about
eleven millions yearly. Notwith
standing they have expended thous
ands of dollars in their fire depart
ment. the Company has been sadly
crippled by fire during the past
year. in the loss of their papermill.
box factory, &c., to say nothing OF
acres of standing timber and thons'
ands of cords of wood.
Mine host LinSey Of the Fahyan
is enjoying himself finely, with ho
tel life in Georgia, with the mercu-
ry, nobody knows how high. The
Fabyan Cottage and Farm and in
terests generally are managed 10y
"Ned," the only one of The family
remaing North through the winter.
On, We summer visitors at the
White Mountains, who hnlter about
in the sultry toGgy days, waiting for
clear summit views, We know moth
ing of the gold.cloWued SUBMITS OF
winter; of the magnificent sunsets.
JnI G1Ix Al I'm. al
then the ashen gray, but the very
sharpest point distinct to the last.
The Sl2hal Service men have new
er suffered so much from fear as at
the first of this season. the winds
were never known to blow at such
q frightful rate before. During the
pleasant weather they have had a
visitor from WASHINGTON, ID. G. He
never saw any snow shoes until hcI
put them ON to climb Mt. Washing
ton, he was very enthusiastic over
his whole trip.
Reform Clubs in this vicinity are
flourishing, it is safe to say that the
amount of good done by them can
not be OvereStimatcd, in one way,
and there are other mountain en-
tertaiIrmentS too. | do not thilk,
MI. Editor, that yon would be avirsc
to stepping into some warm engine
room on IL cold night. where the
great warm-heated King may be
trei9hted with red hot GOALS, for
special pop corn purposes, where
dishes of apples and platters of mo-
lasses candy follow after, and even
if you had a cup of that delicious
coffee at the Vienna Bakery, OF
Centennial fame, YOU Will say il
could not be compared to this, Jolly.
earnest and New England to the
core.
There is reduction of fare to
Boston over the Portland road.
Ere we write again, perhaps we may
hear Moody and Sankey, and there
by lie enabled to write better let
ter. So mote it be.
ERMONTER.