The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-12
LAKE wINNIPIs sEoGEE.


WAY TO THE HAMPSHIRE BILLs--oNE AN
NoYAScE TO BE AVOIDED AT ANY RISK.
CxsrsE hARDoR, LAKE wIsNrIssnoosx.l
August y, 1878. u
No ono should visit the White Mountains without
including this beautiful lake In his or hor itnorancy
Leaving the trunk liue oil tho Boston aud Maine at
Dover . branch road leads directly TO Alton
Bay The Eastern Railway makes the lake
equally easy OF access a, woieboro. and The
Boston, Concord aud Montrsai line skirts the
western and deposits passengers at Ter tor tho
many hotels ana sanding places reached thence by
steamer This lake IL the great reservoir from which
the power drawn that operates tns millions Of spin
dies at Lowell ana L,wrence Its entire shore line s
controlled by the same gigantic corporation that has
seized upon the Msrrimac at Lowell, ana, having
diverted The river into great canal deals
out tho water Al Q certain rate per gallon or
barrel TO the cotton factories Aner dry summer,
when the other feeders 10 the Msrrmas have tailed,
this lake II used reserve. and on occasion
much water was drawn or mat the sueace was re-
duccd fully three iect over the estimated area OF 2l0
square miles which this clear pond contains THIS
vas more than tue citizens oil The towns along It's
shores would Tolerate and they Joined with the
steamboat companies Ia suit against the water mo-
nopoly. An act was introduced In the last session
OF the New Hampshire Legislature rc.traiuins this
come to final vote, believe Money, doubt not,
as potent at Concord n at Albany.
kvERt MAN AND mis- ISLAND
Leaving Alton bay IN q comfortable little steamer
named the Mount Washington, a ten mile dash across
the southern end OF the lake brings Us TO Wolfe.
boro, a suug village hugging The waterside aud
boasting OF AT least three excellent hoieR. 90 tito
thiher wo have passed many beautiful isiets, some
tuh sbited, but the vast majority are strangers 10
the foot Of man. There seems TO be enough islands
for every family In Boston, an there must be such
gu III the market that islands ought 10 60 Tor song
Al one place saw neat tent back among the
Dusncs and near by, riding at ancnor, trim steam
launch. | wished for a moment, selnshiy, that
could BECOME the Alexander Seikirk OF the Mount
Washington ana be wrecScd of That lone but not des
Vlste ISLAND
Along the coast line grow The greenest Of hard
wood forests, aud peoping out here aud there are
seen the snug New Hampshire isrmhousss with
their great open frepIaccs, SO satisfactory TO
think OF even IN tho sumner season. We
ars more Than i've hundred feet above
tidswater here, and By taking long
breath can already snun the arr from the W bite
bills SILL we see them not A rival steamer. the
with an excursion party IRON somc of the coast
towua This lake appears TO be the haven OF sunday
scnool picnics snd teachers and "dsadhead" eoi-
torial parties.
WY DID NOT LAND.
Reaching wolieUoro had fully decided 10 80
ashore and pass the day. taking the evening boat Tor
Centre Hsrbor. But was no sooner ON ths landing
Of the nearest boarding hsuss that doieiul mel
ody kuown--and generally properly epprsciatsd--
nc "ihs sw-heet B-hirh and Bye" listened
carefully 10 make sure that my ears dld
net deceive me ana that ! did not do
the prsposssssing village sross Injustice bss shs