West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-07-25
For the WEST JERSEY PIONEER.
WHITE MOUNTAINS.
KEARsARGE HOUSE,
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| NOTtu OOHWdy, IN IL. July lObu
Of our ride from Bridgeton to New York,
on the morning of July 9th, have little to
say. Those who have taken the trip by the
N. J. Southern, on a hot, dusty day. can
fully appreciate the position. After reach
ing the City, we remained quietly on the
steamer, instead of strolling around, pre-
| vented by the extreme heat. At 5 p. m. we
started on the steamer "Providence," for
Fall River, which place we reached at five
in the morning. The remainder of the
journey to Boston was made by rail; we
tarried there several hours. We first OBJ
tanned the necessary cup of coffee, and then
wended our way to the State House; which
we examined as thoroughly as possible; we
ascended one hundred and eighty -four steps,
to the cupalo, where we obtained a most
magnificent view of the city. Our visit to
the Library though pleasing, was unsatis-
factory, as our time was limited The COL
lection of books numbers 10000, and con-
sists of the works of the best authors. We
next visited the old South Church, upon
the front of which is an inscription, giving
history in brief, of the edifice, including
it's desecration by the British troops in 1776
At the present time, it is desecrated by the
presence of Edison's Photograph. The
latter part of our stay in Boston, was spent
in the Commons, beneath the elms, and by
the banks of the noted ''frog pond." At
noon we resumed our journey, by way of
the Eastern Railroad, passing through
Lynn, Salem, Newburyport, and several
other New England cities.
Newburyport, in appearance, bears a
striking resemblance to our own pretty
little city of Bridgeton. In fact, most of
the smaller cities and towns have decidedly
home-like look. We arrived at North Con-
way at six p. M, weary, travel-worn,
hungry party, and found the Accommodations
were of the very best. The Kearsarge
House, which we have made our resting
place, is conducted in first class style; and
we have good reasons for congratulating
ourselves on our rare fortune in securing
so agreeable home. Wednesday morning
we took the train for Fabyan's, about 80
miles distant. A description of this trip, as
well as others, is impossible, as all adjec-
tives expressive of grandeur, having been
so freely used in connection with everyday
scenes, leaves nothing with which to ex-
press the unrivalled beauty of the mountain
scenery. The road to Fabyan's leads di-
rectly through the noted Crawford Notch,
past the Wiley House, with Mount Webster
on the right, and Mount Willard on the
left, towering thousands of feet upwards, at
times rising almost perpendcularly, and
again sloping gradually into the dim dis
| tance, among and above the clouds. Fa-
byan's Hotel is small city in itself, parties
of tourists are constantly arriving and de
| parting. We attended the morning Insti-
tute, but, as can well be imagined, our
| thoughts were far away among the hills.
On Thursday we made the ascent of Mt.
Washington. The train was delayed at
Fabyan's for a long time, although the
number to make the ascent, must of neces-
sity be limited, yet every car was packed to
its utmost capacity. While we were pa.
tiently (?) waiting for the train to move, a
gentleman commenced singing "America," "
hundreds of voices caught up the strain,
and the utmost enthusiasm was thrown into
the lines