Smyrna times., 1880-08-11
For the Smyrna Times.
New Hampshire Hills,

New Hampshire Hills,
Mr.. EDIToR:-If a synopsis of the trip to
this Switzerland of America" will not be |
tiresome, will state that left Smyrna at |
A. NJ. on the 9th ult., spent q pleasant |
hour in Wilmington with some friends who |
lately removed from Smyrna, passed on to |
New York the great metropolis, and here |
took the steamer Bristol of the Fall River |
Line, which by the way is the most mag |
nihcent floating palace in the world. The |
evening concerts on this steamer by first |
class orchestra is equal to the performances |
of some of the very best city entertain |
ments From Fall River we took cars for |
Boston, the "hub," the most ancient and !
famous Of American cities. Here we spent |
hours in sight seeing, especially with the |
firm of Bennett d Rand, so we'll known in |
our community among the peach growers. |
They are live firm and handle q Della |
warean as pleasantly in a social call, as |
they do his fruit successfully when con-
signed to them. We left Boston at noon
on the 2Sth. The railroad follows the Mer.
rimac river and we pass through Lowell,
Nashua, Manchester and Concord, the
great manufacturing towns of New England.
Here we took q branch train for Bristol, ar.
irving there at P. NJ, and after the pleas
ant greeting of loved ones, we look around
US and find pleasant town located in a
beautiful valley. On every side rise noun
tains varying in height and grandeur, max
ing the view from the town one of the
most picturesque and varied that the eye
ever rested upon.
Newfoundland Lake, two miles from Bris
| tol, is considered one of the most charm
| ing sheets of water in the world: it has q
beautiful beach, the water is clear as crytal,
bathing superb, while the attractions to the
| fishermen are as great as any of the large
| lakes of the State; it covers about square
miles and ranks fourth in size in the State,
| Winneipiseogee being first, but in the gran.
deur of its surrounding scenery, the beau.
ful drives, which make complete circuit
of its shore and il other attractions, it is
surpassed by none. Ten miles from Bristol,
near the head Of this lake, rises the noun.
tain of Cardigan, or Baldhead as it is fire.
quently called because nothing grows upon
it. The height of this mountain is 3l56
feet above the sea, more than half the
height of Mount Washington, the highest
of the White Mountain range. The view
from Cardigan is unsurpassed in the whole
range of the New Hampshire mountains,
| oiSO hOol DlAobOI 10 AJuS A1llly u very BESJlJ
mountain that gives a fine view of the town
and the surrounding hills. Peaked Noun.
tain or Bristol Peak is only two miles from
the town and is 1885 feet high, a fayorite
resort, very slightly and easy of access
These mountains are covered upon their
sides with sugar maple, hemloclk, pines,
spruce and other trees; the finest granite
abounds on the hills and in the fields, sew.
eral silver mines are successfully worked in
the State; there is also the finest ledges of
pure Mica found here. In our drive of
eighteen miles around the lake it seemed to
me we saw enough granite to build the
largest city in America.
Farming in this State cannot pay a large
revenue. They raise good hay, but on the
best farms five to six acres of corn is about
the average, and it is very small variety
and does not yield over 20 bushels to the
acre. l have only seen two fields of wheat,
one of three and the other of FIVE acres, and
it is not ripe yet. Rye and oats are raised
and apples are quite abundant.
One popularity in the arrangements oi
the houses strike us as soon as we set foot
on New Hampshire soil. In town or in the
country the houses as rule are built very
low, one and a.half story, mostly and they
cover large surface of ground, l think
often 100 feet long, very plain all the room
being on one floor, or as we would say down
stairs, and the stables for the horses and
cattle all join and connect with the house
This is on account of the extreme cold
, weather and the deep snow drifts. They
30 arrange that when winter does come
they need not 10 out of doors for anything
No wonder that the great manufacturing
interest of this country are in New England
i or fhnxy hnu 4bn Aows kIal
this country can boast. The following
beautiful lines upon these hills by one o
the New England poets, will not be out o
place here.
"NEw ENGLAND"
THE hills Of New England. how proudly they rise
With fair azure outlines. and tall ancient trees,
New England, my country, love thee for these.
"The streams of New England that roar as they &c
Or seem in their stiffness. but dreaming to flow.
As bright glide the sunbeams. that march to the seas
New England, my country, l love thee for these.
"The skies Of New England so golden and efand
Reflect all the dyes Of Gods own heavenly land
HcF Fainbows gorgeous. both eye and heart pleas
new England, my country, love thee for these.
"The homes OF New England. free fortuned and fol
Full many hearts treasure sisters love there.
Eeh more more 'nAn lng MOUNTAINS oF s}eRmets the
New England, my country, love thee for these,
"God shield thee New England dear land of my brit
And thy children that wander afar DER the earth,
8 Ny country thou art. wheree my lot be cast,
Take home TO thy bosom my ashes at last"
know have signally failed to give an
adequate description ofthe grandeur of thes
nm beautiful bills, But to one like myself ur
accustomed to such sights it is q nontinui
feast to look upon them, but beyond ~
power to describe. Respectfully,
t.. A. P, GRIVVITH.
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