National Republican., 1881-09-05
ABOVE THE CLOUDS.
A TOUR IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.
The aonarchs Of Almighty Pouer-Hou the Ascent
Is Mado-grAnd and Beautiful Sights
The Rash OF TraIelers-Per-
pstual lee and Snow.
Special Correspondence Of Tnr nrrvnLIcAx.

Special Correspondence OF THE REPUBLICAN.
WHITE MOUNTAINS, Sept. 2.-The at
traction which mountain scenery has to many
persons IL not surprising when We come 10
stand on their loty heights and view the grandeur
and sublimty ofnature around, above, and below.
To my mind there is something more awe-inspir-
ing as stand on the summit of one Of these gi-
gantic monarchs OF the Almighty power
and look down upon the clouds and
storms miles below, and hear the thun-
der the cataract, or tho tempest roar,
than there is In looking upon tho a.coasts, with
their long stretches Of cliffs and beaches. I'm
preslons are what most Of us seek for apprehend,
in the spectaces Of nature that we travel long dis
tances TO behold, and never have mine been more
happily and completely fulfilled than by those pro-
duoed by tho magnificent views have had upon
these mountains Our ascent was necessarily
FROM GoRHAM, NJ H.,
in Concord coaches (made expressly for this line),
via the Glen House, which route Is less frequented
by the tbrongs perhaps than the railroad route OPP
p0site but none the less charming and impressive,
as am told by those who have been both ways.
At this hotel, which is eight miles from the sum-
init, the scenery is very impressive. on the leit
Mount Washington roars its gigantic form In oil
Its massive beauty Its base Is covered with dense
growth Of trees, shrubbcry, and trailing vines.
Higher up the forests disappear and leave nothing
but huge piles OF rocks or superiuous material
| in front and extending to the extreme right
stretches the presidential range the whole being
| grouped In semi circle form, with the Gagye
| turned away from the observer.
| MADISON MOUNTAIN
is the first, Adams next, which latter mountain is
| beautiful in shape, and raises its head far up
among the clouds, being most of the time las old
| travellers tell us) Handicapped" and hides
small lake In its bosom, whose waters arc clear as
crystal and cold as ice. jefferson and Clay Noun.
| tains complete the list, and are wonderful to be-
| hold. At the foot of these mountains appears to
be a deep gorge, which has wild and picturesque
| appearance from distance, and, l can imagine,
| appears vastly more so on nearer view as the
| numerous streams of water from the upper regions
go dashing madly down through the rocky clcftS
and over the many falls until 1t Is lost to view.
THE WINDING ROAD OR GREAT HIGHWAY
| up the mountain, built ut enormous expense and
| labor, Is kept in excellent repair, and, Judging
| from the amount of tolls collected Is paying In
vcstment. 1t is certainly great accommodation
to the public, Is all of the way SAFE romantic and
| beautiful TO ride over, and when, at the final ef-
fort, you are landed at the Summit House." on
the tiptop of Mount Washington the momentous
sensation OF grandeur Is complete. As you alight
| and look around the same exclama,ions fall from
every lip "How grand" " How beautiful ="
Many persons walk the distance to and from the
Glen House Sixteen miles, rs did party from
DOstOu NOnc young lnCIuueu) Ouy DeiOrc yes.
terday. At some points of this road can be seen
the Connecticut, saco and Androscoggin Valleys,
all full of grandeur by no other route from the
summit can so much be seen, imagine.
FEW WILD FLOWERS GREET THE EYE
by the wayside, among which arc the -AlpiEG
dGfsy, Beautiful and delicate blossom, greatly ad
mired by tourists. The submits Of the Alps, with
| their eternal SHOWS and glaciers, may be more ma
jestic but do not believe they present pano-
rama extensive, so varied, and so striking the
| picture which OH clear day is enrolled TO the
| view from this mountain peak, and especially at
| sunset, when the scene takes OIL the most sublime
proportions which tseems to nature can offer as
you look away over the immense space along and
beyond the great chain, each point enyeloped in
light and vaporous tints as 1t rears Its proud, bald
head above the clouds and points still upward and
heayenward to regions unknown. but perhaps in.
habited by giant people not bald headed. mo re.
Election Intended on any of THE REPUBLICAN, cdl-
tors) Shall l attempt to describe oil saw and
felt on this long anticipated visit to the White
Mountains9 I could not giyea
FAIsT IDEA oP THE MAGSIFIcESCE
OF these ever changing scenes. Sometimes light
veil envelopes these majestic hatss.-, -nverins
lsnn, tnen with scarlet. red then with golden light
ana crimson, and then with pale green-untl your
VIII ole vision is dazzed and you can look no longer
,. for awhile until the victorious king OF day de.
scends below the edge Of the horizon and these
intensely brilliant tints are softened and die AWAY
leaving you lost In wonder, Animation and
amazement Others can go further, see the per.
petual snow and ice and remain longer IL they
wish, but prefer to descend to the Glen House TO,
refreshments and repose, and particularly for the
former. This house Is having about Quo hundred
arrivals daily, and is certainly one of
THE VERY BEST IN THE COUNTRY,
Delng the only one where from every window oil
It's four hundred feet front and its broad piazza the
highest of the White Mountains can be seen from
base to summit Many persons come here year
after year The pleasure grounds furnish plenty OF
amusements for the guests such as archery, lawn.
tennis, playing tcn-pns, billiards, &c, and the
rides and drives to the falls, cascades &C.. are nu-
merous. The diningroom walters are mostly from
Bates College male and iemale), who come here 10
spend In this way their summer vacation, with one
OF their professors as head waiter. At the Summit
House | counted the arrivals the day previous
which numbered 272,
FROM ALL PARTS or THE HABITABLE GLOBE
Including several from Washington, D. C. | was
told that the Crawford, Twin Mountain, Fabyan
and Profile Houses were also well filed and that
business with them was just about the sa me as II
was last season. sprightly newspaper, entitled
Among he Clouds, Is printed daily during the sea
son on the summit Of Mount Washington and
believe the only one printed on any mountain I'm
the world. 1t was first issued July Is, 1877. III
conclusion, will express the wish that all who
nave read this letter, and have never yet had the
good fortune TO witness this huge museum of curl
osities, may some day be refreshed, as have been
on these mountain-tops from the torrid heats that
blight the world below, when am sure they will
be elevated, made cooler better, and happier by
the visit and contemplation thereof A. X