New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-19
AUTUMN IN THE WRITE HILLS.
CHARMS OF MOUNTAIN SCENERY.

lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT TRIBUNE.
CRAWFORD HOUSE, Sept. 10.-The Crawford
House, situated upon little plateau 300 feet above
the seaevel occupies biologists say. the bed OF
ancient lake. This plateau. about quarter of a mile
square, Is almost completely surrounded by mountains
On the west Mounts Field and Tom. Mount Clinton
IS on the east; while the south Mounts Webster
and willard The honse facing the southeast looks d.
recty upon the massive double gate OF the Notch II s
an ordinary building painted white with green blinds
many-Gabled roof and broad piazzas. II accommodates
from three to four hundred at the OF 81 so
per diem. All the appointments of the house
cellent The diningroom IL long. well ventilated and
lighted The paror very good taste and
contains large odfashoned tiled fire place. in which
log fire is generally blazing for it is always cool at
"Crawfords" BIIiards,a bowling alley and other games
are at hand to begnle the monotony OF rainy day.
Before and IN the Of the house extend spacious
well-kept lawns with fountains At short distance in
front OF the house Is small sheet or water saco Lake.
from which the Saco River its through
the Notch This lake has been greatly enI2rged and
deepened by artificial means. The house by
c. II. Merrill, A. T. & O. F. Barron being the proprie
tors Mr. Merrill deserves credit for his good
management and especially for the excellent table
provides Never before has there prosperous "A
season here this The house overflow
Ing FROM the beginning and hnndreds been turned
away. No house in the White Mountains possesses
more Interesting and charming walks in its immediate
v"inlty On the left Of the h"use Ia pretty hit OF
forest called Idewd, from which the underbrusb has
been cut away and where placed
lent Intervals offer irresistible temptations for
tefes A rocky bluff distant about quarter OF n mile
mas received the name OF Elephants Head shape
from the pazzas. Beecbers Cascades are about
onehalf mile the right hotel. There are
erhi beautiful falls and pools the brook which flows
through forest primeval They have pleasantly
described by Henry Ward Beecher in whose honor they
received their names
walk along the Crawford Bride Path for about a
quarter ~ mile brings Gibbss Falls named for
Ord he hroo do
scrnds for thirty forty feet series projecting
lodges These falls very beautiful and well repay
visit.
And will take a walk into the far famed Notch
itself hve-minutes walk from hotel brings US TO
The double gate OF the Notch consists Of The pass
twehtN-SN teet wide through which, between two huge
pues OF rock tho saco flows and the road way
and new made for the railroad between the
western portal OF the rocky cliffs OF
Mount Willard. After passing through the gate our
path leads rapidly downward The one OF wild
and singular beauty. right far below ms x
tend IN" deep OF the Notch through which the
Saco plnnges it's On before us the
PERCEPTIONS wall OF Mount Webster forms background
only partly through the which hem rs
In on every side Wild flowers Of all kinds beauti-
u ferns found IN abundance Giant trees monarcbs
OF the Older forest lie dead and PROSTATE in every d
rection.
Continuing our walk. perceive on our left the
Fnme Cascade, where small descends from the
mountain and passes downward Ia the Saco II takes
us name from singular trench through which the
stream flows near the bridge where deeply sunsen
in the surrounding hedges The cascade Is about
$50 feet high We next to the silver Cascade one
OF the most beautiful aud graceful falls In the mountains
The desccut OF the brook during me its course il
over 1000 feet the most remarkable falls being fun
view from the road The flows in most OF tts
course over smooth and highly inclined lodges. suc
ceeed and then by short leaps over nearly peren
dicnlar cllts Tho portion Of the fas seen from the
road is about 800 feet high Both OF these cascades
should he Waited after heavy ralns warm DAYS OF
summer sadly dwindle their proportions.
As we proceed orr way the rocky aide OF Mount
willard comes into prominence our right. This
mountain is 2.57o feet sea ana from IL il OBJ
tanned beautiful view OF the Notch and surround
ing mountains Next 10 Washington IL probably has
more visitors than any other Of the White Mountains
The summit is reached 10y broad carriage road two
miles long, which may be found at almost all honrs OF
the day excursion wagons from The Crawford House.
Looking up the mountain side our road we per
ceive large black spot the ch1 near the summit
This is cave about twenty feet square called the
Devils Den concerning which marvellous legends
have been told. Now to the very centre
of the Notch On right the forescovered sides
Of Mount Wiley. On the extends for q long dis
lance the awc-rspiring wall of Mount Webster This
wall about 1000 high Is exceedingly steep strped
with brilliant colorng by the land slides which have
laid bare its cliffs and Scared in places bv the
petnous course Of mountain torrents At come 10
the Wiley House, situated in the valley between Mounts
Webster and Wiley and at the foot OF slope of the
latter. The story OF the Wiley family has been too
often told for me to attempt IT, but think that some
may be Interested In the present condition the house
and in tie traces OF the slide which remain On Mount
Wiley itself the region of the slide only be recog
nzed by the growth OF hard which has succeeded
the pine formerly covering the locality The ton of
the large boulder which behind the house and
which Is said TO have saved 1t that night
Ia visible small rock It lie thirty feet OF
drift The old red house s remains is shown TO
y Behind ne drif
various undulatons which said % have been made
shows where the bodies of several Wfleys were
found An ugly white house, which is kept as a cheap
Whc. We start ON our Journey backward. 10y the same
ner with appettes much quickencd mile walk
r. H. Shaplegh, the artist has built himself this
House The Interior is cnarmngiy ARRANGED. and YOUR
correspondent found several painting which he liked
very much Perhaps the view of the Prcsi
uehtal Range az seen from Pottcrs Farm North
conway. Walkers Pond" forms the foreground
me ~ tne packbround extends the Presidential Range
oathed In their beautiful afternoon purple Then there
are pictures OF the Crystal Pool" at the Glen; OF the
plouh.alhs from jackson OF the Presidential Range
w tne h' yer IN Which the water is particularly
Jackson pretty interior OF old farmhouse a
h hh9rl hhn well sweep aud many other pictures
whloh fetal FAMILIAR scenes TO the White Mountain
habitue.
The flow summer visitors here is now naturally ON
tno uecno, ana the outward-bond trains crowded
NtNettheicss, enough remain 10 promise favorable
here, indeed Throughout New England: the sSy wore
u rlen golden hue throughout the morning aud the
Il burned with PALE white hue, resembling the electric
llght The effect ON the hte mountain scenery visible
dnced and wonderful sottness OF outline Everyone
aPretea hurricane nut II dld not come One of
natives told me that he "spected twas caused by that
burned comet" - ~
North Conway has been especially favored with visi
do not leave At the kearsarge House last night every
room was fed and one OF the parors had to he fitted
up as bedroom Last Saturday occurred the tna hon of
fi season, ~ a. LARGELY attended and was