Evening star., 1886-09-25
OF fHE EVENING STAR

i PERISNcE on MOUNT WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF THE EvESrx.. star
BErHLEHEN. n. H., Sept 81.
This lovely village. 1900 feet above the sea,
lies nesting like an emerald amid a fret work
| OF rock-riooed mountains. fragrant with the
aroma or primeval forests OF balsam fir and
pine. In 1870 the village was chartered and
for many years the silence of these mountatn
Businesses was unbroken save by the presence
| oil three heroic families, Of whom, 10 is said,
mono Knew whence they came aud no one
remains TO tell whittier they went The inyigo-
rating and heaithful air of this locai " renders
| Il grand sanitarium. whore sufferers from
nay lever ana asthma gather by thousands 10
find complete exemption or helpful relief iron,
these distressing malaiies
A LAND OF HOTELS
There are over thirty summer hotels I'm this
village, each with accommodations for from
nfteen to $50 guests, while in neighboring
mountain resorts there are nearly $50 hotels
a s. Oh Mn,cn seem TO be iIil OF boarders, paying
village. which Is one OF the coolest in the moun-
tains, has great social attractions, and the
drives 70 Littieton and over the crest of the
Franconia mountains and the ascent of the
Agassix gives grand panoramic views OF fa--
away mountains and deep-cut valleys q pic
tufe OF beauty never 10 be forgotten. Visits are
made daily TO the Stanley slide, where one
year ago vast avalanche of rocks, earth and
trees came rushing into the valley from the
Top OF Cherry mountain, scattering devastation
ior Two miles, destroying the house OF "A farmer
kuihg his cattle and mortally wounding one
OF his employees.
THE OLD NAN OF THE MOUNTAINS
NO one Tails to visit the old man OF the moun-
tains, the grandest natural stone profile in the
world, formed by three ledges OF rock, al a dis
sance ot twelve hundred feet from the base of
Mouht Cannon One ledge forms the brow, an-
otner the nose and upper lip, the taird a h,ayy
chin' completing a vast human profile stand
lHG OUT ciean cut against the sky. No geolo-
s.s. can even guess The age OF this stone won-
uei, Whicn seems competent TO Withstand the
storms VI a thousand centuries. New wonders
| attract HE visitor from day to day, but none
suouiu HISS the Charming drive TO the Flume,
twenty miles from Bethlehem. This sublime
wonder stands yawning at the gateway oi the
Franconia Notch. For unknown centuries "A
| babbiing brooklet has worn away the coarse
gfan!te ledse aud formed canon 700 feet long
a anu ~ 70 20 lset wide, with clean cut perpeu.
an Immense boulder OF many tons weight
nao been suspended TO be lifted from
ns. lS irocny Prison In June, 1854, 10y AN
asatancne ot rocks and trees, borne on a
nooo oi waters, wnich came rolling down the
siocs oi MI Liberty. This immense boulder was
carried Ike "A cork hundreds OF feet down the
low. o""As '0
MT. WASHINGTON.
Going to the White mountains without Ms
cending MI. Washington would be like visiting
Niagara without getting a view of the falls. This
mountain. which is 6.293 feet high. has been
Tue scene oi several terrific land slides during
Iuc present century. The nrst ascent Of this
darby Field. ~ OS
Two centuries ago it was described "as hean
"a ~ tn STONES, up which one could ascend
as II gong up stairs. The Indians vi the early
lime CONNECTED many legends with MI
mashinSton, and from Its summit these chill
uren oI Inc forest SAW in fancy lneir loved chief
faSSaconoway, lifted to the land of the yra.f
spirit In u chariot OF fire,
Dixtlngulshed geolosists have asserted that
Tue w Lite mountains are the oldest in tAe
world, aud that Mt. Washington aute,iates the
alps thousands ot years. In 1921 the first
c.ICih was tuilt on the summit OF the mounfain
OH the spot where Iow tue United states SIGNAL
station is boiled and chained to its r,c., ,,.nt-
aiioi W Tue complexion OF the railroad, in 500
many aoEenturous pedestrians in atIempiins
as ascent lost their lives. the remains or so ,,e
not oeiag iound Tor years, and in other cases
they perished. In July of the present vaar SIa
young son oi Sewal A. Faunce, of Boston was
kliieo oy Tue iali OF snow arcn overhauying "A
ueep sutcn In the mountain side. On one of
boLuieneln's brightest ana sunniest MORNINGS
welcomed large party OF tourists detellnin..i
~ cue cost of making the ascent 10 ieasi our
e9es upon the grandest scenic view on the
continent. All were In fuIl regulation dress.
uouoie underSarmcnts all throug n and no md OF
M.st SuaM's; nKets and winter wraps. At Maple
wooo, lwln Mountain Home, FaBy ans aud M.
Pleasant, other heroic adventures Similarly
nn uquappsa ana appareiied Increased our
10 lace any difficulties and To iook the nortn
west wind out vi countenance ii necessary.
THE JOURNEY TO THE TOP
Ahc oisIahce from the base TO the summit by
tue railroad Is three miles, with All average
grade Oh l,oOo ieet TO the mile, while at Jacobs
Ladder II reaches 1850 feet. There are nine
curves in the line. which vary in radius from
4DI 70 oao leet. Water Is taken at four sta
tions while making the ascent, each train con-
sistlhs oi an engine ana one car seating forty
passengers, and train after train goes creepiny
up the mountain, seeming simply 10 hang tinn6
its side Before we reacHed Marshfietd an Ihe
oase ol tne mountain We ran into u pouring
III. r. rnf Cnr "A
YET upon US. At this point we changed Jo the
mountain cars, and the engine began pushing
nr,.ra W. .ne o1Ly negnt' each passenger leaning
a0fsaro !U as II trying to help tue puIing engine
Ine trees, by u strange illusion, look as N
leaning towards the sides of the mountain.
scarce had we started ere We ran into bli al.
Ing snow storm, and the air became cold ANA
CRISP, and CLAD in blankets, wraps anu muftters
we hight have been taken Ior an arctic ex-
piorlng party In search OF the North Pole
NotWlthstanding assurances of safety a sense
VI chliiiness crecps along the spinal column
who asked the engineer what kept the thing
irom tumbllng down hiil. He assured her thai
ane cogs Ia the track held it. "BuI" said she,
"supposing The cogs break" "Oh, we have
powerful brakes" But" said she nervou-iy
"tf all should tail where would we go:I
w, id said Iae engineer r!houghtfuiiy." madam,
tEat would depend entirely upon how Won
have lived nere." 10 guard against All seam,
ing possibility Of danger human Ingenuity mas
Oeeu taAeo to The utmost 70 make the ascent
perfectly sale. There are nve different means
of checking the downward descent OF the tram
SAGA oAo va WHICH Is Sutllclent II all the other
iour were to become imperative. So pcrlect
are these appliances that not an accident mas
ever happened Oh the road.
MIDwINTER SCENE.
rushing on up the mountain sides the snow
beats luriously against the car windows and
great icicies hang on the water tanks filled
from springs from the mountain side, An iour.
neys have an end, and finally we reach the
summit 70 nnd everything frozen up solid A
change Of three hours, and We have journeyed
lfonl Tie balmy breezeS OF summer to the frigfd
temperature vi mi0winter. A rush was made
oy 2OO chilled tourists for the great red.hot |
Stove IN the waiting room of the hotel and
aiCer gettlng warmed general break was made
ior we taoieS Dy as hungry set OF mortals as |
ever 0iued u This popular Summit house |
Descending the mountain, and returning to
our abiding place. We are iull OF speculation as
70 cycles OF years, great uphea.vals, glacial
per1ous, and OF The SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF CEN /
turles that enables this generation to look upon
ana ENJOY as present possession these grand
mountain ranges deep-cut valleys and ever.
producing fertile plains. DEP.
0ore Disagreesble Railroad Expert. |
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR: |
"Growls" being In order wish TO call atten.
tion TO the miserable accommodation for such ]
b. q o. passengers a are obliged to wait at Har
per's Ferry. No decent person will stay in the
waiting room" up p-stairs, which is used in WAYS
that should not be allowed. Coming from
Winchester, September IL. a Chfoa~o ga,tfa