Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-09
THEIR NEW BUILDING.

ciatfon obliged to Defer Building
 The Labor Troubles and Other
 Causes.
 The managers of the Young Women's Christian association desire to express theft gratitude to the various friends who have so literally contributed toward the fund for the new building they have in view, and to explain the delay in com mencing the work. The labor troubles have so largely increased the expense of building that were all the money requisite in hand it would not be wise to proceed; but even in the best times the plans before them would call for $20, 900, and they are not sure of more than $11 ,000 With the appreciation of their largest donors, they have decided to wait till their means are enlarged. All the money received is drawing interest, and they hope, as their need becomes more manifest, their friends will come to their aid
 Relating to the White Mountains.
 Little is known regarding the White mountains before the year 1642, when Oar by Field of Portsmouth made the first as- cent of Mount Washington. Indian tribes then lived near the mountains, and but few of their traditions have been pre- served. Their name for the mountains was Waumbek Methna, and for Mount Washington Agiochook. John Josselyn in his book "New England Rarities Dis covered" published in 1672, gave the first description of the mountains.
 The White Mountain Notch was discov- cred by two hunters, Nash and Sawyer, in 1771.
 The first settlements among the noun tains were made in the latter half of the last century, Conway being settled in 1763, Franconia in 1774, Bartlett in TIT, Jack son in IT'S, and Bethlehem in 1790. Captain Eleazar Rosebrook made the first settlement at the site of the Fabyan house in 1792. He opened there in 1908 the first house for summer visitors ever kept in the mountains. His son-in-la Abel Crawford, long known as the "Patri- arch of the Mountains" settled later what is now called Bemis Station in 1793 The 1atter's son, Ethan Allen Crawford, the most famous of the mountain pioneers, took Rosebrook's house in 1S17 In 181S he opened the first footpath up Mount Washington. His brother, Thomas J. Craw- ford, opened the first bridle-path to the Summit in 1840, and his father, then sev- entyfve years old, rode the first horse that ever climbed the mountain.
 The first hotel on Mount Washington was the old Summit house, built in 1859 The Tp-Top house was built in 1853, and the present Summit house in 1872. The old Summit house was torn down in the spring of 1884 to give place to new build ing, used as lodging rooms for the employees of the hotel
 The first winter ascent of Mount Wash ington was made by the sheriff of CooG county and B. F. Osgood of Gorham De cember 2, 1858. John H. Spaulding Franklin White and c. c. Brooks of Ian caster made the escent February 19,. 1862 and were the first to spend the night on the mountain in winter.
 The carriage road from the Glen house to the summit of Mount Washington was begun in 1855, under the management o1 D. O. Matcomber, c. H. V. .Cavis being surveyor The first four miles were fin ished the next year. Financial troubles stopped the work for time, but the road was finally opened August g. 1861.
 George w. Lane, now in charge of the Fabyan house stables, drove the first Con cord eeach that ever ascended Mount Washington, August 8, 1861, on the open ing of the carriage road. 1t contained J. M. Thompson, then proprietor of the Glen House, and his family. The Mount Wash. ington railway was projected by Sylvester Marsh. The building of the road was be gun in 1866 and finished in 1869
 The signal station at the Summit was established in 1870. Prof. HI. Huntington of the state geological survey was at the head of the party that spent the winter having with him Sergeant Theodore Smith of the signal service and s. A. Nelson ot Georgetown, Mass. The building now oc cupied by the observers was erected ir 1873.
 The first number of Among the Clouds which was the first daily newspaper pub lished in the White mountains, and tn, only one printed on any mountain in tn world, was issued July IS, 1877, by Henr. M. Burt of Springfield, Mass. Its publica tion has suggested all the other summe 1 resort papers that have been established.