Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-10-04
A TRAMP UP MOUNT WAoHINoToI

0osnAn, N. H., Seps' ~ isSs'
Hifos Dsacersf.
A skssch Of brief trip among and
over The white Mountains may perhaps
b Of sufiicieat interest TO secure .
corner In your paper.
TIE prime movers and ploncers OF THE
tour were two young ladies OF south
i,arls--Julia ID. Harlow and florencc A.
Maxim. On Tuesday afternoon they
werr Joined At Gorham by Herbert Z.
wayland, South Parts, and Myrou w.
Naxim, and rode to the Rsvine, dis
tance Of six mlles; for here IL where the
tourists gather, 40 we'll % at the Glen,
rAbyans and morc noted places. We
were soon In light marching order ~ the
circumstances would allow, for our
haversacks contained two days ratious,
and The necessary blankets and wraps
for camp out among the clouds, were
also added to our usual avolriupols.
Nj. Adams IL the objective point, 90
We take the "Air Line" ~ wc learn
FROM the nicely marked hoard every IL
mIle-uot ~ bird would ffy we con.
clude, aud the only Idea conveyed to our
minds VAS, that we we're getting more
Into the air at every step, and like cir
culsr stairs, we look over the railing
and see the rear members Of our party
trsvelin. In the opposite direction from
ourselves.
We count on the IL miles as We pro-
cced and as often subtract from the sum
total Ills mllcs--to the top of NJ.
Adams, aud grow encouraged st the d.
minishing remainder. shut the Gun
grew low and the hill shadows long"
ere we reach the tree limit. and we here
diyergc from the "Alr Line" and follow
the arrow Ia the "Stone Hut" In the
gorge between Mt. Madison aud Nj.
Adams. The nlmbler feet Of the party
take In the "ilut- and return 10 tighten
the burdens Of the more heavily laden.
The shades Of night are falling aud =
lingering twilight brings us to the hos
pltable doors after an upward night OF
} IL miles.
Our fair pioneers, somewhat weary
aud decidedly crestfAllen as regards
piumage, are cxulting over tho ''bcen,
gone and done It,"
We fnd that tao parties have pre-
ce,iei us-Mr. Morse, the grntiemanly
clerk Of the RAylne Hotel, aud his genial
friend McDutiec, q boarder at III. same
place, and newly married pair from
Massachusetts. The lady introduced
herself aud welcomed ne very warmly.
and MAS go glad there we're ladies In
our party" Hut the bridegroom had
apparently been without curb or tit for
some years aud Was often gently Chidet
With "frAnkie, dear, don't do go" This
laird of the manor Vas great on air, for
while we we're Ia the most rswfed air
east Of the Rocky Mountains, aud the
ground was crusting and icicles forming
sithout, open goes Oh. door In addition
TAI the raised windows, aud then Ia b.
more amlsble % q smoky fire IL kept
up, and What smoke did not Ind lie Way
up the chimney found egrcss at the open
door of the stove; but ne are charmed
nevertheless with the "Doat do go,
frankie dear" oh. self. How many
virtue. % are committed In thy name :
We learn that the "ston. Hut" that
the arrows have been pointing u. WAS
built by the Appalachian club. In d.
men lons about 10 feet by ~, one story,
aud built of stone, of which there are
plenty around here. laid In cement, .
framed roof. boarded. shinglcd and
painted red. IL u provided With two
tiers of hunks nj each eud, making eight
hunks, and nicely filled With spruce
boughs. A full line Of cooking utensils,
crockery. knives, spoons, etc. Coffee,
chocolsie, sugar, rolled oats aud corn
meal are noticed In cans, Ia bc used by
traveller. when needed, and parties hay-
Ing . surplus a. generously make their
deposits.
The sleep for the night MAS not all
that could be desired, but an early
breakfast with hot coffee made some
amends, aud we break camp and start
Wednesday morning, sept. II. for VI.
Washington. Morse aud McDufe- pre-
cede us, and register az Mt. Adams al
) .J0A.N We make the climb II about
q mile. being above the tree limit all the
way, aud register At that point st 6:iS.
We find on resdlng the register, kept In
q wai.r-tighi metallic easel that M
parties have registered here except as
above named earlier than %.
II I. undoubtedly one 81 the hnest
mornings 81 the year for tourists AZ these
elevations. The rays 81 the rising sun
kiss the.. mountain tops, while the
shadows linger In the broad lsndscape
below. Fog lakes spread out over the
deep valleys. and every elevation he
come. an island. Words cannot picture
90 charming . scene, unless Il has been
traced by the now silent hugers Of
Whittier;
Land ~ The forest AMI The rV-k,
Of daft blae lale ant sowing river,
Ot moubtaias rcsrct Alon ~ ms-k
tbs storms osrret. The hshtnins'. shock.
Ny 0~u gwen land forvser."
We are at an elevation Of $500 feet.
and here L. grandeur enough for one
dsy.
Mt. Washington bssks In the early
sunlight AZ an elevation 81 Us feet above
Mt. Adams. and our pioneer. look To
that point AZ the desired goal. The path
lies over Mt. jefferson, Mt. Clay, and
lesser mountains with gorge. between
i've miles away. Shall Ne turn back
Our pioneers grasp frmly their alpen-
stocks aud push on, and We follow.
Only steady heads, aud steady hands,
can Traverse some portions Of the way.
We descend Mt. Adams on its western
slope over field of loose boulders APP
pesring as though they had been dump
ed at the top aud rolled down In pro-
miscuous confusion. We let ourselves