The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-13
lin Ahlfe Ainnnfnlns.

The White Mountains Of New Hamp-
shire are the highest elevations In the
United States east OF the Mississippi
the Black mountains OF North Carolina
alone excepted These mountains FORM
plateau forty-nye miles ia length by thiFy
I'm breadth. some 1000 feet above the ieVei
of the SEA. There are twenty PEAKS,
which cluster IN two groups, the eastern
One beluR known as the White In"uHt"lhS,
tne western as the Franconla group Inc
uriuclpal SUBMITS OF the eastern sloup
ARE Mounts Washington ADAMS Jen'i
son. Madison. Monroe, webster Linton,
pl asaut Franklin and cav Mount
,c.shir,,on r,sss 70 height OF C,2S
feet above the sea.
,r,' ror,cnrlature Of tho White noun
tain region reads strangely 90 those not
r,tlve no or familiar with IT, There ~
the Andres, g-n and Pcmlse"asset val
lbs Lake Wlunips0gee. the Osolpe'
hills aad Chocoma peak. but Mount Kerr
sarge has been made glorious Dy tlo
srhlegements of the noble Oh ship no"
stranded on Roncador keel.
The beauty. diversity and grandeur OK
,hs White mountain scenery is suen tha'
few other ranges ARE 80 wen known ~
tho summer tourist. The conway m"'S-
d,va are q perfoct dream u rural frhclly'
~ oli,onges III the distant m0untains
fnrn,lng IN admirable background 10 t"s
,.,.,nre The view 81 Mount Washington
fror, m, conway road Is q rugged ana
,,,niin., one for YOU seem 10 be actually
Standing under the mountain. Then thers
h. the Elephants Head. ~ the Tate OK
crawford notch. the Wiley slide ana 'hs
cate 10 the Notch itself TINS iatter s.s.'
IS extremely Wild IN outline ana i'rD.p-
ding even in summer Mount hea'S' -
~ the northern end Of tbs hattleshaNo
range. rises ir an almost peffsct us
from the main ridge. Then utfe - Mo'.
mountain, with Echo lake az l'S io''' a''
.,,.-',,,-,,,,,s ravlue. near Ilernlts lake.
Ths river AmmOnOosue lows from 'ho
,o[e or the Clouds. the highest sheet OK
,looid winter on the surface ~ The globe.
rs waters wound keep New YORK cry
constantly supplied. could Il act as
,,.,urot reservoir. One - the LOWEST
snots Is the Emerald pool. in Peabody
,ivor Glen. ard a decided contrast 10
Fagie cu0. which stands directly oppo-
cite N Profile mountain. so named be-
Cause OF the outlines 81 human face 10
be sen from "A certain point IN the Yaley
hotow Then there is Zee F'pne through
which a mighty volame ~ water rSshes
in The spring and fat. but 81 unable to
dlslodge the huge maar II granite mat
hangs wedged In mliaig above The bed OF
the torrent.
All these and other scenes % equal ir-
terest are pictured and described IN Pic
turesque America" Subscribers Will hnf
them In the seventh part % the series.
The steel and wood cnrravin65 were drawn
by Harry Fem. whose pencil has always
proved itself facllc IN depicting moun-
tain landscapes. when Il Is remembered
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Times Is now enabled 70 place Il In ths
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possessing a copy OF picturesque Amer
lea" you are enabled 10 make tour OF tho
entire continent and learn mora about
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