Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-07-24
CURIOUS BITS IN THE WHIT
MOUNTAINS.

You may travel this country over,
but there is no section more interest
ing in every sense of the word than is
the White Mountain Region of New
Hampshire. Every resort within it's
confines has it's own particular Won
ders or scenic attractions, many of
them being strange yet decidedly in
teresting natural formations. Take,
for instance, Elephants Head in
Crawford's Notch,-the rock deposits
forming the trunk, head, eye and
ear of gigantic elephant which can
be seen for a great distance. Then
there is, in the Franconia Region,
that most widely known formation
the Profile or Old Man of the Noun
tain which stands guard over Profile
Lake; and not far distant is the great
Cannon Rock surrounding the noun
tain of that name. Down at North
Conway is the oddly, White Horse
Ledge, and thus you will find in every
locality some marked popularity
that is wonderfully interesting.
Mount Pleasant and Fabyans are in
the very heart of the mountain re-
gion, and short journey in various
directions will bring the tourist to
Crawfords, Jefferson, Jackson, Bart
lett, Sugar Hill, Bethlehem, Maple
wood, Twin Mountain, Profile House,
Littleton or Mount Washington, and
the view Of the Presidential Range
from hereabouts is exceptional.
Every one visiting5the mountain re-
gions should plan to visit the summit
of Mount Washington, for besides the
ride to the top of the mountain,
which is most sensational expert
ence, there is a continuously chang
ing outlook in every direction. Port
land and Old Ocean are often seen on
a clear day, while between lay those
gems Of lakes, Ossipee, Sebago,
Moosehead, and many Of smaller size
sparkling like bits Of shining silver.
In other directions the eye catches
glimpses of Berlin, Of Maplewood,
and of the mountain peaks for miles
around. When on the summit you
are by no means confined to the plat
form surrounding the hotel, for there
are a score of places within easy
distance worthy of visit Among
them is the Lake Of the Clouds,
goodly sized sheet Of water, which is
ever clear and cold. Then there is
the great chasm known as the Gulf of
Mexico, and in the Alpine Gardens
grows a great variety of mountain
plants and flowers, which for rarity
and beauty would be hard to equal;
but the most wonderful place of all is
Tuckerman's Ravine, Here the snow
lies hundred feet deep, and. through
it, cut by the waters coursiug down
the mountain side, is a series of
beautiful arches, the spans being of |
sufficient size to admit a team, could |
one but reach them. The descent to |
the ravinc is most perilous one and |
only the most experienced mountain |
clin bers ever attempt to visit it. The |
hotels Of the mountains are models Of |
convenience and magnifcence, and |
all visiting the region are assured |
pleasant, healthful and profitable
sojourn. You, of course, want to
know all about the mountains, SO send |
a two-cent stamp to General Passen
ger Department, Boston s& Maine R.
R., for the book Mountain Pointers"
and with it you will get an excursion
book, both of which are replete with
of value to tourists; and
for six cents in stamps will be sent
collection of beautiful half tones en-
titled "Mountains of New England"