The Portland daily press., 1900-08-17
Cabinet Photos " Ca
SMITH PHOTO CO., ~ Monument Square
PLACES IN A FAMOUS RE
GION.


Lofty peaks, invigorating air, beautiful
scenery, delightful society, cascades,
rushing streams, enchanting surrOttnd
ings, magnificent hotels such is the
make up Of the White Mountains region of
New Hampshire.
This vast region, Covering many, many
square miles of territory, is one great
summer pleasure resort. Every necessity
for enjoyment is at hand and nothing
Will be found lacking that the tourist
might suggest or expect.
Golf OF course stands paramount as the
leading creative allurement, and mount
ian climbing is chief feature in White
Mountain life, nearly every mountain
having It's paths; but to Mount Washing
ton the climbers look for the greatest sport
for there is variety of ways of ascend
ing the great mountains, and the num-
Der OF Incidents which the trip affords
are often Of most exciting and thrilling
nature.
10 get to the mountains there are sew
eral routes, either of which lies through
interesting country and the scenes one
finds at every turn are WOndrous and
magnificent workings of of nature.
LAO w 11b6 AlOuubtAlu V1lldSbS oIO cNoIJ
one OF them pleasant places, and each has
innumerable aattractions which are inn
portant, attractive and are oftent1mes
picturesque, and have made their lOca-
tiOns famed.
In North Conway there are many places
of interest, White Horse Ledge being one
of the first to attract ones attention.
ThOmpsons Falls, hidden away in the
great forests, is a most beautiful water
fall and like Artists Brook and Artist S
Falls is delightfully."- picturesque.
Echo Lake is Included in North Con
ways enyirOns, likewise The Cathedral,
also Dlana's Baths either OF which is
wen worth visiting. Conway's sunsets
are as famed as the Mount ashingtor
sunrise, and the CHARMING effects which
/ they bring are charm and delight to all
who view them.
Intervale has many noted attractions
and perhaps the most notable Of them il
the Great Cathedral Woods,
Glen Ellis Falls up in the Glen Region
is by no means rushing torrent, but In
stead is a crystal like stream pouring IN
solid column over a seTenty-foOt preciplc
/ the sides Of which cliff are rough ant
! Jagged, and the mountain stream as j
hurdles downward is DETECTED from sid
to side, and the mists rising therefr0n
are of most delicate and finely hued col
Ors.
Silver Cascade, in the Crawford Notch
is one Of the sights of the mountains
| This waterfall is seen from the train in
passing through the Notch,
The water descends almost perpendicu
! larly for a distance of nearly four huI
dred feet and glides over the face of tn
ledge clear, silver like unbrOKen sheet.
Jefferson lies on the slope of Star
! King, and the broad expanse of noun
tain scenery which unfolds itself to tn
vision of the tourist is one of magnihcen
| splendOr.
The Presidential Range from Jefferson
is delightful vista and the drives and
walks which may be taken from here art
among the best and most widely know
| in the mountains.
Perhaps the one object above all other
which impresses the White Mountain
tourist is 1.-THE Ola Man of the Noun.
TAIN
Twelve hundred feet above Profile
Lake, in Franconia Notch is this "Grea'
Stone Face" 1t does everything but
speak, and the great solemn features are
so exceedingly fascinating that one
never tires Of gazing in awe and wonder
ment at this gigantic super-human face,
brancOnia Notch has an Echo Lake
over which sound reflects several times
with ever in creasing clearness.
Cannon Mountain, Eagle Cliff, and the
Flume and the Poole and Basin are other
natural curiositieswhich have made not
only their own locality but the whole
mountain region famous.
OF Mount Washington much might be
said. 6,298 feet above the sea level, the
view from It's summit extends over a
radius Of more than hun dred miles,
including lake, mountain, shore, and
river scenrey. The ride up the mOu ntain
side on the cog railway is not only de-
lightful but thrilling.
There are many objects Of interest to be
seen on Mount Washington. chief among
aI~ars uraFc
Gulf and Lake of the clouds. The geolo-
gist and bOtanist are in clover when on
Mt. Washington for many rare and
choice specimens in their lines are found
there.
Bethlehem, Littleton, Fabyan, Cole
brook, Lancaster, Sugar Hill and two
score of other mountain resorts will be
found to be fully as interesting and of
them an extended description is given in
the delineatiOn published by the Boston
and Maine Railroad known as 1.-THE book
of the Mountains" and which is sent for
a two-cent stamp TO any address by the
Gen i Pass'r Dept. b. e M. Il. r., Union
Station, Boston Mass.