New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-06
WHITE MOUNTAIN BEAUTY
,,TrD BY THRONES OF SUM
MFR vIsITORs-THE PRINCIPAL
porvTS OF INTEREST

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Jeheiss .rs White Mountains, made famous for
hsGuts - - American literature. and with which
r1ans -, children are familiar. has mad the
e'el ee-+ Of drawing many thousands OF VS.
nS' his favored spot every summer aIlN OF
HOrs 10 -, terre-r1ent Of transportation facili-
iaN 80 hotel accommodations has -aPldly IN
nss a. -h,s number. There are few NeW-Eng-
cs-e- -i.rin 4 moderate radius Of the mountains
Enoels - look forward TO that period in their
ben they shall make the journey TO Mount
= .i-g-7n going Up IN the single car trains OF
h@,e ifrtle railroad 10 the summit, and regis
ts - The Tip-Top House, where thousands OF
feElNe Lei +hefr names every summer Travel
Fisl'0.- ~f,ars and hotel frequerters in general
1-s 30 n spead some summer or a portion OF II
Hs 80 The various points Of interest in this
and there are many who return from sea-
y :. season II some favorlte resort
s r.esrson the Waum5ek-and-CottaEes which
- 80 sf. hundred guests and constitute the
So efrgle resort system in the mountains, have
-. wears become the most popular among the
TEL known hotels. The WaUmbek-and-CCt-
D. are situated on 2 southern slope OF the Pliny
-. and offer a grand view Of the mountains in
- a,-e--irrs TO the east the entire Presiden-
=, panpa with M0lut Washington II the centre,
- ah-11rrly al a distance of fifteen miles. while
= 80 sauthv-ard and further away IS the FranConia
- 7irb Cherry Mountain in the immediate
sagrol,5 Directly in front and across the valley
= +ba villages Of Bethlehem and Franconia. al
as-a,os If fifteen and twenty miles respectively,
= ~ rbe west are the Green Mountains of Yer
- with miles o. cultivated country intervening.
coz IS in charge OF the Waumbek Golf Club,
bi,b operates al eighteen hole golf course and
:. sr-e-se is spared 10 keep the links in excellent
.o,sirion The tennis courts are gravel bottomed
- urope-3y screened, Offering exceptional facilI
Is 10 6evo.ees Of this sport The Waumbek sta
~ are large and afford stylish horses and modern
rsAicles The saddle horse department has twelve
.o-sss with Two instructors in charge. Trout
s-oos are numerous IN the immediate vicinity, and
he Waumbek guide has acquired q successful rep
,tzuou with fishing parties in previous seasons.
? Russell Nay. OF Boston. who has spent several
,,urrers az the hotel, brought n a fine catch Of
trout or Monday and the largest one tipped the
scales al two pounds.
The train service for White Mountain travel be
ran rwo weeks earlier than usual this season, on
lane = and the Waumbek colony already numbers
rro hundred guests. A through night train TO and
ron NeW-York has been added, leaving Newly ork
srgp n and arriving in jefferson at 3 q. m,
leaving Jefferson at ?. n. and arriving in New
York az 7.05 a. N.
NeE-Tork arrivals at the Waumbek include Mr..
sn5 Mrs jeremiah Richards Miss Ethel a. Rich
ards William :, Richards, Mrs. Thomas Porter,
Mrs J. A Raynor. Miss Alice Turnbull, Mrs. Harry
1 KesterTeIt Miss Estene :. Marzolf, Francis
Ramsey Westervelt, r T. Munro, William Frater
Munro NJ and Mrs. F. II. Richardson. Miss Il D
Richardson, Nine. de Nangregneusc J. Herbert
CARPENTER. Mrs Julia Merritt. Miss Dawson. Mr..
renter Miss Beatrice Carpenter, ny and Mrs
& D. Kitrredge. T. L. Loring. Miss NJ I. Loring.
Mss E Holland. Miss Faye, Miss a. NJ Faye, Miss
A Hasey. Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Duncan Moir,
Miss 4. ". Russell, Dr.. and Mrs. Isaac L. Kip.
Nr. and Mrs. Philip Rhinelander. Philip Kip
Rhinslarder T J. Oakley Rhinelander, ID, Miss
A X RhinelaIder. Nj and Mrs William Rhine
lander Mr and Mrs a Graef, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
tam Il. Hoes. Judge George c Barrett John H
Murphy. Mss Z. J. Y. Coe. Mrs A T. Compton
f4r-7 -Tn- II md nd
Mrs. Henry c. Emmett.
Among tie older resorts in the mountains is the
Crawford House. situated a. the gate OF the Craw-
FORD Notch through which The railroad s has been
ciVtjes Of the mountain walls on either SIDE Visible
WaEhinstoT- trarersing which several lives have
been lost in many decades. begins AT the CraW-
miles 10 The summit Of the range and across the
.nteTyening mountains toT SIX mics 10 me summit ha
open since the middle Of June and the usual mum
Further down me valley Of the Ammonoosuc Is
the Mount Pleasant House, with Mount Washing
ton only i've miles away across the open and close
70 il the Mount Washington Hotel, newly built,
which wiz be ready 70 receive guests July IS These
hoLels are under The same management, ana 70
Persons The golf course IN connection has eighteen
holes Tennis and SQUASH courts are among the
TroPorIionate 10 the heavy demand which VIII be
The MapieWood Hotel, accommodating four hun
ered. IS among The best known Of White Mountain
resorts in that II Is the only one located near a
town o. any size. II lies the outskirts OF the
smaller hotels and cottages, which has rightly been
termed the social centre Of the mountains In the
old coachl4g parade days Bethlehem was the point
81 WHICH the handsomely decorated coaches and
wagons q al the mountain hotels congregated FOR
The gala parade August and II still maintains
many features which make II OF central interest
this Important improvements have been
made. many private baths having been added 10
suit the demands Of a modern patronage. The
management Is prepared 10 make every effort 10
seclre the comfort and entertainment OF guests.
ne Fal-ey o. the great FFaneonia Notch is IN
1.-any respects the most beautiful OF the White
Mountains Unlike the Crawford Notch. and for
maj matter al the country OF the northern noun
a-lss mere = no suggestion OF barren desOlatiOn
here Nature has dealt bountifUlIy with this beau
l-al sf9t- sheer walls OF The surrounding
mountains are everywhere clothed in a rich dark
nose without the valley. Here are situated those
NpnoeTiul natural curOslLies which have served
Sosl II making the White Mountains famous: The
- Aa-i % ne NOUN ta-n' Standing out IN bold
lsle on The cliffs Of Mount Cannon. the marvel
rs Echo Lake al the bottom Of the divide between
L.---.s- L&Ilaon and Lafayette, ana further down
.ae valley, the Flume- the Pool and the Basin. At
~ gaze or me notch and directly beneath Eagle
IN are the Profile House and cottages. where
ft4s1n The hospitality Of the proprietor has found
.sfor Tor many years, and the hotel and cottages
t!s always Vel EIlea
70 the east o. the Presidential range and some
lel y he south OF the other resort locations
a.-5ted y wentworth Hail and cottages. with
-lh9aatlons fer four hundred guests A few miles
Ston Wentworth Hall, up the valley of the sacO
ne G-ef- where the late afternoon sun Is sWal-
.SSte lp by the summit Of Washington. The car
49, ne STOW les melting until midsummer. the
-4l.lI4l Glen Ellis Fall. and Crystal Cascade
a., eo1lare taVorab!y with that 10 the north and
80 where the mountains are seen from higher
enc Dur 10 visit 10 the White Mountain region
Tor.b AR RES without trip 10 Jackson ana Went