Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-04
Sends Word Of Its Trip
Across the Continent.
Wonderful Beauty Of White
Mountains Greatly Admired.
Over 100 in the Party and All Are Well
and Enjoying The Trip.

On board G. A. r. train. bound for
Denver. Col, Aug. 30.-(SpecaD.-
Headquarters department train con-
sisting of three Tourist sleeping cars
and one standard palace sleeping car,
left Portland, Me-. at 90, over the
White Mountains to Montreal, to De-
of over 100. composed of veterans of
the G. A. r. and ladies of the W. r.
c., and friends, congregated in the
Union station and was there met by
James L. Merrick, who had the party
in charge. He having arrived the day
previous 10 look after the welfare and
comfort of members of the party liv-
ing east OF Waterville, these receiving
special attention at the West End no
tel.
Much credit is due the manager for
the orderly way in which so large q
party We're assigned their places with
out IL bit of worry or confusion, and in
a short time every one was gaily chat
ting in their sections and really set
ting up housekeeping for the next four
days. AS soon as we We're seated in
what ! choose to cali "our corner
ttat.' We looked opposite and there sat
our department president, settling in
her little home, 4 twin to ours.
As We PULLED out of the station the
rain pelted against our windows, but
did not hamper our ardOr one bit. ev-
erything was co2y and homelike in
side the car. q fine modern one, with
fine ventilation and altogether com
forta BILE.
We are drawing toward the far
famed and picturesque White Noun
tains. Peak after peak rises above us.
Some of them cloud-tipped. Among the
many Of the first group stands out in
bold relief Kearsarge, which rises at
great height sloping upward and like
the roof of Il mammoth tent with a
high tower ut the apex giving il lool,
of Il big fiue from which you would al
most expect to see smoke issue at any
moment.
We made short stop at North Con-
way. Our car standing directly over
the Saco. its stony bed showing plainly
as the water rippled on its way to the
sra. Now we speed along toward Bart
lett passing great cliffs, looking as if
the mountain had suddenly split and
left its great stony face SCARED and
scanned. frOWning ut us as we pass
The great buiWarkS Of Nature piled up
on the border of the level intervale
land form a striking background with
here and there q little neglected farm
house.
AL Bartlett we stop to have another
engine attached to pull us along up
grade through the Notch into the heart
OF the mountain region. We left the
train here for few moments to look
around. 1t gave me feeling of being
shut in. on every side the mountains
towering to such heighth. The sun was
shining brightly and the driZzle of the
morning had passed. or we had passed
it.
The mountains from Bartlett to
Crawford are indescribablc The Notch.
the Inflated Wiley House, the numer-
Gus cascades. and deep gorges. We
alighted at Crawford and here our
bright display of badges made us in
terestins TO the summer visitors, show
ing their interest by asking many qucs-
tions about our trip.
We reached Fabyan's hungry. but
not tried. As we went up the entrance
to the great hotel the orchestra was
paying llNeiy tune ana guests were
conGrcgated around The entrance and
lobby to View the tourists. l should
judge by the display of jewels that
many wealthy patrons We're passing
their outing az this beautiful mountain
hotel.
Once more We boarded our travelling
fats ana went to housekeeping again.
At st. Johnsbury we made another
stop waiting for the Boston train as
9th rs We're to join us from Massachu-
Setts. st JOhnsbury is a quaint old
town lively at train time only. A jolly
old cop here answered without q frown
all the crazy questions crowd of
women can ask.
AT LunenburG we went on the st.
Johnsbury e. Lake Champlain r. r. to
St JOnhsbury, going over the Boston &
Maine to Newport. Imagination could
not picture the beautiful scenery Oh
the Canadian Pacific, skrting the
beautiful Lake Memphramagog, as
night dropped her soft mantle and shut
out our vison.