Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31

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NJ visited OF the natural wonders
Ma of the White mountains, will
soon become accessible to the
multitude of tourists who visit year
ly that picturesque playground of the
east, the New England Alps. Already
the river and wild and rugged tract
Of woodland about 1t have been ao-
Quired as a public park by the So
ciety for the Protection OF New
Hampshire Forests Plans are on foot
for clearing away the tangled trails
and opening up good. practicable
roads through the region. BY this
means Lost River will be found
again by hundreds OF people to whom
Il has been only name. t
The problems which have arisen
through the acquisition of the new re-
serve will come under consideration
at the 11th annual meeting OF the so-
ciety at the Mt. Pleasant house,
Breton Woods, July 1s and 10.
There will be a preliminary day, the
t7th. which will be spent In the Lost
RiYap territory, to enable members to
tamihsEfse themselves with the lo
catity,
In cooperation with the society
The state forestry commission will be
represented. The meetings will have
as presiding officers, former Govern.
or Rollins, president of the society,
and W. r. Brown, chairman of the
commission. 1t is expected that
many of those Interested In forestry
In other states will be In attendance,
including the directors OF the Ameri.
can Forestry association, state for
esters and teachers OF forestry, and
possibly the national forest reserva-
ton commission.
Among the topics which are to be
discussed are fire protection, forest
taxation the relation of forests to the
flow of streams. the management Of
forest reservations by the society and
by the state, state ownership of for
est lands and the national forest In
the White mountains.
Long Time Lost.
Situated somewhat off the beaten
track and in the heart of the forest,
the Lost River territory, In spite OF
its attractiveness, has drawn com.
paratively few of those to whom the
Old Man of the Mountains. the Flume
and the numberless other bits OF
natures handiwork have long been
familiar. 1t is only within the last
few years that Lost River, It's mar
velous series of caves and caverns,
IT'S shady pools and silvery waterfalls
have become at all well known even
TO the more ambitious travellers. II
Is expected that increasing numbers
Of raincoated, rubber-booted devotees
will soon make the fascinating under
ground journey along this strange
stream as 1t dips and winds It's way
far beneath the surface.
Seven miles west Of the village Of
North Woodstock. the Widest portion
of Kinsman's Notch. lie the deer
gorge. the virgin forest and the over.
shadowing mountains which give the
river It's setting. The little stream
takes it's rise on the steep slopes Of
Mount Moosilauke Darting downward
in its rush to the waters of the Pemi-
gewasset in the vSlley below, II
plunges into great vaulted caverns of
limestone, now and then losing itself
In subterranean passages 30 far In
the heart of the earth that even the
murmur OF it's waters fades from the
ear. .a
Just a little mountain brook at the
outset It courses along until It
reaches Point Lookoff. Before It be.
gins It's descent into the underworld
It glimpses view which is second to
none in the whole region. To the
south Mount waterhouse and Moosi-
lauk jut abruptly skyward. To the
north Mount Kinsman and the Gordon
range tower in the distance. Stretched
out below lies the green length of the
Pemigewasset valley.
Leaving Point Lookoff the brook
tumbles down between two gigantic
powders into the first OF the caverns,
the Hall OF Ships. The walls about
seem to be made OF number of pet.
rified keels as If the distant sea had
hidden there the relics of some for
gotten fleet.
Great Masses Of Rock.
For a mile or more the bed twists
between and beneath great masses OF
rock through strange passages and
widening chambers, one succeeding
the other In a bewildering series.
Some are AZ biz as good-slzed rooms.