New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
White Mountains
Resorts Ready for
June Pilgrimage
Fishermen, Hikers and Mo-
tor Tourists Already ON
Hand Locating Favorable
Haunts i'm Vacation Land
Special Dspatch to the Tribune

The annual pilgrimage into the
White Mountains of old New Hamp-
shire soon will be on. The fishermen,
the hikers and the automobilists even
now are seeking their favorite haunte
in the heart of this vacation land.
In June, and always by July, the
camping contingents are on hand to ex
plcre the many fascinating pojnts
throughout the White Mountains and
Franconia ranges. Early in July the
Appalachian Mountain Club has its
first hiking trip, and this year party
Of twenty-five members will bike over
the Presidential Range to the" Madison
Spring Huts, up the Pinkham Notch
and over Mount Wildcat to the Carter
Notch Hut. These are popular trails
for boys and girls camps, and during
the summer there are unending files OF
hikers making their way along the al
ways fascinating points.
Since the first day that fishing was
permitted by the state there have
been fishermen in the White Mountain
sections and at the various fishing
camps far north in New Hampshire
and across the line in Vermont. The
Smith Camps at Lake Umbagog, which
are reached by way of Errol, n. H., and
VT, are always the center Of at
traction for those who can get away
for early fishing. The Peabody River
in Gorham and Randolph the Gale
River in Jackson, where the Wildcat
also runs; the Saco, flowing south to the
sea from Crawford Notch, and further
north the Israel River at Lancaster
Mohawk River and Sims Stream at
Colebrook, all offer excellent fishing
There are many camp communities
where the Izaak Waltons come early
and remain late. The Diamond Pond
camps in the extreme northern part of
the state, down to the many private
cottages on Lake Chocorua, harbor
lovers of the rod and line
This summer marks the 150th year
since the discovery of Crawford Notch
that most marvellous development o1
Every summer thousands of motorists
and rail tourists pass through this
gigantic notch, where tower the mighty
Webster and Wiley mountains. Some
of the most interesting points are to be
seen on the 900-foot climb through
Crawford Notch. There is the Giant
Star and the Sleeping Indian. The
Frankenstein trestle bridging one ot
the deepest points in the notch is {
structure that never fails to claim the
attention of the many hundred tourists
who pass over it every summer.
Mount Washington Boasts First
Cog Railway in Country
From early in July until the frs
heavy snowfall on the summit of Mount
Washington in December the cog rail
way from Fabyans and Breton Woods
iD]> 70 Of hc
mountain, is in operation. This was
the first cog railway in existence il
this country and is the favorte means
for the majority to reach the Tip ToI
House, where delicious luncheons await
the early travellers or a wonderful
clear night can be enjoyed by those
who plan to remain over until the mex
day. Not infrequently do parties make
the ascent of Mount Washington or
the little cars, carrying their KNAPP
sacks with them and making the de
scent from the other side, coming ou
at Glen and Jackson.
! Breton Woods will become tn
scene Of activity by the middle of June
as the Mount Pleasant House will hav
| its opening June 49, An early tourna
mcnt will doubtless be an initial gol
| feature for the early golfers, while tn,
annual Breton Woods event will b.
| held in August IS usual. The Noun
| Washington will open this season oil
| July and many of the annual so
| journers who have been in Europe 70
| the spring are planning to return Their
for the summer and early autumn
This season trap shooting will be NOR
tkan ever to the fore. Since the estab
lishment Of the Breton Woods Gun
! Club last season there has been a grea
rallylng to the support of this spor
in the mountains, and with that grea
| fixture, the White Mountain trap-shoo
/ tournament at the Maplewood, it is ex
pected that more trap-shooters will b.
a. the resorts this season than eve
before.
Because of the popularity of this re
sort the Mountain View House, a
Whitefield will have an early sea
, son. Already booked to its capacity
this hotel will figure prominently il
| the social and sport activities once tn,
season is we'll under way. Excellen
| golf brings many players and ther,
are always number of tournament
and feature matches.
The Waumbek, with its commanding
view of the Presidential Range, its
splendid golf course and interesting
cottage colony, opens June %, and there
are always many of the cottagers there
to start the season.
Tennis and Trap Shooting
Tournaments Are Planned
Tho Crawford House, at the entrance
to Crawford Notch, which has as its
most important event the annual Craw
ford Notch tennis tournament il
August, has undergone many improve
ments for this season and will open il
June to accommodate the many visitors
who go there year after year
At Franconia Notch the Profile House
will celebrate its opening June 30, and