Scenic gems of the White Mountains . civilization, the stage coach, after an interesting ride offour miles over a road bordered and diversified by forest and fields, and with mountain filled horizon, one reaches the beautiful little village ofJackson on the old stage road between North Conway and the Glen House. With the destruction of the Glen House by fire, just prior to theopening of the season of 1S94, the stage journey, which was a favorite one, from the summit of Mt. Washington down the carriage-road to theGlen, thence on through Jackson to North Conway, or vice versa, fell rather into d
Scenic gems of the White Mountains . civilization, the stage coach, after an interesting ride offour miles over a road bordered and diversified by forest and fields, and with mountain filled horizon, one reaches the beautiful little village ofJackson on the old stage road between North Conway and the Glen House. With the destruction of the Glen House by fire, just prior to theopening of the season of 1S94, the stage journey, which was a favorite one, from the summit of Mt. Washington down the carriage-road to theGlen, thence on through Jackson to North Conway, or vice versa, fell rather into disuse and finally was abandoned. Recently, however, theproprietors of the big four mountain hotels have revived it with their round-the-mountain trip by stage. Persons who have made this journeywill remember the pause always made by the driver to allow tourists to gaze upon the beauties of this fall, one of the heaviest, as it is one of themost beautiful of the White Mountains. It was one of the principal show-pieces of the THE VILLAGE OF JACKSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE. The pleasing little hamlet of Jackson nestles in a beautiful and secluded glen at the confluence of Wild Cat Brook and Ellis River, and isenwalled on all sides by dark green mountains and rocky-faced peaks. The hamlet dates back for more than one hundred years, for very manyof which it has been one of the most popular of White Mountain resorts, being moderately elevated (759 feet above the sea), and renderedexclusive rather than secluded by its being off the beaten path of railroad travel. There are man) points of attack for mountain climbers whovisit this lovely glen : Thorn Mountain, the twin domes of Double Head, the massive Iron Mountain, and the Giants Stairs on the main drives are numerous and interesting. There is excellent trout fishing in neighboring brooks. Three miles away is the railway station ofGlen, with numerous trains passing east and west through the Crawford Notch, in which it is p
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