Scenic gems of the White Mountains . m o : a H £ h *J « Mf «J iJS i in ra h d a u• *! M a B S M C P So* u J5 £ ^ £ £ £ I 13. a: _5 3 So q «j .a .,t bo . u as ;uc5e3uq *,. ;B-s h. j « ii a b » a 5 7 >> so n ^ B-aj bo d ^, a o S -5 .* a ? uxi «j glfi9 1 o-o in u jlh ui a w , <~ p--s.•K!t.!o 3JljiJj)§£lJli bos .3 5 •o o « « o SCasi. a to - .Sag ?& S tn rt aJ - a a H .* » .0 , 1- 3 MZja bw r. ^ 22 ,* o <u u u u. THE NATURAL NOTCH—LOOKING TOWARD THE CRAWFORD beyond the deep cut appears the Natural Notch, which, before the advent of the railway, was full
Scenic gems of the White Mountains . m o : a H £ h *J « Mf «J iJS i in ra h d a u• *! M a B S M C P So* u J5 £ ^ £ £ £ I 13. a: _5 3 So q «j .a .,t bo . u as ;uc5e3uq *,. ;B-s h. j « ii a b » a 5 7 >> so n ^ B-aj bo d ^, a o S -5 .* a ? uxi «j glfi9 1 o-o in u jlh ui a w , <~ p--s.•K!t.!o 3JljiJj)§£lJli bos .3 5 •o o « « o SCasi. a to - .Sag ?& S tn rt aJ - a a H .* » .0 , 1- 3 MZja bw r. ^ 22 ,* o <u u u u. THE NATURAL NOTCH—LOOKING TOWARD THE CRAWFORD beyond the deep cut appears the Natural Notch, which, before the advent of the railway, was fully occupied by the carriage-roadand the infant Saco River, fresh from Crawford Lake in front of the Crawford House, which all will recognize as the hostelry appearing inthe middle distance. Here a second and far inferior rock cutting was made for the passage of the railroad, the loose material from which wasin a large degree dumped into the bed of the Saco. The picture shows the railroad upon the left; the hidden Saco crossed by a slightwooden bridge, and the carriage-road upon the right. This was the old stage-road through the Notch, commonly in use before the buildingof the railroad. It was upon this stage-route that the old Willey House formed the principal rest-house of the region one hundred yearsago, where the sturdy Coos farmers were wont to refresh themselves on their way to Portsmouth. The site, there is little else remainin
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