Scenic gems of the White Mountains . ng the entire Presidential Range. Trainsto and from the base, connecting with the trains of the cog railway to the summit, originate and terminate at Fabyans. Open ObservationCars are the rule on these trains, the patrons of which have their objective point fully in view ere starting out; for Mt. Washington smilesupon Fabyans in a very attractive manner, nor makes attempt to hide its royal splendor. To Fabyans converges railroad travel from allsections; no other mountain point bears such a distinction in this respect, and here the great pleasant-featured ho
Scenic gems of the White Mountains . ng the entire Presidential Range. Trainsto and from the base, connecting with the trains of the cog railway to the summit, originate and terminate at Fabyans. Open ObservationCars are the rule on these trains, the patrons of which have their objective point fully in view ere starting out; for Mt. Washington smilesupon Fabyans in a very attractive manner, nor makes attempt to hide its royal splendor. To Fabyans converges railroad travel from allsections; no other mountain point bears such a distinction in this respect, and here the great pleasant-featured hotel, although it has littleof architectural beauty to recommend it, proves a general favorite with transient and permanent guests alike. The pioneer of all WhiteMountain hotels once occupied the Fabyans site, when Ethan Allen Crawford, the paramount hunter and mountain guide, opened a hotelnear the base of a mound called the giants grave in the year 1803, which mound was laboriously shoveled aside by the builders of theFabyan ON THE FABYAN HOUSE GOLF golf there^is much that is fascinating from a players point of view, and it also holds elements of interest to[others, who are rejoiced tofind we have^at last a royal game which fills the long felt want to which] croquet and tennis were the weak introduction. Particularly do thelandlords bless the game, for at Summer Hotels itjhas lengthened the season by at least three weeks, so says their testimony. All of the WhiteMountain hotels of prominence possess the Links which are chief points of attraction to their guests. The hotels in the season of the sport, holdmany noted players, while tournaments that are attended by the chief experts of the country are features of the height-of-the-season all the prominent hotels too are maintained skilled players to teach the game, and whose services are at command of the guests. The FabyanHouse, one of the White Mountain Golf Club courses, lies between the Amm
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