. Summer excursion routes . House is the central point of theFranconia mountains, a range scarcely lessgrand than the White mountains, and separatedfrom them by the Twin mountain and FieldWilling ranges. The view from Mt. Lafayetteshows Katahdin (in Maine) and the Whitemountains to the north-east; the lovely Pemi-gewasset valley to the south, and the Greenmountains of Vermont to the west. In addi-tion to innumerable beauties in the shape ottripping cascades and placid lakes, the Fran-conia region possesses two great natural curi-osities, either one of which would make anyother region famous. P
. Summer excursion routes . House is the central point of theFranconia mountains, a range scarcely lessgrand than the White mountains, and separatedfrom them by the Twin mountain and FieldWilling ranges. The view from Mt. Lafayetteshows Katahdin (in Maine) and the Whitemountains to the north-east; the lovely Pemi-gewasset valley to the south, and the Greenmountains of Vermont to the west. In addi-tion to innumerable beauties in the shape ottripping cascades and placid lakes, the Fran-conia region possesses two great natural curi-osities, either one of which would make anyother region famous. Profile Mountain formsthe south side of Franconia notch, and rises2000 feet above the Pemigewasset river at itsbase. Eight hundred feet below its summit isto be seen the Profile, or Old Man of theMountain, formed by the grouping of threedistinct masses of rock. The Flume is a rocky chasm 700 feet long and60 feet high, with an average breadth of 20 Hotels. Flume House Capacity, 150. Profile House Capacity. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Exc. 1240, with Exc. 412, 413, or 653.—Pro-file House, N. H. (Via rail and Boston; returning via Sound Lines.) Pennsylvania R. R to New York. Rail Lines (see pages 32 and 33 ior route)....to Boston. Boston & Lowell K. R to Nashua. Concord R. R to Concord. Boston & Lowell R. R to Bethlehem June Profile & Franconia Notch R. R to Profile House. Profile & Franconia Notch R. R to Bethlehem June Boston & Lowell R. R to Concord. Concord R. R to Nashua. Boston & Lowell R. R to Boston. Sound Lines (see pages 32 and 33 for route).to New R. R to starting point. THROUGH RATES. , 30 I Harrisburg $3) 30 I $38 20 Lancaster 28 40 Baltimore 29 90 Pittsburg, 44 30 I 32 30 \ ■fta-Trrnsfer through New York, going, included. ■ft^-Transfer through Boston, returning, included. Exc. 1240, with Exc. 407, 408, or 654.—Pro-file House, N. H. (Via Sound Line3 and Eo3ton; returning all rail.) Penn
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