Scenic gems of the White Mountains . T. WASHINGTON. Crawford, the hunter and pioneer of the White Mountains, erected the first habitation on the summit, a stone cabin built in the year the year 1S40 the first horse climbed up over the bridle path from Crawfords, hewn out of the wilderness by the powerful arm of him of thatilk. The original Summit Hou^e dated from 1S52. This was removed in 18S4 to give place to the present more commodious structure. Thewinter of 1870-71 was first passed by man on the summit; since that time until recent years the government has maintained a signal stati
Scenic gems of the White Mountains . T. WASHINGTON. Crawford, the hunter and pioneer of the White Mountains, erected the first habitation on the summit, a stone cabin built in the year the year 1S40 the first horse climbed up over the bridle path from Crawfords, hewn out of the wilderness by the powerful arm of him of thatilk. The original Summit Hou^e dated from 1S52. This was removed in 18S4 to give place to the present more commodious structure. Thewinter of 1870-71 was first passed by man on the summit; since that time until recent years the government has maintained a signal station of theweather bureau there. Thrilling indeed was the experience of these servants of the government, but they have given us valuable records of thevelocity of the wind and the intensity of the cold on this exposed summit, over which the uninterrupted airs of the heavens sweep. Aboveappears the old Tip-top House, now a relic of the past hospitality of the peak, and the more modern observatory rising like a huge chimney onthe OLD TIP-TOP HOUSE, WITH FROST FEATHERS. The peculiar penchant possessed by the summit of Mt. Washington for catching and retarding the cloud-mists of the upper airs, leads to theformation of a singular and beautiful phenomenon termed frost feathers. These mists gather and are congealed by the cold, covering everyexposed object with a fleecy, frosty formation, singular to witness. Thrust a stake below the surface rock and let it stand upright; immediatelythe feather will commence to form, be added to as the mists continue, until upon that side from whence the wind is blowing the feather wiilgrow to a hands breadth and move straight out, and in formation very like a row of feathers. September guests to the summit usually witnessa scene like the above where the old Tip-top House and its surroundings are covered with frost alone.
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