Scenic gems of the White Mountains . ONS FARM—COLEBROOK, N. is but one of those quiet, restful country villages of northern New Hampshire, to which are attracted large numbers ofsummer guests who prefer a semi-social season to the greater demands of the White Mountain centres. That is to say a season made upa good deal of nst and health-seeking in high altitudes. The village is most pleasantly situated directly beneath the imposing front ofMt. Monadnock and is the point of departure for the remarkable Dixville Notch. This latter pass forms the western gateway to theRangeley Lakes o
Scenic gems of the White Mountains . ONS FARM—COLEBROOK, N. is but one of those quiet, restful country villages of northern New Hampshire, to which are attracted large numbers ofsummer guests who prefer a semi-social season to the greater demands of the White Mountain centres. That is to say a season made upa good deal of nst and health-seeking in high altitudes. The village is most pleasantly situated directly beneath the imposing front ofMt. Monadnock and is the point of departure for the remarkable Dixville Notch. This latter pass forms the western gateway to theRangeley Lakes of Maine. The Parsons Farm is one of the latest additions to the hotels of the White Mountain Region, very pleasing tothe eye with its colonial architecture, and very satisfying to every other sense. It is distant but one-half mile from the ConnecticutRiver and but two miles from summit of Mt. Monadnock. The region about abounds with the finest of fishing waters, lakes and streams,while the drives are numerous and full of FROM CRAWFORD HOUSE VERANDA, LOOKING TOWARD THE NOTCH. About this famous among White Mountain hotels are many points of striking beauty and interest. Elephants Head, which showsupon the left of the gate to the Notch, is a great rock, the view from whose summit amply repays a visit. The way thither is a path only tenminutes walk from the hotel. Saco Lake, in front of the hotel has beeu widened and deepened to admit of boating, while the ruggedforest between it and the overhanging mountain has been, to use a happy illustration by a well known writer: Brushed, combed andperfumed and otherwise adorned for summer pleasurance. It bears the name of Idlewild. Beechers Cascades, commemorating the greatBrooklyn divine are but half a mile distant, in the woods to the right across the railroad. The buildings in the foreground of the pictureare respectively the railroad station, and a rustic bazar for the sale of curios. Experience has taught that the White Mou
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