Chronicles of the White Mountains . Huntington, in charge of the ob-servatory; S. A. Nelson, observer; A. F. Clough,of Warren, and H. A. Kimball, of Concord, NewHampshire, photographers, the former the originalartist of the expedition and the latter one who ap-plied for and received permission to join the party;and Sergeant Theodore Smith, observer and telegra-pher for the Signal Service. The evening of October 8, Mr. Huntington and acarpenter from Berlin Falls ascended, finding thatProfessor Hitchcock and several other men onpleasure bent had preceded them to the Summit fora brief visit. From
Chronicles of the White Mountains . Huntington, in charge of the ob-servatory; S. A. Nelson, observer; A. F. Clough,of Warren, and H. A. Kimball, of Concord, NewHampshire, photographers, the former the originalartist of the expedition and the latter one who ap-plied for and received permission to join the party;and Sergeant Theodore Smith, observer and telegra-pher for the Signal Service. The evening of October 8, Mr. Huntington and acarpenter from Berlin Falls ascended, finding thatProfessor Hitchcock and several other men onpleasure bent had preceded them to the Summit fora brief visit. From the loth to the 22d, the twoformer worked at fitting up the room, laying thetelegraph wire, and making other necessary prepa-rations. At length, everything being ready, promptly climbed the Mountain at thetime appointed, November 12, and on the 13thbegan to take and record daily meteorologicalobservations. The dauntless Huntington^ remained there alone The deep and narrow chasm, less a ravine than a gulf, to the 316. OBSERVER, SUMMIT OF MOUNT WASHINGTONABOUT 1S75
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