Scenic gems of the White Mountains . rd House. One may ride to the summit, only 670 feet higher than the hotel, which is 1,900feet above the sea, and look from the edge of its purple cliffs down into the vast concavity of the Notch, which is filled by unbroken forestscurving from either side in graceful lines to the Saco River which flows along the floor of the valley. In the picture, however, the river isentirely bidden by the foliage of its bordering trees. The seam to the right is the path of the Maine Central Railroad which runs along theedge of the bowl upon the shoulder of the Mountains
Scenic gems of the White Mountains . rd House. One may ride to the summit, only 670 feet higher than the hotel, which is 1,900feet above the sea, and look from the edge of its purple cliffs down into the vast concavity of the Notch, which is filled by unbroken forestscurving from either side in graceful lines to the Saco River which flows along the floor of the valley. In the picture, however, the river isentirely bidden by the foliage of its bordering trees. The seam to the right is the path of the Maine Central Railroad which runs along theedge of the bowl upon the shoulder of the Mountains high above the floor of the valley. Far down in the bottom of the valley, where the firstbreak in the forest occurs, appears the white buildings which surround the historic Willey House of tragic memory. Tbis show piece of theWhite Mountains was swept from the landscape by fire during the winter of 1899. Upon the right of the picture is Mt. Willey (4,300 feet): uponthe left the seamed and scarred bulwark of Mt. Webster (4,000 feet).. THE HEART OF THE NOTCH — WHITE MOUNTAINS OF NEW train in the above picture has just crossed the Willey Brook bridge, which spans the awful chasm between Mounts Willey and Willard,and is steaming away toward the Crawford House, which lies just beyond the turn of Mt. Willard from whose massive side has been cleft a shelffor its passage so narrow that it has to be in part supported by masonry. The person in the picture upon the opposite page is seated directly uponthe summit of the mountain which holds the train and is looking down the valley in the direction from which has come the train. Mt. Websterappears upon the right with the Silver Cascades flowing down from a cleft in its side to join forces with the Saco, which is an infant stream atthis stage of its triumphal progress. At the foot of Mt. Willard lies the Dismal Pool, which is credited with being bottomless. At this point themountains draw toward each other to form the Upper G
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