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On the roid near the top of the falls I dis- drinking purposes may he obtained at frequent 



covered tlie nest of a black snow-bird \Juiico intervals by the roadside, and I was glad to 



hyetnalis) in a ho'e in the muiiiiv bank. There test its virtue many times while making the 



were four eggs, cmiy slightly incubated. It tri]> to and from tlie summit, 



was the fust set of the Species I had ever taken I spent considerable time by the way in 



and I was, therefore, much pleased to obtain studying the scenery, the trees, the flowering 



them. I also took a tine specimen of the beau- and flowerless plants, the birds, animals, insects 



tiful green tiger-beetle {Cicundellasexguitata.) the rocks, and the peculiar effects, of physical 



The very beautiful geometrid moth Rhumap- causes not observable elsewhere in New 



tera hastata. Hub. was flying abundantly; but, England. Among rocks, gneiss seemed to be 



as I had no net with me, I took no specimens, most jtlentiful and varied in form and makeup. 



I had hoped to obtain some minerals of interest, One variety contained numerous imbedded 



but in this I was disappointed. Among plants specimens of of made or chiastolite; which, 



I saw some fine specimens of moose wood or while very beautiful in large masses, did not 



%\x\'^e.(\ mz.\\Q{Acer Pennsytvanicum, L.) in furnish any distinct ciysrals of much interest, 



bloom. I returned to the house feelling well I obtained a lew of the best, however, 



pleased with the trip, and in the afternoon. White or milky quartz is nowhere abundant 



went to Gorham. on this side of the mountain and I could find 



Mis. Evans, the proprietor of the Willis no ciystals, 



vJottage, kindly gave us the use of her team Some good specimens of amethystine and 



whenever we wanted it, and we took several smoky quartz have been found upon the 



delightful and instructive rides about the mountains but I failed to obtain any. 



country; in one of which we visited the "Alpine After gneiss, granite is the most abundant 



Cascades," neai Berlin. These are well worthy rock, but no interesting varieties were seen. It 



of a graphic description; but, as time was limit- was very interesting to study the general contour 



ed, I took no notes about them. of the mountains and the rocks upon it thar 



One day Mr. Trafton (the Methodist minister came in my way, as illustrating the effect of 



of Gorham) took us to ride with him up the past and present forces of nature, which have 



Glen House road, so that we obtained a good here acted upon a large scale; so that many of 



view of the "Summit House," on the top of their effects are clearly manifest to an ordinary 



Mt. Washington. observer; while, to the special student, they 



On the I2th I succeeded in making the long may be studied as object lessons of great value. 



desired trip to the summit of this king of New Many of the rocks are very much distorted, 



England mountains. As I desired to make and in some instances, even folded; thus illus- 



the ascent on foot, I left the team at the Glen trating the effect of two or more counteracting 



House and set out at 10.30 A. M. for the forces; as, for example, the forces of gravity and 



summit. After passing the toll-bridge the first cohesion combining to resist the upward pressure 



thing of especial interest was a mirble tablet, of su| er- heated steam or gasses contained in 



in a large granite rocK by the loa'side, in internal fissures or other cavities, during the 



memory of John P. Rich, who died in Windsor, periotl of uplift; the force of cohesion proving 



Cal.. Nov. 15th 1863. He was one of the stronger than the combined action of the other 



original contractors ami superintendant of the two. In some cases two masses of rock 



finishing of the M:. Washington road. The material are so placed in relation to one another 



road was completed in 1861, and opened Aug. that the force of gravity is a force acting against 



8th of that year. the force of cohesion, thus producing flexure in 



It was a very hot day, and I found the ascent the material of one or both rock masses, as may 



a very laborious task. The best of water for be illustrated by the following pen sketch. 



