Editorial Miscellany. 



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On the loftiest peak of Mount Washington, a small house has 

 been erected, called the Summit House ; the material and furni- 

 ture for which, was conveyed a distance of eight miles on men's 

 backs — a rather arduous undertaking, and was only accomplished 

 by a large investment of perseverance, time, and money. The 

 accommodations for visitors, are of course of a temporary charac- 

 ter. The Glen House at the fool of the Mountain, being the abid- 

 ing place for those who resort to this cool retreat during • the 

 summer season. 



A chartered company has been organized, and are at present en- 

 gaged in constructing a carriage road of easy ascent from the very 

 foot, to the summit of Mount Washington ; a few miles of this 

 road is already completed. There will also be a fine Hotel erected 

 for the accommodation of 

 visitors. In connection with 



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the Hotel, the company pro- 

 pose constructing an Ob- 

 servatory, providing govern- 

 ment will make the ne- 

 cessary appropriation to de- 

 fray the expense which it 

 will incur. This is the high- 

 est accessible point in the 

 United States, and as such, 

 would eminently subserve 

 the cause of science, as obser- 

 vations can be taken at any 

 season of the year without the 

 annoyance generally experi- 

 enced by vibratory motion. 

 It is also in contemplation to erect telegraph wires, and by this means 

 the several observations taken daily, can be transmitted to ever}' 

 important city in the Union ; its utility to the commercial inter- 

 ests is beyond dispute. And a month's sojourn for an invalid at 

 the summit of Mount Washington, will obviate the necessity for 

 swallowing nauseous drugs, that do more kill than cure. The in- 

 crease of travel to the White Mountains, for the last five years, 

 has made a profitable business for ten large Hotels, and all of 

 them are in the vicinity of Mount Washington. Th5 engraving 



