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dred and fifty feet above the sea-level, and is the hrst land 

 seen by sailors approaching Boston Harbor. From the 

 summit forty lakes and a large number of villages ard in 

 fidl vieAv, and the scenery in every direction is grand and 

 beautiful. A large hotel has been erected half-way to the 

 top, to which stages run on the arrival of all trains. The 

 hotel is about five miles from the station, and Boston peo- 

 ple can leave the city by the early morning train, ascend the 

 mountain, and return home tlie same day. 



iSTow we are at Keene, founded in 1753. It has a popu- 

 lation of ten thousand. Attention is first attracted to the 

 remarkable witlth of the streets, overarched by noble elms. 

 Here are the headquarters of the Cheshire Railroad, under 

 the superintendence of Mr. R. Stewart. Xear the depot 

 are the worlcshops, which are among the best in the coun- 

 try. As we leave Keene and approach the Connecticut 

 River, one of the finest scenes of all is unfolded to the eye 

 as the train winds round the base of the mountains. In the 

 distance towers storm-beaten old Monadnock, and a mag- 

 nificent panoramic view of the surrounding country for 

 miles is obtained from the car windows. 



Crossing the river we arrive at Bellows Falls, one hun- 

 dred and fourteen miles from Boston. The village takes 

 its name from Colonel Bellows and the series of falls which 

 the Connecticut River makes at this point. Formerly great 

 quantities of salmon and shad were ohtained here, and it 

 was a great fishing resort of the Indians. It is the junction 

 of the Rutland, Vermont Valley, Sullivan, and Cheshire 

 Railroads. Tlie place is one of great rural beauty, and 

 noted for its lovely drives. It is much frequented in sum- 

 mer by those in search of health or recreation. A fine hotel, 

 the Island House, kept by Mr. Charles Townes. is thronged 

 with summer visitors. 



At Cavendish we encounter the Black River, with which 



