Notice of the White Mountains. 17% 
dense low copse, to a surface dressed with grass and moss. 
In a few remote places, the efforts of pioneers were mark- 
ed by curling smoke, but in the distance of near twenty 
miles, but two farms were in view, and from the altitude 
and rocky surface of the White Mountain range, it will 
probably always continue in a state of nature. Nor does 
the distant landscape present many extensively cleared or 
apparently level districts. In most directions, as far as 
vision can reach, wood clad mountains, hills and valleys 
are seen. ‘lhe Franconia and Moosehillock peaks, in al- 
titude nearly equal to the White Hills, tower in the south- 
west. The Green Mountains of Vermont, ridge rising 
above ridge, range along the western horizon for one hun- 
dred miles. . 
Prominent parts of the distant highlands, bordering on 
Canada, forming a continuation of the Green Mountains, 
were in view—they form a geological as well as territorial 
boundary. Much of the northern part of New England 
is elevated and rocky; frequently marshy, and of a for- 
bidding aspect for tillage. Its rocks, with the exception 
of a few small transition limestone tracts, are primitive. 
On the Canada side of the dividing head lands, a transi- 
tion, secondary and alluvial region, containing about twen- 
ty millions of acres, is situated; it lies between the Uni- 
ted States, a mountain range north of the St. Lawrence, 
and Upper Canada. It is nearly level, but little elevated 
above the sea, with a surface generally free from stone, 
and equal in fertility to any portion of the United States, 
of the same extent. North and north-east of Mount Wash- 
ington, you overlook an extensive wilderness in a state of 
nature, comprising much of the uncleared surface of Maine, 
and of the elevated northern section of New-Hampshire. 
A tract in Maine, situated between the rivers Andros- 
coggin and Penobscot, and extending one hundred miles 
from the rocky seaboard, nearly of the extent of Massachu- 
setts, and rivalling it-in fertility, is much of it embraced in 
the landscape; its clearings are too remote to be distin- 
guished. The inhabitants of this district have generally 
relinquished the business of obtaining lumber, for regular 
agriculture ; and are characterised by intelligence, enter- 
prise, steady industry, and hospitality. Many of the vil- 
lages contain an unusual proportion of residents, of respect- 
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