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projects northwardly, like the head of a wild beast, overhanging the 

 granitic slope. From near Dr. Bemis's residence, one gets the idea of a 

 broad, conical peak, furrowed by a temporary stream. There have been 

 avalanches down the west side, where very large rocks have bounded into 

 the middle of the Saco flood plain, 175 feet at a single leap. The over- 

 hanging character of Mt. Crawford may be somewhat exaggerated in the 

 figure; but any one's pencil is tempted to distort somewhat the char- 

 acteristic features of summits, in order to give strangers the proper 

 impression of their effect in the landscape. 



The more easterly range is elevated but is not conspicuous, and con- 

 sequently is not named. It is flanked by Rocky Branch on the west and 

 by Ellis river on the east. Near Jackson village it curves easterly, and 

 terminates in the granitic Iron mountain. Between Sawyer's rock and 

 the mouth of Rocky Branch there is a range running easterly, with a 

 spur towards Mt. Crawford, separated by Razor brook from the Mt. Hope 

 ridge. It lies between the southern termini of the two divergent ranges 

 pointing southerly from Bigelow's lawn. Its precipitous character is 

 shown in the sketch placed at the end of Chapter I. 



4. Cherry Mountain District. The Mt. Deception range consists of 

 four peaks, — Mt. Mitten, Mt. Dartmouth, Mt. Deception, and Cherry 

 mountain, formerly called Pondicherry. It is separated by a considerable 

 valley from Mt. Jefferson, and its gentler slope lies on the northern flank 



Fig. 27. — CHERRY MOUNTAIN, FROM TWIN MOUNTAIN HOUSE. 



towards Israel's river. The road from Fabyan's to Jefferson passes 

 between Cherry and Deception. The range runs nearly at right angles 



