IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. 585 
much gentler descent. The steeper slope of a moraine is 
‘always that resting against the glacier, while the outer side 
is comparatively little inclined. The form of these moraines, 
therefore, as well as their position, show that they have come 
down from the Franconia mountains. A few details con- 
cerning their loeation may not be out of place, in order that 
any visitor interested in the facts may readily find them with- 
out a guide. The ground to the north of Bethlehem slopes 
gently northward, and is not wooded for about half a: mile 
rom the street. Following the lane above mentioned, the 
first moraine reached skirts the edge of the wood and is near 
the houses of Mr. Phillips; there are four others more or less 
distinct before reaching a little trout brook called * Barrett's 
Brook." The lane descends more rapidly toward the brook 
than before, and where the descent begins to be steep the 
eye commands the space between the brook and a higher 
ground on which stands a house owned by Henry McCulloch. 
Over that interval six very fine moraines may be counted, 
one of which is perhaps the finest specimen of a terminal 
moraine I have ever seen. Beyond McCulloch’s there are 
five more, not quite as distinct. The ground beyond the 
termination of the glacier of the Rhone in Switzerland is 
celebrated for its many distinct concentric terminal moraines ; 
but here we have a field over which within the same area a 
larger number of such moraines may be seen, and I believe 
that a pilgrimage to this spot would convert many a sceptic 
to the true faith concerning the transportation of erratic 
boulders, especially if he has seen the glacier of the Rhone 
and ean compare the phenomena of the two localities. 
The Littleton road from Bethlehem, and the roads to Fran- 
conia Notch from both these towns frequently intersect ter- 
minal moraines. Those familiar with the topography of the 
Franconia range and its relation to Picket Hill and the slope 
of Bethlehem, will at once perceive that the glacier which 
deposited the front moraine to the north of Bethlehem vil- 
lage must have filled the valley of Franconia to and above 
