

GLACIERS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. 287 
Mount Hayes, which rises about 1,200 feet above the vil- 
lage of Gorham, and thus 2,000 above the sea, shows upon 
its summit furrows running s. 40° ©. This elevation affords 
an excellent view of portions of the Androscoggin and Pea- 
body Valleys, and gives a more correct idea of the general 
relief of the surface in that region than can be obtained else- 
where. The towering pyramids of Madison and Adams are 
also seen from this point to great advantage, and, altogether, 
Mount Hayes offers every inducement to those fond of an 
active tramp and fine scenery. 
The Peabody River rises upon the eastern slopes of Madi- 
son, Adams, Jefferson, Clay, and Washington, and upon the 
western slopes of the opposite range of the Carter Moun- 
tains, the Imp, and Mount Moriah; and flows about N.N. E. 
to Gorham, where it joins the Androscoggin. The surface 
geology of this valley is exceedingly interesting; it has been 
carefully studied’ by Dr. Packard, and, from the arrange- 
ment of its terraces and the other forms of the unconsoli- 
dated material, he concluded that a large glacier once 
occupied this valley, extending as far down as to Gorham. 
His conclusion is somewhat confirmed by the following facts : 
About one hundred and fifty yards north of the Glen House, 
just south of a large boulder upon the west side of the road, 
the surface has been cut open, und has exposed a portion of 
a ledge, perhaps a dozen feet in length and a yard wide, on 
Which, at right angles to the contorted lamination of the 
rock, faint lines, or rather furrows, are seen running N. 35° 
E., or 8..35° w, This ledge was covered several feet deep 
by the material of the terrace in front of the Glen House. 
Just across the valley from the hotel, where the carriage 
toad commences to ascend, the upper part of the large T 
Posure on the right hand is well polished and furrowed, in a 
south-west direction: Half a mile farther up the road, fur- 
rows upon the right side, close to the road, are seen running 
S: 40° w., or N. 40° E., and again a short distance above 
the path leading to Tuckerman’s Ravine, upon 4 surface 
