Transcriber Note
The term "Ursus Major" appears on page 88.As Ursus is a genus of the family Ursidæ (Bears), it is assumed the authormeant to use Ursus instead of the usual "Ursa Major" of astronomers.
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WHITE MOUNTAIN TRAILS
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WHITE MOUNTAIN
TRAILS
TALES OF THE TRAILS
TO THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT WASHINGTON AND
OTHER SUMMITS OF THE WHITE HILLS
BY
WINTHROP PACKARD
Author of "Florida Trails," "Literary Pilgrimage
of a Naturalist," "Wild Pastures," etc.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS
BOSTON
SMALL, MAYNARD AND COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
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Copyright, 1912
By Small, Maynard and Company
(INCORPORATED)
Entered at Stationers' Hall
THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
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TO THE
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB
WHOSE PATHS MADE IT POSSIBLE
THIS BOOK
IS APPRECIATINGLY DEDICATED
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FOREWORD
The author wishes to express his thanks tothe editors of the "Boston Evening Transcript"for permission to reprint in this volume matteroriginally contributed to the columns of thatpaper; to Mr. Frederick Endicott of Canton,Massachusetts, for permission to reproduce hisphotographs of "Sunrise on Mount Washington,""Clouds Cascading over the Northern Peaks,""Fog on Mount Cannon," and "Lafayette fromBald Mountain"; to the Appalachian MountainClub for the shelter of cosy camps so hospitablyopen to all wayfarers; and to many mountainpeople, especially those who dwell summers inthe tiny hamlet on Mount Washington Summit,for unassuming hospitality and friendly guidance.
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CONTENTS
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