Five miles from the Profile House, near the lower gateway of the
Notch, is the Flume House, so named from its proximity to the rocky ravine, between whose walls the Great Boulder is suspended, as though ready to fall at the slightest provocation. As these pages are being printed, the telegraph brings the news that the ravine has been choked by an avalanche, and the fall of the boulder is reported. When the book is in the hands of its readers, the correctness of the report will have been determined, but at this writing it cannot be verified.
FLUME AND BOULDER.
The Pool, the Cascades, Georgianna Falls, Mount Pemigewasset, and other objects of interest, are to be visited from the Flume House. A stage route extends from the Profile House to Plymouth, via the Pemigewasset, and before the completion of the railroad from Bethlehem, was the principal method of conveyance to this locality.
It is still a favorite with many travelers, being, as above indicated, a direct route to Plymouth, a favorite resort on the Boston, Concord, & Montreal Railroad. Those wishing to reach Boston by this route may connect by stage with the trains at Plymouth, or, returning to Bethlehem, may take the trains of this road, which run via Wing Road, Littleton, Warren, Wells River, Plymouth and Lake Winnipesaukee, to Concord, thence by Concord, Lowell & Boston Railroad, to the metropolis of New England. This is a popular route between Boston and the mountains, and is very largely patronized in the summer.
WEIRS STATION AND STEAMBOAT LANDING, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE.
Near Warren, on this line, is Moosilauke, a mountain peak of some celebrity, which from its comparatively isolated position, affords a very fine view from its summit. The town boasts of fifty miles of trout streams, and several excellent hotels provide good accommodations for such as desire to “drop the line,” or spend a season in recreation.