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Title: Incidents in White mountain history:
Year: 1858 (1850s)
Authors: Willey, Benjamin Glazier, 1796-1867. (from old catalog) Noyes, Nathaniel, Boston, pub. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Indians of North America -- New Hampshire White Mountains (N.H. and Me.) Carroll County (N.H.) Oxford co., N.H. (from old catalog) Coos County (N.H.) Grafton County (N.H.)
Publisher: Boston, N. Noyes New York, M. W. Dodd (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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bard, who is known in our country, and bore thename of Granny Stalbard, whose head was whitened withmore than eighty years. She was an old doctress woman;one of the first female settlers in Jefferson, and she hadlearned from the Indians the virtues of roots and herbs,and the various ways in which they could be made useful.Now the old lady said it was best to examine this wound,and have it properly dressed up; but, as it had stoppedbleeding, I told her I thought it was better to let it remain asit then was; but she, thinking she was the elder and knewbetter, unwrapped it, and it soon set bleeding afresh, and itwas with difficulty she now stopped it. She, however, wentinto the field, plucked some young clover-leaves, pounded themin a mortar, and placed them on my wounds: this stoppedthe blood so suddenly that it caused me to faint. This isthe history of the first bridle-path. But these bridle-paths are but notched trees comparedwith what energy, enterprise and capital, have already com-
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p o O INCIDENTS IN WHITE MOUNTAIN HISTORY. 89 menced. At an expense of one hundred thousand dollars, acarriage-road is being constructed to the very summit of themountain. The length of the road from the Glen House tothe top will be eight miles. It is to be fifteen feet wide,clear of all obstructions, McAdamized in the best manner,and the average grade will be a rise of one foot to eight anda half, with level spots at various points of interest, wheretravellers may rest and examine the scenery. Wherever theroad is on the side of declivities, strong walls will be erected,the road itself inclining inwards. The carriages are to bepeculiarly constructed. They will be broad and low, and soarranged with screws that, whether going up or down, thebody of the coach will be on a perfect level. A fine hotel isto be erected on the summit by the company, with an exten-sive carriage-road around it, so that visitors may at their easeBee every aspect of nature below.^ But to return to Mr. Crawford. A

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