Mt. Moosilauke (1884) - Blue Ridge
". . . On the clear morning of Aug. 13, 1884, at 9:30 o'clock, we left the summit of Moosilauke by the North Woodstock trail. At 10:30 we left the path, and, ascending southward up the northern slope of Mt. Jim, reached the summit in twenty minutes of easy climbing. It is covered with woods, through which a fair sight of the Lafayette Range was obtained.
Here, having no A.M.C. bottle to deposit, we painted our initials and the date on a tree blazed for the purpose. Continuing southward, we descended a little and then rose again about as much, so that it is possible this latter point may be the true summit. My companion climbed a tree, sending down tantalizing exclamations about the fine prospect, while I took a compass-line as his hand pointed to Waternomee 1, bearing S.E. We then descended the forest-clad southern slope of Mt. Jim, which was rough work, - over rock, prostrate logs, moss-covered pitfalls, and through thick underbrush. Crossing the ravine, we ascended Waternomee 1, and at 12:15 stood on the summit, which is covered by a growth of firs. . . ."
From "Mt. Waternomee and the Blue Ridge" by Mary Isabella Stone, pp. 406-411, The Moosilaukee Reader (Vol.2). ©1999.
