. The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . l of the power of love And the red-mans doomed race. 1 Mount Cannon. THE BEAUTIFUL MERRIMACK By Eben Litth , Jr. The beautiful Merrimack and itsvalley were known by the northernIndians long before its discovery bythe white man, as they often toldearly voyagers, along the coast ofMaine and the north, of the river farto the south they called the Merri-mack, and sang its praises as thebright rapid water, the beautifulriver with the pebbly bottom, thewater that comes from the highplaces, and since
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. The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . l of the power of love And the red-mans doomed race. 1 Mount Cannon. THE BEAUTIFUL MERRIMACK By Eben Litth , Jr. The beautiful Merrimack and itsvalley were known by the northernIndians long before its discovery bythe white man, as they often toldearly voyagers, along the coast ofMaine and the north, of the river farto the south they called the Merri-mack, and sang its praises as thebright rapid water, the beautifulriver with the pebbly bottom, thewater that comes from the highplaces, and since its discovery byde Champlain in 1605 its beauties at once, spending the winter on theisland of St. Croix, on the Mainecoast. In the spring one of the ves-sels left St. Croix to explore the coastas far as Cape Cod. In the course ofthis cruise, de Champlain discoveredthe Merrimack and entered the harborJuly 17, 1605. De Champlain, thefaithful pilot of de Monts and chron-icler of his voyages, has left a noticeof this discovery in a work that ranksamong the most romantic of theliterature of the sea.. Chain Bridge, Newburyport, Mass. have become known world-wide andoften rehearsed in song and story. Under the patronage of Henry IVof France, Seur de Monts, a notedHuguenot chief was fitted out withfour vessels on a voyage of discoveryto New France, giving him thegovernment and patent for landwhich now comprises a large part ofCanada and our New England andMiddle States. De Monts sailed fromHavre, March, 1604, with de Cham-plain, an experienced voyager, as pilot. After arrival on these shores, tothe north, he commenced exploration The Merrimack River rises nearthe- summit of Mt. Willey, of theWhite Mountain range. From a pondon its western slope, 4, 000 feet abovethe sea the small rivulet flows in asoutherly direction connecting withthe outlet of Ethan Crawfords pond(named for the pioneer of the Notch)forming the nucleus of this magnifi-cent stream which flows thence 260miles on its wa