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of the hills are large orchards and
line pastures.
River and Ponds. This town is
â– watered by Warner River, a
pleasant and rapid stream which
takes its rise in Sunapee Moun-
tains, in Newbury. From New-
bury it passes through Bradford,
and enters Warner at the north-
west corner, thence running in a
south-easterly direction through
the town, separating it in nearly
two equal parts, and uniting with
the Contoocook River, in Hopkin-
ton. In its passage through War-
ner, it receives a considerable
stream, coming from Sutton.
This river produces many good
water privileges. There are four
ponds, viz. Tom, Bear, Bagley
and Pleasant Ponds. Pleasant
Pond has no visible outlet or inlet,
though its banks are overflowed
in the driest season. Its waters
are clear, deep, cold and abound
with a great variety of fish.
Elevations. Kearsarge Moun-
tain, a lofty elevation, is situated
mostly within the limits of the
town. Its sides are covered with
deep forests, while its summit is
naked rock.
Minerals, &e. The rocks in this
town are gneiss and mica slate;
the latter containing beds of soap
and lime stone. The quarry of
soap-stone is large and valuable.
The gneiss contains finely colored
pyrope garnets. There are several
peat bogs, one of which contains
twenty-two acres, and is twenty-
five feet deep. From this bog
sticks have been dug, from various
depths, plainly showing imprints
of beavers’ teeth. |
Summer Resorts. Warner Vil-
lage is one of the pleasantest in
the central portion of the State. It
is located on Warner River, while
the hills, on either side, tower far
above the spires of the village
churches. The main street ex-
tends along the upper bank of the
river for nearly a mile, and is well
shaded by the beautiful rock ma-
ple. On this street are located
the churches, schools, stores,
banks, hotel, and many fine dwell-
ing houses. Everything around
betokens an air of neatness, thrift
and the wealth of its inhabitants.
For a few years past, this village,
with the surroundings, have at-
tracted the attention of many sum-
mer tourists. It is only about five
miles to the summit of Kearsarge,
which affords some of the finest
scenery in New-Hampshire. The
Kearsarge Mountain Road Com-
pany have constructed a new road
from the village nearly to the
summit, on the south-east side
of the mountain. About one half
mile from the summit, is a beauti-
ful site for a Hotel, which doubt-
less Avill be built ere long. From
this point a very fine view, of the
southern portion of the State, can
be obtained. When all these pro-
jected improvements are finished,
no doubt but Wa'rner will be one
of the important points in the State
for summer tourists to visit.
Employments. The inhabitants
are principally employed in farm-
ing; but manufacturing is an im-
portant and growing interest.
Warner River affords abundant
Avater-power in its passage through
the town. The different manufac-
turers have bought up the Blais-
dell Pond floAvage AArliich will give
a large increase of staple Avater-
poAver. There is one woolen mill,
one straw-board mill, whose an-
nual production is $ 75,000. 60,000 |
