and in population, as the twenty-
eighth town in the State. It is
pleasantly situated on the south-
ern part of Lake Winnipiseogee,
which touches its south-western
border, while the lofty mountains
of Ossipee, and the rugged hills of
Tuftonborough appear to form, in
the rear, walls of a gigantic for-
tress, the whole presenting a view
of sublime and picturesque scene-
ry. The town is six miles square,
and nearly one third of its surface
is covered with water. The soil
is somewhat hard to cultivate, but
strong and very productive. The
farmers find a ready market for
nearly all of their surplus pi'od-
ucts, in their own town, at good
prices, Much attention has been
given, for a few years past, to rais-
ing garden produce, for the hotels
and summer boarding houses in
the village.

Ponds and Streams. Smith’s,
Crooked, Rust, Beach, Barton’s,
and Sargent’s Ponds, are the prin-
cipal bodies of water. Smith’s
Pond is six miles in length and is
the source of Smith’s River, which
flows through Crooked Pond into
the Lake at Wolfeborough Bridge.
In the passage of this river, from
the pond to the lake, within a dis-
tance of ohe half mile, may be
found some of the best water pow-
er in the State, which is sufficient
to propel all of the machinery
which could be placed between
the pond and the lake. At South
Wolfeborough is another good
power, the source of which is Rust
Pond. Nearly all this power is im-
proved by the Wolfeborough Wool-
en Manufacturing Company. There
are a number of smaller streams
which afford power for lumber and
shingle mills.

Village. Wolfeborough village
is pleasantly situated on two beau-
tiful slopes of land, rising gently
from the lake. Between these
slopes, and nearly in the centre of
the village, Smith’s River passes
into the lake. The river is span-
ned by a substantial bridge about
twenty-five feet in length, which
connects the principal street in
the village on either side of the
river. On this street are located
nearly all of the churches, school
houses, the academy, banks, ho-
tels, fifteen or twenty stores, of all
kinds, and many dwelling houses.
The Pavilion is one of the largest
hotels in the State. It is elegant-
ly furnished, well conducted, and
is fully entitled to the rank of a
first-class hotel. It is open only
through the Summer. The Glen-
don House was built in 1873, and
is also a first-class hotel, finely lo-
cated, having commanding views
of the lake and mountain scenery;
has all the modern improvements,
and for architectural beauty, neat-
ness, and accommodation, it is
equal to the best in the country,
and is kept open throughout the
year.

The Belvue House is a fine ho-
tel, and beautifully situated on the
shores of the lake. The Lake Ho-
tel is the oldest in town. There
are some twenty boarding houses,
for the purpose of accommodating
summer tourists, who visit this
beautiful village in the warm sea-
son of the year. Mill Village,
about one half mile from the lake,
has considerable manufacturing,
three stores, one church, and the
best school house in the county.
At South Wolfeborough is locat-
ed the Wolfeborough Woolen
Manufacturing Company, several