Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-10-27
'siscELLANE Gus.
i From the Richmond (Virginia) En4nirer
.s.r NATURAL CURIOSITY.

- : .o.dent Of the Richmond Enquirer,
4 80 "a following Interesting account OF
- - .ter fall in Tennessee, OF even the
- e which. few, we presume, have been
jr1ps ..;,v TO which | refer is situated on the
S - Cumberland Mountains, East Tonnes
q ,here famiiiary known by the name OF
e..,land Water Fall. bad frequently
s ~. ..oken of by travellers who had visited
,,se;r descriptions excited IN me very
Xtn ,..:so N see it, as | conceived 1t to be a
IN m;aature representation OF the tails OF
haye. recently, had an opportunity Of
E.:.e ahis desire; aud | assure you that my
4...sjfed preconcept,oas were more INA" re-
yeIrhen had the pleasure OF viewing tue
js..1sresting scene, which IS distinguishes a.
3s.se lis beauty, and its w''d ana a~'u'
- III. fall is within two hundred yards OF
- - c,.s.ino the Cumberland mountain.
sls1.lwav which conducts to IT, passes over
cd o,ane. on the lower margin Of
LIZ ,.d.rs n small stream, which 10 here re-
..,. o,,,v Cor its beautifully transparent wa
~ flows ON smoothly and gently, to the
-..,e ri the precipice over which 1t tails.
9r.,,.Iv bcvond the little rivuet, there rises
s-.,v s,eep mountain, which is clothed with
80, growth of ivy and laurel, tho beauty
~. ~as greatly heightened when saw IT,
~. severed with richly variegated bloom
~ ,ohie Vow trees, as if too proud to asso-
.-;,h the humble shrubbcry beneath, send
- ~, lofty shafts, which almost VIC WIN the
80 i height. -, The
rL ecencry. and what is soou exhibited to
49,. The bchoider! Here, every object Is
4 $500 w;nspire feelings of calmncss and Sc
-. the distant roar of the cascade TAILS
! - .aaiGcus music on the ear, to compose ana
- lie mind. But how soon Is the behoider
..i,.nd f-am this sweet and contempiatise rev.
- hen no fit.ds himself on the brink oil me
Nfdmocipice over which tumbles the bean''iai
=, stream Just described! lie Is hiied with
,3of and amazement, when he surveys on the
= land the stupcndous cl'tt above, whose VOW
- apex seems to scale the clouds; ana Oh inc
=. tho profound abvss beneath, into which the
~ falls and vanishos from the sight Alter
Evnp this truly grand scene for some time,
n Measure which can be more easily CON
Isei iian described, turned away from the spot
as 7 supposcd, bid a final adcu to 1t; being
I. ,arc;hlv struck than had ever been before,
4 Inc wonderous power and might oil the great
Issccr If tho universe. Bat to my great sur
d. learned from tho gcntfcnIdn hvfng very
1 u, M who met me whilst retracing III! stops
-. nrriaoc, that had as yet seen ont u si''a',
nr1mis awfilly grand scenery. lie informed
NM there was a way by which VIC could aes
~ b tho base OF the preciPicc, on the pfihh "'
! ark had inst stood, where could nave mueh
ksf view Of tho fall ofwatcr. wishing 10 graz
- exc;,ed curiosity To the utmost extent,
asaied to except him as my guiac'-no con
VA mo down a very rugged, and precip'tous
*x,;,v NJ considerable extent, midst crags ct al
mountain height. AT length we reached
- If tho precipice. and stood in full view OF
3yholo wonderful and amazing prospect. AT
& fcIt almost overwhelmed bv the contempIa-
4 and spent some minutes in viewing the wa
&.,eeIv where il falls into n lovely circular pa
M stone But language is utterly inadequate
{mmss nv emotions, when lventured TO raise
1w,s to survey the lofty, and spacious cohca'e
}savas suspended over my head, and tho pre-
aaaon os the water from its brink. on can
emnc faint conception Of the magn'fcehce
srndeur of this scenery, when l ,ei' 70"
ksha cre,, dome above. which looks like the
nmca, in n;oiaturc. is not less than one hum
y and fifty feet in diameter, and ono hundred
A,eyeu,y five feet in height, from the bottom OF
= basin. into which the water is received. ne
aviation extends SO far back. from the point at
|arh the water is projected that there Is a space
aly forty fec, between the base OF the prccl-
&c, and the basin, so that persons can walk WIN
70 under the arch, without being made wet oy
espray, which is considerable, and which exni-
\ the appearance OF a shower OF RAIN Inc
l,er passes from the edge of the arch above IN
mass, but descending through the air for nearly
/ hundred feet, il becomes divided like large
~ OF rain-which present a strikingiy s'"gu.
appearance. In the afternoon, the beauty and
nest Of tho whole scene are greatly he'ghte"-
" the numerous brilliant rainbows which are
- ~ key ,.,A,p ut
fdag stream and the ascending spray
wen the stream Of water is much increased
an, It is projected fully twenty yards from
ss Of the precipice, and occasions violent
xasd in the basin, which has tho effect OF
.ss the rocks and pieces OF timber IN
ssasl round
] I'm the arched excavation, the prec'pice,
Saunsists of solid rock. Is just like Perpen-
9as vail of one hundred and fifty feet IN
~ Within ten feet of the base of this wall.
fse seen several large inches, when con-
i sreat many bones, some OF which arc MT
supposed to have been deposited there
- d the Indian tribes.
MT eontemplating this august scenery, my .
ss!ated to mo two incidents, which served =
ata in my mind feelings Of very solemn :
sshncholy character. The first was the
= q man BY two gamblers, who had fol-
sn from McMinnville, Middle Tennessee :
0e impression that he was possessed OF a
saount Of money He showed me spot
shey committed the horrid deed, it being =
sAe basin. where they had decoyed their :,
stng victim, under the pretence OF show
this interesting spectacle. Suffice 1t to "
\ b. was most barbarous!y murdered, and
qoilcd Of all he had, and his mangled corpse
szPosed TO the beasts Of prey. He was,