Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-08-15


cares and perplexities Of this lower worlt
to be beyond their influence when upon ;
top of this huge pile, has started woodel
lower from its summit, u he carried three
hundred feet high, from which. al lis pre-
sent height, with glass which is KEEP
there, may I've seen the villages. the wa
ter courses. the farms, the hills, and dales
of the adjoining counties, presenting them,
selves in their miniature beauty and lowell
ness |, is. indeed splendid view, and
no traveller. passing within fifty miles,
should fail to visit ir-more, particularly,
as there is no danger ot the sad catastrophe
which happened 10 the tower of old, un
less, indeed, The visitors are induced to
lest too freely the qualities of The excelle It
champagne and julips to be found there
abouts.
On the southern side OF tie rock, and
some four nr five hundred yards from its
summit, there are the remains OF "A breast
work, which reaches about half round it,,
aud was evidently designed to preven, Il
further approach towards therop. Mhen,
or by whom, This was done is not known,
and Is one OF the many evidences of war
which may be tOu. Il in varInus paris of
this slate, oil which The traditions OF the
abOlglneS give no account.
The northern part of The rock is almost
perpendicular for about half lis height.
from whence u makes dill angle of aDOut
10 degrees TO the tower on the top. The
visitor, slanulng al lis base on This side,
contemplating It's awlu ly grand, and sub
lime appearance, iuusl feel himself, aud all
his Orks, sluk into utter InSIgnllicance in
the comparison. Led hithcr Ivy The beau
tltul view from The tower, and The good ac-
cUtnIOdatlOns at the tavern below. this
place has become fashionable stopping
place tUI persons from all sections of The
Unled Stdtes; and d friend aud cOrIesun-
dent has furnished Us with tue following
lacls III relation To lne perlIous adventure Of
MIR. Cnarles Boyd, oi Virginia, on the
l6tn ull.:-
Ihis gentleman, inc mpany with others
WHO were strUllIuS over The rock, uUSert ed
his dug. the an.i IavUIlte waller spaniel,
pursue Il DuiI Ual towards the northern ex-
lreinny. Surprising tie dog " ould shortly
return, the company Went on The tower,
anu reiudIl!ed some llllIe, but tie dog did
hot make Ills appearance. They went
down ~ tile tavern, anu not findInS nm,
MIR. boyd and others concluded ~ ride
round lU It's northern base, calculating lnat
IN Ills pursuitul Ire Daf, liz had fallen from
Tue prccIplce, aud, ds Il ulatIer Ui cOurse,
lie "ds dead. Judge OF their surprise anu
dstUuIstIncnt, then, when they discovered
hun lodged III Il silIall basin near the aw-
iul preClpIce, several hundred leet from
Tie earth, aud several hundred ieel below
lie base vi Ihe tower, apparently beyond
Tie reach Ul human sssisluuce. Ills geucr-
Gus niastei, uUmevef, was nul dlspuseu tU
dDaudUu Ills uug without al effort 10 save
hini-aud, accordingly, reascrInied The
'huu'Iaiu, alendeu Ivy many persons All
xlous Iur, TIE success III MS undertaking. lie
procured large rope, used building lnr
lower, aud sldrled uUM II The declIvIl, VIII
SUCH Zeal as 10 alarm The fears ul ,nusc IL
Ouve Iur Ills safety. HE went as Tar as lie
could 90. and IurIher than prudence would
have dictated, without better anu sdIer pre-
pdratIuns, wheu h,. discovered the nipos-
slbillIy ol reaching his uOg, without chang
| lnS his plan. lie, therefore, returned, aud
ms irielids, meeting niln as lar down as IL
Was prudent ior them 10 venture, he lied a
rope nrIn and securely around him, Ills
friends faslenlns the other end round Il
small cedar which grew from assure III
the rock. Thus prepared, ne sci forward
again. Ills assistants above gradually giving
out rope I'LL he descended three hundled
feet, and found trn fouthold beside his
dOs,in small basin, scarcely large enough
for three meu TO Stand in. He tled puc-
ket handkerclIlei r''uud The dogs neck, and
connected 1t by "Iners ~ Ine rope round
Ills body, and commenced MS upm ard
journey, drawing himself aud his dog ny
the rope. When he came in slghl Of Ills
trends above, sIowl y toIIing along the up
ward sleep, with his dog closely following,
the air was reut,wlth The joyful acclama-
lious ol his friends, and he was received by
theul with tho e feelings which manifested
The deep interest they fell for his safety in
this perllOus adventure.
Our correspondent says, he cannot con-
clude The narrative without observing, that
while Mr.. Boyd was making prrparat ous
to 81 down with The rope, his faithful SER
vsnt George earnestly solicited to take his
masters place alleging The danger of the
exp'dirIul,, and his masters i'll healt hwnich
slIouid induce INN Ia transfer the rescue of
the dog To MIN, which his generous master
refused, saying. "No, George, I'll go my
self" an instance ofideliiy and humanity
uot often witnessed.
Depth Of Wells neur London.-Wells
7OU feel deep have brendug al Harrow on
the. Hill, and several in London are be