The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-07-18
Prom lls G'sasAnlo' Psl,iei.
THE PlL0r MoUNTAIN.

From ihs GisnsAa'o' Psiiiai.
THE PILOT MOUNTAIN.
The ~"rdef n raisr. 1. ,i,ustrdinths
eastern part ~ sutrys N. O.. ne.r,it line
which divides ihslA county iton Strikes.
Iltses 80 isrlsied Iuls. ii NE MIDI ole
plain; no ether mountains. Or esen any
eoniidsratle hills. being xi.hiR nssy
uii'es Of !, : ska,
The sseent Of the Maintain 10 - the
srrng.". an sgressble post Of refreshms,t
mdre ihsn haIfihe di,isnee 4 NE ioplis
,ogradusl mat The visitor mas proceed 30
horseback. fromsihis spnt the sceliv,iy
hscnnes sietrsr. uhih you reach the PIN
nscle. wiirh present. sn elesatinn ~
some 200 fret. TIE only pass Z" The sum
M, is an the nnIih side. nsrrow, atep
md diiEicolt II ascent; vel IL eot sidsied
By M mems . dangerous achievement.
and The sisunr u rewarded for his toll BY
On enchanting prospectof,hs surrounding
country and tn0ahta n seensrs in the d,s
lance. The dense aid wide stretching
forest sppesrs dotted with farms aud ham
lets. The Blae Ridge Ietosss IN long
line Of mnu,t, in heir hts tothe north aea.
To the sas,wsid. in Stokes county, The
Ssura Town Monnt.ins rise upon the
view. some If whose SUBMITS excssdihe
PHO, in height. And the J adj n, hnw.
ing in from The hills OF Wilkes. and wash.
ing the western base of the Moun,sin.
"rolls il sil,tr flaod" IN may line u
light through the w,lternes.. - So q
'fhe result of measurements, taken
sone years ago BY President Caldwell
end Professor Andrews. are as follows:
leigh, Of ihr Pilot Mountain from l@
base near Grassy creek 10 The
top OF trees. 1851 e.
Elevation oil ihe pinnscle on the
ntr.h eide a, the place tfasceni. 205
Elevation OF the same on the south
siie, $3.50 a D. $50
neutrality-suspicious. reckon the Il -a
! south side, a.H ia
I'm The ge'l 'ey 81 the pinnacle there is
somtth'ng quite remarkable aud eurious.
lIs made up chiefly al mica slate and
quartz. bu, each exh,bts peculiar and
interesting characters. lts rocky wall u
fill Of ren,s ir"m top to bottom, and il rs
also regularly strsti6ed. the susta DIPPING
cas-, nearly Il an ang If only ten dsgr' es.
The most abundant rock - . peculiar
kind ofmica ~ eritrock composed ni very
fine granular quartz With flesh red mica
intimately disseminated. The texture Is
exqois teIy fine, and the cohesion is so
loose tha, II may he frequently crpUhled
between tie fingers INTO The fiaes, whi'e
sand" @4 a.. as 8&a
At a point on the road between The
Little Yadkin aud M. Airy The passing
traveller may obtain the mos, singular.
aud he, haps the finest. view Of the Pilot.
One END Of The Mounisin il there present.
ed 10 the bsholder. in its most perfect ny.
= ramldsl form. It's vast sides are seen
sweeping up from the surrounding forest,
; gradually approaching and becoming
: sleeper: until they terminals st The per.
r pendicular AMI altar-hke mass OF rick
. which foims the summit. ], here gives
e an idea of some gigantic work of art. so
regular and sosurprising'y similar are ,he
curves 81 its outlines. and SO exactly
: over The centre does The towering pima
S Gle appear to be placed.
i. The name ,s said 10 be q translation oil
!, an Indian aPpellaunn s'gn'iy'ng Pilot
: called so by the aborie,nes because il
e served as beacon 10 tilot them in thsl'
: forest wsnte'ings through gtea. ex'en
= Of surrounding county,.
u Ii satisfies the eSe and fills the sou
> with calm and solemn delight 10 g'z'
Iupnn the Plot Wht ther touched by The
ntrcy wigs Of the mnrniug Clouds. OF
Eprercing the elniering skies Of moon, OF
reposing among mellow ,ints OF evening"
d whether ba,hed in the ] Oh, Of the csla
f. pale moon. or enveloped,n the snrges o
= 1.-The tempest, 18th the lightning flashing
a around its brnw--ii stand ever, ever iht
!, samc----rs iounda,ions 10 the depths o
~ he earth. sEd Tvs head rising in soli'ar,
4, grandeur 10 the hsav+ns--the tain q
n Time and emblem oi Eierniiv-ja Just as
. rose under i,s Makers hand on the MOI n
A. i"g nf cteanon. and Just as it shall STAN
8. when The last time shall come.
il. ~% ANECDoTE OF. DIR. HARRIS.
a. The late Dr.. llsrris. OF Danbar,on. walk
h. l,n,, mt ,ro liz, "A N a, If Tho iat . y lace