The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-04-17

4 iFf. hssipg Tie rsmp0salinn ofasaha q and
|. slrlrisis nelr % iess sal,. They al
lord hns sprvln.shs Il thsm een.tiisena
mansEsls; esn-iisrslls massss ~ paFs
isldspsr and snar.. Ard 10 ne sllrslns, rsil-
ed p<hblss. u good size. Of liquid qssfir
Of 10 b ey sal. lnlhs ssssel hat q -ssl.-
I'D Cos g,ldl~o minerals securing Ia grsaa
hate slirac.sd 40 nurh sntnsion ~ 10
have srquirsd es,incs sames snonsslus
~orkasn. Thee are the led bfsds''-
and . sssl pe,hi-." They prove oasx-
aRinsn0a 10 b Iisllessoi essssl-oas
de eommoh klnd-lof .hr 0thes. which ia
always N irisgulsr gfsiRs and @orld APP
przF 10 be qsils blsek bSl Tor ne shsie
i s.nd adhsIins 10 u, have noa ,ri 6xsd
eerlsiniy spoa he appropriate name.
ZireoRiie. IN noe. large crystals. 20 fauad
In Hsndtfs..n. on the road Ifsn. Flal Rock
20 Green Riser. and | nolire il ehisfly
with reference 20 Ihs hisnry cfis diseos-
esy. ss gissn me by Mr.. MBsrsy. The on.
ner ofihe land on Which !. occurs. and in
IliusiaiI0n Of ihe msnnrr IN y hirh other
discoveries, and OF more vslBs bic subsian-
ets, are ktly 90 be msde-by sceidsnl in
mauy cases raiher lhaa lhe mosl eanlnl
search.
S,me gehilemsn Of Soush Carnlins,
Mr.. PVinsen amongst The iesa. we're su.
perintsnding The construction 81 ihe s..
luds road. aud had their quarters Coz The
TIME Al Me-. MSnay's. DR.. nowsrd. Of
Sasannsh. was also there, and II vas d.
ling iamble Of some o( these persons
our The hills near his d~elling. wbelher
10 ss.rrh Of minerals or exercise vas MT
slsied. that the bright crystals n the Zir.
coni.e attracted lhe alention OF DE-. How
ard. A .hey occupy bu, limited space
on the steep eide OF email mountsin, u
eeolosist nigh have nsssrsed Mcpherson
county Coz long time and have exsmin-
ed 10 very faithfully without falling in
with then. -. ~.
You gave me, year or Two since. Q
white salt which appears as m efcr,es.
renee on some mouoisin or meunisins, I
believe Of Hsy wood, which j. supposed
70 be alum. and 10 usrd IN dyeirg BY ths
|, people Of The nsighborhood. II belongs
; 10 ,hs alum family but 10 quite diff. rent
, from the alum Of commerce. beng double
sulphais Of slunina AMI The p,oloxidc Of
iron. sinslesd OF alunins aud po,asss or
smnosia. Il will answer very well FOR
] dyring The roarse s,oifs ihs, arc manu-
f.csaied IN the family for every day wear.
/ but has very lutte commercial value. The
Drur ~ issss-s~ss- -.--. -s-a--- ID - ---L-
nowledge vhh shame end sorrow | did
not visit. and have therefore nothing 10
cay about them. Ora given me by Mr..
w. Rice, from Bull creek or mountain,
iron pyfiies. OF DO value.
;. Se,nery.--0n ihe suffice OF The seer Q.
: W OF The mountains | will be mercilul 10
, the readers Of the Messenger. Ii must be
} seen upon the spot, or mansi, rred by the
. peEcil and graserio paper, 10 be enjoy
: ed. My own experience is that The i'm
|. age created in the mind by The most exact
: and peifect description. bears no rcsem-
: blanre 10 thai which il is supposed 10
J represent. 1.-THE artists ~Lo furnish en-
b. liishmenis for souvenirs and albums
would come 10 North Carolina for sut-
{ jec,s, they woult proside something quite
. superior 10 what. is commonly seen in
D such publica ions. And what spot
amongst the feri.e valleys. the lonely
{ glens. the crsgs, and cliffs OF these Wild
) mountainsfor Above tale, that y could touch
/. aud rend any heart that ia no, harder than
the very best cast sitei, well ha denei! I
will just notice few spo's that are wor-
} thy Of the attention of such ss are 10 search
, Of the sublime and beautiful. In more
, than one, the Black Mounsin is az in
} poriant and striking feature.
~ l. The Pilot. On outline fsom The main
Q range oil mountains, is a gem in its place
and Of ias kind. bu, in passing II on his re.
!. Turn, sfter having been amongst the giants
. OF the west, one feels strong inclination
Q TO lif his foot and kick il over into the
: Yadkin.
Q. do not believe there is any Town
. in the United Stats th.i will compare,
for The beauty and grandeur Of the .iews
around il. with Moreanton. n Burke
{ county. We can hardly go amiss 10
4 search Of good points ior enjoy ing them.
: but perhaps the Lincoln TOAD. as we come
] over The South Mountain and descend to-
9 wards the village, affords the bes,. On
( lhs left hand, al distance ef 25 miles,
lower The bong dark range Of The Black
{ Mountain; LinsIle, the HawksbilI, and
,, Tsble Rock. the two latter. rising like
. castles from ranges OF Kiss elevation. are
:. nearer. more in font, and picturesque OBJ
jecls by shenssises. The small mour-
a tains east Of the village, on The RICH,
. hand. the Grandfather, 10 he distance. and
Q Moresnton, with The fields in its neigh
!. borhood directly before Ne. Such is the
!, picture.
d 8. The late Judge CASTOR is .aid TO have
% bean greatly aztec ed When. riding from
. Marion 10 the Turkey Cove. he came "a
y where he firs, had a full and good view
n Of the cliffs and rugged dss OF Iinvlll-'
IL. and The man of t.s,e who tsavsIs the ruat
e, after him sia no, sander at his emo,iop
~ spLa R,a.i m Rnfnsv lie ascentls m,