Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-27
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE
The Stone Mountain Of Georgia.-Ihe Southern
IraUek-ncreased facilities.

The Stone Mountain of Georgia.-Ihe Southern
IraUeNmcreaSed IaciEties.
MEssRs GALES SEAroS Hitherto the South has been
viewed possessing but little Of interest," except far
aes its agriculture and New fields have been
opened view within the past years that entirely ds
pate this opinion. The aio i'd improvements and facilities
rapidly progressing lead through sections Of
try that have been inaccessible the and historian and
void Of research TO the practical geoogst
The Sone Mountain, situated in De Kalb county, Geor
ga among the many exciting and interesting spots of
creation that command the attention and admra
ton Of the traveller and vie in close proximity with the finest
of northern cimes Indeed the Niagara the Hudson,
the Natural Bridge, Mammoth Cave may possess charms
and sublmiy scarcely surpassed by the Andes Alps Vesu
vius, Rhine Nile yet the Stone Mountain affords
field for speculation to the enlightened tourist than
be imagined except the eye them ntegray But,
single spot earth, is grand and
regaed this. The eye may wander space of forty
miles and west and nearly thirty miles north and SOUTH
unaded by telescope and view Nature she is clad in all
that richness and beauty that diversified foliage may be able to
besnw. Many handsome villages may be seen, and,
two points, the boards Of hotels may be distinctly read
There two fine hotels situated at the foot Of the Noun
tain capable of accommodating hundred visitors From
this point the viser proceeds directly the mountain, in
meandeng path occasionally meeting with ragged and crag
gy places and sometimes with declviy Of from forty sixty
degrees angle This ascension requires little amount
! of patience the part Of an invalid to accomplish
Having reached the summit OF this gigantic mountain and
sitting down upon the huge rock Breathe though painting
they may be from fatigue the eyes catch glimpse of distant
hills rane and valleys, that produce inward JOY and in
expressbe delight which proves ample reward for the toll
and labor in reaching this lofty place.
The organs of respiration resumng degree of regularity
the visitor behois at single view the handwork of Great
Fl Architect in thousand scensSrch, novel; and wonderful
which burst forth upon the excited vision, when they nyo-
UNFAIRLY exclaim How beautiful and wondrous the works
of Nature--of Natures God ..
The kennesaw and Youah Mountains in full view,
which being thirty five miles distant and the other seventy
miles. The mind is amos, bewdered the varied scope of
country, until, if suddenly awakng from sweet reverie
the behoder is disappointed in finding that he is yet be
taxed for his admiration He gazes ad iofnitum
upon the chain of irregular hills that break oil from the Ken
nesaw and which take from northwest northeast
We feel lost in admiration behodng this truly picturesque
scenery. ..n .,...:
The Tower is one hundred twenty five feet height,
be upon the top of which produces sensation to be
experienced in any other place earth You behold the rain,
hail. descending below, whilst above the sky appa
renty clear The setting too has its beauties, the re.
Election from which the observer for his adora
on whilst all nature around to admire the golden hues
which delight gid the distant hills and valleys, and at the
time emitting unsupassabe usre upon the extent
the horizon With reflections like these,
once constrained burst forth loudest EXPLANATIONS,
" Behold how good and how pleasant for brethren TO
dwell together in unity ?"
Never BEFORE during my life of touring have behed any
thing equal the sublime and beautiful varieties of the
ge,abe kingdom, the immensely OF the rock, its supposed
eruptons marks of ortfcatons natural cuostcs
the skipping wild goats thai inhab the mountain in immense
numbers together with many other things closely connected
with antiquity. .... .--
On the mountain proper but little of mother earth be
seen Dwarsh ceas and stunted shrubbery may be
occasionally within sixty eighty feet of the summit, al
sides excepting the northern, where only the immense
rock the basethc decvy this side being about eighty
degrees Paths are midway the mountain where
the weaed traveller may regale himself in thousand
riosities.
The rock various in its character and extent being
posed Of many varieties The common granite abounds in
very great quantity The fine granite may be said be
exhaustibe-all emineny adapted buising purposes.
The marble exceed by the best Egyptian, and very
susceptible Of fine smooth polish Some Of the pillars &c.
of buildings Georgia already being built of this marble
and granite
The Stone Mountain is accessible from almost every
quarter of our country. From Charleston g. c the ira
weller may take the South Carolina railroad to Augusta
thence directly the Stone Mountain by the Georgia rail-
road. And it may be well to remark that view Of the
mountain from the cars, when approaching, is richly worth
the whole amount Of money for transportation particularly in
the morning, when the rays of the richly gid from
base to summit The Central railroad from Savannah,
through Macon and Griffin also may connect with by
going up Atlanta and thence by the Georgia railroad four
miles, The State railroad from Oothcaloga, the
Tennessee line also with the Georgia railroad at
Atlanta with these the Southern macoaches
(trdaily) run to Griffin, Georgia, connecting with the
Georgia MISUNDERSTANDING Montgomery, Alabama, on the
west and Griffin on the Thus It will be that
whether for business pleasure, the traveller meets with
detention, except his option, between Wash
ington and New Orleans.
But few accidents the South Carolina Georgia
railroads. and the stages that running connexion
with those roads being of the finest finish, splendid horses
and accommodating drivers together with the excellent
agement of the contractors (Messs d. E. Beman Richard
Peters, and Col E. L. Ellsworth, render every thing that
either men of business pleasure could desire.
| Very respectfully, your obedIent servant
FRANK 5. BRONSON, NJ. d.
! la GRASGE, GEoRGIA.
ExPLosIoS.-The Weschester Spy states that the
morning Of Wednesday Of the mills OF the hauhorn Pow