The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-11-17
Fron1 the Model American Courier.
THE OLD NDgT'fa STATE.
The Mountain Region,

az rPuts FoHl lht Ulaih fluI penetrate lAt &c
counties, and they are included IN the noun.
tain section. among these FOUNTAINS is
some oil the granles! scenery in the Ualon,
aud only regimes lie be seen 10 excite IN the
boson Of The lover ef nature lively, thrill.
ing emotions, and 10 the breast Of the poet
| 'uggeslions Of Ihe sublime and beautiful
| shall not now eater .aio The particulars Of
any OF them, as ! may, hereafter, upon re-.
visiting, fu nish you as they deserve. sep
aia'e srticlcs ca zach, but viii give has.
ty glance al ,hem.
The Hickory Mt Gap. On the road from
Ru,her'osd,own 10 Asbeviiie. etEo, ds SONS
delightful scenery, aud around whose pic
turesqCe ha uDls the enthusiastic admifer oil
nature delights 10 liDger for days. Near
here, too, ATE sone ialIs which always at.
tract the curiosity OF The traveller.
Ga the road leading from Moreantown
to AshevilIe, through the Salamanca Gap,
7nd few miles from where sou enter the
Gap. is 10 30 seen on the right, Mltche.i's
Peak, the lottes. spot IN the Union, east of
the Mississippi, aud from which you nigh,
look down on Mount Washington, the peak
Of The White Mountains, which until re-
Gently, 90, the bonors Of being the highes,
ia The Caion. The name has been given il
in complilpea, 10 Professor Mitchell, who
made geo!ogica, surveys in its neigh.
bofhood, aud took ,hs altitude Of il. Ia
Ike vicinity Of this mountain, is some Of
The radest staLd scenery the eye eyes res
led upon.
10 The left Of the Swanranoa road, some
five or six miles from it, are The locally no.
ted Caiaab a Falls, we'll worth tho attention
AMI admiration OF The tourist. The warm
springs in Buncorbe, and the road leading
down The French Broad river 10 them, are
considerable effects Of curiosity. The road
has been McAdam'z'd from AsAeville 10
the Warm Syringe; /: follows the course
u the river along lis banks aud as the ri9.
or itself s shut IN On both sides BY noun.
'oius, in neuy places rounding high bluT
points, tho road has lis foundation Oh the
river, resemblin. piers along some whaTyes
have seen. The scenery, go wild, rug.
ged, and III many places go Picturesque
which presents Iiself going down this river
hiss been compared 10 some oflhe most inter.
eslug Of lba, on The Hudson. The roaA
itself is O noble monumen, Of the conquest oi
art over the obstacles Of nature. A fes
miles below the Warm Sprinse are The "a.
nous Paint Rock and ChImnies. The
Warm Springs ia ono ofthe most delightful
watering places have ever visited. Be-.
fore you reach this place, the bed Of The
river aud the road have occupied The valley
the two ranges Of mountains, but
there on tie left bank ofthe river, is beauli.
iul plateau spread out, 10 tie nids. OF ahich,
Gear the river bank, are tho charming
grounds Of The Springs. The maiu building
is built Of brick, ESQ feet long, two lofty.
pitched stories high, and with q pi5zzi the
whole length Of the building, graced by ID
large pillars. 10 from. OF this, is a vci dan,
grassy lawn, shaded by he,e and there q
tree" These Springs are much rosorted
10 by the pleasure seeking and invalids,
from this State, South Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee, Virginia, and not IN.
frequently "a sifunges from The Moth"
Nj. Patton, tho gentlemanly proprietor, is !
always at his post, and knows how to
make the time OF the sojourner pass Of
The other places, worthy all ofsugges,ins
creations uf "ihe limner's ait aud poets
SKILL" are The Bald Mountain and r an in
ancy, The PHO, in Surry. the Table Rock |
% Burke, the Grand Father between Cald
well and Yancy, Mount Pisgah in 8uucombe.
he Pinnacle in Mcdowell, and the Bluff
Falls 10 Ashe.
The counties of Buncombe, Vance and
Ashe occupy table land between the Blue
Ridge on the east, end the Smoky Noun.
Jams on the west, and are very much eleva.
led above the ocean, Ashe being the most
so. Asho is only / Is miles from this place,
lCharo,:e,) and there is from six TO eight
weeks difference 10 the seasons. Wheat cut
lbout here from the first to tho middle OF
June, there from tho tenth to the last Of |
August. suppose tina. couniy has some
If The highes. cultivated land in the United
States.
The climate Of this section is one Of the |
nos, salubrious in the world, visi. to i,
nsuring health and yigor to the debIl.a'ed;
is crystal water, pure air. and exercise
among the mountains, dlspelling all traces
,fdyspepsia and ennui The soils generally
ich, even on the mountain tops, and corn,
wheat, hemp aud oats, can be raised in great
quantities, except 10 Ashe, where the sea-
ION is rather too short for corn. There is
10 doubt that these mountains are rich in
Surface digging for gold has
been successfully carried on in Burke and
but so far, from the greater
,ar, OF them, only the scientific hand OF the
,eologist has CLEANED any facts relative TO
heir mineral wealth. tho nat,ock and
shovel of the practical miner have yet TO
Envelope their resources. The Putonic "
md Metaphoric "are the characteristic for.
embracing, Of course, those min.
'rals usually referred 10 each. l have ex
ended this communication already beyond
sha, expected, aud will riot stop TO emu.
nera,e specially the specimen which geo.
ogcal explorations have added to the cab.
nets of the scientific. Ia fact, il was no,
ny intention in the outset 70 enter into &c.