Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-05-27
HuDbard's Cabin. Zraa Mountain, (Geo.)

now write from the summit Of the highest mouna
in Georgia obtained my first view of this peak while in III
village OF Clarksyile and presented such commandin
appearances that resolved to surmoln il, my way h
NORM although my experience has proven that cimbin
high mountains is always aborous than profitable
came here on the back Of mule and guide and
mon on the occasion the principal proprietor of Nacooche
valley, Major EDwARD WILLIAMS While ascending III,
oubtain which occupied about seven hours om his resi-
dence The venerable gentleman expaated Of considerable
length the superb scenery 10 be witnessed from its summit
and then informed that he had jus! established dairy
the mountain, which, it was easy to see It'd become
bis hobby He described the ranges" Of the mountains
aording abundance Of the sweetest food for cattle and
said that he bad already his dairy somewhere between
fifty and eighty cows and intending soon 10 increase the
number hundred He told that his dayman
excellent young from Vermont, named Joseph b. Hub
lard to whom he was indebted the oraa idea Of esta-
ishng the say. While oufneyng through this region the
young CHANGED 10 stop tho Majors house. and though
they perfect strangers they conversed upon
nected with farming and became acquainted and the
stranger having made known the fact that he knew how TO
make butter and cheese, bargain struck, which has
suited in the establishment already mentioned The Will
ams dairy is said be the only in the entire State Of
Georgia. and worthy Of remark, IN this connexion, that
Major Williams as well as his daiyman) is native Of New
England He has been exile from Yankee land for up
wards of twenty years. and though nearly seventy years Of
age appears that his natural spirit Of enterprise remains in
4 full vigor.
/ Trail Mountain ramcd by the Cherokees, from the
fact that they had number oras leading TO the
nit to which point they in the habit of ascending for
the purpose OF discovering the campres of their enemies du
ring the existence Of hosties. 1t is the king the Blue
i u.l z IL.
Of the surrounding country and perhaps thousand
feet above the level Of the carpet Of green glass
aud weeds extends 10 the very top, and the SMALL
well few aud lar between, the lover Of extensive
scenery has n fne opportunity OF gratifying his wit
messed from ibis great wachowe Of the South and
know that before deeply impressed
with tie grandeur Of landscape scene The horizon formed
unbroken circle, but could distinctly that d.
recon alone (acrss South Carona and part Of Georgia.
extended comparatively level country, while the remaining
threequarters Of the space around appeared be viii
dorness d mountains The graudest display towards The
north, and here seemed 10 that could least
twenty distinct ranges fading away the sky, unit, the
remote range melted into monotonous line No cities OF
towns within the limit Of my vision no. al
occasional wreath Of smoke to remind that humln hearts
were beating in The unnumbered valleys. crimson hu,
covered the sky but without cloud cheer the pros
pec the solemn shadow which rested upon the
deep pOrtakc Of single hue the departing
Grandeur and gloom, like twin spirits seemed TO hay,
subJued the world causing the pulse Of Nature cease
accustomed throb. At stride the dark and a
there moon, retreaed from the peak with pleasure
and sought the rude cabin, where spend the night
While doing this the distant howl Of wolf my ear
borne upward the quiet air from Of the deep
leading 10 the base Of the mountain.
A. nj
whiIed away the evening their society," asking and an
swenng thousand questions Among the matters touche,
upon in conversation certain mysterious water
spout Of which bad heard great deal among the people
my joumeyng, and which said to have fallen upor
Trail Mountain again inquired into the particulars an,
Major Williams replied as follows:
"This waer-spout story has always been great bohera
ton The circumstance occurred several years ago
a number Of hunters spending the night the ver
ravne where this hanty stands whcn about midnight
they heard Tremendous roaring in the air, and large
rent Of water fell upon their camp and swept it. with all
effects and its inmates about dozen yards from the spo
wherc they bad planted their poles There three huat
'e and Of them severely injured on the head b
the water and all Of them completely denched. The,
were Of much alarmed the event, and concluded
that spring farther up the had probably broke
away but when morning they csud find evidence
If spring, and every where above their camping place h
ground perfectly dry, while the lower side il
completely saturated. They pcfplexed 70 a mar
yeous degree and returned the lower country impresse
with idea that water spout had burst their heads
q attempted explanation Of this phenomenon
but Mr. Hubbard gave bis opinion that if the affair
tuay did occur il originated from whwnd which nigh
have taken up the from neghboing riset an
dashed by the accident upon the poor hunters Bu
his reasoning seemed TO like getting out Of the fyn
pan into the fire y wheteupon concluded TO tell The tall
twas told me- Tor the especial benefit Of Professor Espy
But 70 the dairy, which is unquesionaby M
chief aactoa Though fa from being romantic oue) con
nected with Trail Mountain. Heretofore cheese establish
ment has been associated in my mind with bos meadow
lands, spacious and weurnshed outhouses and conye
, nient market But here have dairy the top of
mountain, distant from the fs farm house fifteen niles
and inaccessible by any conveyance but that Of mule
trained horse The bells Of than bali hundred COW
cchng along the mountain side and, instead Of
they feeding upon the luxurisnt we'd Of the wilderness
instead o. cool cellars have here hundred tin pans
t ranged upon tables IN log cabin, into which cool sprn
pous IT. eshng instead Of tidy aud matronl
d housewife supcntcnd The turning Of the curd have
en,epasng young Yankee veniabc Green Mountain hoy
and instead Of pretty mkmads, the interiors Of this establish
d men, huge negroes and ali the mascupe gender An
ths i The establishment which supplies the people Of Geor
with cheese, and tire material out Of which toe scientific
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