The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-09-09

Notes en- ROute-Cherokee Georgfa-stOn'
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Ahant0, Ga, Aug. As.

AdaHtO, Ga, Aug. As.
or all kinds Of going" in the hot sum-
mer season, let me commend adventures,
who seek variations Of torture, TO lengthy
trip on a Georgia Railroad.
Those who, like Marx Tapley, are
perfectly agreeable" and more and more
Jolly as miSeries thicken, would be i'm
mensely delighted with the heat, the black
dust Of the pine cinders, from the throat OF the
engine, the great shaking Of the pine cars,
the unmitgated monotony Of the pine for.
ests, and the wrathful vibrations of the dis
appointed snakeheadS. | had "Iailed il
for the space Of two long, tedious and dirty
days from the vile swamps of Savannah to
the heart Of Cherokee Georgia, where this
town is situated. Atlanta is a new thriv
ing little village, accommodating in frame
houses and log cabins about 1000 souls.
Ii is the centre or point Of junction Of the
three great southern railways; one road bears
cotton, grain and tobacco to Savannah-lht
other transports cotton, hemp. eggs and but
ter to Charleston, S. e., while the third is
making very great exertion to bear itsel
across the Tennessee river and Cumberland
mountains to your city.
This town is incorporated as a city
and has a sufficient number Of acres in
the vicinity to become large and prosperous
-sometime. The Legislators Of Georgia
are, am bound to believe, little wag
gist in their way, and are always ready
- bno,ov tba funooan. .n,hi,;on If ,hs
guide people. They will unhesitatingly
give a paper city 10 any four corners in
the State, If the citizen living there j:
sufficiently progressive in his democracy tc
&c, up the petition. We breakfast here
on boiled chicken, corn rolls, and the ac
compsnying delicacies Of Georgia larder
But commenced this letter for theipurpose
Of informing you of my visit TO the Stone
Mountain, which is situated near the Charles
ton road, only one hours distance from this
town. At the depot-one mile south OF
the mouniain--we found a few people, sew,
eral habilations, and Post Office. Some
enterprising Georgians have tried hard TO
plant village there; but the seed did not
grow. Half dozen houses and a couple
Of stores have been "put together" and the
ruins Of as many more once new raising5
are existing now. We found a two-horse
hack, and an opposition wooden railroad,
with car Of one mule power in waiting to
take visiters to the hotels. Strangers usu-
ally patronise the carriage; for the car has
addicted itself to an unfortunate habit OF
boiling the new lock rail, and depositing
passengers in places where the iaccommoda-
lions are not so good as at the hotel.
Our road was a rough, winding, wood.
land Wagon track, and between the trees
| caught frequent glimpses Of an immense
rock wall that seemed TO be within few
rods Of the hack, gradually retreating as
we advanced. The driver kindly informed
us that this locomotive appantion was what
we "come out for to see"
A capital hotel kept by Colonel -
(he wore no name except his title-at least
no name that was current with his guests, }
has been erected near the base Of the noun
tsin. Truly this great rock is one of ma.
lures wonders, and the first absorbing, per-
picking wonder Of western visiters is, show
came il thar" The Yankee gazes With
admiraton-guesses that it is d new but
smaller edition Of Mount Washington, and
wonders whether twill pay to build with
IT," The Cockney overlooks il with an air
as if he did not mean TO be taken in by
any republican humbug, and wonders wheth.
er We 'hintend TO compare thai (accented
tha0 with the chalk cliffs iof Do'hover. .
beg the readers psrdon-l forgot TO men.
ton what we were looking at. Imagine a
naked mass Of dark blue granite, large
enough to build a hundred cities like New
York, standing solitary and proudly eminent
in the midst OF an extensive plain. On all
sides but one, the rock is precipitous, having
perpendicular descent Of more than one
thousand feet. This mountain differs so
widely from the surrounding scenery that il
looks strangely out Of place; and il would
take q wise geologist to determine by what
singuler combination Of circumstances such
an odd-looEing, barren mountain of New
Hampshire isd managed to intrude itself
upon the feitile soil Of Cherokee Georgia.
A forest-cIad amphithestre Of hills, green
wales, and great green plain form the rest
ct the Landscape No granite hills. no
rough mountfn Lodges. nor even any small
rock Is IN sight; nothing around looks per.