The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-08

Oar Soathera Correspondence.

Tfsf Ia T.Ils Rock .dnsihsr SsufAern Curiosity More
Efeh,rss in the Clouds The Resort of Fashion, &c.
vas reused out Of . sound sleep at day break this
morning by Colonel Hsygood who wished ms to tho
sun iise from ssar's Head. wssjus in time but
far the sun concerned, 1t . very ordinary
tunrise-thers was nothing In that to sstonish soy
body but the morning view from the Head was gori
Gus hey end comparison. As the early rays reached
portions Il the mountains and valleys rapidly chang
ing the deep OF forests and fields, by to
brighter and paler hues, it was brilliant. As the fog
lifted from the valley showing only tina smaller
tain peaks the appeared like placid lake dotted
with hundreds Of green iauds For along time dense
fog rested the valley above the rivers distinctly
marking the ntns windiugs OF the aud
Oolipge The Impressions Of last night dee ned
for the view was more clear, and consequently
BEAUTIFUL and startling saw more mountain tops and
one in T-nnessee, hfty miles distant The Tonne peak
Habersham county, Georgia, visible, seventy
five miles distant
The song of the countless birds far down in the TO-
rests to greet mixed With the eternal noise
Of the falls ofScking in the Saluds They rise ut the
top of the Buzzsrd mountain. two miles of aud the
frat jump Is thirty feet and then the sparkling water
rusbes down rocks, making cascades and falls 2o0O
feet into the valley below the Head At o'clock DR.
C. and myself retained to the gram house, (as the
negroes cell the nsion on a plau,ation) where
We found capital breakfast and large party to eat
1t Breakfast over then commenced the hurry OF the
negroes bringing up carriages, horses sc for those
F" on the move " The Doctor and myself got into
vehicle, and started for the far famed Tsbls Rock
The distance is nine miles and reached this hotei
which is the residences OF Col william sutherland at
midday. and 10 only mile from the rock summit
We walked up to the top of the Stool Mountain aud
struck track that Carried the OF the
there sat down and took look The valley was
two thousand feet below u.s. and towering above was
the solid Of rock which ascend 81 this
point 1he guides in with other parsies--Dr
4 making his hrst visit. = 1.-THE
aiming his hottest and cono uded to try it alone
went up FIRST aud tbs Dr. foilo~ed There are two
flights, which count hundred and eighty steps Go
ing up ordinary stairs ia nothing bat gong stairs
the eide OF rock, eight hundred feet high Is
some, aud when reached the drst landing about
two fset wide, felt extremely weak in the knees,
and when | turned my EYES towards the world,
Al d saw nothirg hut SKY aud vacancy. and dom
wards towards the green, half or three fourths
OF m,le below me sqnstted invountariiy aud kept
MY the rcck The Doctor arrived, and started
on the second flight ana vent up Que hundred stairs
more. and there an end u thsm. " hen the Or
guide. Do Ms you please hut shall crawl back again
ana get out Of this lsrkng quicky
psrchsd up here all bnt the wings, and bo~ed ii
don't feel ticslish Looking cut on all creation 1,
evhrD yoa have got something TO stand bnt
billing the side OF rock such svfu height
when you may have TO tnmbl- q long time IN the air
before GU mashed fin der~, IA horrible ides
one let's vsoate-keep your face to the stairs and
regularly back down We did So and both felt great
deal hotter and much stronger in thu legs We found
snae and learned to snsxsuept that We had been
up within fifteen feet Of the top avn that IL had
scfouped along up the rock . little further would
have been there. AT a later period We reached the
ssummtt. but previously to doing went with the
guo~ and party to the base Of the roek Table rock
~ one immense mass 1t /. about I've mites in orcum-
Terence The rock perpendicular, Is 800 and in some
pisces 500 feet high The terrace surrounding it's hf
teen or xteen hundred feet ab the ssluds aud
prses the baso Of Maverick mountains it IL made no
Of ieose hsgments that have tumblrd down from the
enormous sbsve from slope extending down into
this vsley Some Of these are enormous and
weigh hundreds OF tons and piled up scatsrsd
about 10 such careless way that it sssms
that they should have come from the rock rhey
looked a. though they had been used and pitched
about IL may be that In the old fight the
ges recorded by Milton that they threw stones; II So
ths,e may have been used at that time when the devils
dark pool, but no FISH Ia It 10000 ...a-I
Looking up from this. you straight mp to this
top ~ Table Rock 1t Is terrific aud grand hut did
not like II Several litl. srsams came trcklipr own
In the winter the water frs.nos, sna nrns snorins
bling into the pool with crash that q heard for miles
Two hundred ards from this pool IL the iants walk
which extends two hundred feet from the base OF the
rock IL IN terrible TO weak minds Having sseu all
that TO be seen, and locke until they became
mon, We dug back to tue stairs Gel Sutherland VAS
ten years selecting the location Of these stairs aud
more In erecting them. This time had . negro
guide. aud reached the summit in safety The view
from the top very similar, but not equai TO cesses
Head The rock continues to start upwards from ~here
IL leaves the perpendicular, until IL forms n sort II
cone. Except Ia very fe~ places IL 10 extremely
hazardous to 20 down aud look the Tremendous
precipices We showa the spriug ~hich IL the
west ride OF the rock and almost ., It, highest slsvA
lion. Stange to tina spring IN such spot; sut
had ceased to wonder Mt any thing; qusf-d hunters
cup Of Its cool water. and passed By the wav,
sSos. 90 As to sorm p-rfrc, CUP wseh /. onns
full 81 rain water; they costsin hsha pint They only
grow bsre aud st Cesrr Head This spring hss uevsr
failed We saw large number NJ tracks imbedded In
the REX: and feet made I'm the yester-
day-sl.phapts horses. ana what not We the oe-
LIBERATED cedar tree u IL dead feopls pusk-d 90
much from It, FOR trophies of their foil bstdnes that
IL died IL stands Within three feet OF pr.op,cs and
70 pass around It. Ia daring feat for misstep would
inmortsite man or woman, 80 . sky ieaper Doctor
4. sDd mysef vent near enough t. see The cedar
which sns~sred - we'll NJ II ~ had descended and
psepsd over The Devils drawing room l. holio~ in
The 'ocs Just ts6 .cge 10 sps~er " Ay QuerJ o.
to the cause Of fuch was told thai ~h, ever
entered IL was easily persuaded by the devil to jump
over certainly felt srnsaiioo 81 the kiDd IN than
.nce. here groves all about the top of the rock
formed 81 trees a. the dogsood, OAK pine and ehss.
mutt they grow lArgs, but ssrahoy Towards sun.
set. Doctor and ssif returned to the hotel
Hor,es hsy. been ridden to the top Of Table Rock by
very eircuiiou. aud long route. but ~ requires good
rder anu well trained horse ~ plish the feat
Judge Hugsr ofihis state did it year. ago when
he va too vi 10 walk Hofse, cattle hogs. 10 ind
their way up and summit for weexs ~ pasture
gsCpnd
1s.le Rock IS grand resort for ell the fashion and
t,auty 81 south tsroliDs. To gain the summit the
fair sr fnds asistsuce and protection nac.sary; aud
she has youpg unmarried gentleman With her nins
chshcs in ten that II oucomss the foundation OF at
tsoi m'Bt. More loys matches aud engagements srs
formed here than IN any other koo~u spon tho
Bat h. excessively f-tixuins o. witt Table Rock
funsrly PumpsintOsn sss the nearest hating place
i've miles dstaut; but within two ,eara col sathsr-
land has erected bis present mansion, Which Ia v,ry
lsfke and where hity Tsrons csa be provided Tor lie
informs that ere long, he shall have ctrisg. road
cmpet-d to the tp OF the tsrrnc- -hen t. the
roek sh bseon. slsssant taes. The nrst plantation
here, VA owD.d by mr. Hudson, Who died IN tsos rns
rces aud mountain belonged 70 the s. ate aud ID
almost unsno~p until the time ~hsn Draytoo CO.
vernon ~ south Carolina tie was militia review,
ard explored It, From tbst time ~ has been fsvcrte
resort and every person family ~ sny note have paid
" aNitt Parties of . dogsn and r. FROM here
every day ~ vas entered snd bought By Ne. Nave
rick q very aged man living In Penel-ton -hD IL the
proprietor Of the monstsin and roeh aud sa@-s " 20
Col sutherland who has resideS in this region - years
and 10 msn over 90 years Old lie has recorded the
nance 81 hts visitsrs since 1877 Hundrais u names
bssr sri,ten witness 20 HI. excellent susf ss host
He has hut che charg.-zo cents meal or 81 sect;
and traveller IA really la snug quarters tor sbput VI
cents dsy for himsen I'D bors. and - 80 ~ssk for
beth horse and owner. and negroes in proportion