Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-04-10
LesUiSbaSrg, Pa.
Wednesday Morning, April lC
Caesar's Head.

Varied and beautiful as is the scenery Of
the United States, there are still many Of
its most striking and magnificent features
that repose in almost Primeval solitude,
unknown to the world at large, aud bu,
little appreciated BY the few scattered SET
tiers who have chanced to locate in their
vicinity. An Alpine precipice in South
Carolina, bearing the name which heads
this article, derived from fancied resem-
blance Of portion Of the rock to human
countenance,) furnishes remarkable illus.
tration Of this fact.
4 glance al the map Of this section,
will show the reader that the AlIeghenies
bound that State on the north. west, and in
places extend several miles over the line.
From the loot Of the Blue Ridge. as it is there
called, eastward to the shore OF the Allan.
tic, the country is an inclined plane ofgrad
ual and Uniform descent for two-,hirds Of
the way, when it becomes low and level,
and covered with pine forests. The upper
part is rolling and diversified, but presents
no high hills or mountain ridges, and is
covered with forests Of oak, hickory and
short.strawed pines. Up near the noun.
,ains but few scattered plantations appear
10 break the wildness and uniformity Of
the scene, and they are from ten to fifteen
and twenty miles apart. We may remark.
in passing, ,ha, it is 10 this remo,e region,
few miles from the Pende,on Cour,
House, that the lamented John c. Calhoun
had fixed his residence.
Not far from Greenvillc and projecting
from the south side Of the Blue Ridge, is
the celebrated Table Mountain, with its
rocky crest lifted 10 the giddy heigh,h OF
twelve hundred feet. 1t has hitherto been
the centre Of attraction for strangers and
travellers, who, Of course. find their way
to it from the lower country, and as they
do not happen TO come down over the
mountains from the northwest, 90 away
in total ignorance Of the incomparably
greater magni6cence Of It's near neighbor,
Cesar's Head, all the while 10 full view,
but its peculiar attractions generally ut.
known and therefore unvisited. But 70.
verse the poin, Of approach, and Ie. the
visiier como leisurely on foot. as did our
informant, Mr.. NJ, in November last.
down through the picturesque and roman
tie valley between the ridges Of the ALE.
ghenies from the Virginia line in Ashe
county. North Carolina, towards the Pic.
kens' Court House. in South Carolins. and
he will stumble in his way upon scenery
that in scope and sublimi.y has no parallel
in the known World, and once looked upon
will be treasured amongs, the hearts best
memories until celestial glories burs, upon
Iife's parting vision.
Passing thus along the valley, you leave
Black Mountain on your left, lifting its
| rounded cone above the clouds, densely
clothed to the very top with the balsam fir
tree. which gives it an aspect dark as night.
without its starry brightness. A short
distance south Of Ashville you have fine
view Of the Blue Ridge on the east, and on
tho west, at the distance Of thirty miles.
and IN striking contrast. the lofty peaks Of
the Iron Mountains meet your eye, their
mantle Of balsam frs giving them hue OF
almos, ebon blackness. The whole valley
lies high. but beyond Henderson, (where
Mr.. NJ. was Informed in vngue, ndiffes.
en-. way that a pretty good view could be
had from a place on his route called Ce-
sar's Head, and of which he had not before
heard the country rises gradually, bu, as
Mr.. NJ said, without indications OF any
great elevation, except the temperature,
sparse vegetation and stun.ed growth Of The
pines. until the narrow foct.pa,h turned
off rather abruptly to the left. and after
proceeding few rods. an opening in The
trees on the righ, gave him glimpse Of
scenery Of surprising extent and beauty.
Turning of few steps from the path,
appearances induced him to move guarded
~. He placed his hat on the ground with
a stone 10 it, to keep it there, and moving
along on his hands and knees among the
rocks and bouIders that lay scattered
around, with 4 strong north easter blowing
., his back, he sudderly found himself Oh
the per'lous edge Of precipice of primi.
tive rock two thousand sish, hundred feet
above The level Of the country beIow--,he
first thousand feet as perpendicular as q
pIummet could have made it, and the re.
maindsr rough. rugged and precipitous.
And what prospect lay stretched ou, be.
fore him! He said that if ever CALCULATIONS
Of prayer and adora,ion went up from his
hear, 10 the Almighty, !. ua, a. That mo.