Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-26

county, North Carolina, towar Pickens
Court House, in South Carolina, ard he
will stumble in his way upon scenery that
in scope and subimitv has no parallel in
the known world, and once looked upon
Ill be treasured amongst the hearts
hest memo les until celestial glories burst
upon lies parting vision.
Passing thus along the valley. YOU
leave Black Mount in on your left, lfing
it's rounded cone above the cl.,uds, dense
" clothed to the very top with the bal
sam fir-tree, which gives it an aspect dark
as night, WI hout i.s starry brightness
A shot distance south of AShyille you
have n fine view Of the Blue Ridge on the
eact, and on the west, and the dista cc of
thirty miles, and in striking contrast, the
lofty peaks of the Iron Mountains meet
your eve, thei" mantle of balsari frs Civ
ing them n hue Of almost ehon blnckneSs.
The whole valley les high, but beyond
Henderson. (where Mr.. M. was informed
in vague, Indifferent way that Il pretty
good view could be had fom place on
his route called Caesars Head, and of
which he had not before heard.) the
CO n.ry rises gradually, but as Mr.. NJ.
sail. without indications of any great ele-
walton, except The temperature, sparse
vegetation and stun,ed growth of the
pines, until The narrow foot-path turned
OFF rather abruptly to the left, and after
proceeding few rods, an op ming in tie
trees on he light gave him glimpse of
scenery Of surprising extent and beauty.
Turning off few steps from tie path.
appearances Induced him To move guard
cllv He placed his hat on the ground
with stone in i. to keep it there, and
moving along on his hands and knees
among The rocks and boulders that lay
scattered a'ourd, with strong mort l.
enSrer blowing at lis Lack, he suddenly
found himself on the pe'ilou edge of II
prrcipice Of primitive rock two thousand
eight hundred feet above the level of the
country brlow-the Fl st thousand feet
us Perpendicular as a plumet could have
made j., and the remainder rough, rug
ged and p"ecipitious. And whnta p o :
poet lly stretched out before him! He
said that ever CALCULATIONS of prayer and
Alteration went up tton Eis heart 20 the
Almighty, it was at that moment. III
the md-virws confined that he had ev-
er looked upon, and the snblimest scenes
he had ever encountered upon the ocean
wave could not compare with the amazing
panorama that now met his startled
6 zr.
Clos in to the right Mt distance Of
IN, n,il,.s l,Nly ~ TI,l1n
Mountain. while beyond, in the same di-
recion, the Blue Ridge bends around
westward until it soon recehes from view.
In front, eye and brain FIJI " reel as they
attempt to measure the dizzy depths be-
low, where the early frost HIS tinged the
leaves with crimson and gold. 10 the
left the mountain YOU stand on passes on
out of sight to the northeast. Then,
from centre to circumference, sweeping
that vast semi-ritcle with a radius of nine
ty miles. so far off into the dim blue dis
tance that the eye fAlters in its flight, you
look upon seemingly ilimitable. shore
less ocean of foliage. arrayed in natures
gorgeous autumnal robes. threaded here
and there by silver streams, and repoSng
In the mellow sunlight as still and pulse
less as an Ellen sabbath---wi'h no break
in the ho'ison, no oud to dim tie sky
above. and no high hills or mountain gor
ges 10 disturb the uniformity be ow.
Aftcr lingering for hours over thi.
scene of enhancing beauty, our fiend
found his way, by circuitous, dang y.
GUS route of three miles 10 the foot of the
mountain, and spent tie night with q
hospitable plmtcr. He here learned
that an officer of the American navy who
hid travelled extensively in EUROPE. and
Mexico, as well as in the United States
had a short time before visited that neigh.
borhood, and after scaling both these el,.,
vations. assured his host Tint in all u.
travels he had never found scenery thai
could at all compare will, the .ranscen
dant beauty and subIimi,y OF the prospect
from Cesar's Head.
Ruins Of nm ancient California Gin. -
Antiquaries will feel deeply Interested il
the discovery of vast regions of ancient
ruins near San Diego, and within a dav'.