The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-09-13

to the north and west, the whole range
OF the Sa'uda mountains, spread their
massive brows to your view and
beyond them still, rising higher vel,
you catch glimpses of the Blue Ridge
in the far distance. 1t was indeed all
beautiful and grand.
The view from this place, a night, was
quite different, but fully as Interesting.
You see lights from the various farm
yards below and behold the valley
filled, as it were, with stars while oc-
casionally there comes up the bark of
a dog or the lowring Of q COW to tell
us it is pcoplcd with living beings
But am giving but poor account Of
it. You must see it to know all or
enjoy it. At s o'clock we left for
Caesars Head, % miles distant and
up hill most Of the way. The ascent
of the mountain at certain places was
very steep and difficult, but we arrived
safely at the top little before sunset
and were very comfortably quartcrcd
in neat little cabin by old Mr.. IIa.
good, the proprietor, who proved to
be good old, rough, kind.heartcd and
independent countrynan, who did and
said what he pleased, and allowed
others the same privilege. We
found out that he was rich farmer with
large possessions away down in the
valley, and here too, upon the
top of the mountain, he seemed to
be surrounded with all the comforts
of 4 holnc,-hc had his hogs and cows
grazing over the sides of the mountain
had his houses and a plenty of at.
tcntlvc servants, and his wcll.fllcd
turnip patch, garden and corn field up.
on the top of comparative flat space Of
several acres. We remained with him
little over day, found the company
staying with him quite agreeable, and
spent the morning and evening in cx.
ploring the mountain. We were shown
several very fine views, but none
cquallcd that from the rock known rs
Ceasar's Head, $50 named we heard hy
the Hon. VIM. G. Preston from its
resemblance to q hcad.) This rock is
situated in the South. western part of
;hc :op Of the mcunta;, and is the high
est point upon it. The fat space
gradually asccnds TO this point and
when you arrive there you are standing
upon perpendicular rock % hundred
feet above the valley below and com.
mandmg q view Of the whale VALLEY
an'h surrounding country and noun
tans as far AS the eye can reach. 1t is
| not certain that it is n solid rock from
the "hcnH" 10 the bottom of the val
ley; i'll all probability it is not, but it
is as E:r as yen con see from any nnin,
on the top, and projects even 50 much
that you cannot sec the perpendicular
surface of it by looking over the prc.
cipicc. The view is superior to that
from Paris mountain in every respect.
It's much more extensive, grand and
imposing, and is many hundred feet
higher. Directly in front oi you to the
South rises up Table Rock Is miles
distanl) and faces you with its flat
perpendicular side of ii hundred feet
OF solid rock-on every hand around
arc scattered mountains rising ~ here
and there from the valley and some
times appearing to be piled upon the
top of each other, over whose top you
are far above commanding q view OF
them all, while the valley directly be
low is SO distant that trees appear as
shrubs and the distant farms as the
habItations Of LilIiputians. The air
here was cool aud delightful and the
water and fare excellent, and VIC left
for beavers with many regrets that
our stay could not be longer. A days
ride over the mountains brought us to
this place, where we found several nc.
quaintances and have now been several
days making the best use Of excellent
sulphur water and very good fare
The Springs are situated in Buncombc
County, among the mountains in We,
ry pretty part of North Carolina, five
miles distant from Ashville, and are
kept BY the Mcssrs. Henry, attentive
and oblis'ng hosts, who spare no pains
to make the travellers stay with then,
pleasant and agreeable. But we have
written long letter and must stop
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