Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-19

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In company with Col Guilds, W rode within three
milessof the Falls sad then leaving eur buggy We
went on hofsebsck 70 the house Of NJ. David flank
lin, one mile from the Faik Mr. franklin .eonsen-
ted to become our guide and afeer short rest.we
moved on 10 the FALLS - Having arrived in hah
mile ofthsm' We dismounted and proceeded on foot,
being unable to ride on account Of fallen trees. We
soon reached the river, The din Of the waterfall hay.
ing for some time been roaring in our ears. then
portions ef our person in state Of nature: Having
crossed VT proceeded down The eastern bank through
wild and irregular growth Of ivy, laurel and Whor-
tleberry bushes. It is rather singular that on the
west bank Of the Lnvills the soil ID rich and COW
cred with most uxdriant growth Of trees while on
nothing Of any worth grows The river whore we
crossed it has @ clear, smooth 40 appearances %
any other mountain stream it soon becomes agita-
ted by slight rapids until suddenly it is divided by
huge rock and dashes over fall of about twenty
feet 1t then boils and surges in most terrific nan
for abou: two hundred yards, the while filling
three several times, twisting and turning IN every
shape that human Imagination can fancy. s.~
Following our guide we seated oursef On the top
of rock around the base Of which the river rushes
in its Wild career. About forty feet below " on
one side dashed the troubled waters Of the Liuyie,
selves through . passage not more than ten feet
wide made their descent over the last and highest
fall Here the mist was rising, and the rays Of the
sun as it shone through caused the peculiar view
which resembles 90 much the sulphurous flames,
which Bunyan 90 well describes a. arising from .
certain DIRK abode, that it gives the cavern under
the lower fall the name Of the DEVILS Hole. Our po-
sition was . commanding one, but not such as per-
son with weak nerves should seek. As we gazed
far down the course Of the river we could see the
stream again assume its comparatively placid .ap-
pearance, but now instead Of banks almost even
with its bed it was locked in by IN impeuetrable
mass Of chimney rocks, which continue for miles
down its course, rising in the most majestic gram
deur to height of one two and three hundred feet
and in some places near to . thousand. At one
point are informed the rocks close over the river
and it is easy for person to jump from one bank
to the other. .-..-,.,,
The grand sublimity Of the scenery which is berea
bouts presented to the eye canLot be surpassed by
any in the world Language fails to describe it and
the pencil Of the artist give but faint concep
ton Of its beauty and magnificent grandeur. Here
it 10 that man feels hs insgnifcsnce and trembling
in all its artistic splendor, and we have seen what
was called grand scenery, but never, never have we
seen anything to equal the scenery Of Lnvile Falls
nor do ever expect to see the Ike again until We
revisit them. 800 - -
Ere long the pencil Of the artist win trace the arsst
beauties and give them to the worlds view. Ere long
thespirt Of enterprise wilmske good roada and build
sgood House, at which visitors may stop. No place
can present the same attractioosasa watering place
that Lnville can. Its beautiful scenerythat never
has been fully explo' Its healthfu c iwate the
excellent water of the Rattesnake Spring, the fert
ty Of the soil, and last but far from least IL the
pleasure seekers eye, the large quantity of game
which is to be found thereabouta. Having spent
the afternoon at Envils We returned to Mr.. Frank
Inns House aud there rested for the night The next
day We visited the Gingercake Rock. This Rock is
. curious formation rest on ridge between the
to the latter 1t Is high rock conca in shape, be-
tween fifty and seventy feet in height about six feet
through at the base and rising to thickness Of
twenty I've or thirty feet This rock 10 a. on top
and covered with grey moss. On one end Of ih top
there lays rock about fifteen feet long and four or
rock il to al appeannces just about to fall Atleast
ten feet Of it projecting from the edge Of the main
rock-the whole presenting the appearances Of bsv.
ing just been dropped 10 is place and lodged for
little whle thus making one Of the grandes. sights
that can exist In nature. Descending the noun
We had presented to - beautiful landscape view
% can be found IN Carolina, unless it be that from
the 'op of the Pilot Knob. The eye has fun open
scope from the Grandfather Mountain entirely around
to the Roam and ever beyond that The valley Of
the Catawba Is open to the view hom its origin to ts
their rich fields Of waving corn In the dim, dark
distance lone mountain rises to the view, which
from its location we supposed to be the Pilot just
O. the sun fades beneath the horizon it casts forth
clear red light and you zee flashing in its blaze the
windows Of the houses Of Morganton, from the same
golden tinge Is thrown upon every Leaf, and
everything is mellOwed into soft lovelness in the
complishment of natures most splendid creation.-
Far, FAR beneath, hid amid mass Of shrubbery and
rocks the Linvile 6nds its way to the Catawba.-
Turning to our guide we asked docs the Linville
run there" he replied "Yes, and poor thing it sees
troublous times before it gets ont ofthers too" We
hays'nev seen anything which gave one 50 sctc-
BILE an idea Of mans kttieness q this point The
chimney rocks of the mountain are shout three han.
dred feet high, from their base the mountain de-
sends with fearful rapidity into the LRyille river
how far it 10 beyond our power to estimate but It
seems like Il wss almost into the bowels Of the earth
1t seems as if one might FALL :5v7.E
"From morn till noon, from noon tin dewy eve, !"
and but then fathom its depthI We looked, and
turning, looked again. Gladly would We have spent
hours upon, that summit but nature changes not to
suit mans wishes. and days must end on the noun
Mr. Fsankn's house, thankful for what We had seen,
but wishing that vie could spend weeks ruaming
among the beauties Of that mountain country.
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