New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-27
PROFESSOR MITCHELL
PARTICULARS OF HIS FATE.

BuRysvILE, July IL, 1871.
Papers and letters will have informed VOC OF the
discovery Of DIR. Mitches body, &C., but dcsaTed
account my stil be acceptable He lief, the Pattoo
House a. O'Clock on Saturday. 9th of june to cross
The Black Mountain to Big Tom Wilson's, eight or
ten miles dstart. He was alone, declining the CON-
pary Of bis son. He had been engaged 10 measuring
the disputed peak-bsd taken tue grade from the
railroad survey, and PROCEEDED some distance. do
rot know his precise object in crossing over 10 Caney
River but think it obtain evidence respecting
the controversy between himself and Mr.. Chnghsn.
week elapsed before it was generally known that
he was missing. On Sunday, the 9Th of July q COM
ihe Blsck, you would say search almos, hopeless.
The woods on<he southern forks of Csney, which lay
more directly in the route from Pattous to Big Toms,
were explored to no PurpSse. Men mistook bar
mos are tcaicely dscernibe and it i. diff cult to dis
tjreui,h the kind Of track. Two Of the searchers
stood up all light at Of these bear "sgns stood
up. because there was no room TO lie down.
The sesrch had been continued Sunday Monday
and Tuesc az, when the woodsmen, cut and fam.
shed, collected on the Peak. DIR. Ms son offered
the Carey river men 80 to buy provisions. The
mountainten refused the money, but continued the
ties Vance I'VE presume H. b. Vance, Esq.-EDs.l
ordered a beef in the range TO DO shot down, for
which he would be responsible. II was done, and
hunger was allsyed Big Tom and Others, including
in more Iorthwsrd direction. They discovered
sjgLs On the moss, and followed until the impress.
sion Of a man'r foot on the black loan was plainly
discenible. Reaching ridse-Idttle Pine Mountain
TO the left of which DR.. NJ should have turned.
they discovered his steps side wise, as il he had
pause d to examine. Big Tom thinks he had made the
exact mistake did. Coming to this point, glanced
back and asked, :" Whose farm is thatP Tom then
| showed me how the old man, a. he called hun,
ost his lie by mistake. 1t was fire.scald." not
farm. Mr. NJ. paused, turned to the right, found the
laurel mpenetrsbe, and like hunter. took down the
draiu, low ana then dry.
over rocks Just DIR. NJ had done, till they reached
the Middle Fork left prong, think Of Caney, mere
ril Spling branch size. The "sisns' on the right.
hand side ofthe STRENGTHENING previously frequently
crossed it. the bed of the stream being the path or
1oad-row approached cascade, or rather descent
Of tho ruhing waters. Big Tom discovered a hat on
log below, left by the subsiding waters. The 9th
of June was dcrk and cloudy. The five searchers
qatbe red about the dark pool In lay the body.
fbey left it undisturbed.
As soon as the news reached our village we mus
tered in strong force and started to the place where
the body lay. Having spent the night in the neigh
bo,hood where listened till bedtime to stories Of the
WOODS, adventures among the mountains, the track
ing the discovery Of DR.. NJ body, &C., we set out
after breakfast for the fatal spot. Being joined by
Others there was now quite crowd OF U.s. We trav-
eled in the bed Of the creek Ia fork of Caneyl, up
rocks, climbing, sprbging, with thick growth On
each side of US, until came to tributary. Here
our guides at fault; but Big Toms voice, was
heard, "Comc through the woocs." we struck the
sflIuent exactly. 1.-The lies up this fork said
Tom, and we followed him, some four miles as judged
nv the hunters from the cabin where breaktasted
After climbing Alpine nights, or trails, walking on
fallen TIMBER we turned down tohe TORRENT ascended,
a, d came to The deep, dark pool.
wish could describe this pool. Ihaye somewhere
seen an iron lamp just its shape. 1t 10 or ID feet
vide and IS 80 long, running ont ON the LETT as we
snproached-right Of Tie stream. perpendicular, OF
= ~ nd ra If rnc
height of IS or 40 feet. On the right eft OF stream
small space rock. inclinpg to the psol, wet with
spray. slippery and dangerous to stand upon. From
this little platform rises also the wall OF rock You
TO the vacant spot on three four logs borne
down when the rayine was filled with floods OF RAM
In front is the snowy torrent whtened in its rush to
the pool-Dot fall, but plane, lnclnlng but little
foui a perpenlicul down which the white ribbon OF
rll streams into the dark pool below. say dark,
for though any portion of the water scooPed out Is as
clear crystal yet the black loan sediment at the
bottom gives to the pool an inky appearance long,
hrge baikless, brunchless log, coming down stream
rI gtwise, shot the top Of the fall down to the
bottom of the pool and stands leaning against the in
cline ,ape Of rock down which the torrent dashes,
one end elevated above the where it verges
dee cend Under this it was supposed one arm OF the
body lay and hence difficulty in exricating the
body was apprebended.
Tie Corober, with a company who had spent the
light on the top Of the Peak, Joined US. The jury
were invited to the platform, slippery with spray, on
the verge of the water. The rest at the mouth OF the
pool ON drifted logs, gazed at the proceedings 1t
was a solemn, impressive scene. The oath having
been administered to the jury pole with hook az.
tached Was let down into the pool The hook fastened
in the clothing and tie body rose, face downward.
wears had gone up the hill of science to listen to the
teachings Of him hose mortal remains now be.
fore NE; and though twelve years had passed since
looked on those features, do not think should have
he STATED a mOmen had l been summoned to say
wi hose Ii ey were. How natural! how lifelke! The
eyes were closed, lips slightly parted, more like Stun.
Der than death. The limbs were flexible, but death
was OF his brow There was s slight wound on me
MENTIONED at leans against the torrents channel.
A gentleman drew blank bsok from DR.. Ms coat
pocket and handed it to me. The last entry was,
30. 55l-Saiurday." No doubt minute OF measure
melt or survey. On his person were found pure
with some silver charge, pocket book containing $H
an eye. glass and of telescope, handkerchief,
knife note, &C., and what was Ut most interest, his
watch not run down but stopped az ~ minute. are.
time or few minutes previous, on tue evening OF the
9th Of June.
While the Jury were engaged in their examination
of the body ascended to the cplce and was shown
The trace The last on earth, whence the fatal fall II
was al the root of small, tall spruce pine-thence
down The dark waters, IS or ~ feet Did the fall or
drowning occasion death
The crowd were debating as to the way they should
carry the body The Outside garments were taken H.
ard the body wrapped in tow cloth, was swung on
mole. Tue mouutaiueeys ore noble men, and men OF
resolution. Some had declared it would take four
days to carry the body to the top Of the Peak: We
started at 20 minutes before III. A. many as coulo at
the upper end had hold Of the pole two or three
sh, udered, others in advance, hand linked in hand.
Behind two three others pushed them Ths
selves by others. The right spirit animated gil. me
relate, these men Climbed Alpine hight, di.taaos
estn ated at from two and half to three miles, ana
little after o'clock deposited their burden 90 the
loftie.t point d land this side OF the Mississippi
81 that great motive