New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-30
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era, eos4sa, 10 have been s ssereA TO yoer eorse
spondsa4 Nobody eise 10 Wsiingfcrd 10 can lssn,
10 avareo Of ts romantic beauty Visitors come often
ep.pah, o. bsve hiuted, 70 view the White Rocks,
stare % the titanic sairs, snu the cold air ro@ the
reeesses Of re beneath, and perhsps take Oa pieces
in July or AuSus.--s feat 20 talk abOut bu. tho
more aret and delicious charms Of the des s.eDdDg
wa.er-course remain unknown.
It was IN company with some friends from Boston
that Grst made an excursion into thsrayioe Ion.
ssipe our delight upon entering the uptrcddea soil
tude, and coming upe expectedly upon an almost un-
broken chain Of waterfalls which drew us on oy
hundred links Of discovery and surprise. On our re-
turn people were amazed at our testimony. Some.
kDdy had heard somebody say that some hupter had
seen cascades somewhere in this region, but the
story passed for myth. So to the pleasure OF the
excursion was added the satisfaction oi being The
first authentic dscoverep.
I remember that have 8 long ramble before me,
and shall not pause to weary you with an inventory
Of these scenes The cool scissure Of the hills, the
steep banks, the sheltered, mossy n,Oks, 80 silent
and So chill; the stairway Of the descending brock,
The briu ming pools the little enrgta whir under
The cliff, the musical drip of the ledge; the long,
slippery slope Of rocks which the creamy brook
ambDes and crs%ls; the confusion of up.heaved
strata; yoDder, cleaning high amid the trees, the
slender silver waterspout gushing through broken
and logged teeth, if the hill had "Oped its pom
derous and marble jaws" to catch the escaping
foam; the lesser and greater falls, the sleeps to
climb, the silence and solitude, all await fu.ure
yisitOrr who will find here what no circunspect
writer will ever attempt seriously 10 describe
Having passed the line of the water falls, absn
doped the stream and commenced the direct ascent
OF the mountain; making a foothod Of every root
aud steDe, pulling myself up by sapiOss and the
bouahs Of trees. Perceiving gleam Of light on the
lef j bore that way, and came out upon the sum-
NIT of an open pasture. now headed for path
with which l was acquainted, and which | knew
would lead pe to the top of the mountain. The
path found made the ascent. had about three
quarters of an hour Of decidedly uphill work. by q
rude Kind Of stairway worn in the steep side,
around the dense grOwths Of hemlocks and birches.
These grew shorter and thinner as I advanced; and
at length only few scattered frs and poplars re-
Iosined. Drenched with perspiration, found N.Y.
self upon the fancied head amid the threshed rocks
on the battered skull Of the monster.
Ayear ago 1 first made the ascent by this path.
On that occasion had guide and must tell you
how ] came by MIN. Proceeding on horseback up
the mountain road, stopped at house to inquire
my way to the "tOp of the rocks" found be
neyOent gentleman who Immediately manifested
vita interest in either me or ths rOcLs-perhaps
bo1l-and offered to accompany me. begged that
he would not give himself that troubles his wife
Joining me, reminding him that for some days his
But he insisted, and pulled on his boots. tied my
horse in lis barn, and We se out He found the as
centtoilsOme and wheezed and cOughed in a manner
which made NE feel very uncomfortable. en-
treated him to turn back, hut in van he kept on,
ill near the summit. He then said to me:
Il believe you can tell where treasure is !"
Sir said ].
"If am not mistaken in the person." he re-
pested, they say you can tell where treasure is! "
I hor froc ttan huf I ,hprf hat
immediately after he sat down on log and seemed
in doubt about proceeding any further. He had
mistaken his man. We now came % an under
standing. Upon the rocks was spot where COM
pany were blasting for buried money. He was one
Of the Interested. We cOnversed for little while
seriously of such things, then he concluded to ac-
company me to the diggngs
At that time there were some half dozen abOrers
employed, slowly sinking shaft in the solid strata
Ny guide informed me that expectations were mo-
meDtly entertained Of striking the treasure. For
some fifteen years, at various intervals of te the
same work has been prosecuted with the same ex-
pecta:iOns by individuals or companies. A strange
place, is it not, to search for treasure especially
when this is supposed to consist of actual coin
The tradition is that several generations ago COM
paDy Of Spaniards worked silver mine up into the
side OF this mountain, and having amasse1 a large
amount Of coin, for certain reasons left it
buried where they ended their works. i believe
they Quarreled among themselves, and that some of
them were Killed, while others deserted. At al
events they never came back or their treasure, and
in the course of time the mouth of the mine became
closed and un]istinguishable, Hence the device OF
the tIeasure-seekers, who were shrewd enough to
make the shortest and most direct cut toward the
latent coin. Unfortunately il proved longer cut
than was anticipated. The predictions of fortune.
teerv, wand bearers, cairvOyaDts and spiritual me-
dums all ccincided, and al failed. Much treasure
went into the grave, but none ever came out Of it.
And once more the works have been suspended, IL
be resumed, suppose, as soon as parties can be
found possessing the requisite faith and funds
remembered my guide, whose candOr aud kind
heartedpess enlisted my sympathy at the time, and
sought aesin the scene Of his spiritual enterprise.
Instead of a shaft, l found cistern. A pool Of
black water filed the Plutonic hole A portion of
the old scahoding aOated upon the shining surface.
A portable pump had It's broken nose in the SEEM
ingy bcttoniless pit. Around was the heaped litter
of the excavations All was silence aud desolstion
.-not an insect not bird, only the mountain wind
blowing cold and shrill over the blasted hole. sat
down in sheltered place and unused, gazing at the
Questionable blsckness Of the tragcal cavity. !
saw the wretched ghosts Of hopes drowned therein;
the sape old saddenDg story OF delusion an despair
rehearsed before my eyes in that Stygian mirror.
morazed till the cold wind chilled me; then l
arose and heaved stone into the snaky eye of the
EOl. suien Plasn Oh the prolound waters, ana
il sank silently into the mysterious depths. The
treasure. seekers will find in consequence one more
obstacle Intervening between them AMI their buried
nol, when they return with pumps and powder 70
renew their acquaintance with this Improbable
bore
Clambering over the rocks, obtained the sum
nit of the precipltVus cras. AT this point view
Of wonderful extension and beauty opens t. the
vision. Mountains, valleys villages, farms, forests
shsdowa sunlight STEPPED in haze exquisite emerald
and nulple tints-n nictlIrA Of exceeding loneliness