Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-09-11
White Water Falla.

"And now fly off at tangent to White
Water Falls, in Pickcns, s. c., without TAX
ing things in the order of their occurrence.
Carosh2achtoy, or White Water, is the
most celebrated cataract in the Palmetto
State. The rivulct itself is one of consid-
cradle size, and it pitches headlong down a
steep shelving rock, which must be at least
25O feet high. lmade pilgrimage to this
tar-tamcd locality in company with favor
lite friend. Before reaching the Falls, we
stood upon the brow of mountain over
looking the Keowee valley, and saw the
yielding, vanishing clouds, like ghostly
presence, sweep the ground at our feet,
whilst to tho South and East prismatic
vistos "badc the lovely scenes at distance
hail. Thence descending a continuous
succession of hills to rocky knoll irraciiot-
cd by the sun-lit face of the White Water,
we heard the roar of the cataract Turn
ing our horses, we rode down the rivulet
through copse and shady forest, fit haunts
for dryads and sylvan boys, to the precip-
itous and Jagged rocks over which White
Water pours its milky tide There was a
pause; we stood spcitboun upon the verge
of the Fall, looking with fearful delight
adown the long rugged slope of dashing
waters made white as the driven snow by
the swiftncss of their descent. We lingcr-
ed long, and with soul.stirring emotions at
many a point and angle, where the eye
takes in the magic wonders of nature. The
wildncss, the beauty, the splcndor, and the
magnificcnce of the scene lights up blaze
in memorys gloom, which can cease to
shine only with the extinction of life itself
No N,rbO 1, i,
pire, could forget the blended music of those
signing pines and roaring floods; nor could
he fail to remember those frightful crass,
which rise high above the misty cavern fill
cd with the presence of that esprit of all
the colors in heaven and on earth;" nor that
whitening Sheet" as seen from the base,
decked with thousand evanescent CLEANS
and ever varying hucs. Although White
| Water has no legendary reminscence to
lend a charm to its EMPOWERING shades, and
| give tongue of eloquence to its impetuous
waters, yet it speaks for itself, in voice
and with an aspect which agitates the very
soul within us. But time stealing on, we
bade long farewell to these " fairy splcn-
dors."
About the hour when daylight dies, We
rode into the dreamy vale of Jocassec, sit
uate three miles below the falls This val
ley is full of the romantic, the beautiful and
the picturesque. Environcd by high crag-
gy mountains it seems secluded from the
rest of the world. Atits upper termination
the Thompson and the White Water min
gle their shecny waters; the Jocassec,
which springs from this union, laycs the
entire stretch of the valley with its limpid
flood. Simms says that in grace and gran
deur, the scenery of this region is not sur
passed by that of Switzerland Indeed
the imaginings of the Poet could hardly
give an additional charm to ,Jocassee's "Ei
ysan vale;" so complete is its own fresh
mes beauty and lovoliness"
III PARAGUAY EXPEDITIoN.-Pa
quay affairs have claimed more or less of
the public attention since the adjournment
of Congress, and the name of Captain Thom-
as j. Page has generally been associated
with them as the probable commanding of
ficcr of the expedition now in preparation
for LA Plata. 1t was, therefore, with some
surprise that his many friends learned that
Commodore Shubrick had been assigned
to the command of the Brazil squadron, and
that the Paraguay feet would form part
of it. We are glad to know, however, that
the most cordial feelings exist between the
distinguished officer selected as flag officer
of the squadron and Captain Page, who will
occupy the responsible post of fleet captain
and that the position assigned each of them
by the department is entirely agreeable to
both
1t has been deemed sound policy to great
ly augment the naval force to be sent up
on this expedition, that the demonstration
may be as imposing as possible, and that
nothing may be wanting to produce the de-
sired moral effect by the appearance of the
expedition in that part of South America
it has been deemed advisable to place it
under the command of the senior officer of
the navy-a man who unitcs to his high
position all the personal qualifications es-
sental for such service. Captain Page is
assigned to the post of flag captain by the
selection of the Secretary of the Navy, and
atthc expressed desire of Commodore Shub-
rick. Nothing could furnish better cvi-
dencc of the high appreciation in which
his services are held by these distinguish
cd gentlcmen.- Washington Union.
TERRIBLE TORNADO IN ULSTER CoUA-
TY.-A terrible tornado visited the town of
Denning, Ulster county, New York 1t
began at Dcwittville, and took it's course
westward to a place called Smithville, about
five miles distant tearing up trees and lev
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