Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-01-12
TOT tHe true Deniocl A Trip to the Pinnacles.

A Trip to the Plnnacles.
 Ug. EDIToR-It is seldom that I take my pea to any subject, however expressing or i'm pol1ant it may be. with view of giving it pub- liofion in any of the public journals of the d51; but as the subject which have selected isone so entirely novel in its character, have c1ncluded, with your permission, to give to vShr numerous readers small sketch of a jour- nev to the Pinnacles. No doubt many will wcn der and desire to know what the Pinnacles neRand where they are situated; and we are hoortily sorry that we cannot lessen their wou- der or relieve their suspense; for although we ap6nt two days in rambling over the hills and vaIleys of Conway county, we had to return without finding those gigantic pyramida mon- 6lf1ents which tradition has called Pinnacles. Bot to our journey.
 t was delightful morning, some months aea when Mir. A., another gentleman and my cell left the residence of Judge H., upon tour of adventure, curiosity, and discovery. We had long and often heard of two places of some noprety In Conway county, and known as the Alum Cave and the Pinnacles, and we were de. t0fmined to see both of the above named nlaces belbre our curiosity would be satisfied or our Adventures at an end. When we commenced osr journey an August sun was just peepino unclouded from the distant hills. and Goht;na the east with brilliant illumination. The mGry birds were chattering from every bush asn consulting among their mates what leafv bower would be their place of retreat from the suif hne storm of the approaching day. We were mounted upon steeds fresh and fiery and sesout with gay spirits and high hopes of see. ing some wonderful things before we should return.
 Fur journey for awhile was rather dull and but became as we advanced mora aEteactive and interesting. At first we could 'esnothlng upon which to level our guns ex- sept few twittering birds, that were percbed n the trees by the roadside, and now. and then squlrrel as he was scampering from growino 1eid of corn, but we had not gone far before ne "lid turkeys were running in every direc- Ion from our approach, and from almost every ree-top. We reused the startled deer and nao the pleasure of seeing them fly unpursued oefore us. This of course would have vexod hunter, and no doubt it would have annovad ls' II our minds had not been so engrossed with ne Idea ot seeing the Pinnacles. Indeed "as so carried away with the idea. that often vhen game was within gunshst of me foroot nat l had a gun, and secretly wondered why Ht thihgs undomesticated summed and fled at ne approach of man. Some of the old "Nim- ods'' through the country have manpfactpred everal rare and racy tales upon our skill as lunfsmen during this trip. After traveliuo ome iour miles over the hills, and valleys and ocks' we arrived at what is callel the Alum ave where we spent some time in admirins 'nu prospecting around this sublime and t,ulv place. A place, too, which well nof''S Scientihc attention and investigations the man of science this would be q snecta. ''e worth beholding. He could occupy whole
 
 says Tn solving the workings of the great chem cal machlnery that is in operation here and pend tune protitably in analvzing the necuEar ieposltS that have been made by the action of l1nerent mineral elements one unon tho o,bar "e nope that the attention of our State will be early directed to it. and that Q 'aiuaole discovery will be the result of his h. ,oB.
 ut as adventures We soon grew weary of 'onol ing what was to our view very indiffer- 'ntand uninteresting, and became imnatient to esnme our journey, and not pause any more 'n'i, we arrived safely at the Pinnacles, which ssold' and we promise to give you in further 'qmoer full description of them.
 No more at present,
 CLARENCE.