Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-11-23

we were on The highest speak Oingman ex-
pressed in shepg tertn his fegi ehafRrof Guyot
was not there and Z was suHp lied ~ hear Mr..
buckley say that he uas Gid that Gnyot was not
aiong-that il he had been there, he would have
have had the credit of measuring the mouns1in.
noticed that Mr.. Clingman always adjusted and6b-
served the barometer himself at each place of obser
vatlon, and sometimes when he proposed to make
them at certain points, Mr.. Buckley would say,
"oh! never mind, this is not as high as the Black"
On such occasions Mr. Clngman said itwzs newer
theess desirable to ascertain the prominent points,
without regard to whether they were higher or
lower than the Black, and seemed anxious to ex-
plain to Mr. Buckley the importance of frequent OBJ
servatlons at short intervals He said that Prof
Guyot thought it necessary to take observations at
short distances from each other, to ascertain the
temperature OF the air correctly, &c. Besides ~di-
recting all the movements of the party, Mr. Cling
man paid all the expenses incurred during the eight
or ten days of the excursion including the compen
sation of the men employed to carry the camp
equipage, provisions, &C., and also Mr.. Buckley's
individual expenses until our return to Waynesville.
1t is also proper that should add that Prof. Le-
Conte, who remained at Waynesville to observe the
stationary barometer, uniformly declared, both at
Asheville and in Columbia as have been credibly
informed that the measurement of the Smoky was
undertaken entirely on the suggestion of Mr. Cling
man. and that the highest peak should bear his name
The publication in the Spectator of which Mr..
Buckley complains was made according to the
statement of the Edtor) from information derived
from Prof. LeConte, without any knowledge or in
timation from Mr.. Clingman, as have the best rea-
sons for believing In fact the Editors of that pa
per are known to be opposed to him, both political
~ and personally, and accustomed to have no COM
munication with him. 1t is obviously unjust then,
that Mr. Cingman should be held responsible in any
wise for its course. As to Mr.. Buckley's personal
remarks against Mr.. Clingman, I do not deem it
necessary to make any reply.
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l also furnish you with an exact copy of letter
from Prof: LeConte, giving the result of the meas
urements made
Very respectfully yours,
SAMUEL L. LOVE.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 18th. 1858.
Hon. T. L. Czingman-
MY DEAR SIR: The following are the results of
my calculations of the heights of the several peaks
of the Balsam and Smoky Mountains, based upon
the data furnished by the barometc observations of
yourself, Mr.: Buckley and myself
BAIsAM RANGE.
Nearest peak Plotts peak, )south-w of Waynes-
vile; height above the sea, 6,16O feet
Jones peak, southwest of Waynesville; height
above the sea, 6,312 feet.
SMOKY RANGE.
Highest peak (Clingman's peak height above
the sea, 6, IA feet.
Next highest peak, height above the sea, 1868
feet.
Third peak, Mount Jackson,) across the Tennes-
see line; height above the sea, 6,622 feet.
In relation to the last result it is proper to
mark that nasmuch in this case the observations
'oere not strictly simultaneous at the upper and
lower stations the resulting height may be slightly
in error The height Of the highest peak Of the
Smoky, Clingman's peak) calculated by means of
tro sets OF simultaneous observations give results
which do not differ from each other more than one
foot.
Some degree of uncertainty attaches to the height
of the "nert highest peak of the Smoky, arising
from the fact, that unaccountabe discrepancy
amounting to II feet exists in the several deter
limitations of the height of the lower station above
Asheville. have taken the smaller numbers.
In all the foregoing calculations, have, in accor-
dance with Prof Guyots estimate, assumed Ashe-
vile to be 2,26O feet above the sea. Others have
estimated the Courthouse to be 251 feet above
If the latter is assumed correct all of the forego
ing heights will be diminished by feet.
Yours very sincerely,
(Signe0 JOHN LECONTE.