New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-12


zG.er tetre ps. L. is indeed pretty picture. Now ,
the cay ores lesve the vepices and come iE.terpg
dosr The b 70 the water ecee gsIng up q; the
be fore then for tre ist tine, Notwithstanding
they we're born within 5 ies miles OF Il. Every now
ard then the breeze rsfs us on our pinnacle Of
ob.ervaticn oi ceLs htron the merry throbg
sEsy below.
level Of the stream above tne gorge. What tame,
urintsTes.iDg sceLe. Here Is potato pstco on the
bank; suG beyond a lCrc, low crelir-; and further
or nil-poud Ard sssw MI. Bsa white men ard
tl.ir arts ot civlizs.ion have beec st woIk
here. Lets leave taem. SO we turn abruptly
.sey down stream, ard n three inmates We
msy forget that any power but that vriea
builds noun .ars srd rocky gorees Ike TIM ns
AZ existence. Creeping slOug 81 the foot OF ire
high rccks we sat upon 6 few minutes before, we
WIND our wsy down slcLg the rapcs varying the VI
scene st every step til s. leusrh climbing ger steep
iuttiog point run dovntae otsrsiie snd srs e. the
little loot bridge, tired 20 be sure, bat with wnst so
appetite for drner; and eid sleep tlst nisti
tkehot sunny afternoon hsvDg been cooled OF oy one
of those glorious s,orms x rsn wind, lightning ara
hurder, that makes sucr night IL the neun1sins
long 10 be reDen beied. Llrg vii the little psrty
that spent the night ofJuly g. lS5S a, Bss5su-bi.h,
remember no - tue rocks snd water, and wooded hhs
stocd on. a. uomen.s amid me dense dsikness tnst
wrap. them go closely be,-sen the fsshs5 Of that
torn. ~,
Snn1ay, JAY 4-Whst place 20 worship Whst
q place TO contemplate the grandeur os America, and
think Of its onward march srce l776 when this spot
~
that gave I rsne that endures, while they and
to cir rsme have gore swif, the stresn g, my fee
away down to the ses OF oblivion. Who, OF sl the
cav throDg ths. enlivened these rocks yesterday,
knows sueh. of the people who nqa;ed oyer toese
they resd The fractions OF lGGisn history 10 some
scbC ol or sketch oockl
lam sitting 10 dsy 81 the foo. Of that towering rock
whore edge est up0n yesterday rsr, tar below, YET
far above other rocks still lower dovn. Ny sest -
store ard lean against 6 herlock growing WIN
many others from the debris Of sges ef decay OF moun
tsits wtere they hsye cramo,ed down ana formed
that u.tpg pon reresch our descent CT the gorge,
after edgirg along aroE ledge and slender tlot-
hold IL Is more ihsn hat encifc ed by the rushing
torrent which lower side IS X eaIful distance
below vet not 20 fearful bu. fsnsle steps have ap
prosct ed the very edge for ast here futtsrng upon
a push, hurg vail lately worn by woman. lne
stream It PAGES the lower side OF his point makes
one of ;he finest vie Es in the rsvine IL IS narrowed
TO five six feet IN width, aud forms regular nc
nation of about 49, At his ssge OF the waer there
is rock that shows its back through the foam at in-
tervals, thai bears striking resenosncs to por'
poist At the bottom the water strikes one OF the
quartz dkss so common in the glonerss rock tha.
makes up the Of the pie, ard turne abruptly TO
the right aud perhaps another hfy fest and turns
sesp, sBd 70 L goes on is Zg zsg c0ure TO the bot
tom Of the last perpendicular fall, which Is said 10 oe
lGO feet below the level where i. enters the gorse
abe ut eighth OF mile above. Every step OF the
descent down this rsvine opens rev aud interesting
views and is well worth the labor though II IS no
chi day 10 make the PASSAGE WHICH C1u Cilg DC
dore in low water. An old resident told us to-dsy
that in ooc time it is awfully grand and makes the
rocky hillside, whore tne houss ststds, .renble as
thcugh earthquake shook It's very found ;ton. A.
one time sudden and unprecedented rice ho1ted 600
logs at the mill above and brought them down in
body rolling pitching and tunblng 6nd over end cnd
lesprg snt st 100 feet 81 bound.
In the Winter, too toe scene ls very grand, ani
often charging for cs builds upon ice, aud ooltes.es
al the rocky features Of the bed, while snoE and
frozen spray the sides snd trees. Then, in the
Spring the water cuts ito curions deep chsnnes and
i. ia rot until long after nave melting westheT
the psin that this accumulation Of ice melts away.
II is the work of Winter that breaks down t1erccss,
witch are ever, though very slowly changing, those
ing change that has varied the genera Appearance
save al tue lover fall the water came over the
rocks the right bank and tradition says tnst
part of il was conducted in wooden tunnel to the
whee Of mil not ground corn some seventy ears ago.
At ater day fuiog mil was slso in operation acre
but rot yestge Of either rename, nor anything but
the remsirs of the mountain road by which ap
preached by the boys and gir that brought the
on borsebatk TO be gound TO indicate that such per-
ishab'e works had been built whsre the works Of
ture endure forever.
ent al this is hardly habitsble in the Winter
AZ a Summer resort, 30 far nature is concern
ed Bach au-bish is hard to beat and being but little
three hours and half from the city It would be
visited by lovers fsuch wild scenes if they knew
of its extenoe and could find tue creature comforts
tha; are generally more attractive than the Creators
gIaIdest works.
Where ahall lay my head p is very pertinent
inquiry TO make before starticg out upon scenery
ewiT expedition, eno suppose those who resd this
will expect ue TO tell them what the chance is."
Well so far as Ii gees, it if most decidedly good.
The accommodations OF Bash.au Dish House are not
extensive, mort decidedly, and in case OF crowd,
some OF the guests will have TO rough It," The
main part Of the house, / think, We may CAL two
stories high, a. il mas " high basement" on the
lower SIDE unoccupied i. is true, on account OF the
/ tfor, Eftf. fhA f4F
and " first Aoor," with gallery, yerands, piazzs,
or portioo, whstever is the proper name, running
along two sides, the oLe next ths spproaen oy the
roao the other fao.ng the cataract Inis IS the
reception ROOM the sittI room, the baggsge-rooi
the sms g.room, the promenade room aud louDgng-
room III general. Open ng upon 1t Ii oIDg-roon,
with tables, chairs, and Tyom enough, 81 1 nave
proved to eighteen gussts 70 a. good dinner g.
quests of larger house could Reasonably ask tor.
Tten there s room ;Or dispensing tie ad uncts Of ell
watering psces"-all of the family snd its .obsc
co cousins. Between the dining g-room and syroom,
stairway leads TO the secoId foor, which ls either
low whole stery, or high half soy dividsd into four
bedrooms and hall IN which stand four double and
two srgle becsteads, with room Oh the tOor, upon
piLch ior few csmp beds snce :ne SIZE )f toe fDo!e
floor IT, should ray about IL by 29 feet jddging
the exterior diner soLs OF the house 70 be 10 by 80
feet. To this, however, there s added " eac-Io,'
partly dug mo he hill or the upper eide, which gives
an ample kitchen, and small s.ore-room, for the ice-
chest and provisions.
OF ,he kitchen and lis connections I cannot speak
in terms Of commerdation highly. The old coored
woEsr-,ne only female about tho es.sohsnnens-
WHO oficates az cook and chsnbernald, is treasure:
She rot only led in her at, but verGes the cd
sdsee, "ss pest as new PIN" in its fullest sense
Cloe by the kicben ooor s one Ct the gores OF the
psce. A pure, sweet, gushing mOunian sRlng,
pours out al amp stream of vater, snoss g. COD as
iced Crl ton, AID away lir'le gurgling brook
pstt the etd Of tie house ard along platform at the
erd Of the piszzs Though bed OF Wild groSins
mint, and tskirg q portion Of lis water through
spcu; 70 horse watering place, and the whole men
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