Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-03-05
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LIMESTONE moUNTAIN.

F47v2 LIMESTONE MOUNTAIN. le1
This mount is an insulated hill rising
abruptly from the western bank of Cheat
river. in Tucker county, and extends in a
course nearly north and south. varying
perhaps about fifteen degrees to the
northeast and southwest. The length Of
the mountain at its base is about three
miles-that Of the summit less than two.
Its width at base about one and half
miles-at summit varying from u quarter
to three quarters Of nlile-its greatest
height about one half mile above the bed
Of the river. I
1t receives its name from the abun.
dance of blue Limestone rock that pro
trudes from its surface. It's western de-.
cliVity is exceedingly steep and abrupt
while its eastern slope is gentle and mod
crate. and for the most part covered with
beautiful grazing farms. The grass OF
this mountain is Of a superior quality,
and perhaps not surpassed in the coun-
try. The soil around the slopes, and
even on the summit of the mountain is
exceedingly fertile, and produces vegeta
ton in the widest luxuriance; and every
part that has not been cleared abouuds in
dense forests of excellent timber. The
different kinds of oak. ash, chestnut, bass,
black and white walnut. sugar and white
maple, elm, hickory, cucumber, cherry,
beech, birch. iron wood. sassafras, dog
wood, poplar aud black locust abounds
in almost every part. Nearly the whole
mountain. together with considerable
tract on the eastern side is owned by Mr..
VIM. Ewin, an intelligent and enterpri-
sing gentleman, vino is now converting
the whole iuto au extended grazing farm
A considerable number of cattle and
sheep have for several years been kept
on the premises. When the whole is
completed a more beautiful prospect OF
rural scenery will perhaps nowhere be
exhibited.
The summit Of the mountain extends
in direct line except that it falls abour
two hundred feet, not far from tho north,
ern end forming a beautiful plateau o:
level land. Then rising again it cUnIin
ues an unbroken course tO the southern
extremity. At the northern end there
are several high and rocky peaks that
overlook the river and surrounding cOuu.
Try to vast extent. The prospect from
these points. especially in the summer
season is grand and beautiful in the ex.
.treme. The spectator seems to be eleva.
ted in the blue tirmament far above the
tops Of the thousand beautiful hills that
appear TO roll in undulating waves as fat
as the eye can reach-while the mean.
,dering river rolls its bright waters far
down in the valley below. On this pros
pcct the eye dwels with 81 rapture tha,
must be enjoyed before it can be under
stood.
When passing south ward along the
brow Of the mountain you soon descend tc
the table land alluded 10. This delight
Gui tract oi level land on the top of the
mountain wou!l at once arrest the atten,
llUn Of the observer. The soil is Of {
darkish loan. in some parts mingled with
gravel we'll adapted to the production .
grain. 1t is shaded with groves of chest
nat, hickory aud sugar maple. and cover.
about seyenty-fve acres. Leaving thi.
in Q southwark course you climb steer
ascent which leads to the pricipal sum
NIT OF the mountain. AS you pass along
this part ofthe mountain you will observe
several large trees deeply scathed with
lightning, afording unmistakable proc
that the Good Of Thunder" has rolled his
car over the mountain.
From this ridge. far on the left, beyond
thousand lo:ty hills. you behold the
-pElncipa! ridge of the Allegheny, looming
up in the trmament of Heaven, as if tc
gaze upon the surrounding world. The
eye may trace the course of the ridge
broken up by deep chasms and rounding
submits for near one hundred miles
Towards the extremity of the vision the
mountains appear as if rolling in the dis
,tant waves of the blue ether, and farther
they entirely disappear. Sometimes from
this situation may be seen the blacl
clouds OF storm lowering over the distan
mounLain-the hard rumbling Of thunder
may be heard. and vivid flashes of light.
ming may be seen darling from the angry
clouds. On such an occasion the vie w i:
Rwfuily sublime. Whatla scene for con
temptation! The mind of the spectator
oppressed With load of insupportabIt
glory. involuutarily falls back upon it.
own lnsIgnldcance. and shrinks into les.
than nothing before this astonishing dis
play Of Almighty power.
Approaching the southern part of the
mountain and turning some distance to
the right. there is beautiful fat leve
land-perhaps one hundred acres 0,
more. Here Nature seems to have re-
,Veled in the qualification of her own fan
cy and formed little detached world
peculiarly her own. The soil exhibits grea
fertility and is shaded by delightful
groves OF sugar NAPLES sparsely mingle,