Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-01-05

The second is an extract from pampb!et rub.
i'shed by Hon. 1. L. Clingman which proves that
ne had also furnished me with draft of the lack
Mountain: VI ''' ''''h
On page 18th Mr.. Clngman says. Tn wokn,
out the draft of the Man of tbc Rl,el u ams";s
which / furnished to Mr. Caose did not rrlr ouJv
on my own careful oh, ervatiops of the Mountain
made from different points on it, but had The beue
ut OF an accur'te survey made by one of the most
competent surveyors in the western part of the
State, N. Blackstock, ESQ.,, in the year 1886, who
surveyed and measured almost the entire chain of
the Black, + x * lis plot was copied by me,
and by following it, Mr. Cooke will have the salts.
faction of preseTtn to the public the first accurate
outline of this remarkable Mountain"
The third proofs the following letter from DR..
Mitchell:
CHAPEL Hill, June 14th, 1856
To WILLIAM D. Cooke, ESQ My Dear Sir:-I
am obliged to you for the receipt and the tracing of
the map. must under the circumstances tell you
frankly that the part Of the map representing the
Black Mountain will never do and that it is mat.
ter ofconsidcrabe interest to yourself to have some
approach to accuracy in the delinaon of this spot
in particular 1t is likely to be good deal visited
hereafter and fpeople find error the grossest kind
where they can see and Judge Of them; the whole
mar, even those parts which are most trustworthy
are likely to be condemned as carelessly done and
not entitled to confidence.
But how shall Mr.. Cooke Judge between Mr.
Cngman and DR.. Mitchell? Is not the gentleman
first named better authority than the other?
1t is hest for yourself that shall stir up those
people in Yancey and Buncomhe and make TEN at.
tend to the matter and provide for the carrying Of
cmpass to the top of some of the highest peaks and
the taking Of the bearings.
The highest peak is very near where Mt. Mitchell
is placed on tn, map just at the boundary between
Yancey and Buncombe; what they call Mt Mitchell
in the mountains is away down south of that-and
three four miles from the basin of Caney river.
There is no hish peak where Clingman's is located
but some knobs of only moderate height. The
whole is distorted and ont of Order bearings, dis.
tanccs, and relative positions; all wrong
shall be in Raleigh, on my way to New York,
God permit on Monday evening next; will you give
me line to your engraver in Jersey City and let
me look there at the material he has in hand am
not anxious but think it will be best for you.
Respectfully Yours,
E. MITCHELL
applied for, and received information in regard TO
the Black Mountain from DR.. Mitchell Prot, Guyot
and Hon. I. L. Clingman, and might add also from
Mr.. Blackstock, as l always understood the plot
furnished me by Mr. Clingman, to be taken from
Mr.. Blacks,ock's plot
desire tn call attention to the first sentence in
DR.. Mtchell's letter, in which he acknowledges the
reception of a tracing Of the Nap. A short time
previous to the receipt Of this letter visited Chare!
Hill for the purpose Of exhibiting to DR.. Mitchell
the manuscript ofmy Map, and obtaining from him
all the information could in regard to the Black
Mountain and in compliance with the request made
in the latter part of he letter gave t" Dr. Mitchell
line introducing him to my Engravcr that he
milo NAL IN hp
proper.
The next charge is one of a graver imToF,
than the preceding. On the same page OIL
the Memoir we find as follows:
To attempt to remove an ancient landmark
both private and public wrong. TO transfer Inc
name of the interesting geographical fact that the
Black is the highest Mountain on the Continent,
east Of the Miss ssipp from the point designated %
Smith in 1889, and by Blackst"ck in 1915 ara
place it beneath the names Of series Of persons WIN
in 1855 or subsequently, when settlements had en-
croached upon the base, and paths had been opened
to the summit with published data guide lot
computation, may have successfully measured
loftier peak than their predecessors is as nconsde
alto as il is unjust "
The charge here preferred as I understand it,s
that | have taken the name of DR.. Mitchell from 'p'
highest peak of the Black Mountain and place.
thereon the name Of Mr.. Clingman. That nav nav
done so most positively deny With the letter OF w.
Mitchell, copied above, before me. how could SUP
pose that he claimed that his name had been appledw
the point designated BY Prof Guyot and Others ~
"Clingnan's Peak I" Z? Mark his words 1.-THE hsn,,
est peak is very near where Mount Mitchell is place.
on the Map (referring to the tracing ! had scAi
him) "just the boundary between Yancey anu ~,
Buncombe; "scAat they call Mount Mitchell an }. 'a'
mountains, is aaeay doom South Of TINT" will ,'i
Their add, that in the mary conversations have nav
with Dr. Mitchell on this subject, he never inn !,
ted to me that his name had ever been applied . !,
the point designated on my Map as Clingman
Peak.
ought perhaps to add in regard to the letter !.
DR.. Mitchell that short time afterwards he wro'
10 me that he had been mistaken in supposing tna
my representation of the Black Mountain was elrO
I neous. ,ss.,. II
In the above extract from Gov. SWANS Addres
he speaks Of my having transferred the name of u
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