, 1869-11-06
ARKANSAS.
An Up-Rive1. Trip.
An Indian Legend.
Character OF tho County.

0haxacter OF tha Country.
IFRoh pDk aP1cIAL coRRkdFoNDk1Ll
LtI11k RocK, Uct. 10.
Fons hundred Ulea oTer tho rugged mountains
and through the winding Ezlleya ot Northern Az
kansas il no auAll undertaking to ono who ts
something OF q noylce on hotsehacE F1tBs pro-
curing stout, tfnssy horse, properly aoeoutrcd,
with Z comfortable saddte, pair Of we'll lsde.
tAdio- bags, and pair Of a1ny holsters rs well,
tnas corta1n a couple Of t1usty navy al1ea
and prepaIe u for any su1y deulzens
OF the Io1eat4 OF sudden emergency that may
Ar1sc, We take passage on an up-ttver steamer,
For conpantcn We have native pioneer Of the
mountains In the genial. whole souied James ",
Johnson. Lieutenant Governor OF the STATE, en
r"u,e TO his houe IN The "Grea. Northwest" So
curing our cattle tetween dects, We rersls auoye
10 1td ourselves In the ENG and comfortable
cabin Ct she little steamer American. Ia there
any position nore trying 10 the Patience OF the
traveller than being coopel up On the hotler dack,
or tounEtnG Oh the guards OF = little seven BY
nine steamer On one OF our &csteen r1vces, Mtct-
ally pebtsDg from the heat Of brot1lnE Sun, IT,
rect!ng from rock paved teyee, awaiting the
Top of tie bell that warns OF the starting hoor7
It ID all the varied experience Of a somewhat
ehecfeled Career. 1t Il Saturday afternoon, OF,
Us termed IN the South, screening" there being
here no 6uch thing ~ ~ afternoon kno11.
Three small steanets beside our own, are lying
nj the lcvee, tHo Of which, from down st1eam,"
arc unloading pruMscuous metcnandlse- Not
\ little Of The same Is Aoelled Tor the various
landings Of the upper AtkaIsas, and a. fast rs
unladen Is reshlpped upon our own little craft.
EtHA11T tH4t Ia
IN the West, our s'gna1 bell gtvea
forth the magic number "Aree,"
the nnea &re catt 90, sad We nud ourselves sluw:J
btexmtrg up THE rtyez. Soon the leree and stesn.
css tse left behind. The State House ground.
and PenitentihrJ brtldngs arc passed, and "La
Irs,st Rochelle" or Little Rock, disappears from
view. After q comfortable supper, VIC repair 10
river banks BY "tne sweet, allfty lghs OF the
| moon" Tho famous "BiG Rock" toEettug
raazs Of granite, that az the outcroprlDg OF the
n1st mountain to oe seen from the mouth Of the
! Arkansas, toKela hundred feet or
| nore in IN almost perpsndic-
ular frout Of Bold rocx, having
teen psssed whe at drst Object OF interest
that p5esents ,tse1f Is tie famous SAs1ral Stair
vaJ," This still interesting, and, ere destcratea
| hy vandsl hands, wonderful Greut OF Natures
| nandlwork, Ls situated On the south bank Of the
| AtHuusas, come twenty miles above Little Rock.
Ercm the top Of The bank to the rivers edge, IN an
ordinary stage Of water, !s a steep de-
scent Of some sixty or eighty feet Ex-
| ctpt Immediately at lhe stairway, few
| evtdences Of rock ste to be seen. Here
however, from the top Of the banE, down far Into
the wafer arc lwo distinct outcsoprinZs uf rock,
| serafa.ed from each other By @ space OF probably
twenty feet or mo1e. These 1edsea OF rork, each
probably si1 feet IN diameter. consist OF 4 ser!ea
! u layers, or huge b!ocks Of granite, piled one
ntoSe tue other, IRON the Hver's edge Upward
| Mary large blocks have evidently, been broken od
By tie use Of = drill, atu carsed awa1
for houae.steps, foundations or Other
the Appearance Of a broken, jsgRed stalr
way, nuon Hhirh one can descend, with LITTLE
trouble, to the waters edge. and, take 1t MI in all
though far from presenting lis former appearance
Ii yet such an ertde1t fteak of Dature os to vel
repay examination. Just back Of the natnrsl stair
way Is a beautAin! grove taSorte rcsorl for pic
nc excursions fronl the city, as well location
for lhose old.fashioned camp-meetngs nop
| n.roat obeOlete In the North, but Rtil
popular here. Sill tsrther back, an,
there rises to height that seens to almost ptezc
the cltutls majestic mountau known far an
/ vide As the pEcaiest Of all cur1osItjcs upon III
| ArtaLsza immediately upou its river ftont
prctebta the appearance OF u monstrous suga.
| Leaf, the almost perfect proportions Of which
aide from all other niiract!ons, 1or.u wopdertu
| cpl!csty Of iteelf. it Ia from m upt1ver view
hoxeyer, that tnla no1utata tnGes on the wonder
ful appearance from which 1t derives iss name
Look1pg down stream from q standpoint fe,
niles above, and the former appearance Of . suga
I loaf u found 10 have disappeared. What hctor
| seemed to he but one cr0wrtng peak Ia fouu
divided In tEa au. ard the Appropriateness OF Ii
name "Aoume1te" (wotpan's Ureasts}
acknowledged At g9snce. Strange 8
It may seem The resemblance
perfectly woCcer1ul. Not upc seemirglJ
| wanting TO make up the graceful consopr, th
symmetrical proportions and the nstchIess beaut
| OF the perfect physical womap- So perfectly wor
! derful is the resemblance thA. We can but coz
tirue TO gaze, IN spellbound admiration, until th
increasing distance aud the growing dartuea
: caused by waning moon EoNlJ b1des Tho aceu
ipgiJ Handicapped tips Of "MAzmelle' nom View
. Having enjoyed . comfortable nights rest, an
parta1en OF substantial, weiEcooked hseaftas
: sunday noTulpg n1da III again On deck. On: III
tie steamer 10 consequence Of dense fog In th
!, latter part Of the night, has made but co,upan
lively nnss:.ls 1eadTay.
An hour or noftt and we are noofed 1
the landing Of lRwishurg, tho county SC.
: * Conway County. ssaEdins upon II
tie blu1 upon The north side Of It
. river, soEe sixty miles aboEe Little Roc
. LeNilbutg, though somewhat importal
. objects OF in,crest. Though one hears much {
tie wealth and prosperity Of the people beure II
! was CERTAIN II II that Its present appeAzanc
either Id LcsintAs or aTttatc view, speaks LITE
for the enterprise Of its iuhRhltants, and the col
cluAlon Eatursliy presents iisclf That II was HIT
;. II any better than most Ike towns,
t in river rar.anCe. "land!o9s,' on II
}. askansos, and but group oi common place zen
e Ie1ts at hest Slaee tEe vnr, 1t IS chiefly rote
:, | ia nj anne nf the most tnQYHnt f9g Z