Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-03-25
ENCHANTED MOUNTAIN.

In one of the northeastern counties of Geor-
gia and not hundred miles from here, is nat
ural curiosity called from Indian tradition, the
enchanted mountain.
The mountain is not large, and there is moth
ing remarkable about it until you get to the top,
when human tracks or impressions in the solid
rock which appear to be human tracks, are
seen
How these almost human tracks came to be
impressed on the rock of this mountain, is one
of the many mysteries of this mysterious land of
ours. There were great many traditions
among the Indians in regard to this mountain,
but none of them satisfactory and it proba-
bly, never will be known who it was that left
their tracks upon the summit of the Enchanted
Mountain. One of the Indian traditions is Gu
rious, for it shows that they have vague idea
of Noah's flood before the advent of the white
man. The story had been handed down among
the aborigines, that it was the landing place of
the great canoe, after the deluge, and the tracks
were made by the people in the canoe, as they
stepped out upon the rocks which had been
made soft by long inundation.
One of the tracks, and the largest one, is
seventeen and a-half inches in length, and seven
and three fourths inches wide. Unlike the
others it has six toes. This must have been
Noah's tracks, and if there was anything in the
Mosaic account of the food concerning the size
of Noah's feet might have confirmation of
the Indian tradition. The size of the track
would indicate that he wore number eighteens.
There one hundred and thrty-seven i'm
pressions of feet and nands visible the face of
the rock. The smallest track is four inches in
length and of perfect shape. Another Indian
tradition is that great battle was once fought
there and the large track with six toes is that
of the victorious commander. This is essen
TALLY Indian, rs their ideas of mental greatness
were circumscribed by physical size. To be n
great warrior with them to be of immense
size and strength. They did not recognize the
size aud quality of the brain as having anything
to do with it,
But who made these tracks upon the En-
chanted Mountain? If it was human feet, then
whose feet and at what age of the world IF
they were chselled out by human hands, WI hose
hands, and when? Alas that learning of the
world amounts to so little, for man can tell
Chattanooga Correspondent Cincinnati Commercial.
THE WoaK OF CoNGREss.-The Congress which
has just adjourned. like all deunct legislative
bodies, is the subject of much abuse of IL parti-
san character. 1t is charged that it has frittered
away its time in idle speech making, or listening
10 appeals in behalf of questionable schemes
Let us examine its record and see what it has
n nd In he 6rst MI il
has put the quetus on all of the Infamous land
grabbing schemes that contemp plated the rob
berry of the country for the pretended further
ance of schemes that were of doubtful utility, or
at best would result in benefits in no degree
commensurate with their costs. 1t has taken
the San Domingo matter in hand in the right
way, and will ascertain to the satisfaction of the
country the merits aud dement's of the annexn-
ton project. Upon the report of this Commits
sion Tie fate of the project hangs. 1t adopted
legislation authorizing the President to make
commencement towards civil service reform, to
ascertain the capacities of applicants for office,
and to make such test the rule in appointments
in the Civil Service Tue enforcement bill to
insure the purity Of elections, is one of the most
been passed. 1t is sufficient evidence of its pro-
prety and wisdom to know that the Democrats
fought it desperately. 1t made a movement
towards amnesty in the partial repeal of the test
oath. 1t has reformed abuses in the Indian ser
vice, made provisions for paying Unonsts for
food and supplies furnished the army during the
war, settled the railroad bond interest. passed
law to protect life and property on steamboats,,
and numerous other Acts of importance II has
killed, beyond resurrection, numerous swindlinp
subsidy schemes to take money out of the ma
tiona treasury, aud its course gives the lie com
pletely to the assertions Of the Democratic press
that it was rnn by the lobby In the general
slaughter of bad bills of this character some
good ones had to suffer also, but these can be
resulrected anG carried through on their merits.
Among these, and which particularly affects the
Pacific Coast, the Southern Pacific Railroad
bill and the bill to grant subsidy to the San
Francisco and Australia Steamship line, both of
which, as we understand it, failed to pass If
every Congress does as much good work and as
little harm as that which has just adjourned,
there is no need to fear for the safety and pros
perty of the country .-MarysoiIe appeal.
STATE NORMAL SCHooL.--O. P. Fitzgerald
State Superintendent of Schools, gives the fol-
lowing notice: TO prevent confusion, I make
the official announcement, that the next term of
the State Normal School will be held in San
Jose, beginning on Wednesday, the 14tb day of
June, 1871. AS conflicting accounts have been
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