The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-04-14

An exchange says Il jumping HaLcn IOoh
place the other morning in Harlem, New
York, between five young ladies, for $500
moire antique dress pattern. They wore
flannel blouses OF various colors. red flannel
brooches, buttoned at the knee, stockings of
different hues and high heel CATERS. Miss
Cecilia Mackey lead OFF with Jump of seven
feet three inches; Miss Kate Pope followed
with Jump of seven feet four and half
inches; Miss Della Cox surpassed them with
one OF eight feet two and half inches, and
Miss Mary Baker succeeded with eight feet
two inches. Miss Ida Blakely jumped only
seven feet and one inch. In the second trial,
however, Miss Cox jumped more than the
others, eight feet and nine and one-fourth
inches, and she won the "moire."
THE NORTH CARO- LIMA SENSATION
EXAGGERATED REPORTS OF THE BALD NOUN
PLE-AsCENT OF A PARTY AND THE oBsER-
vATIoNs MADE.
A correspondent of the Evening Post,
writing from Spartansburg, South Carolina,
under date of March 23d, says: For the last
two or three weeks the widest reports
imaginable concerning the phenomena at
Bald Mountain, n. c., have been afioat here.
1t has been announced that several persons
who attempted to ascend the mountain were
prevented by the hot rocks, which burnt
their hands and feet; while others, who sue
ceeded in ascending some distance, were
forced to retrace their steps or be suffocated
by the sulphurous vspors. which, it was said,
were continually emitted from deep assures
made in the side of the mountain by the re-
peated shakes.
But the most exaggerated report of all
was, that from these fissures there was an
occasional burst of bright flame, which
illuminated the whole country around, and
that an immense cave had suddenly opened
on the mountain side, through which con-
trary currents of wind were cons family pass
ing with a force sufficient to hurl a man
from the mouth into the pit of darkness be-
low, and bring him up again, with equal
force, nicely
EMBALMED IN HOT LAVA.
Having Just returned with party from
what is considered the seat of disturbance, ]
am prepared to say that none of these re-
ports have any foundation whatever in fact.
1t is an old adage that the greater the dis
lance a lie has to travel the more dispropor-
| toned it becomes and the greater number OF
believers it is likely to gain. This has been
the writer's experience during five days
trip to and from the mountains OF North
| Carolina.
Our party left this place early on Wednes.
day morning, the 18th, and reached beau
| tiful valley among the mountains two and a
half miles from Stone Mountain. promi-
nent peak of Bald Mountain, late on Thurs
day afternoon.
At about shutdown, while ascending a small
mountain half mile south CT this valley, we
I were startled by a deep rumb bling noise which
was Immediately followed by a violent shak.
ing of the earth. This was the first time
the shock was felt or the noise heard by any
of the party. We remained In the valley all
night at farm house, hoping to hear and
feel something more from the volcano, but
| the old creature did not groan once. One
young man with us, who had eaten toe
freely at supper, imagined that he felt sew.
eral shocks during the night, but as no one
/ else had like experience, it was concluded
that his disturbance was of a dyspeptiC
| rather than subteranean nature.
| The appearance of our party among the
mountains excited the curiosity of the noun.
taineers, who have been greatly terrified fol
the last few weeks by the unusual noises
| which have been disturbing their midnight
slumbers. They gathered around us in
great crowds, offering to render us any as
sistance in their power, and anxious tC
know from us what would probably be The
result should the volcano conclude to break
loose among them.
On Friday we assembled the Stone Noun
nient places, but failed to detect
| ANY UNUSUAL HEAT.
This mountain is situated partly In Ruther
ford and partly in Mcdowell county, ant
from its top very fine view is afforded o.
nearly all the prominent mountain peaks O
North Carolina.
To give some idea of its relative position,
have marked the courses from il to some O
the most noted peaks:
Table Rock (Burk county .....-....N. So IS w.
Black Mountain highest peak).N 81 As W.
Hickory Nut Mountain ............-...yS. 7o w.
Sugar Loaf Mountain......---....-....S. l30 w.
The above is the result ola careful obser
| walton with the compass, made on an inn
mense rock, which rests on the highest poin
of the peak.
After remaining on the mountain for al
hour, and hearing or feeling nothing unusual
we descended to the base. and proceeded t.
Hickory Nut Gap, about eight miles distant
AS the road to the Gap forms nearly a semi
circle around the mountain, we were in
sight of ii for some hours, but heard only
! one report, which was followed by a shock
similar to the one felt the precedin,
afternoon, but not quite so violent
About or o'clock we were overtaken oy
a reporter OF the New York Herald and on
from the Raleigh papers. During our stay
among the mountains, which was nearl,
two days and night. our party heard tn
noise and felt the shaking only twice.
!, have read several reports in the New Yorl
papers, but they are very much exaggerated
/ suppose they were gotten up for sensa
tional purposes. The above are facts gath
cred from personal observations and iron
! trustworthy persons who live very near tn
!, Stone Mountain.