The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-22
a Wonderful Discovery of an Old
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every appearance Is not only pleasing, but
| in many respects useful and necessary.
| The following account, as it is a discovery
made within the limits Of our own country,
and confirmed by those who were eye
| witnesses, may with great propriety be re-
corded.
Two gentlemen of undoubted veracity,
viz: Capt. James auckland and Mr.. John
Fielding, living in some part of Virginia,
| agreed 10 travel into the western parts Of
this vast country to explore the regions
which belong to this United States. Ca
the 10Th of June, 1875. They took their
departure. Each of them was armed
with two pistols and long sharp dagger.
They were attended ny two strong slaves,
armed with muskets. Both the gentlemen
very well understood the rules of trgo-
nometry, on which are founded the princi-
piles of sailing and surveying, and carrying
with them compass ihty were able to
keep their course Greedy, and were pretty
well able to determine the distance they
Travelled. The slaves carried as much pro-
vision as they could conveniently, with a
| considerable quantity of salt, for the sake
of cooking venison and other food which
they might Kill on their way. They
passed, without much difficulty, the lofty
Allegheny mountains. On these noun
ialns they made several important discOv-
cries of gold and silver mines. After
leaving these grand and lofty mouotains
they travelled 70 days without seeing the
least appearance or even track of any hui
man being. The county was covered
with hills, mountains, valleys and beauti-
ful rivers, trees of all kinds and sizes. The
large trees grew very tall. and the oro,,nd
was often covered with amazipg thickets
of ANAL mines bemlocks and ivies Tb;s
diversitv rendered tho country agraehlo he.
vond dcscrin,ion They saw wild animals
If oln,nAt every kind MANY of which thev
Mild come fnr Tod and some for c,rios.
its. heinz such rs they never saw NOR
, heard ii before. At lrnrlh. having trev.
eled several miles ON rising prnnnd ,boJ
came 10 The summit Of an high mountain
Here they STONED. n1d il was the most
beautiful prospec, imaginable. On every
side ms far as they could possiblv see thew
beheld the rreen groves waved bv the zen
tie gales of wind. Here thew snent sew
erai houra in refreshing Themselves and
viewinr the extensive country on every
side. Thev took notice that the ground
onneared 10 he trodden and frenuented as
tbrv sunnosed nv Wild animals Ae tbev
were setiirr ant 10 90 forward thew dis
covered a anal footn2th ia lead down Tho
mountain between TWO bigh ridgeg of
rocka They we're s,rprlsed at his and
doubted whether il could he made bv wild
ANNALS. hnt "a there wero mo marks of
feet thew were at a loss about II. They
were fearful abonl entering ollhough i
was directly in their wav. leaf thew shonld
oct a,nono ammo don of wild heosts which
mioht he loo s,-ono for them Af,er some
doliberaiion thew considered that n snirit of
cowardice did not become adventurers
They reviewed their arms and ammunition
and resumed so much courage ms thev
Thought sufficient TO encounter the most
terrible beasts of The wilderness and then
projected down the mountain in the fol.
lowing manner, VIZ: One slave first, then
the two gentlemen, and the other slave be.
hind. After thew had proceeded abou.
half a mile the path grew brighter. but as
the ground was hard and drv no appear-
ance of feet could be discovered. This
descent was truly venerable and august.
On each side was the two ridges of rocks
at the distance of fur or five rods. Each
was covered with high trees. likewise
small mines and iyies hung bending over
the narrow valley in which the path was.
Each side was covered Incredibly thick
with small shrubs. The taller trees. COW
cred will leaves and thick branches bent
over The valley 40 that they shut ont tba
ravs of ,he enn. In This situation The trav-
elgrs Nor onlv admired the grandeur in
wbirh thpv we're enclosed Int they were
f,lnd VIII nnxieties concerning Tie main
which sin Increased In this situation
they nroceeded in a gradual descent about
toS9 rpoi, I end a half in vestern diroc'
lion Ibongh in several nlsces the grandeur
nf The valirv was increased nv small ,nrn.
;nos ami circular windings Thnn Inv
were snrnrised with an oneninr' The ridGe
Of rocks on The right hand continued hnt
tba, on The left did not
large extended omen counirv now
onened ~ their view and tho ann heinz in
the western hemisnhere n new dav seemed
70 usher in mon them, which strnck them
with an agreeable surprise.
In his Condition thew stood gazing for a
moment then recolleeied the path which
Ind bv his time become mnch beaten,
About four rods from them they saw the
path turn 10 the right hand toward the ridge
of rocks which was almost perpendicular.
They then Uncovered A hole In the rock
,everol feet square They stood still for
some time viewing it. as ihey supposed il
was den for wild beasts. when they were
SURPRISED with a shape coming out from
the rock II appeared like a yery grave
old man Uis head was bald. his beard
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