Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-01

A Glance at Toceoa-TaIIuIah Falls
Indian Arrow Rapfds-The mighty
Cataracts-Wild. Weird Scenery
The Grand. Gloomy and lPIofu&
rescue WondrOusly Groupsd-A
Succession of Surprises.

TALLuLAH FALLS. July 2s-Editor MoTnfnG
"e'es: Having been requested by many ac-
quaintances to give them some information
about Tallulah Falls, thought that q letter
through the NEWS would be the best way to
do it.
We left Atlanta on the s:I5 train and reached
Aoccoa at ';l5 p. m. Taking the stage next
morning we reached Toccoa Falls in half an
hour' IL Is lovely scene. The gray walls Of
solid rock, with the water dashing in snowy
whiteness down fall of 1856 feet The trees
and shrubs growing around with all their DIFF
ferent shades of green, the numerous little
rills trickling over the rocks, the soft spray Of
the glstening water, and, above all, the blue
sky, form a combination well worthy Of a
Church or Bierstadt. OF course it has the ira
ditional story of the Indian maiden,
which may tell you at some
future time Toccoa signifies beaut-
ful' and its Indian sponsors named it well, for
beautiful it certainly is. After a four hours
rlde over rough and mountainous country,
we reached Talulah Falls Hotel, which nestles
among the grand old mountains of the Blue
Ridge. III Is situated right at the foot of the
Indian Arrow Rapids, at an altitude of 23S2
feet. Why the rapids are called Indian Arrow
j can't imagine as there is nothing straight
about them on the contrary, like Tennvson's
Brook, They wind about and in and out
How can portray the wild grandeur of Tai
lulah Falls? Imagine yourself looking down
hugo masses of rugged rocks from three to
four hundred feet high. down, down, till your
head becomes dizzy and you csn no longer
look; your ears are stunned by the noise of
rushing waters and with a roar and rush over
tiow the shining waters of the first fall called
ladou Walking on for a shott distance while
the roar or the water becomes louder and
louder, you reach Tempestia, the second fall
Its name is well deserved, for it is certainly
very tempest of water, whrled over rocks
S116 feet high. Rushing, whirling and plash-
ing along its bed of rocks, as il pursued by
fends, flow the turbid waters of Tallulah till
ycu reach the last fall. called Hurricane 81 4-5
feet in height Here the scenery reaches the
very climax of grandeur. No wonder the In
dians named the falls Tallulah. or terrible, for
nothing less can give an idea of ones feelings
in looking at them than absolute terror. The
Grand ChaSm, 500 feet high, Lovers Leap,
Devils Pulpit and Students ROstrum are
part of the wonderful scenery at Tallulah
From each of these places fine views can be had
find Diana's Rest. Throne of Eolus, Vulcan's
Forge and Point Inspiration, places of
grandeur and wild beauty. What surprises
you here Is, that one expects to look up to see
the falls, but instead you look down hundreds
of feet. Trees stretch from crevices in the
jagged rocks and, with their leaves Of many
tints and shapes, lend grace and beauty to the
falls. 1t is vast panorama Of grand and wild
views, as If the Great Spirit had in an angry
moment rent the ground by mighty earth
quake, leaving walls OF gloomy rocks froWn-
ing precipces and noisy, turbulent waters, to
show the effect of His anger. One does not
need to go abroad to see fine mountain views;
for at Tallulah you find scenery that for grand
eur and sublimity cannot be surpassed.
EM.R.