The Russellville Democrat., 1891-09-10
AN ARKANSAS MiNNEHAHA.
The Beautiful and Romantic scenery oi
 the Boston Mountains.

The Beautiful and Romantic scenery Of
 the Boston Mountains.
 I have so often asked for space in your columns to speak word of praise for Northwest Arkansas, that 1 am almost afraid to ask similar favor, and yet feel sure that you personally have warm place in your heart for the people of old Washington county, among whom you spent your youthful days, and that you are glad to publish any. thing that will advance their interest, especially when it does no injustice 10 those living elsewhere in the state.
 l have so often spoken of the beautiful scenery in and around Fayetteville, and of our delightful climate and the many inducements it offers to those seeking for rest and recreation during the heated term, that I fear some one will think that 1 am selfish. l am willing 10 do justice to all, and freely admit that there are other localities In Northwest Afkansas
 Where cooling breezes blow,
 Where sparkling fountains flow,
 Where big red apples grow.
 Where girls are prettief2 No!
 I will not admit the latter.
 l have recently visited our mutual old friend, Dr. Albert Dunlap, whose pleasant home is situated on the tallest peak of the Boston Mountain at Winslow, and is just 200O feet above sea level. During my stay Of two days met goodly number of people there who had left their homes In the Arkansas valley and come up their to get breath Of pure atmosphere and feast their eyes upon the magnifi- cent mountain scenery with which he is surroun ded. Judge D. W. Carroll, of Little Rock, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Butler, and her daughter, Miss Ks. tie, also Miss Julia Zimmerman, of Little Rock.
 UT. buDldP tOlO uo OA h ONohhAeA waterfall, which he had discovered some two miles west of his home, and the ladies organized party to visit it, and invited Judge Carroll and myself to accompany them, which invitation VIC (like any other gallant young gentlemen would have done) gladly accepted. The ladies were each provided with q long walking stick, which aioed them in climbil the steep hillsides, and would also be a convenient weapon with which to kill snakes and Hazards that might per chance dispute her right to climb over some fallen tree of the forest or huge rock that obstructed our path way through the forest. One lady carried nickel plated pistol under Ter belt to shoot wild cats, which she had been told made their abode in the eliffs of rocks over which the mountain stream leaped, distance of one hundred feet, forming min iature Minnehaha Falls. She was also escorted by her ever faithful friend and lady guard-a beautiful bird dog who answered to the name of Fanny" The dogs full name was Fanny McClin- tock Fslconer, but her mis- tress called her Fanny" for short. We reached the falls about the mid de of the afternoon, and were amazed and delighted on beholding for the first time the wild and TO mantle picture there presented, which no pen can describe in such way as 10 give those who never saw it a correct idea Of it's beauty and grand eur. It must be seen to be appreci- ated, and even then one is liable 10 imagine that it is wild dream of the had of the fairies. There is a small stream fed by vet weather springs flowing down the slopiug hill toward Towards Fork of Frogy Bayou,