The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-15
FAMOUS CRABTREE FALLS,
7ns Highest Waterfall Known 10 lhe
World.
GREAT NATURAL PHENOMENON
..-..,io, description of One Of the MOST
,.,.r,,tinc and Romantic spots IN VIZ
einia 4 Series OF C"t"r"e'''

.. ,.ssr3 af what am about 70 te" you
...,r5 letter. but 20 me IL Was
81 tar gag ,l...,,or after had lis
rs,cafon nNee"' -s-.,a coma
..st. thc iuil accounts ana nav
recalled cer,eini vague descrip-
tan- Ia. ,von of a Great natural phe-
t.csl once No''' - a.. ,...4,,,, mart OF
-..aroa said 70 exist y" '"e No''o'-'
..trtv Va. had away from coiDiu"N
Ne>" 20 TIM loffiest peaks II the
,.eH a.."- ~ ..,.-sa II
rra lleo mNan1a'"'' a.:
LIMO been known T. tne o"'''o'
300 r.t.. .,,,o+r, h,t II has been only
irt.'' l--. e oe'I few wears past that
f. .fa. been We'll established thai WIN"
t-' .of Virginia is 90 be found the N'.H-
..tr..s-.all in the world .tt, fall
ILs exact location OF tu.s cum. ...r.e1o "a
.-.fhri from place called monte 49,
hamlet consisting ot "a store " "i"O n
. hon and solitary n"e''.'.- '-, --...
situated in the midst %. l'''N'0 S'N~F
-tuclutain peaks.
ArpRoA.Hrs 30 rnE fAiis'
~.~ffhe Tourist convenient
4~oe ppF' "cu'5 t.,. 80. .ue-tered region.
Na q on i'oIs'- , ,.a,. of Tie falls and the
.'1o' y" S'....,o..i. boring scenery. One IS
t'aAuenI @. ~. .....,',, esuvius. o station on
% iehF'"n So. 1-.-.h of the Norfolk and
gre NneiHi. ''" r s.ocrd-rr the noun
Western iA..N' ......I.s.E ar hy a light vehicle
.A'. l'''. D.. ,,..h guide wall point ont the
tI. marks the meeting Of the
.-o .-.s+ oouttios of Nelson. Kockbridge
~,u-t. Here VIII bs found also "a
..rn.. close 10 "a farmhouse which is
modest beginnings OF the subject
s.,. e.tcr This is the tar-fame3 Craotree
r.Hs destined IN due time 90 be one Oh me
r.., attractive ana iuleies.lls sto'S ,,.Io',rb
fa ..' 90 NE 80 tG talis them
-, .t.,- .,,,r.os fron the eastern
s.'.' b. il..i.e'o and trace thor shin
c'''s .- . ..... -, s,-sll tl,a ,olrne of I've
Dts a. .....t Issst.r.v directiOu TO
eI - wig
90 o'
NolLo HOUSE
another and perhaps tie most picturesque
.ni-oael i- from the cast Gong by way OF
he Ifuclturg and I've HFeI tuIhh ho me
t1rs viii reach the same Mon-eoeno re-
.--el o. above o mile ~ SD from lhat ROAD.
I-u this place De sO d begins 10 ascend the
l.cab.ru. mountains passing through Tor
ESQ. W. magnificent ofIinAl grown t anI III
o.. -.'''' .,.,.or ~ re.r 40.0 feet ip a
% 81 f t,o mountains mass he
-.t.r.' e,5s res-ie3 enoted house Iuilt bv
y,iisr, Alq-s,e of Revolutionary
1900. ts,serl-I1 IN is nosr 6ttv-feet in
..-.,b arj is constructed entirely of logs.
-. Tia shetland remarkable for their
.. t.rs exhibiting 10 the beholder
.-....~oftLe t,mb4r oven M this GREAT
fis [r+,~e reri.- ia rernarlalle
1850 rCu, tha admiration of the
- E --t,.. b,t ,vbi.b must ara
i'. ..t--- -o,-r ~ RneDe Visfa
...,,. r., ,,-.,y f4il q prev 10 more
.- ,...
BEAUTIES OF TIE FALLS.
Inf a inc
f..rtes of Cabtrea Falls some persons
f--.er ascending o. the summit OF the noun
hnard. proceeding from this point on foot
..w t.e .eauiug waters step by step down
t..e point ar which after their wild career.
t.rmeealy submit 90 the quiet embra of
I.-rysrlu the valley below Others begin
l1e N this point take special delight IN
tuIu the rocky sides Of the mountain.
.uterlg from elm 60 ella through masses
o.. .-r.r0wtn here crossing the foam fret
,.i re.s there meeting face TO lace the
roaring torrent as 10 Gomez down to welcome
them aud reward their efforts.
rr.rref-orr STREAM.
.,..-..,,-,- ,,.;I, er4; +,o
" .a. '-e aI 'o.l'ul ct VII i.i', ~ . lo
.-'"' --'e1 III
.- i-t.lrl-e' ol lAl5 NOISY IgaIu' WHglo
'-- At' seen 10 lt th-lD' iDt "Dl "NH Do-
s.. --ch OF me euniilAe anu uoAu-
L- lAal me reader in tue uellef appIo-
t-i- Will undertake. 10 give q clear idea
Hs immense elevation from Wlic4 tn9
..-.f-- ,.,-t,c,leri, ~ he nnmeroi,s cata.
o.. O.. tie, ore net by opposing rocks or
f...e preeip -ous.y into the leHty atysses bee
lH Il should be remembered that the small
rrm thus known FIR creeps m0desly
.t t..r lts source at an elevation of nearly
.eeta b0vethe sea. and az about 3. sou feet
a..fa fl. -urr.uulInr country Its immediate
...artf.th4vaII4ye i 'I,eriyer measures O89
t-t.tatau 0fe0derreest0t the horizon.
course the stream from small begin
lt. gathers volume 40 almost every foot ~
t.I -.lres-. ard is not long 30 assuming quite
..r rtaut proportions. From its location Oh
'.- steep md rocky sides of the mountain 10
.r-.ary 0ecomes broken into every var
tr.. form and anDaarance incident 10 the
combinations of water. rocks. trees and
ta.e AL one place II is seen to spread
1.e- the surface of broad rock
"a, wtha Veil of LIQUID lace. from tins it
IDEALLY ru-Ies into q y ROW rock-bound
I4r.e.sslf deter. lined To- rive asunder the
..ssFe boulder across IFS path Escaping
r.u ta.s restraiDt 10 shivers itself into %
chaotic mass of er INC foam and spray. now
.urad in shadow. nov ilumined with rain
toas iu the ielt NJ the sun. and then az il
..-.el ~ ile e-ort proceeds IN eehltio
.,e IN ~ 800. 80 .-r.s.~vltio,
.r.ro fIs -e......... 10 and t,s
arfs9 rras.s. -. ,.ll So, .lo-,.-l,,tb
'-' '-"0- p
The cArAaAcr.
h.t 10 wer9 ter 10 BEGIN az the SPOT
when uesracra ..e ON the ioftv summit of
'flrl..e' mountain where the lItfleetreauQI s
f--. served IN a mas. of FOLIAGE ferns laurel
r.ol.drllrous and arfolios and then sud-
esly seen 70 oatarac, Of over five hundred .eet
Depth Following this hy holding on TO