The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-05-24
PILLAR MOUNTAIN.
a Remarkable Freak Of nasaltie
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formation In Neyads-
That celebrated mineral ledge, the
Comstock lode, is located in noun
tain region which Is not only striking
" picturesque. hut which contains
many meteorological and geological
curiosities, among them what is local
ly known as Pillnr mountain. 1t 10
not o mountain ut all, but curious
basalt!c mound, rising from q acompara-
lively iiat elevated tableland ON the
west slope Of Mount Davidson, the
towering peak which frowns down
upsn Virginia. The mound, which 10
oblong in shape, and perhaps three
hundred yards in length by fifty in
width, is composed Of massive basalt
pillars, which. generally speaking,
stand perpendicularly on their bases In
. compact, symmetrical body, Atfirst
glance It looks all The world like .
gigantic bunch Of asparagus.
The Giants Causeway in Ireland, the
Palisades on the Hudson aud Fingal's
Cave on the Island Of Staifa, of the
csilst Of Scotland, are famous for their
hasaltic columns Pillar mountain
possesses the same geological naarvels.
lta,pondesous columns are just aswon-
derful to behold and as striking in the
inexplicable peculiarity Of their forma-
tion.
Pillar mountain is only few miles
from Virginia, but few cemsteckers
know Of its existence. and fewer still
are acquainted with It's strange char
acteristics. This is probably due to
the fact that It is out Of the way some
what, and of the lines Of travel to
and from Virginia. A good road leads
'lm0st TO the spot where its columns
.ear their heads, and a drive Of an
hour will bring the curious to it. The
road by which 1t is reached leaves yir-
ginia ut the divide-that quarter OF
the city which joins Gold Hill-nnd
winds southwark along the eastern
slouaa of tho h;lls ahuttiuo against
Nfo..rt nav;dson
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