Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-11-17

hold my fancy with a power like tasci
nation Were it not for the cold and
other engagements, | would wander
about here for the next SIX months,
and expIorr every part Of this muguif
cent region
The travellers pressed on reaching
the foot of Bald Mouut-in about mid,
day and after some little trouble ran
across Thomas Wilson, ST., whom
they employed as a guide.
The ascent of the Bald, from the
North Carolina side, ia through al
open forest; and after the savage
scenes through which u adventures
had lately passed, il appeared to them
II ihatter OF no moment. 1t was &C.
compllshed without dismounting and
without an incident worthy Of note.
wen they arrived at the edge of the
open ground near the summit, thu
guide gave them some directions for
descending on the western side: and.
taking a friendly leave, returned from
whence he came.
Alter enjoying the beauties of the
scenery for IL time. our travellers at
tempted to descend on the Tennessee
side, which like Jordan of old, they
found was indeed a hard road to ira vel.
Night soon caught them and they lost
their way and the next thing they
knew they found themselves blunder.
Ing over the rocks and logs and preci.
pieces OF the Tumbllng Fork; leaving
their horses tied ih the bushes they
made their way through the darkness
rs best they could, at times almost
giving up, until at length they reached
the settlements below, and soon reach.
ed the house of old man Chandler,
where they called for supper, but the
old man assured them that there was
nothing to eat in the house except "a
sack OF orn in the ear and them pump.
kins in the corner there;' but he very
kindly sent his boy with them over to
Kan Fosters, u mile away. They
found Kan skinninga wild hog, but he
bid them welcome and his wife soon
prepared them a bountiful supper and
gave them good lodging for the night.
Before tho dawn of day next morning
Foster and his son set out for the head
OF Tumbling Fork, where they found
the three horses left there the night
before by the travellers, and brought
them down and out, reaching home
with them all right in the early after
noon.
Our friends in the meantime put in
the time resting and waiting the retu
OF Kan with their horses. Mr.. Dead
erick tuned up an old fiddle AMI he
guiled the weary hours with some
music, while Porte Crayon was buslly
engaged in making sketches of every
thing in sight, He skelched Deaderick
playing the fiddle, sketched the chi
dren: sketched the old mill and the
customers hat can't to it, also made a
sketch of Henderson Hensley, who in
speaking of Fosters trip after the
horses, said: wall, hits turrible idee,"
emphatlcally striking the butt of his
rifle on the ground, that of a man or
boss being out ON the Bald last night
Why, hit was cold enough to freezr
the har of "A bar. I've hunted some IN
ell these mountains round about: but
the Bald is more devilish savager than
any of 'eln, specially on the Tumbling
Fork"
Now a gentleman who had arrived
astride of II pacing bull, put in: If |
mought be so bold. did the gentlemen
come into these mountains In sarch OF
minerals or jist from kurioslty!n
Simply from curiosity, replied the
Squire; ito see the highest mountains
in the United StatusN