The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-17

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csrr~sr-nd<nee - ne Ma ss.os Gsp r,-r.
fxrstsse. Va. Dee s.--Osd nh~rI..a
sounfssn has many attraction. tor me
here 70 some rsms scattered through The
.&ssnes>cs OF this noantsin. hut prefer
than the gun. sud .hsn can yet /. a.
~on. HE NC 10 the mountsin thus
armed
hsriy en- SATURDAY. morning. T. ~,.h
party Of friends. started for d.v's ouf;, :
in lover Ca~berlsnd Tn. ,.or,.,.. :
promised fair. hot the day grew .sme-h, ~
coal. and az did not have a. pleasant .
time a. -e had anticipated. though We
enl"yed ourselves 10 degree that does
not warrant .ny com planning.
V"e o. our psrty carried gun. hut -e
OILY sighted one -iid duck. snd IL took
wing aud was gone before the gun -
ever Thought Of. IL was a pretty Nit.
winged fo-i. and I wish suiSnt have h.d
snsp AZ IL With my camera
the hr-t point of any particular intere.t
vas buttons Falls. pr~cipic~ ~b.r.
Care Greek do-s over huge bluf II.
-afers falling seventy-6ve f~~r. perpen-
dtcuiar. Tn. elf j. set In the nour-
tam. IN smsnnsrio form the he'd Of the
stream for about seventy-fve yards. civ.
ing -uhcient velocity To carry the waters
f"Nt NV ENrflIIcN ga 4 Wild M -
leap. the grandeur 81 which I,err~r. d.
seription u -ouid srem that N.,ure In
her most thtnSbffui mood e.ref,,il, ~
pared this rSsrage~ar over the .oiid -
Tor the ciih-iocked STREAM 10 Ard .gre..
70 the iree-to~tng waters Of Pound Rixe.
iten there u = huge cs.ernous OPENING
IN elm neSr the fall. perh,r. .r,.,,.
hVe ieei from the entrance 20 the fu,th..,
lsees-es me height OF the room il from
eight TO ten feet. the walls and roof i,.;vr
o. s"iid rock Our guide informed NJ thai
'"cre sre nine different kinds or sulphur
running out from the crieire. Of Oh. ro.k
IN this csve. noted ,ev~r.i d;e-r.,,
shades Of color IN this substance. ,ar,i,-
from red 10 blue
N"tt We sent To the blowing rock .o
called from the fact that strong rnrr~n,
"i ar - Constantly hlosiu- against this
monster elih from the norih-~st. IA I.
laid that this current l. strong .rr,rt
TO bios hsi back 20 the ton when thr,-,
over the ciih. We did not make am, -
pertinent m this direction. for the HEIGHT
81 the cliff i about $40 feet. As,d " ala
nor care 10 undergo the dizziness which
We. We" from %. edge woeid have caused
ihis mHss Of rock IL on TOP Of the n,onr-
tam. being gradual ascent frnm fbe
OF k~utrckv.
On our trip Ne felt in vsth some hard,
mnunininecrs. eccentric. bot Kind ana /
nhliging to the last degree Thcr r.ve a.. 4
uinncr' aud entertained ~ in tru. noun
ln'neer siyle. even giving ~ libersiir of
iHeir moonahine prcducts Ther live a.
very primitive style. grinding their corn
upon an old fashion hsud-rniii which /
stands IN the smoke house. The master
OF the house talked Co ~ upon several
iopic--ihose perhaps. which he Thought
N"ulu interest uz most. he hsd tno~,
nN"i'r. OF game. a. we'll rs those ~hn
-""' ,n matches, 20 have their guns
-rrh 20 ihcr could not bit the eide id
NE house. There v~re "ritch dnetors~
who could take the spells % the runs and
-'l lhem O." rights sraiu
hen hv told u~ Of one OF his nei-Ahor.
Sain3l whom warrant Nas issued Lr the .
ea~--l suihotiiie-. charging him ~itt
'"i"'ing ihr revenue iaw--that 8. t..a,
n"t,"r m""usliue vhi.ks-in the Stst~
81 friniH. sud hos mar-hai sffsnlrt.d
" arrest him Upon that variant au th.
Nenturkr side ct the line sod a..
n"ae glad o." get uui of there aii,- MAJ.
Nai- should not cross the line otter men
% that section
,"m "etlsnd H. - grand ola mountain
"a "hrn % vas named in honor 81 th-
'nA" "i Cumberland. England. u,.r. ,f,,,.
'"'nr3 ago.. The name va not thraun
way.