The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-07-07
More 10 be Seen Up There Than
line Beautiful Mountain
grandfather IN DISTANCE
A Star May be Seen in Daylight
Grandfather's Chair "A Rattle
Snake Closes an Umbreila--Pota-
toes That Dig ThemseIves--inter-
esting Items OF skyIand.
fBy Old Hurrygraphl

Blowing Rock, y. 4. July FROM
Blowing Rock, fifteen miles distant,
Grandfather mountain is silhouetted
on the blue azure in clear cut lines
and proves loyely scene as you gaze
upon this great majestic work OF. ma
ture. which is indeed the grandfather
of all the mountains. The contour
OF ITS crest forms a mans face, hence
its name, This immutable, gigantic
face. as old as creation Itself. and as
Iimmoyable as the rocks upon which
Il rests. speaks 20 you in impressions
peculiarly its own, OF the Masterhand
that fashioned it, and animate man
beholds Il in wonder and awe. with a
deep sense OF The divinity OF its great
and good Builder. This is . noun
ltain OF Fascinating wonder.
On the Lin,ie side. going up. is a
cavern, wigwam In shape. covered
with a dense foliage. In this cavern,
which Is a scene OF midnight In day
tight, you find yourself in place
where the rocks close together and
leave a small. round aperture, appa-
rently as large as a silver quarter,
and through this funnel-shaped teles-
cope may be seen a star shining as
brightly as any star that penetrates
the curtain OF uighf--seen, too, when
the outside world Is bathed In all the
glory OF the sun brightness, and you
are wrapped IN darkness in one OF
GRANDFATHER mountains pockets.
Mountain curiositics
The new walkway from the Blow.
ing Rock settlement TO the Blowing
Rock proper caves the old way "a
disuse and goes around ledge that
gives you magnificent view OF q
mountainous world beneath your
feet. Imarin II was just such a
place as this that the devil carried
our Savior to tempt Him
| On the old way. now little used
great rocks are 50 shaped that they
form a chair chair not made with
hands and largc enough to seat
the yeritable Old woman who lived II
shoe. and ali her numerous children
with many othcrs thrown in.
Gives snake the Road.
On this same old way Is a large
shed rock that hangs over the way e
such an extent that you can ride I'm.
der its shelter rs under bridge
Rattlesnakes are found up here
both big and little. have seen on,
RATHER He was about six feet Ions
and one aud half inches in diameter
Not having d iormal Introduction L
him did not attempt 10 take his life
Z gave him ms best salutation. said
~Good morning. Mr.. ilat,lc Snake
Yes. sir. You can have this pain, sir
have no desire to make any new
acquaintance this morning. sir"
~ A snake Cioscs An Umbrella.
4 A gentleman up here tells Il tina
he was riding along this same Of,
way 70 the blowing Rock. horseback
shading himself with an umbrella
lie was jcgging along admiring TIL
beauties bf nature and as he va
about to 20 Under this shed rock
which. like 4 great wing. covered III
roadway. large rattlcsnake. dIspori
ing himself. no doubt. In, glee upol
the top side 81 the rock, like a Dc
faulting bank cashier. lost his balanc
and slipped over, falling upon tn
umbrella with such force that b
u closed Il In the gentieman's hands
!, aud with a Kissing sound. a raitlin
noise and d pressure of the butte
went down the horses side with th
umbrella in hisNcoil. For a momer
there was no effort on the gentle
mars part 70 dispossess his snak,
ri ship, or debar him the pleasure ,
i carrying the umbrella for awhile an
shading himself.
!. Coming Down the Mountain.
ri YOU cad come down from BLOWN
IRock to LtnOlr IN much shorter tin