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Show NOIM'II CAKOUMA- Vinviii;? Ilic Uuiiirj of Nalui'i Htiun h D:ii'. l.v Tin: Morsi'.im or .Noitl'H (JakhI.ISA, March Uth, IS ,"'. lUlitora II, raid : Our valued and niiiclt-w dcouied friend the Hi.u.M.o conie.1 I ) hand prutty punctually, and is recihvd ami read with mirdi satisfaction and ploaiiirn by your coi renp. indent. W'u IUU;it euiilewi to a feeling of pride when vj hand it around to our friend. ll'Tc, :io ma;iy miles away from lionie, u Ivo.'.iliiig a iloetriue ttiat is everywhere Hpnii'm agiin.st, meeting with the "refuge of lies" that is In ought t o I 'ear ng liusl lis be-caiiao be-caiiao honorable aisuiii''iit t.uleil, and the prejudice that is in fiu minds of ttie peopbi because m ni.-i. iim .-.-ol i lloo and llie I'al-n Iradiliu i ol" ii-.-h, it is truly u Irediiiig t i siL q:ii'! y doA'il, enioy tno au-.i hum ovei the parsing events and the i:ir um-bI um-bI kiu'e.1 ol our valu d Iricudi at buine. We are iu tlie mount mm thai divide North Carolina and Tennessee, gaining gain-ing u v.ilinl-lo cxperi-nre. I liu ho.pilalily ol tne peophi i-i pr.ovr tnal. Wc could nil ask lor belter tieatnieiit lluiil we rec.civ. at the hands o! our Ho'.Ubeni i i--n-i -. t he Wint: r bai been ii sl rein ti t a lie one, mi fery mild more like repniig or autumn than winier. in eo:ii"-quencn eo:ii"-quencn ol tne warm weather t;iou-sandn t;iou-sandn ol pound of poii; n ive been p loi-isa i:n .it emu- try lor 1 .:iug I11.4-. Tiie l.;;t' n lie I po.-L-cru are seen all L.ruil.-li tlm wood-;, dbig-nilv rooting for tneir living. Tiicy me nut kept up iu pen", bill gel their living in the wo kK. Willi m.uiv ol them it is "ro .1 liog or die." Tne r.u-uig of M.aeeo :a a prohtie n iurce ol revenue. A:i over tne country we uiv.ie liu- lo to baceo banis win re the leat u can d pievioiij to be.ng piejiuel l-t the market; a.-o l.,e ilty liuu.'.-. while I lie fruit and bei ru- are dr.' d iv hen I ro.i-!i l.iy through V(hIs, plant. uiom land l.iriiii, raiecr dillicult a juieli mes , lor a p'.r.uiger, as they are crcbsed land interseeleil in ali d.reeiion, making it very awkward for any oue win) gets on tne wrong track. In our perambuiaiiuus wo had occasionally oc-casionally Been lowering up above all, 1 curious looking mounlaiu that We were informed was ealad the Pilot mountain. It had tho appearance ' in the dUlance ol a high mound on tlie top of a mountain. Wo had seen it lor miles rising up like a beacon, ami were informed it is 9upjj-ed to ta-e iis name Irom an Indian word tigniiying a beacon to g.i do tnem in t:ieir wandering tnrougii tlie furots. One tine day wn-le Wo v re on a vni I to a Ineud wno lived at its base, we coneiudtd tr"i attem pt tiie us Jen I and eiioy the view (rotn the Eiunmit where we had b- en iuluruied we could see "all roun.l." Ot ciur?e we were curious. The ascent was very rough and eteep, becoming iimee bo as we neu red tiie pinnacle. AUmt half way up tiie mountain thero is a clear turini: uf water which must be very grateful to Die tourist in tno .varm summer month?. Tne mdes of t'-e mountain are covered wit'n nobie limber, tne eie ;lnut, oak, elm, beach, in fact almost every kind of timber of very line growtn. Ascending As-cending a very steep incline, we reach the ba-e ot' tne pinnacle that in the distance had such a niuund-hke or turret form , which we found coni-posrd coni-posrd of rock, and was atmut -oO feet ti:gli. This we ascended by climbing up tho roet in a cirenitunus mule, and partly by a ladder that was placed in a creWce ot tne rock. We arrived at thn top and here the view is simply magnificent. As far ns the eye can reac.i, like an immense panorama lying at our feet, the plantations and arms surrounded by the woodlands, or fores! s of timber, of C"toko-, Surry, Aukin or Forrythe counties, like a vast extent of plantations in tne mids.1 of one grand forest. The couutry is dotted over with farm houses, tobacco turns and dry houses. The cultivated lieids, separated by tiie zig-zag rail fences, running in ali directions, give il a iii( t curious and picturesque appearance. ap-pearance. In the d islance, llowing down from the Wilk? county hills, yhi:?ring 'ii t.m :i:h rays, runs tiie Yadkin river, winding its way through j plantations and woods. Eastward, in stokes county, rises above all CoDk s ; and Sawn Town mountains, which exceed the height of the Pilot. Tnen the Blue mountains stretching out between be-tween the slates of Tennessee and North Carolina, and extending into j Virgiiva willi the Table mountain? and Kii.g's mountain, making an , interesting and grand panorama. On tho summit grows the chestnut, oak, ! spruce, pine and somerwood which ' bears a email white tlowcr exceed-j ingly sweet, and a great favorite with ; the bees; also ivy, tho laurel aad many shrubs; conspicuous among i theni the huckleberry nourishes. Tlie extreme height of tho mountain, from i base near i'r.is-y creek is said to be I looO feet. Tlie rock is of singular j formation, having a number of i fissures or rents. It is curious toseui ttie trees and bhrubs apparently grow-i ing out of ttie rock. Tuis is quite a res.irt for pleasure seekers, especially i at Easier time; and although the ascent is somewhat difficult and dangerous, dan-gerous, no accidents have ever occurred occur-red of any moment. The dtseeut was i more ditiicuit than the ascent, and when we arrived at tlie base we must confess we had no desire to try it again. Times arc as dull here as they are! elsewhere wherever we go. Whenever, we hear from our friends there is this i universal cry money is scarce, times, are dreadfully dull. We are in the I enjoyment of good health and excel-! lent spirits. John K. Winder, Jr. joins mo in kind regards to all our friends of the Heuald and at home. Geouue Teasdale. |