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?ortable traso? Maj.~Beok, we wHlT?at NO. m. Whilst rooting at Clayton, Georgia, after several days' abaeooo.firuiu wail fa? cilities,' we beard 'th? unwel?ome ibt?lli ?;enoo that yellow fever had re-appeared n the good; old city of Ch ariosto a. And since, as scattering papers have reached Vs, we bavo been mortified and cha? grined, not only at;the want of sympa? thy erpr6ssod,: brit at tho eager cupidity exhibited in many localities to benefit in; trade and employaient, by this seeming calamity to others. "Carpe diem" is the motto Of the present dav; bot at wed? ding or fanerai, take advantage, and make the' profit. Bat the oitizens of South (?rolina, when Charleston soffers, should not be among the first to publish st to the world, and join others in de? preciating her groat advantages, as their commercial centre. But -why Bhould Charleston alone perish, because yellow ie ver again returner*. j Havana, the Very nursery of this disease, still bves- Yera Cruz ia still a plac? on the maps-aud Kew Orleans and Savannah, no more fa? vored bj Providence than Charleston in this particular, =re daily heralding their ta?mense growth and prosperity in oom- ; meroe and wealth. But Charleston de? serves,' and should have, not only the genuine' sympathy, bat the material help and encouragement of tho.people of ber own State. ' ! The merchants, jobbers, traders, the' 'producers and* consumers, instead of rbnning off elsewhere, should, by their united action and patronage, make her, what she' ' perhaps is now, equal, if not superior, to any contiguous mart of trade. If the people of the State would do this heartily, Charleston need not oare for the gentle side taps she is now receiving from rival cities, towns or people. Bat like Earl Derby's "big barbee," who was in the habit of being beaten by, bis little wife; when asked why he submitted toit, philosophically replied, "It pleases sho, and doict hurt me." Bat the wealthy and enterprising mer? chants of Charleston should keep pace with the times. Instead of being con? tent with the' present trade and com? merce of that city, they should learn from New York and Philadelphia and Baltimore* and, by acquiring equal, if not monopolizing oontrol of railroads reaching far into the West anf South? west, (aye, join rings for the purpose, if indispensable,) by sending out their capital to where the staple products are grown, force the trade and traffic to their city, and then a wise polioy will seonre a fair proportion of the West India and South American trade? by far the richest and most profitable fields now open for competition. But for fear, Mr. Editor, that the people of Charleston may think that we are intermeddling with'things that belong properly to them, we will re? turn to our engagement with you. Babun Couu<y, iu vxeurg??, w?? esta? blished by legislative enactment as long ago aa 1826, and still retains its anoient and original boundaries. It ia aboul twenty miles square, and from the nam ber aud grandeur of its water-falls anc cascades, might, with great propriety .and fitness, have been called Falls Conn ty. Bat it was named after a general and the County seat after a judge anc politioian. The celebrated Tallalal Falla, so widely visited and admired foi immense chasms, and terrible sublimity, territorially belong te this. County, al though approached from the Haber sham side. We viii only mention o others Dick's Greek, Stiooa and Easta toe or Mud Greek Falls, all beautiful an< picturesque, and of easy access-witl oouptleaa cascades on smaller streams which would be worthy of notice and ad miration elsewhere, but are nero over shadowed by their more famous neigh bora. Truly, a land of mountains am cascades-mountains of living green o every side oat through and through b these tumbling, brawling, dashin streams, seeming, in their eager haste desirous of reaohiog a more level an quiet country. Bat all theso littl streams furnish fertile nooks, rieb an peaceful vales, for the bardy people wh inhabit them ; whilst the mountains, f roi base to summit, are olotbed with soo timber trees, for size, no m bera and varie ty, aa are rarely seen in other regioni But who shall venture to predict tb mines of wealth bidden away in tb bowels of these great hills. Gold, silve copper, iron ores and preoious stones, a have their placea, and all are talked < and discussed by the present inhabitant ont i ne SMJIUSI u?v?i?p?i??u of one or 0 of these await the coming men. We di hear of an M. D. who lately picked v on the hills, not far from Chatnga Cros ing, a real, veritable ruby of the size a hen's egg, and has it on exhibitio Now, this is near by the old Indian to? of Tomassee, where, it is related 1 Adair, the old historian of the ear days and settlement of Carolina, a ce! bruted Indian prophet and medicino un lived, who possessed an im menso cc buuole of the size of a hen's egg; brilliant that it dazzled and bewilder* all who looked on it, and evcu illnmim at night tho cabin where it was kept. Tl old prophet diod, and this awful stu was buried with him at tho Indian lov of TomasBee, aud it is barely possit that our friend, tho worthy Al. D., b found thin auoieut stone. If so 1 should be very watchful, Adair says, rattlesnakes; the reasons wherefore, \ refer him to this venerable historia But, how strange it is, that this Couti of Babun, so long a sort of wuif, or u profitable desert, a pieoe of territoi hardly recognized by tho great and po erful State of Georgia, ihoald all at on loom up and attract the earnest attentii of rioh and populous cities on theSout ern seaboard; and even railroad pru dents and corporators aro obtmuii charters on all sides, to bo allowed pass through or unito in this, until li terly, out of tho way place. But we are nt Clayton, tho Coun sent, a modest little villuge, embosom in tho very heart of great mountuii and apparently wholly unoontwious of her preeen* or- future importance. The great white banks of fog, io bean Hf ni and.inapeeiDgt.iiow aa of old rome rolling through the 1 Babun Oap?' and,1 windi around the neighboring mountains every morning, os regularly aa the son rises. Old Screamer etan da out' tho eamo pern foot cone, one masa of green, her hugo oaks, oheanut, walnut and locust trees orowding each other, a perfect mine of wealth ppe of these days, all untouched by saw or axe; and the people them? selves, all seem waiting for the shrill whistle of the locomotive, the aotive fore-runner of enterprise and usefulness, to wake them up from their long dream. The oldest inhabitant says that the town was located at this point because public roads crossed here, North and South,' East and West. A very good reason; and we ooujeoiure that long ago Indian trails orosaed here, the fore-runners of roads; and long, long, before that, na? ture herself had arranged her monntaiuB, and valleys, and streams, unerringly in? dicating thia unpretending locality as a great outlet between the West and the onth. No one oan carefully observe the formation of thia mountain country without being surprised and impressed at its adaptation, from time to time, to the wants and requirements of each suc? cessive age. Hero, wo dud, many long years ago, a few far-seeing citizens of Charleston eagerly scouring the charter of the Blue Bidge Bailroad, through Babun Gap: (the charter having been grantod by the Legislature of Georgia, almost in jest, it is said, to gratify Gen. Coffee, then Senator from these moun? tain Counties,) because it was known that thia gap was the lowest depression in the Allegheny range from Maryland to Alabama, and furnished the people ol South Carolina the most eligible ronte to the great Weet. As science advances, and the wants arid demands of commerce inoreaso, other enterprises are inau gurated and their practicability most generally demonstrated. Now, look at what nature baa done to indicate anc forward such great improvements, ever in this modest, retired spot. The Sticcoe Greek rises at the Babnn Gap, almost 01 a level with the little Tennessee, flowi from North to South through Clayton just at this point, sending ont e. latera branch due East, to meet and almos touch the waters of the Chatuga in tin direction of South Oarolina and Charles ton; whilst on the West another brand goes off, to meet and almost touob ii successive valley and water oonrse tin Hiwassee, in the direotion of Duoktown Cleveland and Chattanooga-the mail stream flowing Southward towards Au gusta and Savannah. No one of thos passes affords obstacles of any import ance to the construction and operatioi of the many railroads ohartered om nuder way. The Blue Bidge Bailroad literally from Charleston to Knoxville and thence to Louisville and Cinoinnati thc pioneer, has, after year? of difflonlt and delay, approached to snch a poin as to ensure snocess-the work havin progressed in Georgia, at the rate c $10,000 per month, to snob an extent a tho whole road can be completed in reasonable time. Then we hear of tb North-eastern Bailroad, from Athens t Clayton, with its State aid, and carefc surveys and estimates. Then from Ai gusta to Clayton, also with State aie and energy and go-aheadi ti veness. The a road from Macon to Clayton or elsi where. Then a road from Calhoun < Dalton via Blairs ville to Clayton or son point in North Carolina; and last, thong not least in importance, the jliwossi Bailroad, from Clayton to Ducktowi Cleveland and Chattanooga. Noi whilst it is generally advantageous I particular localities or centres to ha< ail ibo railroads pui?iule built, yoi ia wise and consistent with true eoonom to build railroads to competo with ai finally eat each other op. Some coi promise, it seems to as, should be mai between the North-eastern and August Hartwell and Clayton Bailroad Comp nies. The trade and commerce cooee trating at Clayton will doubtless be mr and remunerative, bat certainly u enongh to employ one main road South Oarolina, and two or four in Get gia. Railroads are great blessings ge orally, but every dollar expended rival or unnecessary roads is so mu j loss to the general wealth of any COD try, and snob expenditure should I avoided and used in the development other resources. With a great and prosperous inti before them, we venture to advise t -~~^?.l~ t fllavfrkri ?nfl nmnnru r\f rv r~"t"~ "-j-?* .. -- tr perly thereabouts, to induce immig tion and settlers among them, by selli their reul estate at fair and modori prices, and not deter them by the ex bitant rates asked elsewhere, in all otl newly created railroad towns or citi Profit by yonr sagacious and far-seei citizen, cr land owner, Colonel John Carr, of Athens, who, withous hesi tiou, aubbu. '<ed 10,000 acres of bis tensive possessions In your County aid of the Bluo Ridge Railroad, ti knowing that tho completion of t road would mnke his remaining nc double or treble in value. In this si scriptiou is included your ever pres and beautiful mountain, "the Scremnc which from this day forth should christened Mount Carr, for his Biigac and true appreciation of tho means secure wealth and prosperity to y County. NO. iv. As wo barely intimated in our number, .the great foreshadowing signs of nature in furnishing the op] tuuities for tho developmeut of the sources of all localities, and supply tlie wants of man und demands of ci merco in each succeeding ag?', permil to recur, and remiud your readers, I tho great linos of railway, now in opi tion or wherever projected, in tho So especially, but follow tho Iudiau pack-horao trails, from tho seu-porb tho base of tho mountains, and whore attempts aro mudo to pass these seen, natural harriers, tho sumo paths trails'bnl follow the indentatlooa made by nature bersojf. The ancient Indian trail from Qbarieston to the mountains passed along at many points the same as the Grr?eOVille and Columbia Railroad, viz: Ninety Sis:, Greenwood, Honea Path, to old Fort George, on the Eeo wee, thence by Ooo noe, over the mountains, to Clayton and the head springs of the little Tennessee. At or near Clayton, they diverged down the Tennessee, and across to the Hiwassee, whilst cross trails went Southward to Augusta and Savan? nah, j We left Clayton with all its quiet comforts, on the Hiwassee trail, and commenced the gentle ascent of the West branch of tho Sticon Creek. For (our miles, we bad a succession of plea? sant valleys and farm houses, until wo commenced the rise of the hills beyond Stiooa and her neighbor on tho West side. We found the same rioh moun? tain sites, oool water and delightful atmosphere; but soon we commenced the descent to other streams and farms, and found ourselves on Timsou's Greek, and going down at a more rapid rate. Here again, the monstrous timber treen sur? prised us. Vast numbers of tho largest speoimens of all the kinds useful in agriculture and the arts, aud no ono to put them into form and shape, lint stop, at a sudden turn of the road, we esme across a man, yoong and athletic, riving shingles or hoards from a tree and snob a tree! He bad sawn off three or fonr outs, twenty-four inohes long, and was riving away. Now we venture, if ho has finished these blocks, aud in? tends to rive np the whole tree, he is there yet, and will perhaps bo thero until the end of the year. For that tree would make boards enough to-to-cover tho accounts of tho city of New York, or the defalcations of our Radical officials. The stream grows in volume and tho farms enlarge, until we arrive at the Tallulah River.... On the bank, 311st at the cross? ing, we find a merchant with his solitary storn house. We look in-seo Northern sheetings and homespnns, hardware, spades and shovels, with handles from Southern ash, nod a few spinning wheels, certainly made at home. The Tallulah River here is a gentle, quiet, murmuring stream, strangely in contrast with its terrific, boisterous, foaming leaps and dashes a few miles below. We eross at a beautiful shallow ford, torn up its green banks, and imme? diately find Dink's Creek, of which wt had heard before and rather dreaded. In a few miles, on each side of tho road, the great heaps of quartz, rock, sand and gravel indioate a senroh for gold, and farther on, the mnddy stream, and splashing noise of rockers and flumes, with the stream carried in succesBiv< terraoes, until it is high np, on the sidei of the hill, introduce the visitor to tb? busy scenes of the celebrated gold mine now being worked on lease by Col. Han son. We hear the usual marvellous re ports'of nuggets and rion yields, bu have no time to experiment or verify for Dick's Creek has to bo mu on to its very spring before wo can turi down into the lovely valley of Hiwassee I But we did notice, at this very point with all tho appliances of gold digger around us, that here was a large and es tensive area of rich alluvial soi), mor than 100 acres, which perhaps, if skill fully used in agricultural purposes, wouli yield more than the gold fields, so perti naoionsly worked by the enterprisioj lessee. But that is his business, nc ours, for we are mere passers-by. After leaving these extensive gol fields, we approach a point where th water is taken for ail these washers un flumes, and we enthusiastically believ that we are near the summit of Dick' Creek. Bot not so; we ascend a gres hill, and then we find the road beaut ?n?iy gradsd along the side of a considt rabie mountain, with these huge timbe trees in full view, hickory, poplar, locust birch, walnnt, the creek (Dick'?) tum! ling and dashing, and foaming hundred of feet below, and then we come ot into a valley and see the mountain sti above us. We ascend, come to a magn fie ont orchard cf pcs ch and apple treei all laden with fruit-stop-and regn that we had not with us a pocket ban meter, to show the elevation-bot hei it is, fruit in the greatest abundance, short drive, and we are on the su m mi dividing the waters of the Atlantic fro; the Golf of Mexioo. After leaving Clayton this murnini the number and beauty of the branch* we wero crossing, induced Master Fran! who was with ns, tc keep count; and : this point, seventeen miles from Clay tm he reported sixty-five streams, and on numbering one crossing of Dick Creek, although that stream was crossi seventeen times in seven miles. To th day, Frank cannot exactly muke up li mind, whether it was the road or tl creek which was so crooked. But we have left that stream helm us, aud now are descending the Hitow? (perhaps Et o wa,) a brauch of tho 1! wansee. We strike it at its bead, ai meet willi I he scones of valleys and hil thu valleys gradually opening and wide ing, and the settlements morn freq ucl lu passing over ono of tho spurs or bil jutting into tho valley, wu hear a eras a small .scream, and down come:-; thu ci ringe. Ono wheel broken, crushed, n thing but tire and bub left. No sho no mechanic or smith for seven mill Wo improvise a drag aud get on. T views ure lovely, but we ? I . ? ? : * r enj them much. Night com?'? ? 1?, ami ur and weary wu ding libing mihi neai o'clock, before we arrive at Mujor C. where wo worn kindly and hospital entertained. Near this excellent far thu Ilitowur empties into tho Htwassi the main prong or branch, however, Iiiwnsseereaching for several miles the direction of the boouliful Nucoooln with lino and extensivo farms on Ix sides. Next morning, two miles do? ttie river, brought us to tho snug lit village of Hiwassee, in Townes Cou 11 Georgia, with its four stores, court bon jail, neat dwellings, Arc. Tho river close by, mid mountains all around. T trude here seemed brisk, as many st at?ntial farmera*'were io j'and all making Eu rehuses. Of con rae the trade ia mostly arter, bacon being a leading article. The complete failure of the apple orop id sorely felt. Portons hero look to tho fruit and apple brandy for ready money to buy groceries with, juBt BB we do to our bag of cotton. There was conside? rable talk and excitement about the rail? road from Clayton to Duoktovn, and every one seemed willing to aid and help. We can feelingly say one thing, that they need a railroad, if any people ever did. Their trade goes mainly to Athens, be? cause of a better road through Nanoo oho?; but now that Gainesville, only forty-four miles, is connected by rail with Atlanta, of course everything will go there, an til the same facilities are offered by way of Clayton. This valley is quite extensive, and lands in cultiva? tion are rating at good prices. Copper ore abounds, and is only awaiting cheap transportation to become the leading artiole of oommeroo. One mino, very near the village, hos been opened, and many tons of copper ore, of as good quality as that of Laka Superior, is lying there, utterly valueless. Gold and silver also are found, it is believed, in sufficient quantities to warrant further enterprise and explorations. Thu time spout hero waiting for that wheel to be repaired, passed vere pleasantly. We were under great obligations to Mr. MoO, a merchant of the place, who en? tertained us at his house. The views from his door were charmiug, and one could hardly tire looking out, with tho over changing hues of mountain, river and valley. NO. v. There are certain well marked and dis? tinctive features in t hese Southern moun? tains and valleys, scarcely existing in moro Northorn climes. The grunt ferti? lity of the soil, from buse to summit, except in o few peaks of great elevation; tho luxuriance of pasturage, wild grasses and peu-viues, enabling stock of nil kinds to live fat almost during tho entire year; the great variety, Bize and inux baustablo supply of timber trees; and an Isothermal line, or bolt, where the apple, peach and pear never fail. We pussed along and through this belt in vurious places, and foond the finest fruit in great abundance, whilst in tho valleys and in lower and higher temperatures, on the mountain side, tho trees are per? fectly bare. Tho Hiwassee Valley, which we enter? ed near its head, is of great extent, some forty or fifty miles long and varying from one-half mile to two miles iu width. Ou either side of the river, tributaries, auoh as Shooting Creek, Tusquitta, Peach Tree, ?to., come in, all affording valleys of great fertility and betuty. Every acre of these valleys, whether on river, creek or branoh, having buen cleared np aud in cultivation, with comfortable farm houses dotted here and thero. Per? haps tho most remarkable and wonderful vulley in all Western North Carolina it found on Valley Itiver, remarkable fot the length and width of rich alluvial lands, farms and farm hooses. Oue un? broken cultivated valley for twenty miles, and two miles in width. But this locali? ty is also celebrated for the immense beds of valuable minerals-gold, silver, copper, iron and marble, are all mingled and mixed together, so as to perplex anc confound those who attempt to explore or describe them. After leaving the town of Hiwassee we oroBsed the river, and traverse!i i great bend, being surprised to see lurg? traots of undulating country of oak hiokory and chestnut, very much re sembling the forests of Anderson oi Greenville. In eight miles we reacher' the little village of Haysville, the Ooun ty seat of Clay County, io North Carob na. hoing located very near the Bite o old Fort Hombree, one of these over the-hills-stockades, erected before th? revolutionary war. It is very prettily located, in the midst of grand moan tains, and in view of the clear and spark ling Hiwassee. Several stores and dwel lings, all painted white, with the nuoleu of a miniatura court house, attest-thi seat of justice and of oommeroe. W did not stop, but passed through th? quiet streets down to the river, whiol we crossed on a neat and substantie bridge. Great stretches of this rich, al luvial soil can bo here seen up and dowi the river in oom and grasses; the wheat rye and oats having been harvested am housed. Ascending tho hill, where crowd of men were busily at work on th road, (court; it seem?. being exnent.fi thero a day or two afterward,) we ap proached tho residence of Mrs. Sander son on the -ummit, overlooking the littl town just passed. Bot what a pauoram was there suddenly and nnexpectedl, spread before us. All tho party, mule female, Muster Frank und the solitar fifteenth amendment, were alike touche* with thu grund and beautiful scene. N words can describo it. lt might faintl bo transcribed to canvass, by tho be? masters, but ono must seo it to renltz mid never forget. The road, minuit and well worked, runs along tho crest c a lofty ridge for several miles, pas-in by tho handsome residence of Oupl Br ?st oil, muong others, and then ti? sc end H soinowliut abruptly to the Tm quitta Creek. \V?> lind this creek hm tiered on both .sides with line lunns in sovcral miles, until wo reach tho fun mu? house of Col. Johnson, where w proposed to spend the night. Hut on spit:'* in her fell when ive noticed Hu Ins (U.e.iotl.s pin/./.i wa-, lull lo o Vet Hov mg. lint tho gout-roiis hospitality of hi amiable wife and iiccomplislied dirndl lei s soon mudo ns feel I hut we went i home. Wo met thero Judge C., froi Fayetteville, N. C., who had exchange with the J migo of thia eiieiiil-i?oiieii? H., from Asheville-anil several otbt younger lawyers who practiced hen ?ludgo C. was very affable and agrecabh aud was enjoying tho sports of thu ll el quite as much as tho labors of the com room. Ho bad killed a line deer and huge riittle-stiuUo tho day before, nu was busily nrrui . tug lor tho next day hunt. 'Gol. Johnson's reoidence is in tho midst of famous bunting and flah?Dg grounds, and - we know ol' no place whare a Bummer could ba spent moro pleasantly. A fine form, lovely scenery, luscious - fruit, plenty of bunting and trout fishing, and a charming family. The next morning we left thia most com? fortable residen oe, and, after some three or four miles drive up the Talley, we commenced the ascent of the Tasqaitta Mouutaiu, which loomed np to a won? drous height. The- road, however, ia well graded, and winda and twists and zigzags along fearful gorges hundreds of feet below yon, and ocrosa spurs for fall four miles before you reach the summit, and then you tarn and look South and Westward and you hare another of these panoramio vioWB SO lovely and grand to behold, but ao impossible to desoribe. The Flora of this mountain would al? ways attract attention, from the Iargeat and loftiest timber trees down to the tiniest flowers, which lined the road at every step. We oroas the sharp ridge of the sum? mit, descend rapidly amoug grand trees and luxurious vegetation, for one or two miles, and then arrive at what we had long been anxious to see, the Nahanti halu River, so celebrated and renowned for the abundance, size and flavor of its speckled trout. The stream was about 100 feet in width, BO clear that you could see, from one bank- to the other, the smallest pebble or fish-rapid, boiling and foaming among the rocks and shoals, but so elevated that water in the hottest days of August is cold enough without ice. The trout, these large, fut, speckled trout, BO sought efter in overy direction by sportsmen and epicures; so plenty, so tame, that wo fear to write how we en? joyed them during our brief visit. In? deed, this river, its game and fish, and onvironing scenery, ita peouliar eleva? tion, being a trough between two moun? tains, cannot be treated at the end of this lotter. NO. VI. The Nabantabala Hiver and valley have long been celebrated as a pecu)iar and favored haunt for sportsmen and Btock-raisers in Western North Curolina, but is little known outside of that imme? diate locality. The river rises some ten or twelve miles from Clayton, Georgia, ?ettis' Greek making up from this aide of the mountain, until it nearly reaches the head-spring of Nabantahala; bnt there ia no road, and visitors aro forced to go by way of Franklin, N. G., then take the turnpike towards Murphy, mak? ing a circuit of over forty miler, when, if there was a road graded aorosa the mountain up Bettie' Greek, this famous fishing and hunting ground could be reached in fifteen milea from Clayton. This river, as we have before stated, is so elevated that its bed is really but a trough between two mountains - the level of the Hiwassee on one side, and the little Tennessee on the other, being buDdredti of feet lower. For instance, ia approaching the river from the Hi? wassee, you ascend by a winding road, it is true, the Tusquitta Mouotuio for four long miles, attaining a groat eleva? tion above the Hiwasseo, whilst tho de? scent to tho Nabantahala is short and easy, and certainly not more than one half the elevation. Then, leaving the Nahantahula, the ascent of the mountain .on the Western side is short and easy, whilst to reach the valley of the little Tennessee, at the soarce of the Gartoo jaja, taken seven long and difficult miles. Having no means of measurement bat the eye and distances traveled, of ooaree no acoarate opinion can be expressed, but the strange elevation of this stream is and has long been noted by visit?n and travelers. The coarse of the river is thirty or forty miles long, without cascades or falls, but ono continaooe, rapid descent until it empties into thc little Tennessee, twenty-five milea belo? Franklin. This range of mountains, on both sidei of tbis river, formed the great banting and fishing grounds of the Cherokee In dian?, and is yet most sparsely settled indeed, for macy miles, with thoasandi of acres of rich pasturage lands, not i houBe is aeon; the only sign of visitation being a shelter for bunters or lick-logi for stock. Doer, bears and wild-cab abound, with pheasants and quails foi the hunter, and tho speckled brook tron are so plenty that we fear to tell wba was (old to na-from fifty to 3?0 in on* day's fishing was not unusual. Th< mountain girls mount their ponies am ride ap from HiwasBoe and Franklin and actually fish on horseback, riding down the shallow stream, whilst tbi hardier race wade. It is noi uucuiuutui when you throw your fly into tho strean for several trout to strike, actually jump ing clear of tho water. This delightfu summer retreat eau now bo reached fron Walhalla iu two days' easy travel, aut we hope, in another season or two, fron Clayton or Franklin. But the real love: of these exciting sports should not wai until a railroad shall bring its noisy um promiscuous crowds, but should go now and enjoy them in their present soclu sion. For u colony of Swiss or Scotch, wi know of no placo inoro d?sirable. Tin river ulVor(Is, towards its bead, largo bo tiles of table lands of great fertility some 10,000 or 12.000 acres, which cat now bu purchased at extremely loi prices. Tho native pasturage ia so fin that tho stock-raiser ucl nully cuts tb bay, (wild pea-vines,) stacks it in th woods, and uses it for any cattle, colt ur sheep ho may leave there during tin winter. The tituber is most plenlifu and really magnificent-oak, hickory poplar, buch, and stune spruce or North ei n (duo. Home 10.000 or 12.000 acre of this rieb, alluvial laud eau now, as w ?re informed, bu purchased for i>l or S per acre. What an opportunity fo dairy und cheese purposes; but, under lying this rich soil, is tho marvellous mi neral wealth, almost indigenous to tbi river ?md adjacent conutry-gold, silver copper ami iron, with murblo of oven lino, among others, a flesh-tinted variety winch exactly reaeiubles flesh and bio'jd and if used for Btatu?ry, would repre? sent tb? perfect hoe and tint of the ha? man form. Beaidoa, these different va? rieties of the marble contain gold And other preci?os 1 metale, oonfusing < the best Of mi neral?gis ts. The climate is ansnrpasse? for health and vigor, -with opportunities for wealth, and exciting and pleasurable sports, rarely equaled in any country. The medicinal herbs and roots abound, especially that root so prized in Obina that good specimens will command fabulous prims and the common variety $1 per pound, (Mandra? gora.) Bot, Mr. Editor, we feel ..Imbil ashamed at the meagre description 'of this marvellous section of Western North Carolina. People most ooma and abe for themselves that our description is not exaggerated. .wi? After a few hoars of delightful sport with the trout in this celebrated river, having no appliances for cooking, we left and commenced the ascent of the mountain of the same name. We met persons driving cattle to market so 1st that they could scarcely breathe, and wondered why there were not thousands instead of hundreds, for the range is,1 or seemed to ns to be, ?illimitable. The summit of this mountain, where the turn-pike crosses, shows a remarkable elevation, in the size and growth of 'the trees, especially ia the height, large chesuut oaks scarcely twenty feet high, with limbs branching off'very near'the ground. From this point, -wo obtained the first view of the ?ahaotahala Bald, the highest peak in the range, being,-we should say, 6,000 feet above the lovel of the sea. The mountain is baro of tim? ber for hundreds of feet, not from rooks or sterility of soil, but from its' >' great elevation. The top and sides are cover? ed with green grasses or shrubs, and affords fine pasturage and covers for game said to be abundant on tho moun? tain. The view from the summit, wbioh is accessible on horseback, is most ex? tensive and grand, and now often visited from Franklin. The descent of the spur wbioh the turn-pike crosses, and down which we went, although well graded, is wild and in some places fearful. The immense gorge aronnd which it winds, in short and abrupt curves, seems almost bottomless, and in some places strong banisters are put np for the protection of travelers. To look down the dizzy height even reqnires some nerve, and a silent prayer for gentle horses, and strong ve? hicle and harness. The descent is foll seven miles to the valley of the Oartoo jaja. About half way down the foliage is wonderful for luxuriance. We noticed a linden tree here and there, and num? bera of the black birob, so noted for its aromatic fragrance. Bat the wonder of this forest was the number and size of the oheanut trees; we speak in bounds when we say that along the road we saw at least fifty which would measure twelve to fourteen feet in the girth, and forty and fifty feet without limbs. At the foot of the mountain, you find a habita? tion and a toll-gate, and a good road for ten miles, with nice farms and white houBca in close proximity, nntil you reach the pleasant village of Franklin, where the party moat be extremely fas? tidious not to be pleased with the free and g?nerons hospitality of Mr. A., who seems to entertain the traveling public more for their company than for profit, if we may judge from his merely nomi? nal oharges. O. Castor Oil! Castor Oil!! 2BBL9. Prime CASTOR. OIL, for sale low, by K. H. HRINITBH, Oct 20 t_Wholesale Drn g gis L For Sale, orvr*! f\f\n FEET OF LUMBER. OVA/,UUU 60.000 '?et of well sea? soned Fleering on hand. Orders for Lath, and all kinds Lumber filled at short not'eo. Apply at our Lumber Tard, on Laiy street and Greenville Railroad, or address W. LOWRY db GO.. O-t 24 gmo Box 130. Colombia,, B. C. Seed Bye. ff?ri BUSHELS prime SEED BTE, for ?ale DU by EDWARD HOPS. Nov 2_ SLATERS CLOTHS, CASTORS, DOESKINS ANO TRICOTS. 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