Mountain sceneryThe scenery of the mountains of western North Carolina and northwestern South Carolina . s ef rock, in its frantic haste. Occasionally,lta sudden bend of the stream, the sweetest little dells in theworld, canopied by the spruce and hemlock, where the sun-shine never intrudes, afford welcome places to rest. And, tofinish the accommodation, a spring of cold water gushes fromthe mountain side, and sends its laughing waters merrily inthe stream below. For some miles this kind of scenery con-tinues, until at last the hills recede a little, leaving a kind ofbasin of some hundreds of
Mountain sceneryThe scenery of the mountains of western North Carolina and northwestern South Carolina . s ef rock, in its frantic haste. Occasionally,lta sudden bend of the stream, the sweetest little dells in theworld, canopied by the spruce and hemlock, where the sun-shine never intrudes, afford welcome places to rest. And, tofinish the accommodation, a spring of cold water gushes fromthe mountain side, and sends its laughing waters merrily inthe stream below. For some miles this kind of scenery con-tinues, until at last the hills recede a little, leaving a kind ofbasin of some hundreds of acres, at the confluence of severallittle streams. This is Harriss, or Chimney-Rock House, aplace of considerable resort, in consequence of several veryinteresting spots in the vicinity. To the southwest, about amile distant, is Chimney-Rock Mountain, so called from a hugerock standing out from its side, in the form of a the same distance southward, are the Cascades, orWhirlpools,^ on a small stream coming down a deep mountaingorge. This stream runs a considerable distance in a channel. Mil ?r;r!;i^][_j[,-;j5 FALILSo CHAPTER IV. 33 of solid rock^ and at three several places it leaps over ledgesof rock about ten feet bigli, and plunges into circular pools,wliich incessantly whirl and foam under the action of thefalling water. A slender pole of twenty-five feet in lengthmay be thrust into them without finding the bottom. It will,however, come back with a rebound that is dangerous to theamateur explorer who heedlessly stands in its line of successful attempt has been made to sound their , we are told, a rope with a stone tied to it, was loweredinto them, but gradually ceased to descend at thirty-seven feetdepth. The conclusion was, that the rope buoyed up the stoneat that point. One is tempted to ask the difficult questions,whether these pools have been worn out by the falling water ?and how long would it take a petty stream to make an excava-t
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