. Picturesque America; or, The land we live in. A delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cañons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country . house was neat as a pin, and the woman refined and intelligent. But it containedone room only, and this without a window. Air and light penetrated the aperturesbetween every layer of logs; and in winter, when through the mountain-gully fierce windsmust sometimes sweep, the comfort of this cottage by the river may be estimated. Rude 66 PICTURESQUE AMERICA. as it was, the sit
. Picturesque America; or, The land we live in. A delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cañons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country . house was neat as a pin, and the woman refined and intelligent. But it containedone room only, and this without a window. Air and light penetrated the aperturesbetween every layer of logs; and in winter, when through the mountain-gully fierce windsmust sometimes sweep, the comfort of this cottage by the river may be estimated. Rude 66 PICTURESQUE AMERICA. as it was, the situation in summer-time was charming, which the reader may discover byconsulting the initial drawing by Mr. Fenn, At this place we desired to cross the river, but no means could be obtained to doso. No boats were to be found along the shore excepting the primitive dug-out, whicheveiy one said would not be safe on account of the swiftness and turbulence of thecurrent. This was a little exasperating. The rudest savage tribes of the Pacific buildcanoes that can sail far out at sea in high winds and rough water, but the boats of theTennessee can only be employed in the smoothest of water. They cannot be trusted in. Steamer on the Tennessee warped through the Suck. a ripple ; and yet the very simple contrivance of an outrigger, such as used by the Pa-cific natives, would render them safe even in a high sea. The skill of our Tennesseemen is equal, no doubt, to many emergencies of the mountains, but their resources for thewater are certainly very limited. As we could not get on the other side of the river,we started in search of the most eligible points on this side. In order to reach theshore, we had a wild and picturesque walk, reaching in due time the romantic streamwhich ignobly rests under the title of Suck Creek. This stream is a mountain-tor-rent ; it comes tumbling through rocky crevices above with all the flash and splendorof the waters of Lodore, and pours with turbulent ener
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