From the Raleigh Star of 1915.
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THE PILOT MOUNTAIN.


Extract Of letter from DR.. jeremiah Battle Of


EdgeeOm6, to Gen. Calvin Jones, of Raleigh,
dated


Surry County, N. C. { at J. Unthanks,)


August 18th, 1915.


Dear Sir-Afer leaving your CITY we passed
through Salem and being on a tour of health, and
willing to beguile part of our time, we resolved
on an excursion through this county, which had
been represented to me as a sterile and uninter-
csting part of the country. But have found nv
self in many respects agrecably disappointed
On The slightest interview with the inhabitants,
] found them in the enjoyment of blessings which
no money can purchase, viz: health and content
ment The country is peculiarly calculated to
form strong and robust constitutions, with bold
and enterprising dispositions. We need not won
der therefore, at the praises acquired by our noun
aineer soldiers, in the great and desperate enter
prises in which they have been engaged.


When we arrived at the top of the hill from
whence we descended to Houser town, our attention
was attracted by aview (at the distance of II
miles1 ofthe pinnacle of Mount Ararat, which is
commonly called the PILOT MOU NTAIN.
This curiosity of nature had excited in nv mind an
interest greater than has usually been produced
from reading Mr.. Morses account of it. We took
the road which lead by Mr.. Affords where we
stopped and dlned here we had most sublime
and Interesting review of the Mountain, which
exhibited blue appearance, rearing its head of
rock many hundred feet above the tops of the adj
iacent hills and trees. Its shape at this distance
had striking rrsemblance to that of your mar
ket house. the roof oe which representing the base
and body of the mountain the perpendicular
octagon, the main pinnacle of rock, and the shin
Qed top of this, the elevation of earth covered
with rude heaps of rocks, shrubs and trees on the
top of the rock pinnacle. In addition to this. is
another cliff called the lille pinnacle, which I
shall describe in another place,


Notwithstanding the pleasure 1 received from
this view of its solitary and magnificent grand
eur felt an irresistible desire to approach
it. Accordingly we proceeded TO Mr. Shepard's
who lived off the road, in delightful and healthy
situation about three or four miles from the moun.
tain. Next morning, having been entertained
with great civility by Mr. S. and his lady, we en-
gagged MIR. John Fletcher to conduct us thihor