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VALLEY OF THE NOON-DAY SUN.
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THE
Heart of the Alleghanies
OR
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
COMPRISING

ITS TOPOGRAPHY, HISTORY, RESOURCES, PEOPLE,
NARRATIVES, INCIDENTS, AND PICTURES OF TRAVEL,
ADVENTURES IN HUNTING AND FISHING.

AND

LEGENDS OF ITS WILDERNESSES.


BY
WILBUR G. ZEIGLER AND BEN S. GROSSCUP
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WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS
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RALEIGH, N. C.
ALFRED WILLIAMS & CO.

CLEVELAND, O.
WILLIAM W. WILLIAMS
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Copyright, 1883
By Wilbur G. Zeigler and Ben S. Grosscup
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CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
The Culmination of the Alleghanies—Area—The Grand Portal—The Blue Ridge—TheSmokies—Transverse Ranges of the Central Plateau—Ancient Mountains7
THE NATIVE MOUNTAINEERS.
The “Moon-eyed” People—Ottari and Erati—Musical Names—Legendary Superstitions—TheDevil’s Footprints—His Judgment Seat—A Sacred Domain—Cherokee’sParadise Gained—Aboriginal Geography—Sevier’s Expedition—Decline of theTribe—Younaguska—A White Chief—The Qualla Boundary—A Ride Through theReservation—Yellow Hill—Constitution and Faith of the Band—Characteristics—AnIndian Maiden—Soco Scenery15
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