Ben S. Grosscup CONTENTS. ILLUSTRATIONS. INTRODUCTION. THE NATIVE MOUNTAINEERS. IN THE HAUNTS OF THE BLACK BEAR. THE VALLEY OF THE NOON-DAY SUN. WITH ROD AND LINE. AFTER THE ANTLERS. NATURAL RESOURCES. HISTORICAL RESUME. IN THE SADDLE. BEYOND IRON WAYS. A ZIGZAG TOUR. TABLE OF ALTITUDES. Contents. Some typographical errors have been corrected; a list follows the text. List of Illustrations (In certain versions of this etext [in certain browsers] clicking directly on the image, will bring up a larger version.) Tables. (etext transcriber's note)

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

Copyright, 1883
By Wilbur G. Zeigler and Ben S. Grosscup