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Guyot and the Great Smokies

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  • An examination of Guyot*s route possibly throws some light oa the cause of this error. He reached the state Line from the Berth Carolina side through the valley of the *3?uok»s©gee by my ef hsven en& Straight Forks. Guyot aotos la his list of elevaUons that of the house of Robert Celila«5 his guide through the Smokies, who lived la the "highest house* (2 miles above Smekement on Luftee). I&e sequence of the elevations i»dioat«e that from the junction of Havsn &ad Htraigit Forks (2,476 ft.), Guyot ©limbed to tho crest of the Balsam .nidge and traveled north toward Smoky, the first peak, «hlch he lists, is *2mftee Haob, heed of straight Fork ef Gcoaaluftoe -iter* (0,882 ft.). Shis paak bears the same same to* day. It io 6,218 ft. In height end ie located at the Junction of the Balsam fiidge and a ridge forming the watershed betwooa Big end Baxter Creeks. Elsewhere Guyot refers to this peak as "The Pillar, head of straight Fork of Geoaalnftee Hives* with en elevation of 6,258 ft. Its location «t the head of Straight Purk and its characteristic shape, us reflected in the mm "Sse Pillar", indicate?;: that the stem fml& is referred to and the dioerepaacy la the elevations taey be due to different surveys cr to a tfpcgrahleal error. fhe Sandos sap indicates that the State Line sheets the Balsam liifige at Luftee laob. Guyot next llot%fcetwsea luftee Knob 6. "LGBSfctf CQLLXK3. He was the guide and assistant of Protestor Arnold Guyot*s surveying party in 1858*59, sad Col. *>. X* Collins was along '>ts a helper, to carry the Instruments, chain, stakes, eto. Ihey followed the sumit of the Ssaoky juouatalas froa Cooke County, Teua., to Blouat County, fen».» breaking up the party at Koatvale springs, 16 Riles from Saryviil*. Sober* Coliias was bora oa oooaaiafty ^iver September 4, 1806, ..arrlsd Elisabeth Seek, £eoeaber 20, 18SO, and died April 9, 1808, ^aa he est an officer in charge of 500 troops, mostly Cherekess, la Sevier County, ?eaa." p. 209, Western Horth Caroline, A History (froa 1720 to 1915) by John S*reatoa Arthur. * 7-
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