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Guyot's geographic notes on the southern Appalachians

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  • 65. Now Ivy Gap, 66. The origin of the name Is obscure. It is often explained as a prefix to distinguish this river from the Broad River, east of the mountains, in ths possession of the English. Another explanation is that "French" was SUn the nans of a fanovs hunter} sse Letter 3CVI, BETTERS FROM THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS by Charles Lsnma. 67. Probably the unnamed 4,64D ft. peak at the headwaters of Fines Creek on the U. S. Geological Survey Asheville quadrangle. 68. Spring Creek. 69. The name "Devil's Courthouse" has been transposed on U. 3. Geological Survey Pisgah quadrangle to a lower (5,816 ft.) peak to the southwest. 70. Tennessee Bald has an elevation of 5,62? ft. on N. S, Geological Survey Pisgah quadrangle) the error (repeated on the map) seems typographical, 71. Sew Hot Springs) originally Patten's »ar» springs. 72. N. C. Highway No. 284 now crosses Pisgah Fidge at Wagon Road Gap) also a Forest Service motor road extends from Stony Fork of Hominy Creek to Buck Spring Gap, then along the ridge to Highway No. 284. 78. Now Balsam Gap, 3,316 ft. 74. Strictly not a part of the Smoky Ohaiif, tee footnote 17. 75. The Plott Balsam Group including Blaokroo , Waterrook and Jones Knob and Plott Balsam} see American Journal of lance and Arts. 2nd Series, 1861, Vol. 31,for a ITst and elevations in this lofty chain. 76. Stiveraine Knob) see U. S. Forest Service Pisgah Division of pisgah National Forest map. 77. Mt. sterling Ridge. 78. Mt. Sterling) Big Catalooche (Balsam Corners) is et the Junction of this chain and the main Balsam Mountain* 79. The "Plott Balsam" of ths U, S, Geological Survsy Cowee quadrangle. 80. The ifaterrock Knob of U. s. Geological survey Cowee quadrangle. 81. The wesner Bald of U. S. Geological Survsy Cowee quadrangle. 82. The cany Fork Bald of U. §* Geological Survsy Cowee quadran le. 83. Ths Lous Bald of U» S, Geological Survey cowee quadrangle. 84. The Black Mountain (6,275 ft.) of the u, I, Geological Survey Pisgah quadrangle. —G—
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