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VALLEY OF THE NOON-DAY SUN.
(See page 98.)
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 ———————— WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS ———————— RALEIGH, N. C. ALFRED WILLIAMS & CO. CLEVELAND, O. WILLIAM W. WILLIAMS Copyright, 1883 By Wilbur G. Zeigler and Ben S. Grosscup