348 THE CAROLINA MOUNTAINS 
The long and narrow Linville Mountain that 
borders the gorge on the west is not very well 
known to outsiders, but the people tell you of won- 
derful minerals there, among them large quantities 
of flexible sandstone. The Linville Country is very 
wild, but nowhere does the galax more riotously 
abound, this region being one of the favorite col- 
lecting grounds for this charming little plant. 
