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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Whiteside Mountain, Kidder Cole, Gus Baty and Spearfinger


Dear hearts, I spent last Saturday in Whiteside Cove at the Kidder Cole Festival. That mountain that you see in this photo is frequently the scene of memorable events. The Cherokee witch, Spearfinger, used to stand on the top of Whiteside and shake her fist (and finger) at the sky. She was frequently hit by a lightening bolt, but it didn't do her any serious harm. This is also the mountain that Gus Baty accidentally jumped from (circa 1911). He was trying to impress a girl by jumping close to the edge and miscalculated. Charlie Wright, a noted local hero (who was sparking Kidder Cole, the "most beautiful woman in Cashiers Valley," received the Carnegie medal for going down and retrieving Baty from a ledge where he was hanging with his foot in the fork of a bush. This region is filled with history and legend. The musical group is the famous Queen family who entertained the large crowd with classic pieces like "Mountain Dew" and "Goin' Down That Road Feelin' Bad." I was also on hand to recount some local tall tales. Great food, music and gorgeous scenery.

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  1. I'd like to hear more about Spearfinger!

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  2. Carol, Spearfinger's favorite food was the livers of little children, a delicacy that she removed with a flick of her long forefinger. Her victims frequently did not know they had lost their livers for several days. Late at night, Spearfinger could sometimes be heard chanting somewhere in the deep woods of Nantahala, a kind of haunting wail. Translated, her song said, "Livers! Livers! Yum-yum! Yum-yum! Spearfinger was also a shape-changer and could assume the guise of your grandmother when you met her in the woods. She would go home with you and late that night, Flick! Flick! She got your liver and sneaked away into the dark woods where she sometimes met her lover, Stone Man. But that is another story. All of this is in Mooney's book,
    "Myths of the Cherokees."

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  3. I was there videotaping the event and Gary really wowed them. I have a very sensitive shotgun mike and through my headphones I could hear people talking in amazement about Gary's storytelling prowess. Several times I heard-- "Wow, I could've listened to that guy all afternoon!"

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  4. Is Whiteside Mountain after you pass Cashiers, on the road to Brevard? Sapphire Valley Inn used to be there?

    Judy

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