Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-09-05
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WHAT WE SAW.

| HAVING been absent for couple Of weeks on Q
visit 10 the upcounry of State, it will be eIpec
ted of US 10 indi,e something thereto aPperaining
We shall accordingly proceed to speak in Chapter
with all possible brevity Of what we saw.
First and foremost we saw five miles Of the worS
road in South Carolina, between Edgefeld Cour
House and Mrs. DR.. NicHoLsoN's. From her residence
on to Ninety Six, the highway was in condition which
spoke very we'll for the pride and public spirit Of hos:
| of our fellow citizens who ave 1t in charge.
We saw the little Rail Road village of Ninety Six
which appeared to be in about the same condition il
was this time last year-no better, no worse. Mr.
WALKER, the inn keeper Of the place, accommodated
US for night with degree Of kindness and consider
alton for which We must return our thanks.
We saw the Greenvs and Columbia Rail Road
with NIL its appurtenances of cars, depois turnouts
ct cetera Some ofeious individual year or two ago
impressed us with the idea that this road was vel
nigh worthy Of place in the category Of humbugs
that it was badly built, badly managed and afforded
the most uncomfortable description of riding Person
al experience, which is very good thing TO be guided
by occasionally, has taught US quite the opposite OF
these Impressions The construction Of the road, Its
aduncs its direction the comfort of its cars and the
smoothness of their running, appear to us about us
commsndable as on'the majority of Rail Roads. The
eating houses too upon the line spoken of in high
terms, especially the cne kept by DR.. CALHOUN at
Greenwood. The country through which this road
passes from NineySx to Greenre fell much below our
preconceiyed estimate. is decidedly poor and unntcr-
esting except perhaps where the valley of the Saluda
exhibits occasional spots of low-ground ferility.-ln
connection with the Greenville and Columbia Road
we should not omit to mention that one OF the passen'
ger.rain conductors is praiseworthy young citizen
of our District, son Of old Mr.. VAN MEDLock whom
some of our readers well remember. We heard young
MEDLocK spoken Of industrious, polite and eiici'
ent conductor.
We saw fine crops Of corn from Edgefeid to Ninety
Six and pretty good crops considering the land, from
Ninety Six to Greenville. The cotton all the way
seemed to be rather weedy. 1t was rank and vgo'
rous in many places the heart could desire, but
evidently backward-too backward indeed 10 make any
thing like full crop unless the approaching fall should
prove very late one. The fodder everywhere SEEM
ed TO be we'll saved, and in TWO places we OBJ
served the good people at the very peasant.iooking
business OF haymaking One field in GreenVlile Dis
trct was remarkable foE its multitude Of hay stacks
We thought at first it must be Timothy or some other
of,he fancy grasses, but were informed by . negro
that it was the "genuine old crab."
We saw on amazing scarcity Of fruit of every kind
We saw Greenville, the romantic village Of the
mountains, with her Reedy River Falls, her Furman
Institute buildings, her and tasteful Court House,
her stylish Episcopal Church, her Mansion House
and other handsome buildings. We saw her many
pleasant suburban residences her beautiful roads, her
fine mountain prospects, her brave old oaks and her
smooth green -swards. Greenrille is indeed charm
ing old place, taking her altogether. Some persons
were kind enough to say in our presence that Edge
field was as pretty village ds any in the State We
cannot think So True, our little place is neat enough
and clean enough for most sublunary purposes. But
then We havnl got the mountain air those beauli.
full undulations ofMother Earth known as mountain
spurs nor the majestic groves and dashng streams,
all which distinguish Greenviile and her enyirons
Greenvie is at present however in the act OF transi
ton from village 10 Gown, whether or not to the
comfort and pleasure of its inhabta hesitate
to decide AT all events, The rafting and fussing
and general confusion attendant upon little inland
city become every summer more papable. The ou'
siness prospects ofihe place said to be frightening
rapidly. Her lots are growing continually in value,
her citizens making money in every way, and in,
fine, her prosperity is regarded as a fixed FACT
We saw, furthermore, oil that beautiful but unpro-
ductivs country from GreenvilIe to Cassars Head.
We saw Cesar's Head and Ben HAGooD; and from the
top Of CGsars Head .De thought ,ce saD one half of
creation /, is not in just this time to give de-
scrption of that glorious scene The imaginative and
enthusia site mind Of Lama.ine himself ould at first
shrink back aghast from the Undertaking What with
the wide spread Horizon towards the South, the Blue
Ri fge and Saluda Mountains towards the Noflh and
East, THE everlasting old Table Rock in the West
looming up from amid the neighboring peaks >liks u
fortress fit for Jupiter Tonans himself and the ten
thousand hills and wales and lights and shadowa and
mists aud floating clouds OF the vast plain below 1t
isndeed enough fill the most irrelgious heart with
reyersntinl wonder and ave.
We saw good many other things, but this is o
very fit and proper place To end The present chapter