Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-04-16

spoke of; but our party hadn't the luck there Which
stood us in hand at the other city. considerable
amount of freight was left the wharf by our stea'
mer; and thus lightened we sped on our way up The
St. Johns, reaching Orange Mills at midnight.
What:ihen! came to pass and word or two about
this little Paradise, will appear in the next and third
chapter.
CHAPTER III.
Much to our regret, we ascertaned Upon reaching
Orange Mills Cs place Of our des,inaon) that ar'
rangemens had bren made for The hunting and fish
ing porun of our expedition 10 continue their course
twelve miles further Patka, there 10 take wag.
ons and the line of march for the plantation of DR.. r.
G.. NAYS, our esteemed felluw-citizen Of yore. At
haywood, the name of the place owned conjoinily by
Dr. NJ and his sonn.aw, Mr.. ARcnY COLE, they
were to pitch their tents, und fish and hunt ad lb,tu
OF course it was happy arrangement for them. But
to us who were left behind, it was anything but pleas
ant. hasty, sudden, unsatisfactory adleu was in.
terchanged, In the dark and with scarcely full coi-
prehensiun of the plan by which we were moving
And 80 we separated, they for the fishing and hunt.
ing grounds which had been selected, and We (Chan.
ccllor WARpLAw, uurself and family for social de-
Orange Mills Le, US here bear testimony 10 The sue
cess of the fishing and hunting detachment, as report
ed TO us hy one who was there. Besides enjoying a
week of ceaspless fun, they killed deer and wild tur
keys in abundance, and caught fish ttrout jack brIm
&C. } by the hundred. One trout was kindly sent 10
Orange Mills dnring the week. This one was caught
by Col. carroll, and weighed full nine pounds
Served up in big dish las we save him) he looked
nearer nineteen than nine. Still, the sport at Bay
wood was not near as good as might have been
calculated unon at more propiIions season. Inc
weather was singnnrly cold and The wind, for part
of the time, unusually high. The whole season, In
fact, was almost unprecedentedy backward 10
haze killed snme half dnzen deer then, in MS many
days, and 10 have caught any quantity OF hsh' was
luck enough under the circumstances But 10 return
Orange Mills, as we have remarked, ia truly de-
Iiph,ful spot. The mill itself stands Immediately
upcn the river hank The wharf and landing cum
neced with it are among the best on the ST. Juhn's.
The Carolina, steamship Of some size, comes easily
up alongside So do sail vessels of considerable bur-
then. The mill is q first class establishment and
is 7ow doing splendid business. IL Is owned by
Messrs r. G. MAYS, ARcHY COLE, and CLARK SIN.
KlNs, the three being equal stockholders Their con-
racts are mostly with New York and The West India
islands At the lime we were there, the mill was
filing ont an irnmenseib for the island OF GuadaIoupe
1t was required 10 be MI heart. Never have we seen
anyrhing of the kind eqnaing the beautiful lot o
.nmb.r there preparing all Of the must superb yelo"
pine withuu, streak of sap or course, this involves
The necessity of laying aside great deal of reason
ably good lumber. This they place to other bills o
less particularly. The timber supplies for This mil
are furnished in part, from The c"mPany's own land
in part by engagements with individuals who folio"
The business Of cutting and rafting lugs The mill il
furthermore manned, except as 10 superintendent, ell
ginser and reck-caplain, by The company's owr
hands. And with lucky CT ntinnatlon OF contracts
we cannot see how nir good friends Of Orange Mil
can fail of complete success. May great good fortune
attend them, and Heaven bless their hospltabl'
heartls
The several residences at Orange Mills have beer
established within year. We pass by that Of hi
unior member of the firm (who is our brother by h
way, with the single remark that it Is a neat lil
affair in The ornamental cottage style and very com
fprrable wthal Next below his, and near the mills
irthn ttta Irsaal, At COLE, beautiful specimen @
ent II is situated in the midst of sour.uange grove
the trees being at This time still laden with gulde
fruit Of the last years crup. These oranges are no
used except for orange.ade, marmslade and the like
As mere shrubbery however, the sour.orange tree i
highly przeabie, imparling as it does an air Of grea
beauty to any scenery Of which it makes part. Mr.
C.'s establishment has, moreover noble cluster o
magnolias, naples and wid.cherry trees for its back
ground, all Of which Were nearly full.eaved len day
ago. But next comes the rhoice spot of the three
We mean the mansion of Dr.. X. G. MAYS. 1t is no
so much The huuss of which we speak, for that i
nolhIng more than capital old Igefed huuse, will
q broad piazza in fiunt and chambers enough 10 &c
culnudale all The family when they happen in to
geller But it is that precious sweet.orange grove o
Mrs. MS OF which We are thinking. Four hundrt
beautifully shaped trees, from twelve 10 eighteen fee
high, darkIy green with fragrant fuiage and bloum
ing prousely for the coming crop! Think of that y.
lovers of The greenhouse! A single one Of those
Trees in genllcnans yard here would not be paret
with for hundreds of dollars. Indeed, beside their eI
ceedng beauty, they ARE intrnscally valuable. Some
uf them will bear thousands of orangesa season. AnC
these trees of Mrs. NJ Of the rarest kind having
been selected and par ted years ago by West Indian
entirely conversant with the business. They were
nearly killed by The wnter of 39, but by skill
and attention have been restored to all their Original
vgur. What delicious burdens they will bear durin
the house of DR.. MAYS is situated. At this place We
asu green peas in abundance, crop just going
OUT and another nearly full puddsd.
We should like to dwell upon the social kindneses
which will ever make our brief spourn at Orange
Mills dear 10 memory. We should like TO record, il
hui for own satisfaction, the constant wishing and
feasting and spurt which marked that delightful week
the picnic at Deep Creek the boat racing on our re.
turn "a distance Of seven miles, the music upon the
waters! the attempt al fishing made by the Chnncel-
lor and ourself in Dug Branch! the C's SUCCESS in
catching trout, and the manner of his pulling the
fish ont Of his native element straight up, with pole
bent doube)! Yes, we should like 10 say great deal
about this bright glimpse Of Florida socially and
Florida fun But might tire The Indifferent reader
ir so doing and therefore, the "reminiscences
for less public narration.
Ono or two general remarks in another chapter.
CHAPTER ".
In Savannah we we're reminded Of an error com.
milted BY Miss Murray in her bunk on America. She
states that the Pulaski House was 80 called from the
unfortunate boat Of that which pershed in the
Atlantic years since, involving in its destruction
the loss of many citizens Of Savannah. The good
lady makes no mention Of the Polish heru who gave
name to the boat, The honse, the monument anu ALL
The little place Fernundina, menii"n:d in n pre-.
ceiling chapter will he called TO md as The euslern
terminus Of the great railroad npw in process Of con.
slrucliun across the peninsula Of Florida High hopes
are entertained of the success of This work. The gen.