The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-08-25

on this mountain aside from the scenery,
some good company were there among
the rest were Col. Henderson and his fam-
and with whom VIC were very glad to meet.
The proprietor Of the premises, Col. Hay
good, is also u host within himself he is
the very impersonation of joviality, wit aud
good humor Caesars Head without him,
would be shorn Of half its attractions. |
imagine that he is intimately associated with
the recoiections of ali vino nave ever visi.
ted that place. Should Charlie live 10 an
old age, he will never forget the old man
on the mountain, his immense proportions
and stentorian voice and who feasted him
so bountifully on clabber and sugar.
We descended the mountain by u longer
way than we went up-by what is called
| the Jones Gap road, the descent being
twelve miles instead of FIVE and the grade
proportionaby better. The scenery along
this road is exceedingly fine; aportion Of
the way the road folIows the windngs Of
beautiful stream with high mountains on
either hGad other portions Of the road are
| literally shelves on the sides Of the noun.
! tain on the one side is almost pcrpendic-
ular height. on the olh"r Is n prccipicc t3a,
in Places j. hundrrdS of feet hrl,w This
road was represented to us as not being "A
very safe one, as in places il is very narrow,
but the danger is pc rhaps entirely in the ap-
pearance; horses understand their danger
and ordinarily they are as careful in such
places rs persons We came down with
out any sort of difficulty and the variety Of
| scenery amply compensated us for the in.
| creased distance. The only impedmcnt
met with was the occasional stopping of our
better half TO rob old Caesar of some of his
mountain shrubbrry TO transplant upon the
soil of Andrew Jackson.
noticed the corn crops along the foot
of the mountain were very fine: bottom
lands are planted almost exclusively and
the large quantity of such land in a mountai.
nous region surprised me. Ii is either dead
level or s;upendous hill; the hills seem
to be cultivated but little the bottom land
is worth fifty dollars per acre. They were
not suffering Tor rain near the mountain
several rains fell whilst we were on Cea-
sar's Head and one night there was A terrif-
Ic storm. The next morning the clouds
that had formed il the valley below us re.
scmbled sheets of snow and to the uninilia.
ted wns sight truly sublime. Col Hay
good could tell us pretty accurately where
it had rained the evening before, from the
| settling Of these clouds over the particular
localities. Ills theory was correct % far
as we afterwards observed and learned.
We left Caesars Head on Tuesday and
came TO Greenville &. H., at which place
we remained "ntii rh"-os'..y. At the Man.
sion House we found Col. Witherspoon and
Sammy, with whom nc were very glad TO
meet and :hey with Us. / was pleased 70
note the formers Improved appearance and
to hear him say that the trip had so far a
beneficial effect upon his health. He seems
to be enjoying himself and doubtless in a
month ar Two, will return home refreshed
and r"invi2orated. We also mot Col. Cure
we had left 1T Chicks Prof. Twi,ty OF
the Female college call I'd upon US and to
hun are we indebted for a drive over the
town. Grcenville is unquestonably hand.
some town no one, probably. ever express
ed Il contrary opinion,speaking comparative
". The new Court House, the College
bnIldlngs,both male and female, and the new
Baptist Church are all handsome structures
The Baptist Church is superior edifce,
both as to design and finish and is n decided
credit to the Baptists Of Greenville. Iun.
cerstand IT was built at cost of twenty.
eight thousand dollars. There are also
some fine private residences in Greenville,
but IN that regard, upon the whole, the lat.
ter place is rather behind Spartanburg. The
place contains three thousand inhabitants.
is the third in the State in point Of size and
at this season Of the year the streets pre-
sent very busy appearance, much resem.
bling city life. The hotels too, in all OK.
cept perhaps the matter Of fare, are not
greatly behind those Of Charleston. Green
vile, like Spartanburg, offers the highest
educational facilities; the first under The
dominion Of the BaptiSts, the latter under
charge of the Methodists,a and hen the The.
illogical School. in contemplation, is cstab-
lished at Greenvilic, another important in-
iefss: will Ss added IL The place. Prof.
TTitty, who is n native OF Lancaster and
whom i have had occasion to mention, is
engaged in the Female College; it was to
me source Of much pleasure to find that
the abilities Of my friend and former tutor
is held in high esteem among men of let
ters and appreciated where the first talent
In the country is engaged. l made nun.
Der OF agreeable acquaintances in Greenville,
both among residents Of the town and 9th.
ers who like myself were only visitors. On
Thursday morning We left, our course poin.
ting in a Southcrly aud homeward direc.
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