Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-10-20
PIcKENs COURT HOUSE. S. c. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 20 Isco


ridge, aud supplies the head springs of the
Seneca branch of the Savannah.
From the llogback, the Blue RIDGE makes
a considerable circuit to the northwprd 70.
turning to within three miles of the South
Carolina line, at Caesars Head, and thence
bears oil to the North-castwud.
Caesars Head the Bald Knob, and Tnblc
hccK tnames familiar to the Southern touristN
from the extreme right of the mountain line
ms seen from Anderson aud Pickcns Districts
The first is point in the water shed, and is
crossed ny turnpike passing down to the
French Ero"d. The Bald Knob and Table
nocE arc spurs of the Blue Ridge in South
E"rohna' and lie close to the State linc-thc
CORNER beng the most elevated point in the
rt"te, hnt still! several hundred feet lower than
inc NhIteSidc Mountain. Ihcsouthcrn drain.
/ age OF the intermediate county between thc
D"iu hnob and the logbuck flows into the
| savannah the waters from its eastcrn stones
INTO the SaIuda; and from the RIDGE behind
,nto thc French Broad, and eventually into
the Ohio River
The mountain line thus noted cncloscs =
largo tact ot very broken country, capabl, ,f
oc'nG turned To Il much better account than,
would at first sight appear The lower ridr
eS present good cattle range tur over six
months OF the year, willie the mountoir cones
"re covered with valuable timber, cf which
"'e pIfnc'paI varieties are the oaks pine hem
iVoN' 'ocuSt, hTch, walnut, maple and wild
cnerIy' for the present, only the four last
/ VIII pear Instant transportation for ornamcn-
! cal purposes; but the time will come when
the tilnbcr trade from thee mountains viii
form material item in the revenue Of tLc
/ Blue Ridge Rpiroad.
! In the principal vallcs tlereare LARGE tracts
/ OF lands susceptible of improved cultivation
In Cashier AID Fairfield valley cxpcciplly tbo
0.'oN bottoms arc covered for a depth OF two
! or more feet W;th an intemiXturc of L,ck
oom ana veg table mould, too rich in it's
natural condition, and too wet for the cereals
o"' "n,ch may be converted into good mead
oW hhu, and, with the addition of lane. (tcn
"i'''S G'S'"nt) maybe made to yield good
crops OF corn, rye aud oats The second bot
,o"'S ana lover slopes also supply excellent
lands but subject TO the sclious drawbacks
OK carry tro>ia IN September which some
times cut or two crops in succession An
experiment. in the free use of lime is about
nclmg made ty Mr., ID. l.. Sloan, of Fairfield
Valley, under the expectation of forcmr lis
| crop to an early maturity. a successful re-
suit will no doubt be followed by the oncn.
ing upot several stock aud grazing farms.
'oF winch the country appears very well
I adapted. 1t is almost unnecessary to add
'n"1 inc upper mountain growth is generally
, Stuntcd chcSuut, bluck-ia Jack and laurel and
obounds with game. The present has bren
an unusual favorable hunting season. But
the principal source of interest attached 70
the Cashier Valley by South Carolininns pro-
D ~ pttp
sort Several families from the vicinity uf
loiunbla and below have already purchased
iapds and built summer rcsidcnccs-prena.
turcly, perhaps on account OF the inconyc
hirhcc on access rs yet, and the absence Of
suitable accommodations for the trnvrl;nn
/ pubic. The first of these drawbacks viii
soon bc met by the completion of tho Bin,
1 hidGe Railroad to Walhnlla; and the other
/ which is more serious, by the proposed omen
I ing OF hotel BY Mr.. Sloan in Fairfield Val
/ ley. -
The superior natural attractions Of thcs
volIicS have not been ovcr-ratcd Within
days ride of CAESARS Head, Table Rock in
cassee Valley, the Whitewater Falls, Whito
SIDE Rock and the Tulluah Falls-thev ma,
De considered central points in very pictur
eSquc mountain locality-surpassed possibI,
in Europe but not in the usual paths OF Amer
can travel The scenery is everywhere wor
thy OF remark, but the views from several Of
the SUBMITS named are really mtgniGecnt-
beyond the power of words To describe. re
attempt to convey to others the impressions
OF the moment would form the subject of n
separate letter. 1t is enough in this simnlv
TO advert to the SUNRISE from the Chin,ncy
Top, and the sunset from the Rabun.Bnld. ms
recalling to the writer the most pleasing asso.
ciations that it is possible to connect with all
that rs beautiful and sublime in nature
once seen they cannot be forgotten. S.
Cor. RUDLEn, Col. Rudlcr, of Alabo-
ma, who WAS shot by the Hondumnos with
Gcn. Walker, WAS an officer in one of the
southern volunteer regiments in the Mexican
war. lie emigmtcd to California in 1850
letter says:
lie was en active member of the Wlio
party during the Presidential election in 1852
and in 1851 he received the nomination of
that party for the Office of Sheriff of San 10.
a1uin County, but was defeated by the Dem
ocratlc party, which elected their whole tick.
ct. In 1888 he disposed of his property and
left California to join General Walker ia Mic.
araSua, and has up to this time been with him
In all his expeditions. 1t was Col RudIcr's
greatest fault in having been, by some unac.
countablc means, infatuated with Walker and
his destiny, although those who are well nc.
quainted with Col. Rudler will readily admit
that he was in >vcry respect the superior of
General Walker, in point of sound ;ndument