Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-07-31

anu SELDOM lower than zorro. There il u no.
markablc elasticity aud freshness in the at.
mosphcrc amongst thcao mountains. Add toi|
this The oleavcst crystal waters, coming cut
fom under tho:o lo!d and hugo niouutains.
and yon have {. c'i,nato Of tho lr4a.ey. excel!
lonci2s,
AS to The Noral must coainc .oysolf to
that which IL Of The eroa,cst utility. The j
tinbcrs Of Which our forests arc composed, |
constitute the nost valuable features. We
have black, Spanish, white and post oaks il
tho valleys, aud chesout oaks upon the ridges
aad mountains. rhcsc timbe,s yield tho bcs.
bark for tanning purposes. But We also have
tho spruce or hcmlock, as yielding valuable
bark II tanDc.;ca. We also have ohcsnus in
great abundnnoo; nnl, ~ a valuable timber,
we have the hickory, which ia larsc. ana grows
20 perfection I-;S timber, wi,a ,aii,oal,
won.l DO valuable for iie ,nanufhc:yYo Of
wlcc! caryiaacs. We also have The white
p'no; and ~ ilaywooA, Tie fir .rco uae.l il,
uuohet tactoriea IN some of our mountain
coves, we have the incst of black locust in
great abundance. Oar furniture tmbers arc,
however, of ti,c greatest value. We have
the wild Cherry, the blncls walnut, the maple
and black birch measured Wild c..crry,
during M survey, that was i'.icl,en lcas Il.
,hc Giyth, alad abcN! seventy fec; 70 TIL, ir..
limb, with lo,naiNah'y st...aht ,raa.
also measured ! black wclnAs twalyo feet IN
The sirti', and above scvcalY,avc ccol 10 ,l,o
FIRST limb have sccu very !ai.,a n. plc., Of
wi.!c' did not take Tie Gi.n.nsioli Tie
birch also at!aini GOOD size ror lumber. Witl,
a r;aTo"a. cabinet shops might io crested on
tic :oao. cannot, however. dwell lon.cs
upon this topic
In rasard TO i'.e adDptation oc The soil and
climate Of This section to fruit growing,
could say much, but must necessarily coniinc
myse!t to a few facts Nh;c! appear as rroc,i-
oh' rcsu'!% OF the adaptation to which yon re-
tex J. must say, however, thai The general
ty Of our up!ands &C ci,l.er composed Of or
rcat upon SIN, sl!,tm:nous clays, and have
| never sccu u section il which the soil upon
;hc mountains was so rich and fcx,uo 10 the
very SUBMITS Th;a aoi!, with orr peculiar
climate, produce: The apple tree il great lux.
'''sAce. measured IN Haywood County Il
TOW OF apple 'recs, that averaged abon, five
| ana 4 i!fsf 'cc' n circumference lie apple
ifnit III ti'j c!!n"ta ntS2iHs great pcIievaion,
and which, III no.n' % q"i'''ty anl favor, 1
{ nave never scen eSeo'''a' HO'Aa q. ON best
F"ficties arc sccciinga, the poca.ia' cNsmngo
tue SOL aud climate, aud arc not only superior
i'll quality, bat large and elegant IA appear
ancc' Eut &o'nn OF the bc.t v'i,ia+, being
ol recent oria'n, i,ava no; a, yet been Seno
rally introduced 'to oni o!ch"e'a. !'ho:o
| i'FiHG ~ our ':o"s'lor- olt.e' s"'''na hay: M
opportunity Of Judging OF the quality of our
fruits, as they arc carricd to market III road
wagons, and much bruised before they reach
The market. Guy people w"scn n'cm mos@ly
to Atlons. Georgia, fN0 cYaa 5a n: ~ '.tl2,-
ta AID -NHSAaia 1'e po.ph j. not lnuyil ,ul
hvaicdj %nd lho nnnr 5H5 :2!,'2" ',a,s&
wonl'3 ho"cycr, 60 wci! here hui ncxt 10
TIC "pp'c, INC tr"nc wond b. ;hn noa' eco
hon."a' anu !cnGaor. 9a i".r Mi I'D eli
mate sfo boii: a:Hs:NEary i;'r.c,l % .ha ~
taro OF she ,,rapc. l.cn we c#n 80; any de-
sitcd elevation tor vineyards, pud oba;in 10.
oas!ic, where The h"nid';y ia ei.'icr 80 2at,