Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1869-09-01
Wnere crystareuS---9 csA.ss.
Y Flow over golden sands,
And where the old grow young again,
I'll clasp my mothers hands.
.Brcezes From The Mountains.

sBrcezes From The Mountains.
The following pleasant letters read to us like
breezss from the mountains. They are from Mr.
kEEsE, who though no longer connected with the
Advertiser still lives in the old raper's heart
Will he not send US a couple more for next week
For the Advertiser
WARN SpfNGs, n. c., August, 1869.
To the student of Nature, ard to persons Of
feryid imagination, this part ofthcxorld presents
a rare field for investigation. The French Broad
winds around finty cliff. amid mountain fastnes-
ses, and frets and chaIcs from rock to rock, until
the eye of the tourist actually clogs with-tho70
fancy exhibitions of iaiure" This river poi
only reveals m endless variety of scenery, but its
banks:are dotted with springs that rival the IA
bled fountain of perpetual youth. i had long
desired to visit the Paint Rocks aud the Chimney
Rock. Not in the least disappointed; viewed
these efrowning precipices with pleasing emotions.
"Grnnd, gloomy, and PECULIAR" these far
famed Rocks" hang over the highway like the
outer-w Of some giants gloomy castle Whilst
looking up at these embattled heights, the tales
of romance seem to be realized, and the mind is
suddenly carried away " through vast OF new end
| sweet imaginings." But what crashing sound
comes from across the ady-plunging river to
break this exquisite reyvrie? 1t is the Railroad
operatives telling trees to open up track for the
l
iron horse whose shrill neighing will soon echo
against these crags of everlasting granite.
The Warm Springs of North Carolina have
ever been flvorite resort forinvalids and pleas
ure.seckcrs. This valuable property has. flllen
into the hands of yirginiahs who kaew how to
kcup Hot,l. Mr. Applins, the lessee, is genial
laadlord, and he cares for all .sc wae.s of his
guests with unrcmitting attention amy uniform
courtesy ms table IS oGo or insb bes, an ktFT II
true Virginia style. Instead of min display, ye,
End neatness; instead Of formahty, there is ar
elegant simplicity with prorriety. With nice
brcad, take the fruit al Il the water, the lamb ant
the beef, the milk and the honey the butter ant
the Cheese, peculiar to this elevated district, ant
you have bill Of fare that kings might envy. A
jolly merchant from Knoxville -emarked, il
my hearing, that "any man who would fnt
fault with this substantial rcpast-Jou may b,
| certain-he has nothing to cat at h0ne" likt
to see our country and her remniminy institution
appreciated; and if every man vii contribute
his share to public utility, the Sout is bound tt
flourish liSc-well-liks her own magnifccn
magnolias, or the cahbages of oldBuncombc
The cars are running from Morrist iwD, ON tbt
East Tennessee and Virginia Rnilrotd, to Vol
Creek Sutton, which is only eight (sJmiles frou
this place; on the east, the cars ore running to
Murgantop distant ninety-seven (97l miles. Tbil
entire gap of one hundred and fre miles, Wis
Ashville is either under contract, or inproccss O.
construction. This romantic and once iemote re
gion will, therefore, som be on the great highway
Of nations.
The business Of the Immense Hotel hrae is sp;s
to be constantly increasing. Igiye you list o.
the different St.tes and Kingdoms represented
this season by the arrivals at this watering place
North cavoliua, South Carolina, Georgia, Vir
giuia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Nes York, Ken
tucky, Ohio, Missouri, Wisconsin, Louisiaas
Kansas, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Mississippi
Washington City D. c., NORTH America; ant
Frasce and England, Europe.
During the present summer, the highest TEN
peraturoin the Bupcombe valleysws go Fahren
heit; the lowest 46e; lin Greenrlle, S. C., the
highest was 1857, the mean temperature o
springs on the Black Mountain is 43o, and tha
of the Warm Springs is 1859! Talktabout you
Turki.k bath Here you have yater of uni
form warmth with such an interpiStute Of medi
cinal ingredients rs to penetrate every pore
, and cure or materially relieve such trsublesom
diseases US the gout, rheumatism ind indigestion
The, ba'hing is altogether deiihtful, and tn
swimming is the easiest I erertrild. Io accoun
for thcNuppearauce of hot sprigs has alway
, beeii-a pazzre To rhu ,ci-n,iGaFFsrld. The mod
cro tEeQry,S howev. is very Plausible, il not al
together shti,sactory. 1t is co }sctured that th
centre of the Earth IL u molten mass It is dem
onsira1ed, By going down intodeep mines, tha
. for every hundred, feet of descst, the mercur
. rises q fraction Overcome degreeb The water fror
an AItesian we'll in Paris, twSty,two hundre
feet decp, is $50 Fah. .Accofdbg TO this dat
/ the vein ut Warm Springs, n. E, is about for
thousand feet dOsp. For tbrGI hints, I am il
deb,ed to Silliman's Chemistry.
Some men will "crack a joLei on any SubJet
whatever. On Sunday evening I remarked
{" mine host" that he lacked snstLing TO mah
WsrD Springs complete establi iauent. Inqui
! .as wbat tkat wns, told him a,4 we I'd had n
prcaeh.ns "ohl@ SAID DO, "ao bavc no nccd'
either Doctors d, !Dssuehsrs hsis tho waters nj
only cure all diseases. but thy sts sOsussss''ys
tae lower regions as to frightea don lining to- to-
--mending the morals, as we'll asAhe body.n