Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-10-08
GO m m u nj Q atione
FOR THE KEowEE COURIER.
Future of tho Mountains.

SBo uNDtt OL WFtCluS tOr puutc JouEuaie, yOu
Will p.rdon brief report Of my observation
af their immense value ia tho future, wion
developed and Inhabited by capitalists and
thrifty and experienced farmers.
L will FIRST aluio to the mountains of South
Caroline. In my travels find but very
small area of the lani in cultivation aud that
imperfect, yet consider it far better thai
the lands remain in their wild state, with their
immense forests Of oaks, hickorics, poplurs,
walnuts, locusts, pine, and their water powers
unsurpassed in any country, sufficient to run
machinery enough to manufacture all the
cotton produced in the world than to be
scratched over as SEQ much, only to wash
away with every shower These timbcrs arc
also Invaluable for mining purposes of which
there Is n considerable amount of country.
Gold mining from tho B'uo Ridge South in
oluding the Chattooga range, in which are
many beautiful gold bearing quartz veins in
terspsrsed with tho sulphnrets and along the
base Of which imnonse quantities. Of gold has
boon mined uudsr the old system, common in
this region, AMI parties arc p,nniuy 10 Chico.
hoe, Horse Cove, Georgetown, Fairfield, to
profit, some p,ints yielding more than two
penny weights t, til. h.nl. Tho gold patncd
ON the WIN. Keith fs-n in Che,hee few
days ago by Maj. R,yers is certainly the most
outicing I have ever scen, many PARTICLES
Weighing firm ono to ten grains each, and
which from all appearance will lead to ono
OF the richest vains imaginable, the farm Is
now for sale, $500 acres, $50 acres No. I
bottom, we'll waterel and hesviy timbered
for divixion among the heirs Of WIN. Keith
These gold deposits and veins oovor a largo
sros Of c,untry. In North Carolina, on the
head waters Of Georges Crack aud above the
Georgetown mine, is a rich gold vein belong
ing to Maj. VII. Bryson, 100 acres Of
heavily timbered land and where thousands
of dwts have been takcn, and pay now at least
ono dSt per hand. Operations upon the
Blue Rid dson are nov com. .mencny, upon which
three largo tunnels are to be excavated in
two years, one in South Carolina, two in
Georgia. and that with the Air Limo road,
running from Atlanta Ca, to Charlotte NJ c.,
via W-lhalla .nl Grccnvilo, through this
rich aud varied region with oil her pincs,
cherries, locusts, wanuts, poplars, &c., who
can imagine the future Of Walhala, tho
mountain country. Then thore is in view, in
the distance the mountains Of Jackson Co.
N. q. Tho Blue Ridge, with the Whiteside,
Ohimnoy top, Sheep cliff, Buzzard rock, falls
Of Tuokasioge and White water, perhaps equal
90 Niagara, wcndiag their way in terrible
msgn6csnoe and gr, ldeur amongst their
mighty hills, with fat country spreading
out with all the beauty mortals could desire,
ahomc for tho invalid while in this fat region
along the Blue Ridge, anl at its base gold is
ia veins and in surface, and timbers as mighty
as they can grow. Then beyond this gold
region, which is called Georgetown, Fairdoli
Cashiers Valley, Hpybac, aud Horse cove, sooa
you enter the copper6elds Of Jackson County,
N. c., which is partly developed, producing
copper ores Of evan 81 per cent innadiste'y
through which passes the Western North
Carolina Railroad, traverdins tho Taokascigce
Valley Of the richest lands, near the juncture
eof which road with the Bus Ridge or Rabun
gap, again tho gold, marble aud iron bolts pass,
passing through the counties Of Macon,
Jackson, Cherokee and Clly, traversing near
ly the route Of the Western North Carolina
Raiiroad TO Duoktown Tennessee. Now Mr..
Editor while other capitalists are lying on
xheir ores, Mr.. George w, Swepson Of North
Gsrolina, a man Of great wealth, has purchased
thousands Of acres Of the best farming aud
sniniug lands along this Western North
Carolina Railroad, from Buncombe (Ashville)
to Duoktowa Tennessee, "a far soeing man
hoy for do most sincerely believe that this
...,o, ,,,i !, son,e dsy not far d;s.a-t be the
garden spot Of these un...e states having
Aii tho requisites tor farming, grazing, ."'n'ng'
manufacturing and mocha Il purposes. lts
hes,thfuldeSs, purity Of water and air, water
tower, vast forests Of every variety Of timber,
frdii growing Of svery variety and description,
tjfoddotivedess of all tie grasses and grains.
beauty ana grandeur Of scenery and adaptation
10 almSst everything I must confess IL per.
fed.ly Saptivasing and adlmatiIs, and we
would say to all invalids end those seeking
health aud pleasure, fee to the mountains.
We s,ouia however refer all who think o.
this region to tho reports of ths State Geolo,
.A. rsnmon. Smith and ,Kear of 4 Nosths