Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1869-09-01
Brcezes'From The Mountains.

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Brcezes'From The Mountains.
The following pleasant letters read to US like
brcezss from the mountains. They are from Mr.
KEEsE, who though no longer connected with the
Adreniser still lives in the old raper's heart.
Will he rot send US a couple more for next week
For the Advertiser
WARM SrrNcs, n. c., August, 1869.
To the student of Nature, ard to persons of
feryid Imagination, this part ofthoworld presents
a rare field for investigation. The French Broad
winds around linty cffs amid mountain fastnes-
ses, and frets and chaies from rock to rock, until
the eye of the tourist actually clogs with~tbos0
:" fancy exhibitions Of iaiure" This river my
only reveals an endless variety of scenery but its
banks'nre dotted with springs that riyal the IA
bled fountain of perpetual youth. i had long
desired to visit the Paint Rocks and the Chimney
Rock. Not in the least disappointed; viewed
"Grand, gloomy, and peculiar" these far
famed Rocks" hang over the highway like the
outer wall 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 ima ginings." But what crashing sound
comes from across the mady- -plunging river to.
break this exquisite reyvrie? 1t is the Railroad
operatives telling trees to open up track for the
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-serkers. This valuable property has. flllen
into the hands Of Virginiahs who knew how to
keep Hot,l. Mr.. Appling, the lessee, is genial
laadlord, and he cares for all he want. of his
guests with unremilting attention an4 uniform
courtesy; s table IS o1o or nsbe5t sAi keFttiG
true Virginia style Instead Of vain display, ye,
dnd neatness; instead of tormalty, there is an
elegant simplicity with prorriety. With nice
bread, take the fruit III ii the water, the lamb and
the beef, the milk and the honey the butter and
the cheese, peculiar 10 this elevated district, and
you have bill Of fare that kings nigh envy. A
jolly merchant from Knoxville -emarked, in
| my hearing, that "any man who would find
| certain-he has nothing to cat AT home" like
to see our country and her remai"in7 institutions
appreciated; and if every man vii contribute
his share to public utility, the Sou,l is bound to
| flourish li!ic-well-like her own magnificent
| magn0li4s, or the cahbages of oldBuncombc !
The cars are running from Morrist,wn, on the
East Tennessee and Virginia Rnilrod, to Wolf
Creek Station, which is only eight (Slmiles from
this place on the east, the cars are running to
Morganton distant ninety seven (97l miles. This
entire gap of ono hundred and Eve miles, via
Ashville is either under contract, or inprocoss of
construction. This romantic and once iemote re-
giOn will, therefore, som be on the great highway
Of nations.
The business Of the lm,nense Hotel heae is sp;a
to be constantly increasing. give you list of
the different St.tes and Kingdoms represented
this season by the arrivals at this watering place
North Casolina, SOUTH. Carolina, G,orgia, Vir-
giuia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Ken
lucky, Ohio, Missouri, Wisconsin, Louisiaai,
Kansas, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Mississippi,
Washington City D. c., North america; and
France and England, Europe.
During the present summer, the highest tenn
peraturoip the Bupcombe valleys w& go Fahren-
heit; the lowest 46s; lin Greenrllc S. c., the
highest was 1857, the mean temperature Of
springs on the Black Mountain is 43o, and that
of the Wurm Springs is 1860! Talk about your
Turhish bath Hero you have wlter of uni
form warmth with such an interpixtuse Of medi-
cinal ingredients RS to penetrate every pore,
and cure or materially relieve such troublesome
diseases us the gout, rheumatism tud Indigestion
The, ba'bing is altogether delightful, and the
swimming is the easiest erertrild. 70 account
for thcNappearance of hot sprigs has alway:
beer a pazzre 70 the ,cientiGtt-Serld. The mod
crn tEe9ry, however, is very Plausible, if not al
together shti,factory. 1t is eofectured that the
centre of tue Earth is IL aoltenmass 1t is dem.
ons'rdied, b. going down into deep mines, tina
for every hundred feet of descet, the mercury
rises fraction Overcome degree{ The water from
an AItcsan we'll in Paris, twSty-two hundred
feet deep, is $50 Fab. According to this date
the vein ut Warn Springs, n. E, is about fOu
thousand feet doep. For tbss hints, am in
deb,ed to Sillman's Chemistry.
Some men will "crack joEoion any suffice
whatever. On Sunday evening I remarked t.
"mne host" that he lacked gns thing to max
WSrD, Springs complete estabihueut. Inquir
sns wlai tkat wns, told him tht we I'd had NJ
preaching. "oh," sai4 be, ao have no need
either Doctors or lDesuehers hsis tho waters no
only cure all diseases. but thy srs suggas'iysO
the lower regions as to frightead dom siln l.ning too
intending the morals, as well .sthe body"
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