The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-10-05
Excursion to Western North Carolina.

The annexed circular has been received al
this office, through our correspondent CO.
whose faithful description of the mountain re-
gion has attracted the attention of the pro-
posed colonists. We are authorized to state
that an invitation has been extended to the
cxcursionists to diverge from their intended
route at Columbia, and visit the counties Of
Jackson and Macon, N. G., passing by Ander-
son, Walhalla and Clayton, and going over the
route of the Blue Ridge Railroad. In case
this invitation is accepted, we think it the duty
of our people to welcome these eXcursionists
and seek to afford them every facility for the
examination of the country this side of the
mountains. 1t is the purpose of the colonists
to engage in agriculture, stock raising and
manufacturing. We append the circular:
An Excursion Train will leave Indianapolis,
Indiana, 25th of October, 1871, at noon, foI
Greensboro, North Carolina, and will pass
through Louisville, KY, Nashville and Cbatta-
nooga, Tenn, Atlanta, Ga, Columbia, 8. c.,
and thence to Greensboro, N. O. Fare from
Indianapolis, Ind, to Greensboro, N. c., and
return, only S31, and about in same proportion
from other intermediate points. Return tickets
good on any regular train by same route to
31st of December. 1t is expected that 300
persons or more will join the excursion party.
A large number of the party will go westward
from Greensboro to look at the country in
Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson and Macon
Counties, N. c., with the intention to form a
Colony, to be cooperative as far as necessary
for the general welfare; and that each person
shall be protected and cared for in their indi-
vidual interests, it is the intention to select
and purchase fifty thousand acres of land, more
or less, in the very best location that can be
found, considering the healthfulness of the To-
cation, the fertility Of the soil, its adaptation
to the production of corn, wheat and other
grains, tobacco, hops, vegetables, fruits, grapes
and berries of nearly all kinds; to the abun:
dance of delightful pure spring water, and
water power; to the adaptation of the climate
and other necessaries to make it one of the
best places on this continent for raising horses
mules, cattle, sheep, hogs and fowls in immense
quantities, at very small expense in feeding
with climate exhilerating, delightful and un-
questionably healthy; timber plenty, of good
quality and large; minerals abundant and Of
immense value; lands at low price, and con-
venient as possible to one or more lines oi
Railroad in course of construction and certain
to be completed. All such things will besought
for and duly considered in selecting location
for the Colony, and we want no person in the
Colony who does not come well recommended
for honesty, industry, perseverance, temperance
and uprightness of character: -. 49,
For further information the public may en-
quire of the following named persons, viz
Thos. G. Mercer, M. D., Utica, Ind; Judge r.
H. Gresham, Louisville, KY; J. M. Holmes,
Birmingham, England; Chas. D. Gresham,
Esq, Salem, ILL.,. H. NJ. Kent Esq, St. An
thongs Falls, MINI.