The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-10-11

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ate in winter. The thermometer
ranges in July AND August, from
60 to 90 degrees Of Iarenheit.-
The nights, however, are ALWAYS
cool and refreshing. In winter.
the thermometer seldom falls be.
low 20 degrees, and it is not every
year that ice can be procured for
summer use. There is ,gcnerally =
one cold spell in the winter, last
ing only two or three days, when
the thermometer may fall as low
as l6 degrees below freezing point.
| Very often no snow falls at oil dur.
ing the winter, and If it docs, It all
disappears III day or two.
The mountain scenery of Green
vile is, indeed, grand and pictur.
esque. C@sar's Head, in the up.
per part of the County, is famons
Tor the magnificent view it affords
for hundreds of miles around
There is a fine hotel on tue top of
the mountain, which is always, in
summer, resor,cd to BY visitors
from the low country. There is a
fine spring of cold water on the top
of the mountain. Paris Mountain
rises up near the centre of the
County, and is disconnected with
all the other mountains. On tie
top OF this mountain. which. affor ds
most picturesque view oftlle sur.
rounding country in every direc
tion, there was formerly hotel,
which was greatly patronized as
long az ii was keptopcn. GeDer
al Thompson lived on the southern
extreniitv of Paris Mountain, and
made very considerable improve.
Incnts there. Since his death, the
mountain has been purchased by
Ii. l.. +. Mccormick, of Charles.
ton. The view of the city of
Greenville, from this point of tire
mountain is truly beautiful, and
greatly admired by every one who
visits the mountain. Pine Noun.
tain is only three or tour miles dis.
tant from the city, and the pros.
pect from it is very much that of
MIR. Jefferson's Monticello. Gen.
eral Thompson once lived on the
top of this mountain. 1t now be.
longs to the Estate of DR.. Theodore
Croft. CLASSY Mountain, near the
North Carolina iiIe, is also famous
for the beautiful and commanding
prospect presented from it's sum.
NIT. Hogback, Melrosc and
Dockety are in the same neigh.
borhood, There are a great many
persons living OH all these noun.
tains. Fulcher's or Pixies Noun.
tain, lies three or four miles east
Of the city, and the residence of
DR.. William Butler, Th omas
Lowndes, William Lowndes and
DR.. Samuel Dickson, were former.
ly on this mountain. Hon. Ben.
Jamin Wilson now owns the resi-
dence of DIR. Dickson.
Gold has been found in several
portions of Grecnville County,
The mine of Vardry McBee on
South Tiger River, sixteen miles
above the Court House, was very
prof ably worked for great num-
Der OF years, and a company has
been operating ON it since the war.
Iron was manufactured i'm the Coun-
ty, years ago, and the ore is found
in many parts of it. Black lead
has been discovered in several
places. | have seen specimens of
the clay or stones from which Chi.
ma ware is made, found in the
County and Mr.. Poinsett pro
nounccd it equal to any he ever
saw. m.aore is said to te lime
stone in the lower part of the
County, and no doubt it may be
found in our mountain region.
Clover, Timothy and Herds
Grass grow finely in Greenville,
and there is now a disposition Oh
the part of many of our best farm
ers, to pay attention to the cul,iva.
ton OF the grasses. Tho average
yield of corn on our bottom lands
is from twenty-five to forty bush-
els per acre. Where the red lands
have been well prepared and ma.
nured, they have produced twen.
ty bushels of wheat to the acre.
Oats, rye and barley grow finely
everywhere all over The County.
The Climate and soil are admirably
adapted to the growth OF peaches,
apples, pears, plums, nectarines
and cherries. The Irish potato
grows as well here, and especially
in our mountains, as it does any
whore.
AS to health, climate and
waters, Greenville cannot be sur.
passed by any portion of the Uni.
ted Stato,. In the early settle.
ment of the District, for Thirty
years, as / have already stated,
there was no practicinp physician