The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-07-19

zen fictures by Tribune Corr
~, pondent.
Ihe sifbJoined sketches arc taL
from n let'or in the N. Y Tr;hn,
Jo,', u, Inc sth inst, from its correspo
oeht travelling in South CarolIn,
r GREENvILLE.
ee .here arc few towns in n
South that one feels the srn,,,a
Je, 're to visit the second i.e ,i..s,
but amv."@ the few connI Cree,
Viii. to whic.' treturred last Sa .
urday VIII pleasure, not only b,
cause the cool r.-ooztHs that bio,
from the mountains we,cc a s..., .-"fe
1ui relief after weeks spent in IT,,
swellering low.country, but be
cause it was to be for me poin,
OF departure for a journey across
me great Blue Ridge range that
! had seen on my previous Sisit to
the place, lying like a huge cnm "
M lus cloud stretched along the north.
ern horizon. Besides, the town is
exceptionally pleasant and the
people kind and hospitable. AL.
!hoagh they hold to their old onin
sons, Sons still, like most people at the
south who were convinced against
tne'r VIII by the logic Of war. thew
are friendly to Norlherncrs. cher.
ISL no ill'will, and seem TO he ~
earnest in the desire tfey uniform
y express that enigrants from the
Northern States should settle in
anelr midst. They have more cui.
turc than it is uslal to find a,nonn
the inhabitans of Southern y,llagnss
and they sustain a li..ls .anfg.
Amo.:.,n periodicals and English
magazines and reviews. The wo
men arc famous all over the Safe |
tor their beauty, and justly So
1he appearance of the men does
not, however, confirm the asser-
ton that the climate is one of re- |
markable healthfulness. They are
much inferior to the women. Per. |
hars the cause is too much whisky |
and tobacco and too lille work.
1t Is marvellous with what an air |
OF perfect contentment the men in
Southern villages will sit all dav in
groups upon the tavern porchcs.
moving only when driven by the
sun from their first positions. or
for an occasional visit to the bar.
They have little conversation, for |
They long ago talked each other
dry, and they are seldom troubled !
with what Huxley calls "the mala.
dy Of thought that doth infcst us |
&!!." They enjoy the luxury of
perfect idleness, thing never full. !
1y experienced by men Of North. |
crn races.
cGsAKs HEAD.
AT noon we reached the summit |
Of Saluda Mountain, an advanced |
southern epan Of the Blue Ridge !
chain, and found o rude mountain !
tavern, which is usually the resort
OF pleasnre,seekcrs from the low
country in the Summer, ard off
deer-hunters in the Fall. In com. |
snands a view of greater extent
than that from the Catskill Noun. |
tain House. To the east and north. |
the blue and green ridges and
peaks sweep off into the hazy dis
tance. Westward the eye follows
the great, green mountain waves,
until they tade away 10 ripples ia,
off in Georgia +; while to the South, |
all OF the vast plain of South Car
olina seems to be stretched out like
map. 1t is a scene of wonderful |
granduer and beauty. AS we
gazed upon il yesterday, filled with !
that feeling Of enthusiasm and ex.
yaltation, which he who has never
stood on mountain tops has never |
experienced, big cloud came sail |
ing from over the Georgia hills, |
brushing the sides of the noun. |
tains in its conrse, Tapping it's
damp skirts in our faces, for a lew |
minutes hiding all the world below |
from Wow as 1t held us in its cold |
embrace, and floating away to fall |
in rain upon the low country miles
away.
Caesars Head is the namc Of the |
highest point upon the mountain,
whence the best view is obtained. |
There is a faint semblance of a |
mans head upon q rock, which
gives the place its name, though
why it should be Caesars head |
rather than that of anybody else
no one here can tell. The elvea-
ton above the sea is about.3 500 |
feet. The hotel is a rough affair.
The rooms know neither paint,
plaster, paper, carpets, nor other
adornments; but the beds are
clean, and the cool mountain air