Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-10-30
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The old stage road from the Village to
Augusta DID Gen. Gary Highland Farm,
having been vel worked during the
present season, Jig now thrown open to
the public once more. In dry weather,
this is the Best route ii Town by saddle,
or vehicle. The picturesque scenery,
and the fiourishing farms OH every side,
will delight the eye 81 the traveller, and
| repay him for the crtrd fatigue OF All old
fashioned jaunt 10 Hamburg and Angus
ia. II he will bear to the right about
Burryton, SO as to go by Maj. Andrew
Hammond,s IS, and Mr.. Roberto. Buffers,
| he will haVes the pleasure of seeing. at
| thesBase orsEtid lhIfs, some of the artifi.
.cial lakelets formed by enlarging the
Augusta Canal. From Cutters Hill,n
| tho view Is magnificent. Up1ifted more
than three hnIdred feet above low water
mark; lie will look across the Savannah
Valley, with all its splendid improve
ments at this point, to the far Georgia
hills reposing In the haze of distance
He may peer down upon Augusta, as if
sup in a balloon" .Heis brought face
to face with Arsenal Hill dotted over with
fino suburban villas. Having staid over
night with friend Butler, saw this
scenery in the twilight, and also by STAR
light. o, the prospect Is indescribnbly
beautiful. As the sun is setting, field
and forest, city, vale and hill are all
draped in. shades and shadows, so soft,
and yet, SO varied, as to carry the be-
holder away through "yast of new and
weetimaginings."9 AS the stars, one by
one, greet tile visual organs athwart the
"Dome of wavy blue" the gas lights Of
Augusta seem to flash ray for ray, giving
twinkle for twinkle to make night gay,
gladstone and glorious! But enough OF
this.
Mr.. Buffers plantation shows the ham
diwork of q. mind thoroughly imbued
with practical ideas, and impelled by in
domitable energy. Here you see field
yielding bale of cotton to the acre, be-
sides roasting ears enough almost to pay
for the cultivation. There, on the river
bottoms, you see a clover patch, that
makes ycl think Of old Virginia. just
below, tl,. ll:,y,; both i'll the fold and in
thu bars. transports ono tn the fertile
plains of the Great West" Curn
abonnds. and super abounds. Asa mat
ter.of course we find on such n farm as
this. NIL the improved implements OF
modern husbandry. I'll owned Mr. But
lcrrs place, Iwould moi take million oi
dollars for it especially if the trade was
upon The hard condition that should
spend the balance OF my days in fan-
kecdom, where all tho panios, and all
other humbugs have their origin. Let
| us all wear homespup, and make our
own bread alld nleatl- neel leptng the
advantages OF direct trade with tho na
tions of Europe. In this way, we may
:. sDon re-estahlish - complete Indepen-
Icnce, and also stem that tide of corrip-
ton in Government circles, threatening
to engulph- oil that We hold dear and 50
cred What do the Yankee stock gam
blers, and theirsupple servitorsin Church
and State, care for COURSES loud and Deep"
if we fall down with them, and worship
at the shrine of the golden cali?
PINE HOUSE DEPOT.
This place being near the Court House,
and not very far from Augusta, Granite
vile, and Aiken did not spring sudden
ly into the dimensions village like
some other Depots OH the c. c. tS A. Rail
road. But Of late, building materials
have been iggreat demand at this point.
And now the white cottages, and the fine
stores give cheering prof Of their pro
gress, and improvement. Messrs. Sans
IL Carwile, Messrs. Dozier, Vaughn &
Co., the Wise,Brothcrs, and others are
doing great deal Of business with no
only their ncighbors, but with planters
"ul. the tnnlltFy." Many OF the very
best farnls in sageGtld District are seen
in-thiG. .siniJ,i:s i,zarti-TsUia Uiaszfer
abound and tils whole section of country
is desirable ,n the crtrenla. Tho Pine
House Pond is pleasing feature In the
landscape, and it is susceptible of beauti-
ful embellishment. Let us make Home
attraetire.
JpHNSTaa's DEPOT.
The topography and gnolngF nf This
place, takcnin connection With tho uon-
tiguous neiglIborhoods, would FIRM HI
interesting chapter in Physical Science,
The rich, the sapan and the invalid can
all find something attractive about these
beautiful table lands; and the gentle de.
clivities adjacent. The fine cotton fields,
and Inc slightly building sites on every
side, seem to invite capital for p"rina-
nent aud extensive Improvements. Near
the residence of John Lott, Esq. til"
Saluda Ridge meets the E'iisto Rhigs at
right angles, forming distinct water
shed to Little saluda. tho l9'list". and
Turkey Greek, Hero then maybe found
the cniminating point of all tla. Magnifi-
cent Ridge Country between dllbort IIol
low and Hamburg. A sandy plateau
thus elevated and drained, with millions
of the long-leaf pine on every hand,
must be favorite resort--if not tho very
throne capital--of the blooming IIygcia.
In short, we have here the samc state of
the air, and ofithe soil; the same heights
and slopes, Tint serve to crowd all the
spare rooms III Aiken with consump-
tives and their friends during the cold
season expect therefore to SEQ, ut no
distant day, the Boarding Douaes and
the Hotels here as numerous rs tlcstores.
Indeed, the business men at Jolnston's
have the ssgaaty to iEm,pircve all their
advantages,-they have tho siiE, the
caution, the probity and the enthusiasm,
which never fai to lead men to the high
est round Of successful enterprises
Wars TURN Our.
! At this Station, we saw model frih,
and model Church. All is beauty, or
der and symmepy, 4 man of Captain
Clint's liberality, taste and ambition wilH
have things in "apple-Pie condition"
The example ofsuch men is contagious
Throughout theentire ricirage. The Or