The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-11
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OLD FORT, N 70, september Z, 1870.
After ., IIays drive over good roads w
reached fhefH o Salem inston. The!
are really two towns, under separate govern
meht, bat " here one ends and The other be
gins you have no means of knowing excep
from the venerable and quiet air OF Sllem d
contrasted with the new ness and bustling &C
tYity of Winston. SlleD Is o Morsvian se'
tlemenl,aa and the seat OF the female schoo
which in former days was widely celebrated
Formerly marriage was contaminated by lot
but the progress Of the age having estab
lished The fact That 1t Is IN the best estate 9
risky business, it is now wisely determined
by :" natural selection !" ana Spontaneous
elective affinity" Winston is a thriving
town, built up chiefly by the tobaceo trade
II is rapidly increasing. and handsome houses
are going up in the midst of the forest.
Leaving the quiet old town and the active
young one, we passed over a region Of coun.
try characterized BY good roads and good
crops, with few large plantations and band.
some residences. Crossing The Yadkin at
Halps ferry, we entered the Thesopotamia,
which is bounded by the YadGin and Ca.
tawba. 2ss.
In this region Is situated Statewide. a
thriving town, which has good trade, seVe-
raj manufacturing interests, and two we'll
conducted newspapers. 1t has the -Lieuten-
ant-Goyernor of the State, the Judge, and
the member Of Congress from the district,
but failed to get the Iunatic asylum frecently
ordered by the LEGISLATURE and conse.
quently it does not know what disposition
to make OF itself and its possessions. Thirty
miles further west we resch plac.
once known as Hickory Tavern, but
B.svn-
during the summer months is crowded With
visitors seeking health and recreation. Six
miles from Hickory is the famous White
Sulphur Springs of North Carolina" situ-
ated in Catawba county, sometimes known as
"tbe Sparklng Gaia wba." The water Is
valuable, the climate delightful, with pure,
bracing air. and other natural advantages.
Fine, comfortable hotels and cabins have
been erected, and beautiful park Of twen-
tv.tiye or thirty acres laid OFT. DR.. Elliott,
the proprietor, has displayed j great deal Of
ENTERPRISE this season, and was crowded with
guests. The fare is excellent, with the
latest Of beef aud mutton, supply of ice
and fruits, and excellent bread. IL will COM
pare fayorably with the hotel-tablcs OF your
big city. Come out and see for yourself.
Don's STAY forever out of the real world, but
come and look upon these grand mountains
and beautiful valleys and ascertain how igno'
rant YOU outside barbarans are. From The
White Sulphur we travelled over fac road,
in bracipg air, with charming glimpses oil
mountain scenery, to Morganton,a good OLD,
finished town, with a population noted for
ITS refinement and culture. Morg1nton bad
long since ceased from its labors, and was
resting 10 quiet competency until recently,
when it Uent mad because it got the much
coveled lunatic asylum, and is now likely to
be the best patron or its oeon institution
From Morganton we journeyed on over
mountains and through valleys, and through
the beautiful valley OF the Gaia VIDA known
as Pleasant Garden, and then on to Old Fort
This is the present terminus OF the west
ern extension ofthe North Carolina railroad
but this road, so long embarrassed by ltlga
ton, has now passed into the possession Of
the State, and bill has been passed proVl
ding for its completion to the end of the Ten
nessee line in Tennessee. When this work !;
completed country of vast resources Will
be tapped. .a ...
There are many places OF interest in The
neighborhood, but before visiting them vii
send these notes of A TRAVELLER.