Wilmington journal., 1875-09-17
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Septynb:r I. 1875


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III sore al y"ur ro1nb!es l wisi, yon
could make 1t convenient to com" to
thi> src:i ~ "f the Stu;a II You were
to me o:ic,-, Xou would want to come
agaiu.
For simmer and fall, this climate
ctnr.ot be excriied. The Val y iirr, >
200 feet above the sea, with mnnv of
the hign mouiItairls Uf the st ,te in the
immediate ne ghbJrhord; you can ride
to The top of several of them, from
which you vii have some of the tnes4
mountain views Of the STATE.
Tho th"rrnnmet"r rarely rany-.
,,buvu so To - degrees, with rt.mnrk-
nily dry atmosphere; wei suited t.
weak lungs or general nervous pros
tlhtIon. 1t is ono of the linnst eli i.natc.
for binding up the system, br ken
down with nalarisl diseases. any
where to he found
| nav" visited the meet no'cd places
in the Allegheny range OF mountains
from Ne" York to Georgia, aud IN none
f thom d. | tind a climate pqaal
to that Of several OF the counties wost
Of the Blu" Ridge i'll this State.
This place IS 30 miles from AshrviiIe
by the otat'' Turnpike with good V Il
iys and mOuutuln scenery-a ride
w"il worth taking by either hoelth re-
cruiters or pleasure seel-ers
The scenery III this nol. .'hborhOod is
very good and several Of :ne noun
tains are OF cpMpArltlv" easy access.
You can rtio to tue tops OF several
# thctn OH horseback that are over
G,G0U feet high
There are !zevera! Streams uffording
iirstrat" trout fishing. A single PRISON
tts caught mote than two hundred Ill
II day. The mOuntAius afford good
hunting grounds for those seeking
sIcE sports.
They nave excellent free stone water
with Some good mineral springs.
Good y ard can be had at $15 per
moDtn, with good milk, butter, bread
and excellent coffee. You can get q
horse from Il half to q dollar day,
depcnuing on the lie 9Th Of time wan
ted. i hOrsA and buggy from a dol ar
10 dollar and half per day. There
Is an excellent turrpipe with many
good lateral roads for driving. You
will meet good and Intelligent p,ople
who will show you the sights and never
cease in their efforts to make YOU com
Portable.
For climate, comfort and economy, I
have found no place equal to it.
IAls country here is not only rich in
climate and good mountain scenery.
but has rich soil well ada apted to the
production OF corn grass, wheat, fruit
and vegetables, with very great re-
Sources for copper, and iron, and
mica. It also hus forests of walnut
;ochSt, poplar. maple, lsh, and white
oak, OF great value.
The corn and grass. are fed to the
Stock. which is driven 20 tho neighbor-
ing states. The county Of Haywood is
said to make from fifty to one hundred
Thousand bushels of surplus wheat of
! superior quality, which is chiefly
s,ld i'll tie shape of flour, in the
state of South Carolina, carried over
one hundred niles across rOugh noun
tain roads Ill wngons. Except the
stock, large part Of the profits above
the cost of production is consumed in
transportation to market. The cost of
transportation OF som" articles of prime
necessity is greater than the article
seils 10, i'll the coast cities. The usual
price paid for hauling to or from the
railroads, is one dollar per hundred.
The mineral wealth alone of this
mountain region If developed, would
make railroad through here pay.
The demand for walnut lumb ber, and
locust pins, would produce a large
freight business. These with the
mineral and agricultural resources
would certainly justify the outlay for
building q railroad.
You will find ali the resources here
much larger than is usually estimated.
The trade from this section is mostly
done with South Carolina. If we hal
the fecilities for transportation, it
would seek our own ports. especially
that of Wilmington. A bushel of grain
will cost more than one third Of its
value to take it to the place Of market.
this difference would more than pay
all the public taxes and expenses of
5he county.
1 know you have always advocated
our railroad system through
The west. If you were to come here |
and see for yourself, it would increase
ihe ardor of your advocating, both on |