The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-08

AN ESTERpRIs1NG FARMER.
must stop hero to notice the farm of
Mr.. Stiegall, on the road from Seneca
City to Walhalla: One of our party
who is accustomed to travel this road re-
marked as we passed his place on Mon
day that he had never passed this farm
without seeing something attractive and
interesting. 1t is without doubt the
best kept farm between Anderson and
Walhalla, either by Pendleton or Earle's
Bridge. He certainly understands the
science; and is vigorously and SUCCESS
fully applying it. He is one of the few
Southern farmers who make their own
manure, or at least very great portion
of it. His entire area Of stubble land
ia..ow covered with luxurious growth
of pea-vines, while his corn, cotton, po-
tato patch and garden all give abundant
evidence of thorough and superior culti-
vation.
FROM wALHALLA 70 HORSE COVE, n. c.
Bright and early Tuesday morning we
were on our way to Horse Cove, distant
from Walhalla about 26 miles, but when
you undertake the trip make up your
mind to travel at least 35, for if gentle
men of yeracity had not told us it was
only 2G, would have willingly made affi-
davit that it was fully S5. The road is
very good for about 13 miles. There you
strike what is known as Kellis Noun
tain, and fdf about II miles if.,ou are not
thoroughly bumped and joltsd, then my
experience argues nothing. The pill
up Stump House Mountain is long and
continuous, being grade of about one
foot in eight or nine. But you are fully
paid after you reach its top for the hard
work, for then you have two miles of
excellent road, equal to any for pleas
ant drive in any part of Anderson Coun-
ty. On the western side of Stump House
we stopped long enough to visit the west
end of the tunnel of the B. r. r. R.,
which is about two hundred yards from
the road. Six of our party, among
whom was your correspondent, went up
to its mouth, reached after no little
amount of alternately climbing up and
swinging down-sometimes by bushes,
then by rocks, and then by briars-the
steep embankments of the cut leading to
it. I felt fully repaid for my trouble,
however, after it was reached. The
mouth of the tunnel at this end is almost
closed, from the great amount of earth
that has been washed into it from the
high embankments on either side, and
Immediately over it. Originally it was
about twenty feet in height, but now it
is not exceeding four. Members of our
party made the surroundings hideous for
a while by whooping and yelling into
the opening. A very cold and bold
stream issues from the tunnel, and flows
off through the cut in the direction Of
the valley quarter of mile distant. Af-
ter being refreshed by bathing our face
and hands in this cold, pure element, and
also taking hearty draught of it, we
Joined the solitary occupant of our wagon
and moved on towards our destination.
yet 10 miles distant. We had by this
time fairly entered into the mountains,
and began to experience in all its differ
ent phases the hardships Of mountain
travel. At II o'clock we crossed the
Chattooga River, the dividing line be-
tween South Carolina and Georgia, and
certainly the most beautiful stream ]
ever saw. The water is very clear, ena.
bling you to see the smallest objects al
the depth of five or six feet. On the
western bank we stopped for dinner and
an hours rest, during which time avail
ed myself of the opportunity of a bath
in the limped waters of this murmuring
mountain stream. 1t was after we Cross
ed this river that we struck the worst
roads. They were exceedingly rough anc
billy, and there was very little comfort
or satisfaction in riding, Notwithstanding
our wagon was provided with spring
seats. About 4 o'clock p. M. we crossed
the line between Georgia and North
Carolina, and we're then about three
miles from
HORSE COVE,
our destination, which we reached abou
an hour and a half later. We fount
several of our Walhalla and Anderson
friends here, spending few days IL
hunting, fishing, etc., one of the mos
desirable localities in the whole noun
tain range for such sport; in fact, ON
who has visited the mountains regularl.
every summer for the past ten years
says that there is no better place to b.
found for such sport than Horse Cove
I must not fail to mention, however, tha
one of the young men from Anderson
found more pleasant and agreeable EN-
ployment than either hunting or fishing
at least his comrades say so, inasmuch a
he abandoned each Of these for the posi-
ton of assistant teacher in Il neighboriuI
school, presided over by an accomplishe'
and intelligent young lady, whose ac
quaintance he was so fortunate to max
after his arrival in this section. If tn
public school fund of Macon County
n. c., becomes exhausted earlier tha
usual, the fault is chargeable to thi
young man, and no other.
Horse Cove is not only desirabl
hunting and fishing locality, however
| hut i poueliy rs attractive rs a Sllmmo