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

prise and public spirit manifested In MS
efforts to add TO the attractions of his
town.
AN ENTERPRIsYEd FARMER.
must stop hero to notice the farm Of
Mr.. Stiegall, on the road from Seneca
City to Walhalla. 6ne 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
sciencei and is vigorously and SUCCESS.
fully applying it. He is one OF the few
Southern farmers who tilake their own
manure, or at least very great portion
of it. His entire area of stubble land
is now covered with luxurious growth
of pea-vines, while his corn, cotton, po-
tato patch and garden all give abundant
evidence of thorough and superior cult.
vation.
| FROM wALHALLA T0 hoasE COVE, II. c.
Bright and early Tuesday morning we
werc on Off Wy 10 Horse Cove, distant
from Walhalla about 26 miles, but when
you undertake the trip make up yottr
mind to travel at least 35, for If gentle
men of veracty had not told us it May
only 20, would have willingly made affi-
davit that II tsas fully a5. The road ia
very good for about IS miles. There Sot
strike what is known as Kellis Noun.
tain, and for about Il miles if you are not
/ thoroughly bumped and jolted, then my
experience argues nothing. The pull
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 q 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
10 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 embapkments of the cut leading to
it, 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
nigh eInbankments ON either side, anu
Immediately over it. Originally it was
about twenty feet in height, bat now II
is not exceeding four. Members of our
party made the surroundings hideous fol
while by whoopinB anu yelling into
the opening. A very cold and bold
stream issues from the tunnel, and flows
off through the cut in the direction oi
the valley quarter of . mile distant. Af-
ter being refreshed by bathing our face
and hands in this cold, pure element, and
also taking a hearty draught of it, we
Joined the solitary occupant of our wagon
and moved on towards our destination,
yet 19 miles distant. We had by this
time fairly entered into the mountcins,
and began to experience in all its differ
| emf phases the tartisl,ips OF mountain
travel. At IL O'Clock we crossed the
Chattooga River, the dividing line De-
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 at
the depth of five or six feet. On the
western bank we stopped for dinner and
an hours rest, during which time 1 avail.
ed myself of the opportunity of bath
in the limped waters of this murmuring
mountain stream. It was after we cross.
ed this river that we strucl: the worst
roads. They were exceedingly rough and
hiily, and there was very little comfort
or satisfaction in riding, Notwithstanding
our wagon was provided with spring
seats. About i O'Clock p. m. we crossed
the line. between Georgia and North
Carolina, and were then about three
miles from
HORSE COVE,
our destination, which we :aached about
an hour and half later. We found
several of our Walhalla and Anderson
friends here. spending a few days in
hunting, fishing, etc., one of the most
desirable localities in the whole noun
tain range for such sport in fact, one
who has visited the mountains regularly
every summer fc: the past ten years,
=sJs :aa=.. ehheTo 10 l0 aett0T pii.oo u 10 10
found for such sport than Horse Cove.
l must not fail to mention, however, that
one of the young men from Anderson
found moro pleasant and agreeable en-
ployment than either hunting or fishing;
at least his comrades say so, inasmuoh as
he abandoned each of these for the posi-.
tion of assistant teacher in neighboring
school, presided over by an accomplished
aud intelligent young lady, whose &c
quaintance he was SO fortunate to make
after his arrival in this eection. IF the
public school fund of Macon County,
N. O., becomes exhausted earlier than
usual, the fault is chargeabe TO this
young man, and no other.
Horse Cove is not only a desirable