The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1878-06-27
A Trip 70 the Mountains

AEssRs EDITORS w ith yenr permission
I will inhict you with sketch OF recent
trip TO the Counties Of Cherokee anil Pickeus
passed By way Of Hickory Fiat and on 10
Orange in the upper part Of Cherokee COIN
" found the crops gu the road small but
in a good condition Is heart could wish
Wheat only medium, corn and cotton small
bur the recent rains have give it new life
There IRE many nice farms and residences
on that ruad bat none to excel Mr.. john
Trtpps, this side OF Hickory Flat We az
rived at Ball Ground and WAS there when
the mail arrived on the 14th inst. and not
having seen copy Of the ever welcome
JOURNAL, we called for enc, and Mr. Hal
but, the clever p. VI sooa hal u. seated and
reading it. I found that the JOURNAL IS
read and appreciated very much in that sec-
tfon. On Saturday we was well cared for
bv Mrs. DR. Green, ca Etowah river. DIR.
Green before his death mBle 4 discovery OF
i care for dropsey, having cured many, up
wards OF twenty years OF age, Mrs GFeen
i treating patients with wonderful SUCCESS
that are suffering with that awful disease, and
those that are suffering with It, would do
eel Id see her. On Saturday evening
gentleman was Fldiag d very uafuly horse
very fast near Ball Ground, and there Is
a calf in the road and the horse run over the
calf and killed IT, 50 We are todd, throwing
the rider of and breaking ais shoulsiaFs-
On SUNDAY We were riding along IN CON-
pany with young ElAn, and We started our
horse in u trot and he started his, and his
horse fell and rose and fell again and caught
the young man under him. bruisIng MN up
10 a verv considerable eKJeaE- his threw
pail over our feelings that was right hard
to yet rid Of as we felt that We was to blame
for the accident.
We talked with i great many about our
next Cougressman-we found some mighty
strnng Brown men. and others for Judge
Lester, " no said they didn Z think the entire
brains OF the Seventh District was IN Barlow
Couasy. she having had the representative
srer ssace tAs ear, ana still wants u keep r.
On Sharp Ma1ntain Greek two miles fFnip
Ball GrOund is . greas water power. suLta
bic FOR q mill Or factory In 1872, DR.. D. ;
Hill brother o. cur able senator b. II, Hut
Col. Well Of Atlanta, AHa pr Lewis, euiI6
a very extensive iron foundry Ut this place,
which did paying business They en-
Dloved about thirty hands under the charge
OF Mr. Boston, father Of our depot agent, NF
J. IT, Boston They INSIDE good iron, black
smiths say, as good a. Swede Iron-ouI
now. there Is nothing left to tell the tale, all
having been swept away by the freshets,
and now awaits the coal pleSiOA Of tAe Mari
eta * North Georges Railroad for the Is
tablJshment OF . large mill or factory on the
site. Dr. Hawkins Of Bah Ground, Is not
only 4 good physician and doing : good
practice. but he l. a good hand 10 nsA, As
wAs exemplifietI On the 18th inst, IAe
name III fT@n T. WIN. Phillips Is 3 house holst
ssssesl ia that seSsJaR 2Hd she4lla " succeed
in getting them the much taiSesi ii RallF9gAA
thew would he willing 10 make him PGesl-
dent Of il tcF life. There are some valu4ase
farmers in Pickens, among whom, are the
Tates. Tow usends. and Crows They h4T-
ing large bodies OF bottom lanf-and they
aFs all sgrUag advocates for the Railroad
and ws hQpe th- gu5 NH be built Tor il
any section In the world lae4is : R4llrQ4ll is
1, North GeorziG While ia PiekeHs W.
passesi the noted place ahsEe ka5e cptherp
killed Narsissa Fowler, which IS d very Sc
GUIDED place. high up in the mountains,
hardly accessible from any direction.
" SEssa sb.is sizlse wh0 read tbs loCFsS-aI
AIS hslEef ap with the times and better pos
tai As To the news n the Railroad AMI the
COUNTY generally than those gna do nos -
30 We can bat repeat y bat We heard j Mari
eta man say few days $go thai tbs @4ER-
NAL is the BEST e,sit4tl paper ~ North GeuE-
Eia. Fearing that have spun shss l6ttaF u
such = length that It viii dad lis way 70 sle
waste baskes, and aos 30 the columns Of
YOUR paper VIII close, a ever. VI