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


/ occupied close room. made cal
culation as to the average temperature of
the heat for twenty-o one days, from the
4th 10 the 25th of July inclusive, from
record kept by one of the inmates Of the
house. The houfs when the tempera-
ture was recorded were z a. M, g p. M,
and p. M, and showed the following aY-
erags for the time designated above, viz:
at 7-684, at 2--843, at 9-73. This 10
harilY fair test of the temperature Of
the weather, however, as the thermoms-
ter hangs on a piazza, and is consequent
ly affected TO a considerable extent by
the house. The temperature of the wa
ter, freestone, is SO degrees-seven de-
grees colder than Keys spring. BTr,
Thompson's residence is situated at the
foot of small mountain, and directly in
front of very tall one, BLEAK Rock"
by name, about mile distant. The
low lands lying between these mountains
Is what is called the "Cove," cove being
q term used by the mountaineers to ex-
press a small valley. Tbs Cove is abous
5000 feet above the level Of the sea.
Among the distinguished visitors to-
this resort this season, are Judge Beck
ley, Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of Georgia, and Rev. Hugh Milieg
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in New Orleans. The first named gen.
teman is brother of Mr.. s. Bleckley,
of Anderson, and is a very sociable,
pleasant and agreeable gentleman. Judge
Blechley spent only twonights and day
at this place, and then went on to Cash
ier's Valley, accompanied by our towns-
man, Capt. j. j. Fretwell. DR.. Thomp-
son is likewise very pleasant gentle
man, and is here for the purpose Of i'm.
proving bis failing health. DIR. r. also
owns an extensive tract of land in this
immediate vicinity, which he proposes to
utilize In the course Of few years.
Adjoining, the place of Mr.. j. R.
Thompson three raw Englishmen have
bought aud settled, and are engaged in
farming, or at least fnasiDg an attempt
ging in sheep husbandry; however, as
the principal means Of making fortune.
and have already began to buy up !:
stock, some of which are improved breeds.
While conversing with gentleman who
has always lived in the mountains, and
who has engaged in farming, mining,
distilling and sheep raising, he said To
me: "There is nothing that We can do
up here that pays half 30 we'll as sheep
husbandry. All man needs is small
patch of land on which to pen his stock
at night and q house in which to live.
= He need nc. buy pasture lands, scr nll
these mountains around here are free TO
to any mans stock that choose to range
on them. A man with capital can easily
Eiake hundred per cent. on his invest
ment." From the character of tho
range saw on the road and Oh the
mountains over which tramped in this
neiGhborhood, / see no cause for doubt
ing the correctness Of his remark. Sheep
will prosper where everything else in the
animal Kingdom would perish. More
oysr, the lands in this portion of the
mountrins are not we'll suited for farm
ing. They are either very poor, or have
been greatly abused. did not see what
might be termed good crop of corn be-
tween Walhalla and the Highlands,
place Of which will speak presently,
and yet corn Is the principal crop grown.
The soil in the bottom lands has a very
rich, dark color, and apparently very fer
: tile, but the growing crops afford sufli-
cient evidence TO the contrary. This
may lie the fault of the farmers, but 1
am not inclined to that opinion since
their millet, herds grass and other hay
crops give unmistakable evidence Of
progress ia the science of farming. I
was gratified to see these favorable signs,
and think that in this respect ut least the
farmers lower down in the State might
follow their example. The farmers here
have another advantage over those in
the cotton belt. They live as well tsoue
Of them betteF,j and norh oniy ano;.
five or six months in the year. Proba-
by tho secret of :i;s can b5ss 30 9sa.;;la 9a.;;la Ii; the
remark made to your corresl randent by a
mountaineer, that they 'let cotton and
politics alone, and are happy" Not
every mountaineer you meet who is q
fool or an ignoramus, and he who goes
to the mountains with such ideas will
have them materially modified before he
10 there very long. There is one other
advantage this section has above the
other portions of the South, or at least
l considered 1t an advantage. There are
no freedmen here. kindly offered to
ship them few, but they were as kindly
declined.
A SETTLEMENT OF YANKEES. 3f
-Four miles west OF Hcsse Cove is "A
small settlement of Yankees. The place
is known as Highlands, and up 10 tfe
present time about ten or dozen fami-
lies nave settled there, and was told
that there were about as many more who
had bought lands preparatory 20 moving
there this fall and winter. paid the
place visit, and was pleased with it's
appearance. The first settlers came here
aoout I|o years ago, and the place has
been gradually improving and filling up
ever since. felt more like I was IN
Yankeedom than North Carolina while
conversing with these people. They are
all young men with families, and are
doubtless in earnest about deyelopinv
this portion of the South. Highland
is situated Immediately on the sum,nit
of the Blue Ridge mountains. and IL
about $500 feet above the level of the
sea The lands in this in,naAia.e 80.
tion seem to be considerably better than
in the Cove, while the water is eauaiiv
as good, and the temperature of the air
is somewhat cooler. The place has a
postoflice and two stores, but is not in
corporated.
sTooLY MOUNTAIN.
Il cannot close this article withont
making mention of this mountain. wbich
Les about q mile and a half sunth of
Highlan" and probably the most acces-
Sible of all the prominent ,>oints from
which Good views can be obtained. a
gentleman who is thoroughly acouainted
with all the high points of the Blne
Ridge range says that there arc none
which command better view than
Stooiy. The country for a distance OF
seventy-fYe or a hundred miles around
can Dc seen, anu with the towns and
villages dotting the landscape here and
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