The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-08-06
TO NORTH CAROLINA AND
BACK.
A Trip via Warm Springs and
AsheVille, through the Noun
tains and over the Wonderful
Western North Carolina Rail
Road.


d tains and over the WOnderfI
Western North Carolina Raj
Road.
/. To the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette:
E Our crowd of jolly young mer
+ eight in number, left Morristow
July 9th, en- route for the gran
mountain scenery OF Western Mort
Carolina,
Starting at two o'clock. Ieavint
our appreciRtive or enthusiasts
crowd in front Of Brown & Wells
store, who marched us off in quick
step time, we travelled eighteen
miles the hrst drive. arriving at th'
pleasant farm place of Mr.. Hugl
Maloney. who is. by the way, a first
class farmer. He gave us free &C
cess to house and barn. where our
selves and horses Jared well. This
our first evening out, and all feel
ing lively, we furnished music, which
repaid US in milk, etc. This was
considered q good plan to start on,
and proved successful for most oi
the trip.
We made an early drive for Par.
rottsViIle, and on our way passed
over the Natural Bridge, in Cooke
county. We found it worthy Of no.
tice. for it's natural beauty, and was
much admired by our sightseeing
party. The shape of this wonder
full bridge is the shape of a baker s
oven, and is some fifty feet wide.
thirty-ive high and twenty long.
We rested and refreshed ourselves
in Parrottsville, small but pretty
little town, and pitched our tent at
Big Creek on the banks of the -
-, where we tried ourselves for
the first time on cooking. A few
slight failures were made, but con-
sidering all things and the scarcity
of cooking utensils, It was called a
success.
The next place that pleased US
was Wolf Creek. / think I liked
that better than any one of our par
ty. We were treated nicely by Mrs.
Cowan, also by Miss Maggie Gentry,
insomueh that some desired to lin
ger and wander through the paths of
Mrs. C.'s beautiful flower garden,
nestled under the mountain, and in.
hale the sweet perfume, admiring
the BEAUTIFUL. Now my dream is
ser, and 1 am glad I left so soon.
Don't think the flowers are as love-
ly as they were before.
After getting some nice'fruit, we
were again on the road for Warm
Springs, where we met and were
welcomed by our old friend, Mr.. 7.
B. German, who gave us every att
tention possible, making our short
stay very pleasant. He and DR..
Howerton would have US take late
dinner, which was greatly enjoyed
by all. Don Quixot was able to eat
very heartily; 80 were the rest. We
next visited the hot bath, which
proved very beneficial. 1t is need
less to offer any special comment
upon this, the first among all the
Southern watering places, for the
beauty of its natural scenery, nice
grounds and well.srranged house.
Everything was in perfect order,
with larger number of guests than
last year at the same time.
Leaving the Warm Springs, our
journey lay alongside the banks of
the French Broad river Night over
took US after journey of four miles,
where We quietly rested for the moi
rows travel. To admirers of natu-
raj rugged grandeur, take trip up
the French Broad, along whose sides
are huge mountains of nearly solid |
rock, sometimes nearly perpendicu-
lar, until they look as if they would |
come down on your head. You can
see growing from solid rock, here
and there, a lonely tree, and small |
of starving vegetation. The
grandeur of this rock mountain is
more easily imagined than expressed.
We enjoyed a small snack of sup
per amid these hills. aud our cook,
Brown, prepared for Us nice break
fast of bread, meat, gravy and cof-
fee. The gravy was thought to have
been made from grease and river
er sand. so we didn't eat much from
1t. Goodman first noticing the ap-
pearance. His. sight is quite acute
for discovering the different beau
ties in and on rocks. The Duke
procured some fine line of mineral |
specimens from the mountains near
the river. Robinson will give you
The elevation of the hills of interest |
On the trip.
Our next night was spent at the
Alexander Hotel, where we found a
irst-class table. We were now
within ten, miles of AahevilIe, N. G. |
The distance was made on good |
time. On arriving, our provision