The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-05
a 1R1P ToMEwDEn s0NrIDEE. d !, ~, i :,
How tho 'Bnr0 Boys Enjoyed Nj ountnii, A r
nnh Mountain Dow,

Gun Club, with their accompany
ing friends, set out foi' this place ON
tho morning Of the 2Gth instant, rio
Aston and Sparanbnrg, the chief at
traction here being tho Interstate
gIass-ball contest. The route to Spar
tanburg is through a section Of country
that does not seem to have been spc-
cially smiled upon by Providence, and.
with the exception Of frequent vicws
Of Broad River until Shclton's was
passed, failed to awaken IN our party
any interest whatever. Tho incidents
OF our trip thus fur wcro exceedingly
commonplace, but aclango was visi-
Die on every countcnancc shortly aftcr
leaving Spartanburg, and already tic
cool mountain brccZcs could be felt, or
at least we imagined so. In tho dis
tnncc could be plainly tlisccrntd scvcr-
al lofty peaks. and in very short time
we arrived in full view of Tryon
Mountain. Our course now lay
through section that had been
but lately redeemed from tho wild and
rugged sway OF nature. Tito entire
appearance of the landscape Indicated
our close proximity to Il mountainous
country. and rs we continued to au-
vance, both our nccks and owes were
eagerly strained to drink in the beau
hlnl l&norana that was being grudu-
ally unt"ldcd'to view. AT Tryon City
the actus:Iasccnt by rail wns begun,
AMI VIC were soon being whirlci
around drrn ssnrnts and sharp corners
of mountains TO the evident nncusiness
of several of us. Some chaslns along
which Tic track is laid wore friyhltul
to look ut, and great relief was cxpc-
ricnced when they were passed. We
were somewhat struck ut tho irnil an
pcnrancn OF these trcstlrS and BRIDGES.
particularly nttlc "horsc- shoe" bend,
which, 10y the way, is one of the curl
CS'tics OF the journey up the mountain
Ia ll'c valley south orTryon mountain
there has been no frost, So il is said,
during the past fifty years, and the inn
mediate section is designated as the
iso thermal belt, the signiilcation
being obvious. Here fruits and vcgr-
tables arc produced in great abundance :,
:,rapr-culturc being WSpccialty. Spcci-
mems OF the latter wrru seen at Trvon
CITY, and were certainly very pleasing
|
III Ia the ascent became much more pre-
ripit,"uS, the grade rising Scrcn hnN-
HIH feet IN Mrcc mites. or course
our progress up this acclivitv was nc
ccsaril! slow, but not as much SO ns
might be imagined. With heavily
loaded trains il is customary To send
two locomotives, thN extra ono to uo
duty III The rear. On this OCCASION il
was called into rcuuiSition, rs our
train WAS crowded With passengers,
anu was also carrying some freight.
On reaching the top OF this steep grade
we found ourselves at Snlutla, decided
~ one of the most iuviliny looking
mountain resorts that we have ever
been permitted to visit. Provided
with good lmarlinG-houscs, plenty of
itc-rnld spring water, and commando
ing IN excellent view 0tsrveral noun
tain peaks and spurs, ii has already
established itself as Il popular and
safe retreat from tho swcltcring heats
Ht the low-lantS, and its atmosphere
is said topoSscss andimpart wonderful
maltl-@iving properties. a trip thro'
this section OF the old North State is
incomplete without Il visit to Saludn.
The next stoppagc was ut Elat Rock
station few miles from Henderson,
vile, and situated III 4 beautiful grove.
collection OF very handsome and
elegantly dressed young ladies drew
all the men trom The train, the "Bcnc-
diets" aS usuhl, bSing in tho front
row. In Il future letter will have
somcthiuG to say OF Flat Rock and its
surroundings.
Arriving ut lEcnlcrsonvilc about
sunset. the members OF the Gun Club
were met by MIR. ThoS. ". Dan,zcr.
Formerly OF Fairfield, but now Il
prominent and rising mrrchau, Of this
! place. and by him escorted to the Ar
hnGtnn Hotel, where we are now very
comfortably nuarcrcd. Four scraratc
buildings, all located on one square
and occupying tho whole Of il, consti-
tn!c the Arlington, the prnprictorS
beng pr. Allen, the partner OF Mr..
| naniIlcr, and Mr.. VIC. Hewitt. tor
mcrly of the Globe Hotel OF Augusta.
- lar we have received every possible
attention, and arc up to our ears in
good things TO cat. The party from
Wimnshoro, consisting oftwolvc in all,
certainly do no tliscrcdit to the 'lsoro
in the eating line, and already the faces
Of our hosts take OH an anxious look
when in solid ARRAY we promptly an
SWcr the summons to meals. 1t is
even whispered about that the chicken
market has been much excited for the
past tWcnty-iNur hours. and that prices
have decidedly an upward tendency.
| There is certainly something in
the atmosphere here that stimulates
the appetite wonderfully, but whether
II is the bracin% air, or the mountain
dcW, | am rs yet unable to determine
d, definitely. However, Oiu' unns1al
demands are ;ully supplied by our ca
IrTrrS, and the consequence is that
several OF the party can already boast
ota slight increase in weight. "kin-
ncy' says it is a splendid country to
live in, and think is seriously con-
tcmplating locating permanently here
or hrrcaboutS. The "Nurrincr" also
expresses himself rs greatly pleased,
and believe he could be easily pcrsua-
ded to transfer his candidacy across
the border The entire party are de-
lighted So far with the trip, and cx-
poet 10 pass the brief absence from