Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-04-29
Trip to Charleston.

last week. We went down ON tho excursion
train, which left Walhalla on Tuesday morning
the goth instant reaching our destination on
tho same day at " p. M. Tho number Of peo-
ple brought to tho city by tho various excursion
trains is estimated TO DO about s,00O walhalla
and Oconeo County were represented by about
forty OF her citizens. We wero tendcrly and
anectionately cared for at the residence Of Mr..
John G. holland, No. 40 Broad Street. Our
mind being bent on pleasure and sight seeing,
we took passage on the beautiful ferry boat
sappho, Wednesday morning, for visit TO Sui
liyap's Island ALTO y. M. tho steamer, with
q largo number Of passengers aboard, moved of
from her moorings and glided swiftly aud
smoothly through the placid waters of tho bay,
touching at Mount Pleasant as we passed along.
In about an hours time we arrived Mt Sui vans
Island, where we found q street car in readiness
which soon conveyed us to near the end of tho
inhabited portion Of the island. After short
walk we are confronted with grand and awe
inspiring view Of old ocean. Tho beach, nearly
q hundred yards wido at low water, firm and
shelving very gently, extends distance Of over
three miles, and furnishes delightful drive or
walk. A splendid surf rolls in with the tide.
and we were told that the tides and currents arc
SO nuoA to be depended on that Sullivan's
Island is recognized rs one Of the plcasanest
places for sea bathing along the entire Atlantic
coast. Tho situation Of the island, at the en-
trance of tho harbor is beautiful One stand
ing on The beach has 10 the East view of the
limitlcss extent Of the ocean, before him lies
Fort Sumter, and beyond it the shores Of Morris
and James Islands; while to Tho West stands the
the city, its fine buildings aud graceful spires
rising from the bay. Here, too, on this island
arc two places Of historic intercst-Fort Moulric
and the grave Of Occola the Seminole Chief.
The grave of this Indian Chief is just in rear
of md outside the fort, enclosed with neat
iron fence, with the following inscription
on the slab Of stone which marks the last resting
of the brave Seminole Chief who has gone to his
'happy hunting grounds" .'Occola, Patriot and
Warrior. Died at Fort NIoultric January lst,
1898 And as we walked through tho fort and
on the rarapet walls We thought 0: the many
brave defenders who had defended the rights of
their country through the nations history at this
little spot Of ground. Several largo cannon
arc mounted on tho walls of The fort command
ing an entrance 10 tho harbor There is 10
BarflSOH SthllOncu IN the Tort.
After returning TO the city, in company with
friend, We visited the extensive bakery of
Mcssrs. Claussen & Co. on Market street.
These gentlemen in their business bake up forty
barrels of flour per day. Their whole business
is run hy steam and machinery. They too have
erected at cost Of over eighty thousand dollars
large and commodious buildings on Anson and
liaync streets for the purpose OF brewing lager
beer. The capacity Of their brewery is eighty
barrels Fer day tri.wcckiy, which is 2 500 gal
Ions at cnch brewing, or 1850 gallons per week
The Mcssrs Clnusscns informed ug that they cx.-
pccted to find ready sale for nearly ur guile nil
OF this immense quantity Of beer in The Char
lesion market. This firm represents large
capital. Mr.. y. Cramcr, Il gentleman well
known 10 our people, is the business manager
of these two large enterprises and is also one of
the partners Of the firm. lie is said TO be on.
of the most energetic ana thorough business
men in Charleston. We are glad TO note his
success.
In passing down East Bny We noticed that +.
". Wagcner & Co, large wholesale grocery men,
were erecting an immense business house. three
or four stories high, having frontage Of some
drcd feet. This building when finished will
cost over eighty thousand dollars
Among the other objects Of interest on this
side of tic city arc the post Office the custom
house, which is said TO have cost S5, 600, 900;
the market house, where everything goo.l to cat
can be found, including meats, vegetables and
fruits, and which is pronounced to be the best
III the United States. Close by the market and
custom house arc the wharvcs where nre 10 be
seen the shipping interests Of the city. We saw
several large steamers and sailing vessels dis
charging their immense cargoes and re loading
again with other articles Of expectation. Among
the most elegant and splcndidly equipped boats
We saw was the St Johns, n freight and passcn-
ger boat, which runs between Charleston and
Florida, touching at Savannah, Ga, Jackson
vile and Fcrnnndina, Fla, and perhaps at other
points along its route. 1t is truly and indeed
magnificent steamer in all her appointments.
In the evening we visited the Floral Exhib-
ton of the Agricultural Society Of South Caro-
lima at The Military Hall. The interior of the
hall presented a beautiful scene. The lovely
fair ones who graced the occasion with their
presence and inspiration, surrounded by The
splendid array of flowers, plants and floral
designs, made picture supcrlatively beautiful
The flowers were arranged Systematically and
geometrically rs only women can do We pro-
nounce the floral exhibition n grand success as
attestcd by the large attendance of visitors on
each day. TO attempt TO paricuarizc tho
many beautiful clusters and baskets of flowers
and floral designs, would be next TO impossible.
TO be fully appreciated and understood it must