Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-04-28
From yvalhalra 10 Yorlsvs,,e.

IL was our pleasure to pay flying visit TO
lorkvillc in tho early Fart of last week. We
mado close connection at Seneca City with tho
Eastward bound passenger train on the Air
Line Kailrond and VIC were soon swiftly passing
through this beautiful Piedmont section of the
State. All the towns along this new line Of
railway show signs Of improvement and growth
Especially is this SO with Seneca, Grccnvillc,
Gaifncy, Spa,tanburg, Easley and Cowpcns
md other little villages. the names of which
We have forgotten
Our point of destination on the Air Line was
dastonin, in CASTOR County, N. C. Here We
spent the night at tho Wadlcll Hotel and was
comfortably quarcrcd and we'll fed. The dis
lance from Seneca TO this point is 1876 miles.
The Chester and Lcnoir Narrow Gauge Railroad
crosses the air Line at this point. and it is here
you take the Narrow Gauge Railroad for York
Vile.
Wcwcrc informed by gentleman that Castor
county had three railroads running through it,
traverslng the county in oil directions, (the Air
Line, the Chester and Lenoir and the North Ca
rolina Central which have cost the county no
thing IN their construction The reason of this
was owing to the county's favorable geosr,phi-
cal position.
Gastonia isa modest and retiring little town,
destined no doubt in tho near future to become
place of more Importance and magnitude.
1t has two hotels, drug store, several business
houses and newspaper called the Gastonia
Hazeite, edited and published by George W.
Chalk. We had tho pleasure of making Mr..
Chalk's acquaintance md exchanging n few
salutations.
The present terminus of the Chester and
hcnor Railroad is Dallas, tho county sito Of
daston county, which is about five miles beyond
this point. We understood that This road would
reach Lincolnton, tho next station beyond Dallas,
this week, where IL crosses tho North Carolina
Central. Some interest was being manifested
by the people over the event.
We must not forget to mention an incident in
reference to oursclf before leaving this suburban
village, and it was this The good people of
Gastonia took us 10 be preacher and was so
addressed by one of her citizens. we cannot
account for this on any other hypothesis than
that we were travelling with n borrowed valisc
which belonged to good Presbyterian brother,
whose name and title was plainly marked on ono
end OF tho said yalise. The idea of n ewspupcr
man being taken for preacher! II was really
funny TO say the least of it. However, this is
not tho first time wo hayc been classcd among
tho diviRes
Next morning at Gao we took passage on tho
Narrow Gauge Railroad for Yorkville, which is
~ miles from Gastonia. This being our first
ride on q railroad of this kind we were some.
what curious to see how wo moved along. We
were soon convinced however of the fact that
we we're travelling along as nicely and rapidly as
on most of the broad gauge roads The engines
and passenger coaches aro not quito SO largc,
but are nevertheless strongly built and capable
Of doing much service. We noticed two or three
towns along this railroad which were beginning
to show considerable proportions.
We reached Yorkvillo in duo time, where
we were met by n committee of tho Knights
of Honor, who directed US to our quarters,
the Rawlinson Hotel, which is kept BY q
very clover gentleman Of tho satno nano.
Wc found Yorkyillo to bc quito an old