Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-04-20

| rapiu solternations OF heat and cooling
breeze causes it torass rapidly above and
below that point giving most charming
(, contrast of mountain shower aud sunshne.
These rolling lands that stretoh from
the foot ofstbo mountains Southward & nd
Eastward not only recall these mountain
feelings toned to quiet eensc of enjoyment,
but hayo ohorm US so near to tho place
OF those Influences that were once ascribcd
to airy beings who delighted in woods,
rivUlots end mountain businesses
The climate is not only enjoyable, but salu-
brious and favorable for prod uclive industry
The influence Of climate does not explain the
fact TINT these favored regions are spnrsely 90.
cupied, while vast domains Of Western lands
have been raised to high culture since industry
first sought to appropriate this belt Of land. II
| that part Of the South is sought where the
white man can labor without loss of oonstitu.-
| tional vigor. aud without climatic lassitude, and
where he oan enjoy nature aud art with o graft.
| foation undiminished by tho lnbors necessary
for sustenance and reasonable accumulation.
this Is the spot Southern coast life demands
that man ehall make his choice between labor
and tho soft indulgences, but the mir OF tho
| mountains adds pleasure to activity and indus
| try to resful spirit. Here winter comes with
just enough Of rigor TO purify tho earth and tho
atmosphere, preventing the lower forms Of ami.
nance Animal and vegetable life of the higher
order are not compelled to consume tho sub
stance Of tho farmer TO mako gain. but to re-
sist the scvcritics OF winter climate.
Nor does the reason of tho slow deyel-
opment of this region lie in tho character
of its soils, minerals and forest productions.
1t ) truo there ore no broad areas like tho
prairies covered viii depths Of mold that
eau only be accounted for as deposits from
inland lake or as swamp growths Such
deposits must be Stunned in warm climates
as unhcalthfu. Nor are they needed
where the rapid growth of vegetation sup
| plies annually the required frrtiizing agents
but are appropriate to regions where nccu.
mutations from mcugrc annual growth is
needed to invite man to establish his home
and produce his arts We have yet to
learn whether the genera proposito on that
drawing from natural accumulation pro-
duccs habits of waste and LOOSE social tics
may not DO appropriate to tho tillage Of
such natural stores as have been described
At all events. us civilization is not for
day, but for all time, it is more than
probable that q home established where
accounts hro settled annually with nature
will continue to shelter prosperous pro
gcGy after fertility aud thrift have de-
p rtod from regions where nature gives
long credit for oil she supplies tn the
so the wants of man. The ranges and
pastures of thd mountains, tho deep vul
leys pcnetratiGg between the ridges n-
wnrd towards the axis of this System, and
the lands that roll away from the foot of
the mountaius bearing strong soil nstu-
rally clothed with forests, rich in the best
materials, constitute a system complete in
tries needed for dense aud prosperous
population Throughout the whole of this
region streams, larpe and small, fed BY the
mountains, drop from Iedgcto ledge in de
scending steps in their passage across the
Piedmont belt; streams that never fail in he
summer because supplied during the rainy
mountain season of July aud August, aud
never CHOKE with ice in wuter to stop mills
and threaten dams
The question then rccurs, why
is this region sparsely settled at
this day? for such it is, taken as
a whole, although dotted on its
Southern and Eastern margin
with cities and villages. The an
swer, is, that until recently, it has
enjoyed no markets for the pro
ductons proper to it Until tho
use OF stimulating fertilizers short
cncd the period Of tho growth Of
the cotton plant, the Piedmont
country was nota cotton produc-
ing country, aud there was no
general market for such products
as it was adapted to supply. Ac-
cumulated wealth could not be
realized from the agricultural in
dastrics in this region. Since the
construction Of the Charlotte and
Atlanta Air Zinc Railroad this
condition Of things is entirely
changed. Factories arc in sue
ccssfuI operation and being built
in the vicinity of this line Of road
and factory villages have como
into cXistcntcnco that arc con-
sumcrs and not producers of ag-
ricuIlural products. The markets
thus created arc increasing their
demands for the products Of ag--
ricuiturc yearly and new acres
must be cleared and tiled by the
thousands to supply the wants OF
this new industry, Cotton can
now be manurcd 10 the base OF
the mountains, and this ncw sim
| liinS % industry n hnWiuul.illm ~