The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-06-19

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Espeeial Correspondence of the A1llefIlle elEIzGs
saz On THE RoA SD, June 1886.
ks Inscompany with Capt. JOS. c. Shaw,
general travelling passengel agent Of ths
Central Rail Road of Gaertia and Mr.
Joe w. White, travelind pa ssngeregeni
of the Georgia, Atlantic s1ad West Point,
August and IknoxfilIe ard tie Western
Rail Road of Alabama. tie Of q q most
prominent passenger agents the South
yonr correspondent made q bip yester.
day to Blaek naountain Station With
these gentlemen in order 10 more my
acquaint them with our great sd T6iI. Ses
as Health Resort throughout Western
North Earolina proper, and 10 fores tore
them with information which VIII be
necessary for the guidance Of the great
transient travel over theH fsS6eS i've
lines to the mountains during 81 present
season now upon as.
Y 4 - Eon in search 3f : airt eyctiiz
sion for the day, week a. a5laee
where an outing alo11 izSehounfain
peaks can be had and Beside STARTLING
and refreshing streams which cool the
heated frame and through primeyal for
lest which tempt the prophetic soul of
man? IF indeed you are in seafch OF
Esuch aspot you viii find it at
S - BLACK MOUNTAIN srArroN,
Just 16 miles from the Metropolis of The
Sky and 126 miles from Salisbury. situa.
ted directly on the Western North Car
olina Rail Road and bound by some of
the loftiest peaks of the Blue Ridge. a
number of which pierce the sky at an
elevation of 5000 feet above sea level,
frowning down upon peaceful and fertile
valleys which yield abundantly to the
work of man in a thousand fold.
EARLY HISTORY.
Along the South Prong, at Flat Creek,
a small branch running into the graceful
Swannanoa, just opposite Black Noun
tain station, was the happy hunting
ground of the Red Skins more than one
hundred years ago. In this peaceful
valley our rude forefathers watched with
eagle eye the advance of the Indian with
musket in one hand and the plow-share
In the other. One of tile most noted
L
Cherokee county ran almost parallel to
the Iron Horse of the present day; while
further on, at a distance of about two
miles, are to be seen evidences of an old
Indian burying ground, and in the wash
ed streams among a thousand white peb.
bles are frequently found numberless
flint spikes and ar5oW-heads long since
hurled at the pale faces who have con-
tlmied to march on in progress and
development, until the land of the Yves
tern Empire now blossoms like rose.
PRESENT CONDITION OF DEVELOPMENT.
On the spot where old Junaluski COM
manded his forces now stands the Black
Mountain Hotel, while near the old trail
are to be seen evidences of material
wealth and advancement. The great
iron horse now plows its way daily
through mountains and meadows bring
ing commodities from all qHarterso the
globe. while the old and young, the
stTotll, and th6 Meak s0elz this heafthfui
region for recreation and pleasure by the
thousands every year. On every haad
the tourist will find marked improve
lnent in every thing pertaining to COM
fort and happiness-Where once stood the
old log cabin now looms up the thatch-
ed cottage with its quite taste and attri
bntive surroundings, and ON the hill tops
are to be seen district school houses and
other marks of general Improvement
A PLEASANT NOOK FOE SUMMER RRcREA-
TIoN.
Black Mountain Station is one of the
prettiest and most attractive places along
the w. N. c. Rail Road-the approach
is one of peculiar beauty. On,the left
hand side as you come rushing down
into the valley of the SWannanoa on one
OF the best railroads in the South of pro-
minent peaks which seem to follow you
as you are carried swiftly along the rail.
The peaks of prominence on this side are
Steps Knob, 5000 feet. Ore Knob $500
feet, Round Mountain 1920 feet, High
Top Knob 4200 feet and Flat Top Knob
1000 feet; to the right appear in majestic
beauty and grandure. Rattle Snake Knob
1000 feet, Grey Beard 5000 feet, Pinnacle
of the Blne Ridge 5000 feet, Mitchell
Peak 600 feet, CIinglnan'8 Dome 5000
feet, Craggy Chain 5000 feet, Bald Head
300 feet and Big Craggy $3.50 feet. The
ride through the Swannanoa Valley at
this point is both picturesque and grand
ly beautif flu, and is well worth the trip of
the mountain.
MOUNT MITCHELL HOTEL,
Standing ontin bold prominence on a
high bluff at an elevation of 250O feet is
Mount Mitchell Hotel, completed last
year at cost of $4,000, which will be
one of the objective stopping places for
the tourist and pleasure seeker at this
season..
The hotel has 80 rooms large and
commodions yerandas, spacious halls and
splendid ventilation throughout the en-
tire building. The grounds are attractive
nooks of recreati ton the green sward and
forest afford pleasant lettering places to
enjoy mountain breFzes and to escape,
from the torrid heat rom the valleys be-
low. Mr.. j. c. s. Timbeflake will be in