The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-07-16
THE CLEAR TRACK
FROM AsHEVILLE A TO
spartanburg.

SpaEkAmDufg.
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An EIlipiieai Plateau Sur
rounded by Mountains.
Soon after the first through passen-
ger train from Shartanburg arrived last
Tuesday night, and while President Nc
Alden and his companions were enjoy
ing the hastily prepared but bountiful
lunch set before them by Landlord South
wick, a representative Of the CITlzEN
asked for particulars Of their trip: I'VE
are too tired and too hungry to talk to-
night said President NJ cAden, and we
must take the train. for Spartanburg at
O'Clock in the morning. But go back
with us, and yon can see the road for
yourselfn The invitation was promptly
accepted. The next morning at 7:3o
Captain MCGUIRE pulled the bell cord,
the locomotive bk,ss its farewell to Ashe-
vile, and OF we sped over tie new road
that is to be one of the contributors to
the growth and prosperity of onr city.
Crossing the SWannanoas and stopping
at the junction long enough to attach
two empty coaches to the train, we NOV
ed on and in a few minutes were rolling
through Limestone township, adfhiring
the lovely scenery, and the carefully
titled farms of that fertile suburb. Farm
ers were astir in the fields, some plough.
ing between the rows of standing corn,
others swinging their cradles in the oat
fields, oropening up the heaps of fragrant
grass and clover of yesterdays moving.
The panorama of farm life became more
attractive as the morning advanced.
After Arden Park station was passed,
the landscape gradually broadened until
the travellers saw that they were in the
centre of a great elliptical plateau bound
ed by lofty mountains. A wonderfully
rich agricultural country is this and well
cultivated also. The corn stood in long
lines ike regiments on dress parade,
and rows of wheat shocks glistened in
the morning sun like the tents of an en-
campment. Bright clear branches DASH
ed swiftly over their rocky beds, their
sinuous courses marked by thickets of
elder and by clumps of sweet briar gay
with blossoms. Fat oxen and clean
milch COWS browsing in their
pastures, raised their heads to look for a
at the strange monster that went
sweeping by. The forests, dressed in
living green" varied the landscape and
added to its picturesque charms. Occa-
at.the cross roads would be a
group of women and children gazing with
undisguised wonder at the TO them novel
sight.
Aside from the loveliness of the land
,',ost not;cah1o so f..a1,,rs of +ba ~ S.ne e
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@ onooMbat , o1ar DOE aat mo9 80 9ha snn n,iia The
.ecent ~ oh cbanoe of lf o,,o,a s = tbe sbarn ~ grade
nd +be daca51aJ n esond;t,:e,, ssS;, s of ,na11 81
NJ = o..,s S.1s 80 I'll 81.
n1 III ea0s5 ..ss miieio sn4ae St - eo, ill
,ea 'sa I9.uuc.oIs anu a enginees " LJ
1Ver Ills part OF tne roaa Ii1o. Lnole sioWiy
Ian on sne renaaLn9er. e iaLge i4Ice q
OWES a[S engageu IN esslIils :ne 1la
oa9 neu, nillng noi,oWs over Wien .s[l sHS
~ T. ~" "a .lesses, iay tn %
NJ uog Mnatese1. sSe 4 neSu S:.:N 70
,ut ~ y - elle saie eAgeiielt Sos'lision %
~ Ia al oe1rer uV pafts u the :, roaa.
ITO Ion Lryon Guy - opalsanoulg sne
1 ~ paSfee sn.ouE ssel aii:yo,ft
nucn Z @ OF u unoer cultlYaIlony anu an VI
suLtaple lot Lalms, ofcna1us anu; anu flne
aTs, nus, an ul ,Or aes ba.o u ssocA 20 tsaas
lne nlaly Dare she-eeoLls " IL sress :nas
tanu ~ saese s,5 Ieius, nene ee,
' and Spartanburg, ali convince the
raveler that most of this section has
zen settled but recently, Tor II ls 10
utward appearance the counterpart OF
1hat the country between RocnesIer