The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-06-20
Mountain Summer Resorts,

Mountain Summer Resorts,
a correspondent of the Aiken Journal
and Reuie,u, writing from Jackson Couu-
| ty, N. c., under date of May II, 1889,
says:
1t is but very few years since this
section of the mountains has received
any notice as summer resort. Cashiers
Valley was q place Of some little note
before the war and people from Columbia
and some other places made annual
| visits in the summer; but some of them
have since died and others have ceased
their visits, SO that at present but very
few people 60 there to spend the sum-
mer. At one time there were several
cottages owned there by annual visitors,
but now there are only one or two occu.
pied by their owners. One is owned and
occupied BY the Hampton family, OF
Columbia, s. O., and one by the Parken
from Abbeville.
SENATOR HAAlpToN's PLACE.
The Hampton property consists Of;
about seven hundred acres of land on
which they have q nice cottage and out
buildings. There is also pretty Epis.
copal church on the property which the
family erected at their own expense, and
during the summer months occasional
services are held which are free to all
that choose to attend. There is also a
fine trout preserve on the property. The
location of their cottage is very pleasant
and the surrounding views are quite
attractive. Formerly Senator Hampton
was regular visitor and enjoyed the
fine trout fishing there and in the ada.
cent streams, but of late years he does
dot come.
The Valley has gradually decreased in
population for the past ten years. At
present there are two or three families
that entertain summer visitors and good
plain, substantial board is furnished for
SIG per month of four weeks. The Val.
ley is about six miles long and from one
to three miles broad, and entirely sur
rounded by peaks of che Blue Ridge. It
is about 1000 feet above the sea level
and is considered very healthy. 1t is
reached by private conveyance from
Walhalla, S. c., which is the nearest
railroad station, being about thirty
miles South. Webster, the County seat
of Jackson County, is about thirty-six
miles North of the Valley and located
near the Western N. @. R. R. The Val.
ley postoAice is called Cashiers" and
has daily mail from Webster, also tri-
weekly from Brsvard and the same from
Walhalla, the mails being carried across
the country foot back. A little enter.
prise would make this Valley very pop.
ular and attractive place of resort for the
summer months. If the G., @. G. & Q.
R. R. is ever completed through to Ashe.
Vile it will run within twelve miles of
this Valley.
THE HIGHLANDS.
Some ten years ago gentleman came
to Cashiers Valley and made an attempt
to start village, build hotel and open
up the place to settlement. but he was
met with such exorbitant prices for land
that be abandoned the scheme and went
to place twelve miles West and started
the town known as Highlands, located in
Macon County. a hotel was erected,
building lots sold and people were
induced to settle there, sc that now the
place is incorporated, has mayor and a
regular organized city government.
There are four hotels, several stores,
churches, mills of different kinds, etc.
The location is about 4, 200 feet above the
sea level, aud ia popular resort for
inyalids suffering from pulmonary
troubles as we'll as for those seeking
fine climate for pleasure during the sum.
mer months. 1t is neat, tidy village
and the people settled there are from all
parts of the United States, New England
and the West being the most largely
represented. In addition to the hotels
there are several boarding houses and
many people from Charleston, Augusta,
New Orleans and various other places in
the South are annual visitors and the
number has increased every season. Two
hotels have been erected the past winter.
It is claimed to be by those invalids that
90 there, one of the most healing locali-
ties that can be found. 1t is reached by
private conveyance from Walhalla, dis.
tance about thirty miles, over comforta.
BILE road. There is mail, Sundays
excepted, from Walhalla, also one from
Franklin, the County seat of Macon
County, distance about twenty miles.
The postoAice is money order Office,
being the only one in that vicinity.
-Four miles Southeast of Highlands is
Horse Cove. This has been q point
where some people have spent their sum.
mer vacation. At tpresent there are one
or two families that will entertain COM
pany for the summer. Bishop Thon1p.
SOD, of Mississippi, has pleasant sum.
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