Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-26

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Pory-eight years ago Colonel fnow
Generail West. Of Gaze Creek, this state.
visited Iiektown while on an equestrian
trip aboard bis Justly celebrated trick
mule Mary. and was delighted 10 notice
how hungry hs was on arriving there.
and also h0w much more 80 he was when
be c2Lns awsy
be also detected what the other citi
lens had lot before noticed. as there
were 10 scientists then living in Tick
town, thar the place had mean animal
rainfall and q view II Pisgah and the
Rat. These facts, together with the
appetite be acquired while there. led him
20 consider the feasibility Of making
Ticktown a Mecca for the invalid
He-c, said he. wealthy men who have no
appetite may come and get mighty
hungry. IL they stay long enough.
That was only forty-eight years ago
or near that In fact. last Christmas
they tell me was forty-eight years ago.
The governor. IL speaking Of it TO me
tho other day, said that il struck him
that was u good while between Christ
masses. bat W. Will let that pass.
The altitude OF Pisgah. which may be
seen from the hill Just back Of Tick
town. il 5.757 feet.
Cragsy mountain. which may be seen
from the top Of PisSah, is 5000 feet
high From tho top Of this mountain
one may So Mount Mitchell. which Is
6.7l7 feet high. and from the top Of
Mount Mitchell one may see Mr.. George
W. vandermit's magnificent place with
a powerful glass: also what his idea was
IN building same
The best way TO visit Ticktown Is by
diligence from Asheyille. n. T.. You
will arrive there about noon Then by
the time you can gather your strawber.
ries and catch a COW You viii be night
hungry No place can furnish such an
appetite with so few facilities for quench-
ing il % Ticktown.
The French Broad river il only short
drive from Ticktown. and furnishes rare
sport drrirz tire fishing season. AL
sorts a gsmc Esh. such as tho red horse.
the hog sucker. tne stone toter and the
rlalsese catfish are abundant in the
French Broad. and are caught with .
club or dynsmited when the grand jury
Is not la session. These fsh are all rich
and nourisking. especially when put on
. cucumber bed.
The German carp Is also to be found
here in great abundance. and seven OF
the mamma carp on q pleasant summer
night will easily lay eggs enough to stop
navigation. With them il seems to be
. sort Of gift.
The Sportsman during the carp season
provides himself with tvig with which
10 scare her sf the nest and then . sled
stake with which 10 take her life. It 10
very excisi1g. You also take along .
small colsred boy. Il 10 his duty every
time ron land fsb to burn . rag.
The hog smoker. or stone toter. as II "
also called by ornishologists. Is 30 called
because IL has Cat place on the head
on which to carry stones for the purpose
Of building wing dams for nest. Some
call him che free and accepted mason.
becsr<e he LAYS such q beautiful wall
around his nest. The stone totsr makes
good eating. bat does not resist arrest
lie the trout cr the bass have caught
s~erythinx NEST. bot nothing that re-
minds ma OF che stone tossr. Catching
him r-snirds me more Of catching the
numps than anything else.
The hog sucker - 81 called because he
has been very often fed 60 the hog. But
ire native or Sarah Bernhsrat hog viii
net eat the hog sucker. Only the north
err hog does il Re SAYS. oh. how
lovesyl Isn't 1t nice TO look at Mount
Pisssh and ess hog suckers And II
makes one feel so al fired well and 20
vigorous to. could hive here forever
n could Just smell the magnolia and
eat the hog sucker.
But the naive CT Goldsmith Maid
hog savs rothing. bat saws wood He
Eiis himself I'D on scorns and such
shsnws. takes . surn ~ t,~e sveusi a kite
shsped trxrk. sleeps an hour. eats a
husaei ef corn en the ear. goes over 10
Me siepcs sud eats she packing Ont a .
eoupse af sl~epiag ears, trs,ns an hour
or two 10 Keep his fesh down and then
eues ~ ssssi Ia this way ne becomes .
fa~or1te with tue lie insurance CON
panias whiss the northern hog dies soon
e heart failsrs and early in November
Yen viii SO hini With . chip m his
u,onth ssd another holding hrs ehe~s
os,sa ~ THAT you cssa 80 The nire hard
6a,~h ca the inside II bis tsorsx
There - sncther ish that cue finds Tn
TIE rrvaeh Brca<i river. called ne Prts~
81 Ps~iifson- I think L has Isg> On u.
sn.i whsn . mar czfebes ans h~ fhsv~s
sown his y.ss~. gives Two bis~i ear'ilirs
shr,eks ssi hunsx ssw Ks~ssy sns*stnz<.
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