Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-14


 selecting the name when he decided to cast his lot and considerable of his hank account away hack horc in the mountains. Fifty years ago the natives chri<tCnCd Buck shoals. which dcSignates shallow place in the SwInnauOa river where the water tumblcs over the rOck for n distance of about IOn yarls in n very fascinating and cOnl way. That's the way it looks to the observer on hot day.
 Picturesque wiIdness.
 Why the sIwannanoa valley so strongly attracted such famous people as Wander bilt and Nyc. or, as the latter modcstly cx- prvssts il, Me and George" is hard to tell. Most of the visitors who expect to find n locality rcplete with mountain grandeur and picturesque wildncss arc disappointed True, many are the attract i've views, and the eye wanders over an ever varying landscape, but the contrasts of mountain and valley are not rcmarka- bly striking. and the prospector might find thousands of home sites ncarrr civilization and much morc accessible than Buck Shoals which arr as rich in natural seen cry and which would form equally dcsira- blC spots in which to enjoy life. But varie- ty is the spice of life. and after the excite mCnt incident to featuring before tho Hoo siCr and Cracker. cowboy and banker, Nor mon and Methodist, Yankee and CarOlin- ian. well aS the other sorts of people who make up the average American audience, Mir. \yc naturally desires quiet, and if he cannot get it at Buck shoals he cant get it anywhere. It is hidden away in a broken off corner of the country four miles from the nc,Ir,et railway station and l5 miles up the valley which extends to the south of this city
 MT. Yves Den.
 It is an attractive place, with its wide vCrandaS. large. airy rooms, great firc- places and all tn" Cunvcnicnccs of city life, which arc 50 essential to comfort and lux ury in the country. Away back in one out of the way corner is the owners den. " with a large writing table, easy chairs, plenty of books and magazines, pipes. t,'haccn anI other sources of inSpi- ration which have assisted in making the We articles >o interesting to the readers of the pr,>> of today. And what q disap- poiuimcnt il i> tu meet Bill himself! You arc prepared to str a lean. lank, Cadaver- ouS individual. with enormous spcCtacles and a nose like an eagles beak. That is his appearance ill print. Instead you see a well Lr,,>s,d. well built man, slightly abuvc tho average height. with smoothly >haVcn. kindly features. In short. lie Syvm> to the visitor tu be a we'll to do man If the modern world. He was evidently prvpaTUsi for my surprise, for he unmarked: "I have changed considerably since l hc- :,an farming and living in the mountains. I cam" [" this section for the first time eight yr.tr~ aga. pr'tty well run down. l suffered frt'n ncrv"II>i,>S. loss of appr- lite and H." ether ailments you usually Iiu.l d. -t r,ln'.l i'll thv "N'TI-,,' l.tt"nt mCdi cine circular. but North Carolina has made now man out Ut me. In fat. l had no idea how tough had bCcOmc phys ically until few winters ago when out on horseback. II was in December. and had [" ford q river. \ friCnd-at least l thought he was-lcnt me one of his an i.nal~. which found out nftcrward had a frndncSS for rolling over in the water. When We reached the middle of the stream, hr dvcj,l,d tn indulge this little ccccntrici- ". We both rolled. The water was ice cold. but l had become thoroughly warm