Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-15
THE LAND OF THE SKY"
An Interesting Description oil "es'er"
North Carolina.

MFR. Charles Albert, a prominent ci''~e"
y, ,,o,tgomcrv county, Md. writes the
baltimore Sun = follows, under date Oh
lIendersonville. n. c., March 10Th:
.J am absent from my home in Mont.
eomery county for awhile on VISIT ~
this mountainous. beautiful, and healtn llItn
section of North Carolina. In this 1|ahu
Of the Sky the two seem inseparap'y
united and make one wish that heaven
and earth were really as near tosethei
as they both appear to be. l came heIc
bv the Asheville route. From that city
TO this place Is snort raiIroau iine
eighteen or twenty miles. The route Is
onong the mountains and very beautifui.
Dut TO any one whose emotions can De
aroused by mountain scenery the rue
from Salisbury to Asheville presents views
surpassingly grand and beautiful, parucu-
larry ia approaching and leaving hounu
Knob where high engineering SIKH ana
ability have been well tested. AS the tram
creeps up the heavy mountain grades mere
you look down the rocky sides ana see pc
low a track which 1t is hard to realize
Won were riding over some minutes ago.
Then some mountain stream attracts your
owes whose voice OF lamentation at leaN-
ing its lofty home the heavy, rumbihg
train prevents your hearing, or, perhaps
Ike youth II rushes on in It's Wild ana
brilliant course. reaching some less RAPID
and more peaceful current. until from the
bosom of the ocean II is by heavenly IN
fiuences drawn up to the heavens above
Mountain after mountain, range after
range. are presented TO view with con-
slant varying aspect, with different de-
grees of abruptness. sometimes a series
Of regular, even solldified waves, ana
then, where some more violent con-
vulsion has exercised its force, a loity
peak arises looking down upon Its num-
bier companions. On the day OF my Journey
the temperature was aim oSt summer ike,
requiring open windows. and tempting
TO platform dangers. a risk which several
times | did not resist. and. forgetting
all danger in the grandeur and mag
nificence of views. enjoyed them beyond
my powers of expression.
A MOUNTAIN TOWN.
"The town of Headersonville occupies
the portion OF a basin or plateau about
ESQ feet above sea level, and almost
surrounded by mountains. some Of them
very high, and all Of them Of graceful
line and beauty. 1t is the county town.
The main street. over two miles long.
is about as wide as Pennsylvania ave-
nuo in our capital city. with Il row OF
tees down the centre and a row along
each curb. There are comfortable hotels
and boarding-houses on this street.
stores. bank. courthouse. town hall. post
office and some very neat residences,
and around the town some handsome
ones occupy various commanding sites.
On Wednesday afternoon ] was taken
by n friend to the most beautiful resi-
dence. that of Mr.. Ewart. late congress
man from this district. lie allows
CTR O. IYfxv. "a liz.
and up to the conspicuous elevation on
which his mansion is built from which
q prospect Is presented which can scarce
~ be excelled anywhere 1t Is near
the top Of the mountain. The road APP
preaching Is by a very gradual ascent
lined on each side by large and very
beautiful white pine trees. Some of the
near mountains are higher and of sleeper
ascent. And then in some of the far-dis-
tant Views there is sort of inverted
perspective the distant mountains being
much higher than the nearer ones.
The town is supplied with very pure
water. brought through iron pipes from a
mountain reservoir about two miles dis
tant. This has necessitated an accompa-
nying system of sewerage. The winters
are moderate, the summers agreeable
the nights being always cool. There Is
something noticeable in the great purity
ana salubrlty of the atmosphere both in
its erect on ones breathing apparatus
and on the distance of vision Asthmatic
affections are greatly benefited. and in
some cases entirely relieved. Chills and
fever and biious-fever are unknown
-Four physicians find moderate support
In the town and its extensive surround
ings. 1t is great resort for health
seekers and admirers of the grand and
beautiful in nature. The streams abound
in trout and ocher fish. The jack fish and
carp are numerous. The latter have
escaped from some OF the flooded private
ponds. and their flavor has been greatly
improved by the purer flowing streams.
/ saw one which had been caught recent
ly which weighed between and pounds.
Quail were exceedingly abundant during
the past shooting season. The fruit sea-
son brings an abundant supply OF straw
berries Of superior quality and quaint
ties OF the finest peaches and apples and
plums also. The pear does not seem TO
thrive here. but grapes are easily and sue
cessfully cultivated. or the vegetables
potatoes and cabbages are raised In great
quantities in the surrounding country
and In very fine quality. Carloads were
shipped from here during the past sea-
son. Corn fiourishes, and was told that
this county took the prize at the Chicago
Fair for this article Of farm produce.
THE town has population OF about
LOO. The Baptists, Episcopalians, Me.
thodsts and Presbyterians have their
churches here, all very churchly buildings.
Schools are not. as fiourshng as they
ought TO be. a fine large college build
ing. constructed OF stone. located In a
very beautiful grove within the limits
Of the town. and with spacious grounds
around it, is now and for some time has
been closed. 1t Is called Judson College.
and was originally organized by the
Baptists.