The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07

tain This II q very curious formation OF
the rocks on the profile mountain which,
viewed from certain positions. shows the
profile OF a human face-the forehead.
nose, mouth and chin being as distinct
and clear as though chiseled from the
rock Moving around the rocks show only
curious combination that will present SO
clear a cut profile Just near Is the Pro-
file house. an elegantly apportioned inn.
and completely hemmed in by the noun
tains which rise from either side Of IT,
Below this is what Is called the F1ume. a
gorge in the mountains cut out by the
action OF the water in the ages past. and
part OF it resembling the pools near Ruth
erfordton. in our state.
From Franconia also. IN an opposite di
rection from the Notch road, you drive on
to the town of Bethlehem. probably the
largest town In the mountain region and
one that has the creates accommodations
in the way Of hotels. having over twenty
two. besides boarding. houses. From this
place one gets a good view of Mount
Washington. in the Presidential range.
Then there Is the Conway notch and the
towns and settlements adjacent. to all OF
which hundreds and thousands Of people
go every summer. Littleton. the town be-
low Bethlehem. is the principal point in
this section and is quite city like. having
nne stores and some manufacturing inter.
ests. its principal street well paved and
concrete sidewalks over the town. and
the situation Is ~pleasant-the bluffs stand
ing back from the river and the houses
look fresh and the homes pleasant. Now.
while these scenes are pleasant to look
upon In the summer, the winter lore is
very hard, and no outdoor work on the
farms can be done. The thermometer
ranges, / am told, from % degrees to Is
degrees. with an occasional drop below.
AS you go over these roads you find at
each crossing, or where there is any
divergence, sign boards plainly marked,
stating distance and to what place 1t will
carry you-an improvement over our
nYf r0li q ryhn~ mo ho- %
inquire Of the natives, and they tell you
in this doubtful manner: You go about
a quarter Of a mile and then the road
forks. Take the one on your right and
drive on to a branch, and after you cross
the branch you will come to a little hill,
| and there the road forks: you take the
left hand, and after driving about a half
mile you come into an old field" Well.
says the traveller. After we get into the
old field, what them" why, if you amt
lost, then I'll be darned!'
The towns or townships here are di-
vided into districts, and each district has
Its school house, each one being built
| alike, of same size and pattern. and each
Is surmounted by a Flagstaff. The inhab-
itants here know but little of the south,
with it's fine climate and soil, and it ap-
pears to me that this would be a good
section In which to advertise our ad-
vantages, which are in such sharp con-
/ traSt with the labor necessary here to
make a living. I understand several per-
| sons have located from near here at
Southern Pines, and these hardy New
E~nglanders are the people We want. if
once we can turn them Fru-
gal, Industrious, educated, thrifty and
l~aw-abiding, they would soon make our
waste places bloom and blossom. but they
would want to be advantageously located
as to healthfulness of locality and produc-
%tiveness of soil. I have wished that 1 had
more facts than I remember to give them,
or some printed matter that they might
retain for permanent information, as to
our section, with it's open winters, where
they can work every day outside, it's for
ests and timber lands, it's fields of corn
and cotton, it's truck farms and the grow
ing manufacturing interests, it's wild
flowers and fruits, much Of which sounds
to them like a fairy tale.
Yours truly,
G. r. F