The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
Owners of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Now Running
From HendersonViIIe
TO BREvARD. CONTEMPLATE BUILDING
70 Within Few Miles Of Toxa"ay'
Completing the Distance With
An Electric Road.

Among those great agencies that are
doing an in their power to ouha up
Western North Carolina the I0NaNay
COMPANY entitled to prominent mem
lion. They have recently bought inc
ra,Irood running from HenderS0AN.Le
to Brcvard and will extend TINS 'ad
from Br2yard, their present terminus, 20
within a erw miles OF IoXaWay, coihgh I
ING tho distance By an electric NE
lhey viii make great Improvement III
rho rollips stock and will furnish 10 the
travelling public magnificent faciuii's.
The company own Il large body ~ Nhd
in the famous Sapphire country, u
which a description is given below.
Those seeking health and happiness WI
find ,.ls n delightfully."- cool spot DUNG
the Aauiad term.
Along the sunny southern slopes ana
fable lands of the Blue Ridge noun
tains in Western North Carolina, at an
average altitude Of 5000 feet, where
broad ridges point off from the mann
Chain toward the lowlands of South
Carolina and Georgia, is a country dull
of delightful surprises to the tourist,
sportsman and health-seeker. Ne other
State or region contains 50 many clear,
streams, SO many grand waterfalls, such
wide-sweeping mountain views and such
beautiful lakes.
The most interesting of the many at
tractive features to be found are the
Fairfield and Sapphire Lakes. No
where else in the South, at this altitude,
are there such bodies of water All who
visit these lakes are impressed with the
wonderful beauty and greatly varied
character OF the scenery. There are
towering cliffs, rising abruptly for a
thousand feet from their shores, and
cascades OF rare beauty directly into the
lakes from the lofty table-land surround
ing. Indeed, it is the general verdict of
widcly-traveled people that, in respect
to the remarkable combination and va
red and attractive character of lake
and mountain scenery this section is I'M
riyaled by any III the world Certainly
no other part Of America has anything
to equal it.
Until recently there was no provision
made for the accommodation of visitors
to this delightful section of country
Now, however, entertainment is offered
by the lToxaway Company at the Sap
phirc Inn Ton Lake Sapphire), Mountain
Lodge tom summit Of Mt. ToXaWay), and
the magnificent new hotel, Fairfield Inn,
on Lake Fairfield.
Sapphire Inn, with cottages. will ac-
commodate about fifty guests, The
grounds are spacious and we'll kept,
There is an excellent livery in connection
with the house, and number of pleas
IRE boats have been placed on Sap
phire Lake for the use of the guests.
The fishing on this lake is unsurpassed.
Three and one-half miles distant from
Sapphire. Oh the summit of Mt. Toxa-
way is the Lodge. The house is easily
accessible from either of the lake houses
by nicely constructed and well graded
road winding back and forth along the
sues Of the mountain for Il distance Of
about three aud one-half miles. The ac-
commodations provided here for guests
will be found Of the most satisfactory
character. There are good stables in