Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-08-31
Observation-Disclosures
AND Mr. A. STEK OK CHARLESTON ENJOYING COOL CLIMATE AND
NUCHAEEDED RESTTHE hAPD WATERS or WHITEWATER RIVER
EDITORIAL coRREspoNDENcE.)

we started over tho mountains to Sap.
phire, N. O., a distance of nine miles.
The drive was made by half. past eleven.
We stopped for dinner and to take in the
sights about and around this famous re-
sort, where both nature and art have
combined In portrayal of tho beautiful.
The T0xaway- Company, under tho su.
| perVision of MIR. j. il. Hayes, rs general
manager, have worked wonders In tranH-
forming these rugged mountain sides
into veritab)o bowers of beauty. Two
largo artificial lakes have boon formed
by building high dams across deep ra.
| vines. Splendid roads have been out
around them and to other points of into
rest on tho property. Two largo hotels
have boon built and are now full OF
guests. The hotels are about two miles
apart and furnish accommodations fo,
guests at prices ranging from two dollars
| per day upward. ...
This wac our first trip over tho new
road to Sapphire, of which 80 much has
| been said in tho last year We think il
| is destined to become ono of tho princi.
PoA AhoVhluih lOuND III OuE COunUY HuU
hope soon to 500 it much improved. II
is plain that tho portion of the new
road in Oconee is not near so good as
| tho portion in North Carolina, which was
built by tho Toxaway Company under
tho directionof Mr.. Hayes. Most of tho
grade OH our ond is very good, but In
places it could be improved, and thon
the road bod itsolf is badly in need of
moro work. With this end of tho road
put in first olass condition, and new
road loading from Jooassoe Valley out in
tho direction of Mr.. nj. Nicholson's and
tapping this road, tho facilities for travel
in this section would be vastly improved,
and chat, too, aS a saving of work and
oxponse in kooping up about eight miles
OF steop and rocky mountain road that
could bo abandoned by tho construction
of about four miles of now road on an
easy srado. But moro of this anon.
Saturday afternoon wo drove from
Sapphire to Highlands, distance of
oightoon milos through Cashiers Valley
and over tho mountains. This was ono
of tho most delightful drives on the
Whole trip. A light rain had fallen, tho
sun was behind a cloud, tho temperature
was pleasant and the scenery grand.
Every turn in tho road was like tho turn
of kaleidoscope, somo now scono was
presented, and all of exquisite beauty
and intonso interest.
HIGHLANDS, N. c.
Saturday night and Sunday wero spent
at Highlands. When wo loft Walhalla
the temperature was 02 degrees and on
reaching here we felt quito chilly in a
temperature of GS. On Sunday mini
mum of 90 with maximum of ~ made
heavy clothes comfortable. Highlands
has long boon famous as n summer re-
sort, and justly SO. With an altitude of
$500 fcet, and n temperature unexcelled
it is known far and near as o!ie of tho
very finest places to spend tho summon.
AT present cx-Secrotary of State Day,
now Federal Circuit Judge, is ono
among tho distinguished guests of tho
season. lie is also we'll known as ono of
the Commissioners Of tho United States
who took part in framing the protocol
with tho Spanish Commissioners, ceding
the Philippines to tho United States, and
concluding the terms of peace whereby
the recent war with Spain was ended
ant. tho present war against tho Fill
pinos started. 1t will be recognized at
once that he has travelled extansivelv
and knows something of the climates of
different places and countries. Ho is
understood as expressing greater delight
with tho climate here than any place he
has over visited, and it Is not surprising
that VIC hear his opinion freely quoted.
This is our second visit to Highlands and
therc can bo no question of tho rarity of
tho atmosphere and the salubrity of the
climate. It's scenery is also attractive
and high mountains abound.
Our host on this occasion was Mr..
David Norton, who has relatives In Wal
halla and many friends in Oconoo. Hero
wo had the pleasure of meeting Capt.
John w. Daniels who was tho honored
and efficient Clerk of Court of Anderson
for twenty years. On Sunday birthday
dinner was spread in honor of his sixty
sixth birthday and Mr.. Norton's sixty
fifth. This is the 9th time they have thus
celebrated their birthdays. On tho pre-
sont occasion it happened that the birth
days of two of the guests were also colo.
bratcd, viz: Mrs. A. M. Brinsmade, of
Great Darlington, Mass, widow of n
prominent Presbyterian minister, who
had attained hor sevontioth birthday,
and Miss Elsie Thompson, of Charleston,
S. c., whose birthday we felt delicacy
in inquiring, notwithstanding hor OK
tromo youth.
FRANKLIN, N. e.
This is our second visit to Franklin,
tho county scat of Macon, one of tho bost
counties in Western North Carolina. Wo
find it a beautiful town of six hundred
inhabitants, situato on tho banks of tho
romiios5oo river, did enjoying q unique
position in fertile valloy. Several nice
| brick buildings stand on either side of
| Main street, and tho whole place pro-
sonts an air of prosperity. A largo roller
Touring mill has recently been put up,
and is said to bo doing good business.
There arc a anumbor of elegant residences,
and tho people arc evidently happy and
| contcnted.
Mr.. w. a. Curtis is tho ablo odit6r of
tho Franklin press, an up-to- date weekly
| newspaper. IIo was not at homo, but
q L., at