Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-12-05
A Trip to GlenviIIe, N. C.

Editors Courier: On tho morning of
the 18th instant, in company with my
son j. II. r., wo started for Glcnvillc, y.
c., via Gum bottoms. The new road,
known as the Sapphire road, is getting
in bad condition. If the county officials
don't see after it and have it worked it
will soon be impossible. We reached
Whitewater about noon; stopped, fed
Our horse and ate lunch. The roads on
tho North Carolina side are much better
and we made faster time. We reached
Cashiers about 5 p. NJ.
The first thing of interest that we
noticed was an old saw mill-and old
sash saw mill-sawing lumber We saw
this mill back in the COS. Most of the
have taken their place. The old Zachary
house still stands. Geo. NJ. Cole has a
fine store house, and is doing a general
merchandise business. We stopped a
few minutes with Mr.. Riley Hopper. He
is the same jovial Riley that he was
back in the COS when we first knew him.
Ho is ready at any time for horse swap.
Next was Mr.. McAdams'. lie keeps a
first-class hotel for the accomm odation
of summer tourists. Next is Mr. Il.
Rochester. He is postmaster and runs n
blacksmith shop.
We then proceeded on our Journey,
crossed the Blue Ridge. We then started
down stream. Hero Wm. Buchanan is
operating a saw mill on Hurricane creek.
seen for a saw mill. Tho logs are
snaked down the mountain side with
cattle.
We arrived at my S ter's (Mrs. A.. r.
Moody about sundown, and spent the
night very pleasantly. The wind blew
hard all night. Wednesday, tho lith, wo
set out up Norton creek, some three or
tour miles to the wool cards of S. l.. Nc
Guire, run by his son, w. G. McGuire.
We spent several hours very pleasantly
with him. We returned to my sisters
for dinner In tho afternoon, with w.
J. Moody for our guide, we set out for
Upper hamburg, over Il rough road. We
arrived at n. A. Lusk's, our brothcr-in-
law. about dark. IIu lives on Cedar
creek, under Glass Rock, and spent the
night very pleasantly with him. Here
think the road stops, but they say not. |
did not go any farther. On the 18th we
went hacl, the same trail and procc cdctl
to the beautiful little town Of Glcnvilc.
The business men of the town are: w.
A. Fowler S Son, B. j. Moody, John
Nicholson. b. j. Moody is also post
master. The hotel is burned down, but
Mrs. Ebert Watson runs boarding
house. The High School is presided
over by Prof Chas. Cooper, from
bieNi hhtJ CouhIy, INOllH 1uIOllilt.
The farmers around Glcnvllc are indus
trious, hard-working people. They have
plenty. and make corn to sell. They
raise cabbage, turnips and all kinds Of
vegetables they want to. Mr.. Alfred
Wilson has fine corn, SO have others.
Mr.. j. ID. Frasier, of Oconcc, has
moved out there and is running some
mills for Mr.. Jasper Jennings.
Friday, tho 10th, at 10 a. NJ, VIC started
for home, leaving the good people OF
Glcnvllle for a while, hoping to see them
again. We want to 90 back in the spring
and carry our fishing tackle and stay a
week or so. II We ever move to the
mountains we will never pitch our tent
this side the Blue Ridge. We reached
home about dark the 10th. Mckinley is
elected, but the water on the other side
OF the Blue Ridge runs north just the
same. j, ITALLEY.
Little River, S. c., November rs, 1900