Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-15
THE HACAN ranch

High Knob i'm Wise County Vir-
ginia has been known Us a point of
interest for many decades past Int
fact its history dates to the earliest
settlement OF this section by the
pioneers. Here Benges, IA noted and
warlike chief gazed from its heights,
and not far from its summit he re-
ceived his death wound from the rifle
OF the white man Long before the
mighty force of dynamite made these
mountains tremble, or the scream of
locomotives echoed against the ever
lasting hills, prOclaiming an era of
enterprise and wealth surprising
anything of which the peaceful ma
tives ever dreamed, High Knob was
II favorite resort for country lads and
lassies on picni" and holiday occa-
sions. He who delights TO look up
on landscapes afar extending into
Eastern Kentucky, over South west
Virginia and away toward the blue
mountains of Eastern Tennessee
and Western North Carolina, should
some calm, clear day visit "IIieh
Knob
During the years Of slower pro-
gress than these, there came from
lover he seas a penniless lad.
"Ol Ireland was his country" and
his name was not Pat Maloy but
Patrick Hagon. He rose rapidly in
his chosen profession, after studying
law under Mr. Jos St.us, of
Tazewell, and became one of the
ablest lawyers in Virginia, and
certainly one OF the greatest wild
land lords of modern times In early
life he began picking up boundary
after boundary of these mountain
lands, until there has passed
through his hands more than quar-
ter of million acres of such lands
as in those days were considered,
scarcely worth the very low rate Of
taxation levied upon them
Among these tracts which MI
I1agan has held to With an eye To
the future is the we'll known "High
Knob About three thousand acres
consisting OF the finest forest and
rich grazing lands TO be found any
where in Southwest, Virginia
Whenever the timber has been clear
ed away upon the slopes of High
Knob the rich swards of blue grass
lie in folds, rivaIing the famous rich
mountain pastures i'm Tazewel !
County, Virginia
The present plan OF Improvement
promises 10 become one Of Wise
Counties finest attractions A sum
mer hotel will be open, possibly all
the year In connection with one OF
the finest hunting and fishing pre-
serves in the South Owing To its
altitude, 1900 feet, ideal atmospheric
conditions are assured y beautiful
lake has been formed with an aver
age depth of thirty feet of water, and
mile and a quarter in length and
three quarters in width The lake
is fed by n mountain spring OF pure
water and will be supplied with such
| fish rs do we'll in moutain streams.
Boating will add to the pleasures
of the lake. Hunting in season Will
be treat. Both red and grey fox
abound, beside quail, pheasant, squIr-
rel and hare, with now and then n
chance at the glistening wild COB
bier.
Mr.. w. Terry Bowling, of Norton
has secrured a lease upon this entire
property for term of years. His
youthful energy coupled with Mr..
Hagan's ripe experience and wis
dom and with ample capital they
will in a measure, cooperate in the
development of the property.
Mr.. Bowling who, is ut present
the very popular proprietor of the
st Charles Hotel at Norton, and who
has already proved himself To be
one Of Virginias noble hosts is to be
congratulated upon the management
OF this magnificent property. If a
talent for accommodating entertain
ment and making everything pleas
ant and homelike for guests are ele-
ments of success then he is the
right man In the right place. 1t is
Mr.. Bowling's intention to keep a
herd Of about one hundred cattle OF
the best grade and add same number
OF sheep and hogs. a splendid
driveway OF about four miles will
be made from Norton t. the Knob
and during the next summer it is
Mr. Bowling's idea to have num-
Der of distinguished guests to spend
n vacation at High Knob An invi-
tation will be extended to Governor
Swanson and staff and the company
of Richmond Blues, to visit these
delightful heights next season
TT s
Up Before the Bar.
!