Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-09-10

| tE.j '.''.'. 81
Fork Turnpike Road ........ S.4
| Charga Greek ... 9.5
| KuhtuIann Branch ..... 90
Fork Milestone Road ......1O
A. NJ. Browns, Mt. Rest p. OIL
Calls Place (foot Callas MtD .12.7
| For, Long Bottom Road .14.G
w. q. Russel's (RusseH P. O.D.15.S
| Alfred Whitmire's .....1G.S
! Pine Mountain p. o. ....l?
Fork Dr. Hawkins's Road ...1J.6
Fork .IorSe Cove Road ....c1 =.
John ms .......... .21.4
North Carolina State Line PA
Foot SatulaN Mountain . Pei
highlands ... $780,. ..30.6
The run was not made from High
lands to Cashiers Valley, but the
distance given was 12 miles.
a meeting with the business men
Of Highlands was held at the town
hall Monday evening, talks being
made by r. 7. Jayncs, VIM. J. Strib-
ling, Judge Emory Speer, T. c. Har-
bison, w. l.. Werner. G.. f. Hetrick.
II. A. Pell and II. NJ. Bascom.
1t was shown by this trip that the
greater part Of the road can be read
lily made suitable for easy travel with
a machine. Very little work will
have to be done on Stumphouse
Mountain. No change of grade will
have to be made, but pipes and
drains will have to be laid so as to
get rid Of the watcrbreaks and give
smooth rOadbed
At the kuhtmann branch a change
Of grade should be made. This can
be done very easily and at small
cost
The Callas Mountain is the hard
est proposition in Oconee county. A
new road will have to be surveyed
and built all the way up and over
this mountain for the distance Of
ABOUT three miles, or from the Callas
place to that Of w. G.. Russell.
After crossing Chattooga river a
change OF grade will also have to be
made in places by Mr.. Whitmire's
and along Big Greek until the foot
OF Pine Mountain is reached. Here
we found the toughest proposition of
the entire route. A new road will
have TO be surveyed all the way up
and over this mountain for three
miles. From this point to High
| lands the changes in the roadbed will
be few and for short distances. The
grade is already fairly good, even up
Satulah Mountain, four miles. The
grade here will compare favorablv
with the grade of Stumphouse Noun
tain; but the roadbed must be wild
ened, several sharp curves eliminated
and culverts built.
Work has already commenced on
this road, beginning at the High
landS's end and coming this way to-
wards the State line, About two
miles was found to be in excellent
condition.
The people of Highlands are en-
thuslastc over this road, and it will
certainly be built. 1t is now in order
for the work to begin on Callas
Mountain and the other portions of
the road in Oconee county.
AS recorded above, it will be seen
that S.4 miles Of the Highlands road
answers also for the Cashiers Valley
| road. The people Of Cashiers were
represented in the meeting at High
| lands by Hampton A. Pell, and they
intend to begin on September 18th
to work their portion of this road to
| the State line. 1t is also proposed
that the portion along the old Turn
| pike in Oconee county will be built
this fall. Arrangements are being
| made TO put force of hands on both
OF these roads at once. AS soon as
they are finished, the road from
Highlands to Cashiers will be built.
About seven miles Of this road is al
ready in hrst-class condition, same
being the Ravenel Turnpike. About
five miles will have to be built from
Highlands to connect with this road.
| 1t is said that this will not be a very
| expensive road to build, as few
| changes in the road-bed are neces-
sary.
These roads will be built this fall,
and as soon as they are completed
| the road from Walhalla to Lake Tox.
away will be built. 1t is probable,
| however, that this will not be until
next spring. The Highlands and the
Cashiers roads appear to be the mos.
| important at present, and they will
be the first built. The people of
Highlands and Cashiers are doing
their full part and putting it ND to
us to do ours.
1T is probable that both North and
South Carolina will have to contrib
ute TO the construction Of the seven
miles through Rabun county, Geor-
| gia, on account Of the heavy and ey-
pensive work on Pine Mountain, but
this will be done
| hOH 'iS'O iD"ho are Dullt IL VIII
be easy to make the run from Wal
halla to either Highlands or Cash
ier's within three hours. Thus will
| be opened up to tourists and visitors
from other sections the most attract
i've and interesting portion of the
Blue Ridge Mountains.
| The party from Walhalla we're
handsomely entertained by the citi-
zens Of Highlands with Headquarters
at the Smith Hotel. Both the rooms
and fare were excellent. The SER
vice rendered by Mine Host" Smith
has contributed largely to the splen-
| did reputation achieved by Highlands
| aQ a on mnlnr resort