Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-08-19
SCOUTS ENJOYING TRIP
TO DISTANT MOUNTAINS
Camp Dan Green,
Chimney Rock, Aug. Is.

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terest to part of your readers,
will attempt to write up some
of the details or incidents of our
trip up here and the doings of
the boys in camp.
We left Fort Mill on the 9th
at 9 a. M, travelling toward Bel
mont and stopped for dinner the
first day out at Steel Creek
church. Here the boys charged
the scoutmaster with having
drawn a tinful of milk from d
nice Jersey cow that was tied
out to Craze under the same
shade tree where we stopped.
The case" is to be tried later
in our scout hall.
Monday night we camped
about midway between Belmont
and Gastonia, breaking camp
next morning at Z O'Clock, after
a breakfast consisting of bacon,
hominy, salmon and coffee, and
struck out for full days drive,
passing through Gastonia, Kings
Mountain and camping Tuesday
night near Shelby. A good many
of the boys insisted on going on
into town, and next morning as
soon as breakfast was over
struck out for the town, and
when we got there with the
wagons, they were to be seen
sitting on the court house lawn
talking to certain young lady
who was recent visitor to our
town. 1t required more than
one bugle call to make them take
up the line of march.
We camped next night at
Forest City, where we had
camped two years ago on our
return trip. The next days
travel brought us to Chimney
Rock, but owing to the crowded
condition among the best camp
ing spots, we stopped two miles
away and moved up next morn
ing when someone had vacated
good place. We are now camped
on Broad river at the foot of
Chimney Rock. between the
national highway from Charlotte
to Asheville and the river. l
will say here for the satisfaction
of the mothers of the boys that
there is no danger to them on
account of our nearness to the
river, which at this point is only
a shallow, rocky stream. There
is one good swimming pool near
by and it is a favorite spot with
the boys. Quite a number of
the young ladies stopping at the
Logan Hotel nearby go SWIM
ming there, to the great delight
of the boys. Swimming, fishing,
mountain climbing, interspersed
with hikes to different places of
local note, make up the days
amusements. After supper they
gather around the camp fire and
relate the days experiences.
The people along our route and
at this place have been very kind
to US, except one tight-wad, who
objected to our gathering fire
wood to cook with. There's
thousands of cords going to
waste on the mountain sides.
but this guy seemed to think the
supply would run short.
We spent Sunday quietly in
camp, having a short service of
our own, it being several miles
to the nearest church where
services were being held. There
has been a considerable change
In the place since we were here
two years ago. Since that time
the national highway has been
built through the valley, and the
auto traffic over it is enormous.
More than 100 machines pass
our camp every day. On our
way up here the boys got lots of
fun bumming rides in the empty
cars that passed us.
Saturday evening we went
seigning and got enough fish to
give us soup for supper and din
ner yesterday. This is truly a
great place to spentfa a vacation.
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