The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-07-13
LOCKHART JUNCTION

hau uHe RAIN III CnlS SeCClOn ana
from what we learn l think it has
been general rain throughout the
county. The crops are getting a move
on them at last.
The Fourth of July was enjoyed the
same old way, mills closing down,
giving holiday; also most business
stopped and people took the day go
ing and coming and so on to some
place for recreation and enjoyment.
This writer with the Messrs. Nor
gan brothers and sister and little Bes-
sic and Clyde Morgan, also Mr.. Josh
Osment and Mrs. Kerr, all of Jones'
vile, started on the 4th of July for
Chimney Rock, N. c., leaving Jones'
vile at 6 o'clock and arrived in the
Blue Ridge mountain at 10 o'clock, a
distance of about rs or 80 miles the
way we went, first going by Spartan
burg, through the county to Boiling
Springs. Next stop was at Mill
Springs, where we drank some of
the mountain water, beautiful spring
running out of a rock like basin
and round like pot in the bottom
and cold as ice and clear as crystal.
We viewed what was called Oak
mountain and went on. Then it be-
gan to rain on us and we stopped
again to put up our curtains and
then we were going further through
the Blue Ridge mountains looking at
many beautiful scenes, going through
the mountains, thinking about getting
to Chimney Rock, the place we start
ed from home to see, looking and
viewing as we went through the noun
tains. We saw many fine pear and
apple orchards, viewing also the beau
tiful corn growing down in the valley
or cave bottom land. This was very
pretty to look at. 1t did me good to
see the corn growing when I know it
is so much needed. Sometimes we
would find ourselves going down
through the mountain, saying or
thinking that there would be no one
living down that way, but we did not
go far before we saw fine residence,
a two-story building, good barns and
often we would see a crib half full
of corn. We did not get to Chimney
Rock on the 4th; we stopped three
miles this side on what was called
the cane creek section, where there is
a nice church and large cemetery.
We put up monument to Mrs. Nor
gan's grave at this church. Near this
place we stopped at the home of Mr..
Jacy Sercy and put our auto under
the shelter for it was raining at this
time and at this stop we took lunch
and after a few hours rest we took
tramp through the mountains to
the home of Mr.. Nix. There some of
the party went to other places to
spend the night and left me at Mr..
NiN's and he showed me around. He
first took me down near his home to
show me where the great rocks came
rolling down from the mountains into
the branches during the great rains
and floods they had last J1fiyys I,n1s
was a show to me to see tho rooI.s
that ~ mad rolled miles away down from
lne mountain top, running a great deal
o1 flne bottom land. Mr.. Nix showed
III, me an old site where his barn stood |
l mere were few scattered pieces of |
uihoer laying around. He told me
ne great rocks and water knoclrod
Town his barn and killed two of bis
mules. Others suffered losses al
,long through this section. We were
,eighted with the kind hospitalitv
nown US by Mr.. and Mrs. Nix. also
lr. and Mrs. Sercy and Mr.. Burgess.
ielc @ IKE l was with home folks while
was with these good people. Next ,
lornlng we finished our trip to Chin {
ey Rock. This place is in the heart {
the Blue Ridge and is a beautiful
lace. 1t has just been rendered ac- G
sssiole by the Chimney Rock high v
ay' superb double track scenic O
lto road actually to the base of the
hmney. This road is three -niIec q
ng, Is feet wide, four to seven nor +,
nj grade with two per cent grade
nalr pm curves with diameters =
10 feet, the whole sanded through !,
lis place has been provided for large
'niper OF automobiles. Words utter ~
IAN 10 convey to the unacquainted M
e marvellous scenes of this nlace "
.lmney Rock, great monolitb "
teet in height scaled by a series n,
Stalrways and bridges. Cbimnev ~
ck' a precipice nearly 1000 feet ";
.E pEe the valley. Hickory Nut Falls NJ
I'll drop of 96O feet. Appian
~, remarkable bench on the face r.,
the precipice nearly a mile in =.
gun ana extending from Chimney
:k 10 the Hickory Nut Falls, along On
lch are the Wild Cat Trap, Ground on an
Z onde' lnspiration Point, Ma
shower Bath and numerous
es and grottos and tier upon tier n
beautiful mountains. I will saw ~
r summer outing is incomplete
hout one or more trips to Chimnev
X. Young men, it is a nice place Cr;
go when Won o,ot f"Cs