Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-09-15

tains of Virginia, North Carolina and
Tennessee. The book aforementioned
was the outcome of that tour. 1t APP
epars strange that no mention was
made through the book of Mr.. Trigg,
while his town, Abingdon, was Civ
en- quite an extended notice. We are
told that the town is quite prettiiy
situated on rolling hills couple Of
thousand feet above the sea level,
with views of mountain peaks to the
south, Is n cheerful and not too ex-
citing place to sojourn, is hospitablc
and helpful to the stranger. The two
dined with descendant Of ocahon-
tas, the Indian princess, but the
name is not given. From the old rec
learned that in 1779, among other
things, they could have had good
lodging and clean sheets for the sum
of two shillings, but in their strug-
giles with the porter for the little
items of soap, water, and towels, and
by the implied negation of the mat
ter of "clean Sheets" they were con-
vinccd that they had arrived too late.
However, in fairness to the old town.
the writer hereof will say that seven
years later, that is to say in the year
1891, conditions had materially i'm
proved. He spent about two weeks
there as juror at the October term
of Federal Court In the west-end,
that is to say in the direction of the
villa of Greendale, there was a pro-
fusion of soap, water. towels and
clean sheets, with hospitality sufIic-
lent to satisfy even the most fas-
tidious.
Upon their leavc-t taking of Abing-
don, they ascertained that the pccun-
larry flood had risen to the height of
SLIGO. When all was ready for the
start it was found to be late, for
Virginia was not only one of the
blessed regions where one can get Il
late breakfast, but where it was al
most impossible to get an early one.
They took the pike eastward, but
soon turned southwark, down the
valley of the Holston river. White
Top was visible, but between the two
it was decided that no mountain
whose altitude was less than 5000
feet was worth climbing. They were
to dine ut Ramscy's. The place con-
sisted of two log houses, q saw mill
and barn. The limited extent or
Ramsey's caused the travellers to re-
fleet, if not to regret that they had
left the hotel of perfect satisfac-
tion." This expression was used be-
cause the porter of the Abingdon
hotel had assured them ut the sta
tion that perfect satisfaction was
guaranteed. Just across the road at
Kamsey's was an old Ncgress dabb-
ing the family washing in big
caldron;; The old woman readily jump
ed to the conclusion that the strang-
ers were rich men, and mentioned
the fact that it was very difficult fol
her to get shoes and tobacco. Every
body about the place was barefootcd,
except the mistress, including the
comely eighteen-year old daughter,
who served the dinner. On the table
were hot biscuit, ham, pork, green
Deans lit was July 22), apple-sauce,
blackberry preserves, cucumbers, cof-
tee. milk, apple and blackberry pie.
QUITE variety, as viands go. But
they were not twelve hours older till
they had gone farther and Jared
worse.
The itinerary included North Car
OHM, as aforementioned, where Big
Tom Wilson was quite a character.
They had met him before. Where? In
Cooper's novels. He was Leather
stocking. When Professor Mitchell
was missing, Big Tom was one of
the searching party, and gettine
separated from the others, he it was
who found the body of the professor
IN the mountain stream, Just over
from what has since been known MS
Nlitchells Falls. Christian Reid in
her notes mentions Wilson as the
man who found the body of Professor
The itinerary ended Mt Bristol,
which was mainly one long street
with some good stores, but generally
shabby, and on that morning, sleepv.
One side of the street (Main) being
N Virginia and the other in Tennes-