Sylvan Valley News
Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper.
& lUlEESE.
BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 8. 190:5.
VOL. VIII-NO. 1!*
Dunns Rock Lodge No. 267
F. (S' M.
Friday on oi* bofore the full
•iH>on in each month, at 2 ]). in. ^ isit-
in^ in\ ited to
with us. .
sptly \VM. MaxWKLL, bcr V.
Brevard Telephone Exchange.
nor u’s:
A Visit> to Lake Toxaway.
Good Roads, Good Teams, Beauliful Scenery and
a Very Enjoyab!e Outing.
iTlie Lake---lts Viswsand Surprisss. The Dam-lts Slrength
< Viitral OtliiH* (’oojK‘f i^lock. i
Professional Cards.
W. A. GASH,
ATTOR N EY-AT-LA W,
Rooms 7 & 8, McMinn BId'g, Brevard, N. C.
W. B. DUCKWORTH,
ATTORNEY AT-LAW.
Investigation of Land Titles a Specialty,
t looms 1 anil l!. I’ifkelsiiufr Isuihliriji'.
W. W. ZACHARY,
ATTO R N E Y-A T-L A W
Offices in McMinn Block, Brevard, N. C.
D. L. ENGLISH, ^
ATTO H N EY-AT-LAW.
r. s. (\»url jii'aclifc a spi'i'ialty.
Offices in Cooper Building, Brevard, N. C.
WELCH GALLOWAY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
I’rafticcfii ill all the ci»ufts.
Rooms 9 and 10 McMinn Block, Brevard, N. C.
Of Construction and Absolute Securlly.
Doctor Dental Surgery.
Rooms 1 and 2 Cooper BId'g, Brevard, K. C.
Miscellai\eous.
T. L. SNELSON,
Blacksmith and Horse-slioer.
Shop in Rear of Orr’s Livery Stable.
('iifria^e and Wai^on liuildinjjf.
Wheehvriylit work a s<|)et'ialty.
C. C. KILPATR.ICK,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Room 13, McMinn Block, Brevard, N. C.
Kstiiuates yiven on all kinds of work
in the building line.
T. L. CLARKE,
Architect and Contractor,
I’lauiJ and s])eeilit‘ations on all kinds
of building' work.
T. B. CRAR.Y,«
Contractor for All Kinds of Briw Work.
Cement Work. 1 Masterinjr. 7'ebble-
diitfh and liou”li Castinji- a, S’ eeialty.
bREVARD. N. C.
J. O. DERMID,
The Reiial! Jeweler.
Watches and .lewLdry for sale. B'ine
Watch and (’lo<'k repairing. All
Work iiuarant(*ed< West Main st.
A. C. NORTON,
Practical Boot and - Shoemaker
Harness Woik a spefoialty.
West Main Street n^ar Caldwell.
When you v^ant* your
Clock or W?ich Repaired
rijrht t&Mi
JOS. F.^l
them to
BOREN
Satistactidn Guaranteed.
Calvert, N. C.
To Jittoiiipt an jiccunito de-
.scription of Lake Toxaway and
it.s su)Toiiiidin<rs i.s iiio.st pre-
.suiii])tio»is. Mere words fail to
convey tlie true beauties of this
ma'^niticent section — we only
lio})e to excite the curiosity of tlie
pleasui'o seel\'erand cause him to
decide to visit the Sa])pliire
C'ouiitry and see for liiiiiseli. We
shall coutine our descri[)tions to
plain every day lani»'uage, no
Hiirhts of i)oesy are needed in
this case and none will be in-
dul^a'd in. Furthermore every
woixl is based on the truth, the
whole truth and nothin<^ hut tlui
truth. No one can truthfully suy
:tfter reading this article Jind
knowinir the country that we
have ev(Mi exagii^erated. in fact
no one. however talented in tlow
of languaire, could ever state the
beauties of this section. Both
the natural and man-made at
tractions ai'O too])leasing for any
one to b(' disa})point(‘d.
You ari-ive at Toxaway station
after a })leasant and comfortable
trip over a tine roadbod thi‘ou»j:h
the beautiful valley of theFrencli
liroad and alight at the above
named station. Here you see
evidiuices of business activity—a
little settlement with a large tan
nery and locust pin factory, and
openings for many other indus
tries of like nature. Koomy,
comfortable carriages with four
horses take you over a first class
turnjiike to Lake Toxaway. You
drive through a country unsur
passed in scenery, and over a
road that is as good as dirt roads
can be made.
You make a turn in the road
and Lake Toxaway bursts into
view; you behold a panorama
unequalled in America. You see
before you a lake, crystal clear,
having a circumference of over
15 miles with low, rolling shores,
sand covered beaches and primal
forest extending to its very
edge. To one \vho does not know
the lake appears natural and as
old as the surrounding hills—the
dam is inconspicuous. You here
tind a large body of w’ater 3000
feet above sea level, covering
hundreds of acres of land, teem
ing w’ith game fish and surround
ed by the grandest scenery im
aginable.
You look towards the south
and you can well imagine your
self on the coast, so level is the
surrounding contour of the low
hills. To the north and west
loom the grandest mountains in
this section, Cold Mountain and
Panther Tail, standing ruggedly
forth nearly 2,000 feet above the
level of the Lake, but the grand
est view is that of Mount Toxa
way. The waters of the lake
reach the very foot of this peak
and rising in its majesty over 2,-
000 fe<'t almost pei-pendiculai’ly
from the shore it makes tlie
grandest view we haveevei' seen.
One is litcjrally struck dumb—
this tremenduous mass of rug-
g(?d grandness ai isiug with its
aweinspiring mii^ht from the
calm bosom of Jj.ike Toxaway
Would lliat it could be described
in tit \vo)'ds. H<‘i'e is whei’e
words fail, and imagination must
perforuj its pai't. Come, S(*eand
be convinced.
On the shore of tlu» lake is a
magniti('ent hot<‘l. lai’ge enough
to eiitei'tain .”)00 guests, built un-
dt‘r the p(*i-sonal su])ei’vision ol'
one of Pittsburg’s most eminent
archit(‘cts. The liotel is to be
finished this season and is iiK'd-
»M-n in every respiict—electric
liglits, steam heat, four lai’g(.*
stairways, two elevators, and
every room is an outifide room
with a tine view of the lake.
And besides there are craft of
all k'inds on the lakv^- na])tlia and
electric launches, row boats, sail
boats and canvas canoes. The
hotel impi-esst‘s the beholder
with the idea of solid comfort,
1‘est and recreation—nothing
giddy or frivolous—all indicative
of good, solid, healthy i>leasure
and wholesome comfort. What
more can one desire?
The construction of the dam is
worthy of a careful study and
will bear a most ci'itical inspec
tion. Being built between two
hills whose bases touch, the dam
at the top is but little over 200
3*ards i«i length. Before one
inch of the dam was built a strip
of ground was cleaned to solid
bed rock, a trench was then
blasted in said rock 0 feet wide
and 4 feet deep, extending from
end to end of the dam. In this
trench a stone w^all, laid in the
best cement, was built eight feet
above the level of the rock. This
wall was made to prevent seep
age and it has done so. It also
forms a core for the dam and
adds largely to its strength.
Above and on each side of the
core there was a puddled clay
core made that is water-tight and
very strong. The lower side of
the dam has a stone retaining
wall and is covered with huge
rocks weighing from 500 to 4,000
pounds each. The upper side is
also covered in like manner with
huge boulders, and for ten feet
(3 feet under and 7 feet above the
water line) has a facing of heavy
oak planks to prevent any wash
from the weaves. The dam rises
9 feet above high water mark and
is 60 feet thick at the w'ater line.
At the bottom it is 280 feet thick.
But the greatest safeguard is
the spill-w’ay, which is not con
nected W’ith the dam at all. A
large hill is betw’een the end of
the dam and the spillway. Here
is a large cut, over 100 feet in
width, blasted thi-ough solid
rock and its bottom so preci[)i-
tous that the overflow from the
lake falls 00 feet in less than 100
feet fi'om the outlet, so there is I
absolutely no danger of any wash-1
ing away or bursting of this dam. j
The spi^citications w’ere })re-
})ared by Mr. Kitchen, of the Uni-
jvei'sityof Illinois, who is one of
i the best civil engineers in the
United States iind has made a
specialty of dam building. The
work l as been done under the
l)orsonal suprintendence of Capt.
Thos. S. Boswell who is a civil
(uigiueer of great ability and who
is thoroughly conipet(Mit in every
res})e(*,t. Any one who knows
Capt. Boswell is sure that good
honest material and labor has
been ]uit into the dam under
skilled and scientific supervision.
And also the dam \va>. built by
day labor, not by conti-act.
Again acknowledging our in
ability to do justice to this section
we ask the pleasure seekers of,
America to come and see this
country; and once here to criti
cise you will remain to admire,
and we ho}>e to reside among us.
A Wise Decision.
The recent opinion handed
down by the Supreme court of
the United States in regard to
the ‘’Grandfather” clause in the
electtion laws of Alabama is en-
tii’ely just and according to the
Constitution. It has forever set
tled the question of legality of the
Constitutional Amendment in
this state. We hope that no
furthiu' legal steps will be tak'en
by the rei)ublicans to make the
negro a political issue again.
The Supreme court of the United
States has decided that he can be
kept from voting so let the mat
ter stop. The negro being elim
inated from politics will prove of
great value to the rei)ublican
I)arty in this state. It has raised
it to a high ]jlane and many will
be converts to republican doc
trine who would never have been
if the negro was still prominent
in that party. We are glad of
the decision as it goes to prove
that democratic laws are always
Constitutional. We have both
the desire and ability to effect
legislation that will be upheld b^’
the highest court in the United
States. So tell it to your neigh
bors that the Constitutional
Amendment has been declared
legal and that the democrats have
won a great victory. We re
member how" many republicans
said that the Supreme court
would declare it null and void and
this decision upholds us and de
feats them. Democracy and
democratic principles are right
and best for all the people and
will ever triumph in the end.
Mr. Andrew Carnegie has just
donated $600,000 to theTuskogee
Institute. This is entirely in ad
dition to the $20;000 wiiich he
gave recently for a library in
Tuskogee and the $19,000 he has
been giving the Institute annual
ly. If a few more wealthy mem
would contribute as liberally the
endowment of the institution
would be completed.
Ask your
grocer for
Desoto
Flour
It is good.
M. M. SHEPHERD
Broker
Hendersonville, H. 0.
0. s. HAWKINS
The Jeweler
n
Watch a""
Clock
Repairing
Silver Ware, Watches and Clocks For Sale
Eyeglasses and Spectacles
Magnifying Glasses
Kj’es examined free and lenses tilt ' I.
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THE SIGN OF
GOOD TAILORING
Here is the great Oak-
Easel now on display at
our store. It contains the
line of beautiful new spring;
tailoring samples sent us bv
STRAUSS BROS.,Chicago
Good Tailors for 26 Years
The Oak-Easel is the
connecting link between the
tailor and the faultlessly fin
ished garments which give
you so much pleasure to
wear, li’s really a lesson
in good clothes buying t o
see this great collection
of tailoring novelties.
Prlcos low and saLtisfae>
tion eLbsolutely gxiatr-
anteed. soon.
J. R. LEDBETTER