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LIGHTED FOR THE ILLUMIXATI OX OF TAR HEELS, BOTH NATIVE AXI) ADOPTED.
VOL. I.
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., SATURDAY, MARCH, 12, 1887.
NO. 24.
THE HEART OF THE PINES.
j away in all directions, with undula- ' We find here one of the most cozy
i i , l .1. : ; 1. 41. 4l. l .,.. n - : i.
j ; nous jiei. arm inert men c nuiris uic i injjrci iume u uas
. '.. .. j pleasing variety t(l the landscape. The : ever been oui good fortune U enconn-
A REGION OF TALL PINES AND HEALTH -GIVING SPRINGS. BALM FOR : sand is of great depth and acts as a ter. In all respects lj is a model. The
THE SICK AND WEARY IN EVERY BREATH. , perfect, natural filter. Water disap-; table is provided with every delicacy
, : j pears as soon as itUtrikes the ground, ; and the service is all that could Vk d-
. , ; ' V . , ,tM A, ,1 . mud is a thing unknown and there are ' sired. It is just the place for invalids
A little south of the central portion , the box. W hen the box is full the tur-j ,1 . . , 0 .. . ' .. .
if NT.Y-tli f'aviilinn Iipc frw-kvp nnnntv n rPtitinp i rpnvptl xr mentis tvf ' ' n i
t 1 1 ( 1 . . . A ..11. I 11 V V. V i . y f m . - ........ ... . .. " . .. v v ' T V ...... . . u ; j. a
great triangle, coyered with a dense- large wooden paddle and the process j e Jma e-ls
growth of the long leaf .pine. The sur-! is called ''dipping". As . fast as the; ,' ' , 1
. ..: . - . . . . . . .. wont sav what
face is gently rolling, the lowlands at-, wound sears over so as to hinder the' , , g&
, 11 i lV pr, ? 4i . 1 .1 , , , ; wre would like
ton iiuv ii.W arnli ir atw onrl. ih. lll-vj '11 ft IV fit I hfi tnrnoiltino t h a hovb Mill :
1 , , : ' 1 , , ' . . :. , i to about that, we!
. .. ; , . i ! Tin i i . -t i 1 for fear
culture, ot grapes, peaches, strawoer- v nen mis cui nas extetiaea upwaru ' . . , .
. , . , : ,1 - , shouldn tbe be
nes and small rruits or every . Kina. ; several reei irom ine grouna along
i ....... -1 ... C. .l.J 1 1"W il tl. J t.....n isn-
' V ir.l .int. KvttAin ' l'ims tlirnnrrVi 1 li a pn. : illtr Thfl tiivi.pnt.inp vliiih p.nllpp.ta
, , . .. , ; i v i i - i i on the subject,
growing towns of San ford, Cameron, off in great white flakes, looking
Winder, Manly. v? Southern Pines, "good enough to eat", and is called
lilue's Crossing and Keyser. This road "scrapings." Pieces of this are boiled
t hough coniparatively new has, through ; and then chewed by the native people, j
the energy ami foresight of -its man- and by many northern visitors also, j
aers, -built up anammense trafiic. By as it is found by them very helpful in
means of its connection with tho Hal- j curing throat and lung diseases. The
eigh'&' Gaston, and Seaboard & lloa-; spirits of turpentine are obtained by
noke toward the North and withjhe j the ordinary process of distillation
Carolina Central tpward the South it ;j which is a great and profitable indus
came to
Pines
affords easy and quick through transit. 1 try in this section. People suffering
Py means of a branch road it reaches from any pulmonary or throat disease ;
the 'enterprising, town of Pittsboro, the often get great benefit by inhaling the
cdimtv scat of Chatham rcountv. ; and i resinous, fumes from these distilleries. :
work lias nbvadv commenced on a i But its not necessavv for the health- ? 8Pen Sunda,
,. i,;..u ,. ;n .n,,, riu., ' coi-p'n U,o,. f.v nf i,i. roQ ; October .u, m f a drive throvgii the tines. abundance of
the county seat of Mooie with the get the healihg effects of the long leaf ! aftw a wek of Iravchii and ' quail, wild turkeys, foxes and deer "
main line. " I pine. Here, hot only the bed you sleep ' Mht Keein Thi were so dctodj they will res.trt to this place in great
on may be of ' I)ia('' inaT neir joy took ex- nuinnei-s every wmier.
pine, but the ' . ,i J he mildness of the climate is ex-.
home.
We find hen
a community
of refined and
educated peo
ple who came
to make a tem
porary stay 1h
causc of the
healthful n e ss
of the place,
and have re
ceived such
benefits from
it, and have
found a resi-
den ce here so
delightful that
they; have 1-
perma-inhabi-
believi
w h e n
c n n r t cnw.ii.
m iiM learn of the
abundance
mony of others tSSh- .ifTO4W(I '
of a party ,t EM8tt iai:j;tr-TSp6l93rR
K..nHon, fr.n MffiMyMJ
eu iNorin v.aro- ijlfiTi
airen a ine isrfwutKtt i rHfKMW! come
' ' Northern Ket- MS n,n,
i tlerV Conven- gigfpgipg tants.
South- U.?IT ihnt
(Jreat quan-
lities of rosin
niid spirits tur
pentine are car
ried by this line
Irom its num
erous v: shipping
points in the
I'iiig leaf pine
region.' Manly
-i-nds out , each
ear 40,000. bar-'
v -Is of rosin and
10,000 barrels of
spirits tui'i
ine. The
house you dwell ' ' V , v lrt t,,ul " "u ,M ,a' emplified by the wild, and ganh-n
in, the chairs ipht and Passenger Agent of the flowt.rs ny;. Jn bloom
, . Seaboard An-Line. i i i i i .i n
you sit upon. have gat lured to day the following
the table from1 Headers will p)ease remember that .-a, -den flowers: Ageratums. Clirvhan
whickyou eat, this. expression was called forth by a themums, Carnations, Balsams, (Jer-
season oi ine annims. XpiIipiims I'nni i;..r-
, ....... . . .i.iih,.-, t inn
P.
woods iml:Vci
ue fuii. or -kmamm
huuik uisiuier- f -. j
mm
ing air . brings
sant days are Snap Dragous, Morning Clories.
ind "drear Xo- Drmnniond IMd.iv !?... m-. l-;.i
- - - - - - - -' v yfir lill.f.
From information gathered from
Nov. 1st. 'SO. native and northern-lxnn citizens of
To F. W. cLauk. (i: P. Act.. .tl,is vicinity. . are convinceil tl.at
: 7 J- '
Sp:ibonvd !Aiv-Lin Pji ilrrcul Ci
CUltl
IPS
i-rude
tine is trans-
I'onned J into
vpinfsand. rosin."
The ' whir of
niaiiy saw inills
e-m also be
heard and mil-
WI1PVP Tllt.' - . t --jtracl-j-ei
.... v . ... v . w -,7 - . . ly..-; , .,VJ
turpenv pe2S
morning tire is!
kindled with it. ;
m The fresh morn-
Dra'r Sir: -Tht undersigned citizens
its fragrance to of several states, now guests at Pros-
ld you from the pect Hotel, Southern Pines, desire to
forest: at noon express our great obligations to you
the hot sun for ihe many courtesies vou have ex-
i
there is no better place south for the
U)XG LEAF PINE "P.oXEl,
draws tjiat fra- tendeil us during the past week, and
granee forth especially for your thoughtfujness in
and multiplies bringing. us to this delightful resting
.it a hundred place.. We have found Southern Pines
fold; at night, an attractive and desirable resort fei
if it is c ol, yon invalids, tourists and pleasure seekers,
draw up beside and we desire to express our united
!
Umus f feet f this beautiful, fine a blazing fire of pine knots upon the opinions as to the present condition
grained, almost indestructible lumber broad hearth. You are enveloped, and future prospects of this place,
are being sawvd every year and ship- saturated, steeped in pine. Wo find here a rolling county, '
ped to all quarters, of the United The great advantages of this section mainly covered with trees of long leaf ;
States. " ; ; for a health resort have been known piue. The soil is a pure sand, which i
Th? ncess of collecting turpentine i for some years, but it was not until insures a dry atmosphere. The water j
is an interesting one and very little 1884 that the town of Southern Pines, is free from all ! impurities aud in re
'iiiderstood by people outside of the in thi? southern part of Moore county, markably cool and soft. The breeze
"pitch, tar and turpentine regior. on the Kaleigh & Augusta Railroad sweeping acrosn these hills is fragrant :
As voon as the trees have reached suf- was really established, and the com. with the ials&mic odor of the pine. In
! cieut size a deep notch is cut in one mencement of its rapid growth dates every direction are firm roads winding i
-idc called a "box", and the bark and . from an even more recent period, for miles through the wools that be-i
vation of vegetables, small fruits.
grapes and peaches for the Northern
markets and, as Southern Pines is but
ours by rail from New York citv
it has the-advantage over other local
ities at greater distance. WhiU the
st ason here is fully as early ah that
of the coast-there is this additional ad
vantage at Southern Pines, that then
is no danger of frost destroying th
earlier crops.
Very re.pect fully yours,
Lewis A. DoiKiE, . Boston.
J. B. Doyle, Stubenville, K
J. M. Hoi.bEN, lltjstou.
.1. C. Sti'akt, Shiprwnsburg, Pa.
B. S. Phelps. Pottersyille, N. Y.
S. ('. Hakrik, ShipiH-nsburgl Pa.
C. C. Cot iLLAKb, lioton.
A. M. Tlahke, Delta, Pa.
B. S. pAkbEE. New Haven, 4't.
.!. C. Dexsten, Woodbury, N. .t
a thin layer of the wood above is The town is beautifully laid out on the cause of the rxculiar nature of the noil, ! uth,r iHtrfe r
rhijped away as to allow the tur- top of a high sandy ridge, f00 teet will always Win good condition for!,
nq mnttr.r r.rhitii; h
I entiijc to WW out -and run down into; above sea level. This ridge slopes riding or driving.
this ,rcf 'r yi'j? A.)