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VOL. X.
; COLUMBUS, N. C.t THURSDAY, MAX 19, 1904
NO. 6
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RUSSIA. HAS GALID OUT
: , 7100,000-r.ioRE troops
' It was the writer's pleasure to spend
several days last week in the beautiful
Sapphire Country. In company with Mr.
W. K. Osborne, Prof. W, L. Carmicbael,
- of Breva rd, I boarded the train at
Transylvania's ''Capital City" on Tues
day of last week and soon found myself
passing swiftly through 'the', far -famed!
valley of the Upper French Broad. . Naj
lure has certain) ybeen kind, to the peol
pie of that delightful section, and man,
too, has played an important part, in
beautifying and improving the country.
When quite a yout h I used to roam over
those hills and alone the valley, through
the fields and down to tbe very brink of
the 8 parkling: Tahkeeostee, : delighted
with the charming handiwork of man
and his 'Creator. The Upper French
Broad has always been a lovely country;
but I was agreeably surprised upon this
recent trip to note such a marked inv
Drovement in every condition of life
since I left there some ten years ago.
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. At the old Eastatoa ford, ten miles
west of Brevard, a. veritable little city
has been planned and is already heavily
populated for a'eountry place. It con
tains three stores, a hotel,'' ptstoffice
depot, many residences and a mammoth
tannery. The latter establishment is a
revelation, and the process of tanning
quite interesting and wonderful. Tie
genial manager, Mr. Sllversteio, direct
ed our party through the various de
partments of the establishment and
pointed out the various changes hides
undergo in completing the process, from
the starting point to the shipping room.
The concern sends out the most beauti
ful and serviceable leather that can be
produced anywhere, and the output Is
very large. This enterprise has proved
a great assistance to the farmers in that
vicinity and thousands of dollars are
distributed every month. The invest
ment is profitable, however, and the
company is pleased .with the location
and business prospects. The 8am cor
poration "is operating a spoke and han
dle factory, from which it derives con
slderable revenue. Thus it will be seen
that the farmer finds a ready market for
both bark and timber. Who ever dream
ed of these things ten years ago?
On Up the River t Lake Toxaway.
Resuming our journey we found our
selves travelling up the north fork of
French Broad and leaving that stream
we traversed the valleys of Flat Creek,
Indian Creek, and were soon crossing
the Blue Ridge overlooking the Toxa
way river. This ridge divides the wa
ters of the Atlantic and 'those flowing
into the Gulf of Mexico. ; The elevation
here is about 3,000 feet above the sea
The descent from this point was of brief
duration and we' soon found ourselves
awe-strlckeq before the great Toxawax
lake and the magnificent Toxaway Inn.
The water line of this great inland sea
is fifteen miles in length stretching far
into the fastnesses of those suburban
hills. The dam across Toxaway river,
inmia tViA hAAfs fop the lake, is
wonderfully constructed, . being mort-
tban 200 feet at its base and forty at the
cop. It is ten feet higher than the nor
mal heiarbt of the lake and the huge
waves are prevented from striking It
by a break water, consisting of a line of
loirs chained together and stretching
entirely across the biff pond .'
Tbe watershed of the stream feeding
the lake is verv limited o-?niaintngihm
7,500 acres. To keep the water ten feet
valour t.h tnn of the dam a waste weir,
or escape, 'was cut through granii,ano
to insure the wafer being held at tN
low level the space io the aperture for ,
its escaping was made eleven t i me
greater, than the cubic; space . occupied
by the highest water ever, recorded in
that strearai o ifc:U; accurately .calcu
lated that a rainfall eleven times great
er than the record might occur without
affecting the splendid wall retaining
Toxaway lake's waters.
Toxaway Inn. - ' -Upon
entering this magnificent hotel
I was reminded of-the language of the
Queen of Sheba, who' spoke uj King
Solomon of old, . "the half has never
been told." It is a dream ot beauty and
I heartily eoncur with the opinion of a
prominent writer wbosajd of it:"'
"But it is the Toxiiway hotel which
will entrance the traveler at first sight.
An Imposing structure; fi ve stories high
rTv annfooriate architec
tural desiirn. it is half surrounded by
the waters of Lake Toxaway, which
driven by "a strong breeze lap upon the
shnre a delightful lullaby,-' There a t-
fifteen miles f swood-tnnged coast
around which one may row or plow hU
way in - a naphtha' launch: there are
nnmbers of inlets and cevefi and rms
and often as one skirts the hore.-.a- -de
lightful picture of valley, hill and moun
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BIRDSEYE VIEW OF THE LOVELY LAKE COUNTRY FROM THE. SUMMIT OF TOXAWAY. MOUNTAIN.
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" TIIE FRANKLIN, " AT BREVARD.
FAIRFIELD INN, ON. LAKE FAIRFIELD.
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cation" upon a beautiful sheet of water,
surround ed by mountains and having
an altitude of more than 3,000 feet, Toxr
-rway hotel is unequalled ;byri summer
resort hotels in the South." The - great
hall, the dining1 room and the music
room would attract attention anywhere,
-while the - finishlnes and decorations
throughout the house are very pleasing.
The rooms are large and, arranged, to
great advantage, jill of thenal beings so
situated as to cbuimand both - lake And
mountain' vlewai. t Of course - there are
apartments-eii i suite; elevatoreelectric
lights, bath rooms on every floor, etc. 'J
v 1 1 is handsomely constructed . of na
tive woods and the furniture of like ma
teriali tho'first story being constructed
entirely of Birch; the remaining, three
of Oak, Chestnut, and Poplar, respect
ively! It is without doubt the most ele
gantiy appointed hotel In tbe South and
accommodates 400 people. " ' ; " : ' ;C;';
- On to the Weaf We Qe.
Having taken ia.. the wonders, jiist
briefly desoribed, our party . is 'ushered
into a comfortable vehicle drawn by two
spans of splend id steeds and borne" on
to the westward; along the - Jake shore,
across the big dam and over the Verdant
hills to Sapphire Inn.- whlcjh ", is really
the central and distributing point for
the Sapphire Country. This excellent
hostelry is under the splendid manage
ment of Sir. I. A. rPhllliptjjEff ; ;New
York. Sixty guests are accommodated
here the year, round. Mr Phillips, is
thoroughly conversant with the . ajrairs
of this house and the sixty visitors there
seemed contented and happy. j Here we
obtained permission to disturb. . the
sparkling waters of Horse Pasture rive?
and try our luck at fishing for the pic"
torial denixena of that fdst-fiowing
stream. Fortune seemed to smile upon
our efforts and many 'Speckled, beau
ties" were taken on the first round.
Under. the ruleof the company - each
person fishing in the streams are limited
to twenty per day and three in tbe lakes.
WeM did not quite reach the limit, but
had plenty of cab and to spar.
Atbevely elrldjnn.)
"Beyond the Alp lies Itajy" and be
yond Sapphire lies Fairfield, nohe'of thaf
most beautiful spots imagineableii On
account of . the crowded condition 'at
Sapphire Ion our party were couveyed
by the management tp Fairfield Inn foi
lodging.- This U also, an elegantly ap-
pointed hotel located upon a - command
ing elevation overlooking Fairfield lake
which is one of the prettiest of them all
It is btlted by a beautiful dnvdway.
ino ' enure f airneia property is- a
dream of beauty. . ' ' v
Two miles to the North of Sapphire"
on the topmost point of Toxaway moun
tainUeXiodeManypebple -prefer
stopping at this great elevation and
th i.Lodge usually has its quota nf
twenty-five guests. There is V well
graded carriage road to the summit. of
this great mountain and - guests of the
other hotels oftea go Up to the Lodge,
if only foV'day-'?'.5'";i'-:p
Who Did AU ThI? ,: ,
The power behind Jthe throne itr the
wonderful enterprises looking toihe de-
velopement of this delipEtJuI plcee is Mr
Hays, formerly of Pittsbur? who Is the
general manager for 'the cpmpaby and
directed the. work which; will ' be a
monument to hi memory, t. About
65P,0ii0 have already been expended and
the end - is not yet. The corporation!
owns . the Transylvania raufoadTIahid
about 91 miles of finely - graded ' turn'
pike.; Also the Franklin hotel, at Bre
vard which accommodates 16Q people.
-Mr Hays earned South J or his health
several; 'jears ao : and. improved .49
much that he 'decided to i brj n.g the
merits of the country to the attention
of hi . Pittsburg friendU. Tiber YyesuJl
has .already been told.;. A.-' propertr
comprising about 30,000 acresj (witltalV
the-wonders decribed above, rih mines
game etc, .'has been; securecU It is
wonderlul to relate to behold: Jt &ll,is
amazing. Such enterprise is' bound to
success and -time will tell' the tale in
glowing letters of gold, and silver. iind
precious stones, r . 1 nere is , no : more
desirable t property in tho Union. t
';-k . ivThe Asslitaot ..Manaser. - ,
When business ' matters clain the at
tention .01: ur-m;i eiswnee sjtne
management of the company's &
in Traniyivalna' and Jackson counties
devolves upon iir.-Thoa. H. Shipmanof
Bre veard, who-is - the' genial ..and' effi
cient assistant - manager. Wr.;
man is thonxighly con versant, ;'rith
every detail of the matters io hand and
handles things in a manner entirely
acceptable to the "officers andmerhbers
of the company. ' He is a young, man'
of pleasing' address and fine busiaess
stfise tad the Toxaway eoiopaay I is
The Japanese' Lose :0nev Of Their
torpedo Boats While Attempt-
PORT ARTHUR ISSTILL CUT OFF
It Is Said the Russtaw! Have De-
stroyed the Docks an Piers at
;ortfny f o Prepft Japs ; :
From?' Landing; j t2 1 2
at at GUact.
-TIilisorailJrCxl at Su PeterehuTg
that the' Bti88iaiirarmyfo
coniihue-1 fall bac? Vlcejoyl Alexleff
has already removed : his headquarters ,to
Harbin: J
The Russians are still in ' possession el.
Ninchtrang, hat are preparing to evacuate.
It U reported that Rnniani and Manchu. :
riau- bandits have crossed tha Yalu far above
Wiju-and have made a1 raid "Into Korea,
getting 1$0 miles souths
' Russia has called out 100,000 more troops -
whowlll be huniedtorthekfrbSt. s V
Within CO miles of LiaaT' Yang, where
Geueral Kuropatkln had bis . headquarters,
ihe Russians have been' defeated bv the
Japanese and driven bjack.;.Th'e Japanese
won by dragging guaa into position up
seemingly insurm.QQntable mountain sides.
.The Rusaians claim that railroad commu
nlcation' with Pirt Arthur has been re-es-T
fi.blished and the telegraph line is being
repaired. - vii , iT't? . - -. y-t
?Th5 Jipaneeflt jclftsmg . in (on Ninch"
wag, which tbe Russians, seem about to
abaudon., , Four of five regiments have left
thVport-;,
It is annouueed that a ship-buildine firm
at Newport News is coustructhur four tut
rnariue boats; for ja nao m .
AduurTrex)brta 1 that ior several
days loudjjXpKsiohs haVeuJoeen heard in
the tort Arthur harborJt isheliaved that
Hn?-Mow i, tbeir warships
to preveouh falling , Into . the hands of
tue Japanese, , t -:, . r "
The small - Japanese : garriapxj, at Anl u
succeeded ia holllagff .au attack by Cos-
sacKS unru rfcinrprcements arrived. Rus
Hu owuuug, pariies Dave.goi peamd tae
Japanese lines (n Korea. " C" 3 J ; ;
-The UoitetJ States cruiser, New Orleans.
he s been- Ordered from 8banghai to Niuoh-
wangto protect' AmericanVinterests when
the-Russtans withdraw;
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fortunate in having, he benefit . oi his
xperwnce;o,andt untiring Energy in
prompting the. auccesa of th immense
enterprises ot. that '. jbeauUful V and
wonderful jegich... v.i
The; foorhotelf, pfc.-ahe' oompany;
which were closed.. ibr the winter, will
be 9pened at thebeininff i of? the sum-'
mer seaspn..on: June l,: under the fol
lowing excellent xninageraenfic
Toxawayilpn.by GeotAl feeler, -forer,managerof
r Waldo Bote! '
Qarkbwg.W,Va;'4if":"i'i-r '-C
- ;Eairel'd Inn,fM.cJ 8timp,f Atlan
ta, iattt proprietor ot the flmos at
: Franklin, -Brevard,- to be jaanaged by
F. P. Mortoar,ot .the Beabqw, Greene .
oora:c-;.'-;r ak-rbje:
-The Lodgeon MtTpYraji will be
Sapphire Idu ?. .k . v. , - ,
-1 fits ehainnppteisn feommodate
senaersonviliejjs ; fellt the gate-
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waytlie Sapphire' wuntr.J Here
the'Vsaalig' f 'cafs'i's made..from the
Southernrtb "the" Transylvanfa whieh
extecbfalnto'theheart of the Toxa
way mountains. Teh 'yearlr igo when "
thetallEdficonstrucTng'a railroad "
from Hendersbmplllr "io ' Brevard - was
1. began many people; ' shook"their heads
?ixh turpwse.e.BijWitb the' assistance,
of ihftci&z&ne of rHendereo&ville town-
ship and. tbose.ofrpaylvanU' together
rkith the indoihinatAbie courage and "
t energy of .lessra-r Vyarren, Jonk and
&cNeelyithe:xoad was - completed and
equipped.with, rolling stock and proved
to be a payim investment 'almost from
'jbbetaTjV( x1
SmBfive ryeara JtgP the Toxaway
company .purchased, property, and has ;
sln.ee ex,tejdedte troad to, Xke Toxa-
ijJi!$ii WJei. .beyorevard.
This company, ,bas; already ttracted
J jhousaods of peopletq Western North
uarouna ani tne future.- dios .xair.to an;
ipcrein ouwo.evecy,,yar uen
dersonvi!le; as.wla e.ve.ryoth.er tewn ;
alishduld thank Air. J-F. ; Hays.and hl
etterprislrfg associates for the interest
they are manifesting in the drvelop
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