Z64- Glass __ Book___ COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT ^:1afiiip >tgndgr\ -^ OCT 4- IBRT^t ' Publishied by KRED. Iv. JACOBS, Asbeville, N. C. 1887. >. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1887, By FRED. L. JACOBS, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C. PRESS OF Ketterlinus Printing House, Arch and Fourth Streets, Philadelphia. TO THE READER. This book is intended to be of practical value to the tourist in finding the chief resorts of this region. No attempt has been made to describe the beauties of the mountain resorts, such description being hardly necessary in a work of this kind, and because it is impossible to convey in language an idea of the picturesqueness of the scenery. The engravings are from original drawings by Mr. Roger Davis, and were made expressly for this work. Their artistic merit will be appreciated by the cultivated reader. One of the chief characteristics of Mr. Davis' work is its rare fidelity to nature. He makes no attempt to idealize, believing that the imagination of the artist can add noth- ing to the natural arrangement of mountain, valley and stream. It is hoped that this little volume will prove useful to the tourist, and, after his return to his home, a pleasant reminder of his visit to these mountains. EDWIN A. GATCHELL. ASHEVILLE, N. C, September, 1887. 'T^^M^* .^-^-l^^g^iigdii. S»Miail^^^t^^ll£IBIffiBSB6rW-' M^^^mi^^Mi^^^^'' '^^wmm^^- f^i PAGE Q AsHEViLLE — Looking Backward, 1 AsHEViLLE — Looking Forward, 17 Scenery, Western North Carolina, 21 Places of Interest about Asheville, 23 Elk Mountain, 27 Gouche's Peak, 28 Weaverville, 29 Round Knob, 32 PiSGAH, 34 Waynesville, 35 Places of Interest near Waynesville, .... 37 Hickory Nut Gap, 38 Cesar's Head, 45 Hot Springs, 49 Roan Mountain, 54 Mount Mitchell, 58 PAGE Mount Mitchell and Balsam Cone, 2 Asheville from Town Branch, 11 View from Connally's, 12 Beaumont, 16 Scene on the Swannanoa River, 19 Western North Carolina Railroad at Round Knob, . 25 Fountain at Round Knob, 31 High Trestle, 32 Exterior of Distillery near Round Knob, 33 Pisgah and Rat, 34 Mail Carrier, 35 Bits on the Nantahala, 36 Falls in Franklin County, 37 Chimney Rock, 39 Vance's Nose, 41 Entrance to Cave, 41 Esmeralda's Cabin, 43 Caesar's Head, 47 Big Tom Wilson, 57 Mount Mitchell, 59 Smok}^ Range, 60 Trail to Mitchell's Peak, 61 Pinnacles of Craggies, .... < 62 Big Craggy, 63 In the Craggies, 64 ASHEVILLE, FROM TOWN BRANCH, VIEW FROM CONNALLY S. ASHKVILLE. LOOKING BACKWARD. ASTING a backward glance to the earliest years of the present cen- tury, it is found that Asheville was a little hamlet in the mountain wilderness, containing a mere handful of brave and hardy pioneers. In the year 1803 the little settlement consist- ed of less than a dozen log cabins, containing a still smaller number of families. At that time there were few beaten tracks over the mount- ains, save those made by the Indians and wild animals. The woods contained game of many kinds, and in great abundance. In the year 1805, when the government established a post route through Buncombe county, Asheville became a place of some importance. This post-road became the chief thoroughfare from the Carolinas and Georgia, to Tennessee, Kentucky, and the Western States. Mr. Andrew Erwin was the first postmaster. In the year 1806 the Asheville post-office was made the distributing office for Tennessee, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Mr. George Swain was the second postmaster, and it is said that for twenty years he was never absent on the arrival of the mail ; and that he distributed every letter with his own hands. Beadon and Zebulon Baird were the first merchants in Buncombe county. They brought the first Jews'-harps to the mountains; these musical instruments becoming dan- gerous rivals to the primitive gourd fiddles then in use. Daniel Boone, though a native of Pennsylvania, came to this State in the last century, and was a denizen of western North Carolina for some time. From 1803 to 1844 the number of buildings in Asheville nearly doubled. But that is saying very little when we consider that in the latter year there were less than a score ; and all of these were either on or near Main Street. In the year 1844, there was no building on the east side of Main Street, between the old Buck Hotel and Woodfin Street. There was a small building on the Woodfin Place which is now used as a kitchen. Mr. Peter Stradley had a blacksmith shop on the ground where the Carolina House now stands; he lived in a house back of the shop. The Johnson House, on the corner of Patton Avenue and Church Street, was used as a young ladies' seminary. Rev. 14 John Dickson, A.M., IVF.D., was principal. On College Street the only building was one which is now used as a kitchen on the Davidson Place. The only building east of the Woodtin House, was one used as the Methodist parson- age. The land northeast of the Court House was used as a parade ground for the militia. On South Main Street there was a frame store building, owned by Mr. Montreville Patton, and situated where Van Gilder & Brown's hardware store now is ; there were living rooms over the rear of the store. There was a building where Messrs. Herring & Weaver's store stands; in fact, part of the building is still standing. It was the old post-office building. The building on the northeast corner of Main and Eagle Streets was occupied by Dr. Hardy. Part of the Eagle Hotel was then standing, and it was the first three- story building erected in Buncombe county ; it was the last house on the east side of South Main Street. On the west side, Mr. A. B. Chunn had a house on the corner of the square and Patton Avenue, where Powell & Snider's store stands. Where Mr. Levy's store is, there was a bakery and bar-room. Then there was, a little below the bakery, the '' White House," used to accommodate the overflow from the Eagle Hotel. Still lower down was Patton's tannery, shoe, and harness shop. Battery Park, nameless then, was " in the country "; even as late as fifteen years ago, the boys used to shoot squirrels on Battery Porter, as the hill was formerly called. The first newspaper published in Asheville was the High- land Messenger, edited by Rev. M. McAnally, now of St Louis, Mo. 15 ^^f jum^;qt.t;, LOOKING FORWARD. NLY forty -three years have elapsed since Asheville was a little hamlet containing eighteen houses ; it grew, by the year 1870, to be a village of fifteen hundred people, whose wants were sup- plied by eight*- or ten stores. Since the advent of the railroad, in 1881, the town has grown rapidly until it has become a thriving city of eight thousand people ; and it is one of the leading resorts in the South. Last year some sixty thousand tourists and invalids came from nearly every State and Territory to enjoy the beautiful scenery and the health-giving air for which this region is so justly celebrated. For more than half a century the wealthy planters of the low country of the South have come up here annually to enjoy the cool summers. Twenty years ago, however, an 17 impetus was given to northern travel to Aslieville by means of a pamphlet on western North Carolina, its agri- cultural resources, mineral wealth, climate, salubrity and scenery, written by Prof. H. P. Gatchell, M. D., and pub- lished by E. J. Aston, Esq., of this place. Looking forward into the near future the citizens of Aslieville expect, and with reason, to see it in a decade or so a city of from twenty to thirty thousand inhabitants, with additional railroads, half a score of fine hotels, the hills and valleys dotted with elegant villas, and the river banks lined with manufacturing establishments of various kinds, giving employment to thousands of operatives. Judging by what has been accomplished, and what is under wa}", the most roseate prophecies which have been made do not seem Utopian to the most conservative observer. The city authorities have recently expended one hundred thousand dollars in additional water works, street and other improvements. The streets and many public and private buildings are lighted by electricity, and gas pipes are now being laid to furnish additional light. In addition to the improvements recently made, there will soon be a street railway and public schools. Aslieville is the railroad and commercial centre of western North Carolina, and on account of its peculiar geographical and topographical position, must always remain so. There are two banks in Aslieville, the First National and the Bank of Asheville, both well-managed institutions, with ample capital. There are six hotels, some of which com- pare favorably with any in the country. An elegant club SCENE OX IHE SWANNAXOA R1\ER. 19 room affords social privileges for citizens and visitors, A free reading room and public library add to the attractions of the place. The livery stables are well supplied with line turnouts and the best of saddle horses. Ladies and gentlemen should come prepared to enjoy horseback rides over the roads and bridle paths leading to the numerous points of interest among the mountains near the city. The sportsman and angler should, in proper seasons, bring gun and rod, since by mountain trips of fifteen or twenty miles he can find both fish and game. There are Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist and Roman Catholic churches, a college for young ladies and a military academy for young men. On arriving at the station the visitor will find a score of elegant carriages and fine omnibuses to take him to any part of the city ; the fare is twenty-five cents, SCENERY OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. regard to the scenery of this region, Dr. Gatch- ell wrote : " Tliis is va- ried and grand beyond that of any other re- gion east of the Rocky Mountains. Indeed, it is rarely equalled in pic- turesqueness in Europe or America. On the west, the Alleghanies send up numerous peaks from five to six thousand feet high ; on the east, the Blue Ridge rises in grand but less lofty eminences, while near the centre of the region the Black Mountain range towers nearly seven thousand feet above tide water. Various other transverse ranges send up peaks from five thousand to six thousand or more feet in height. The short Black Mountain range pierces the air with thirteen peaks above the altitude of Mount Washington. " From heights clad with verdure to their summits, num- berless perennial springs send their clear, cool waters down the steeps to join others in the valley below, whence they go on their way to swell the great flood pouring along the Mississippi Valley, to lose themselves in the waters of the Gulf, there to contribute to that mighty ocean-river, which, sweeping across the Atlantic, bears tropic warmth to miti- gate the region of British and Norwegian winters. " In these mountain streams, evidence of the purity of the water, basks the speckled trout. The deer and black bear tempt the hunter to forest and mountain, as does the trout the angler, with rod and line, to the limpid waters of the brook. " Everywhere mountains and waterfalls, cliffs and valleys, gaps and glens, lend variety to the scene, and inspire de- light in the lover of the beautiful and sublime, while health is borne on the breeze, beaut}'^ and grandeur fill the eye and soul. It is a region to rear children in health, plenty and peace. It is the region of the finest physical development between the Rocky Mountains and the At- lantic. To the well-balanced mind it presents attractions which the crowded city, with its insalubrious air and its mad chase after wealth, cannot offer. " Health and competence are better than sickness and wealth." PLACES OF INTEREST ABOUT ASHEVILLE, AND TRIPS TO MOUNTAIN RESORTS. I HERE are few resorts in the United States from which one may make so many pleasant excursions to points of inter- est, by rail, carriage, or in the saddle, as from Asheville. There are forty or fifty places of interest within easy reach of Asheville, and all over charming mountain roads. The tourist, on going to any of the mountain peaks, should take extra heavy wraps, including rubber coats or blankets, in case of rain. Visitors always return from such trips, tired, perhaps, but with good appetites and renewed vitality. They should not attempt to make these excursions too hurriedly ; it is better to make fewer trips and remain longer at each place, so as to get the " flavor of the place," so as to bring back with them a mental picture of the scenes visited which will re- main with them for years. 23 It will help the reader in learning the directions of the various points of interest to bear in mind that Main Street extends north and south, and that the Court House faces the west. Beaucatcher Mountain, which affords a fine view of mountain and valley, is the eminence to the right of the gap in the ridge directly east of the Court House. Town Mountain extends north of the same gap, and the view from the top of it is very fine ; the road up this moun- tain leads past the old reservoir. Richmond Hill is the country seat of Mr. Richmond Pearson ; it is about three and a half miles northwest of the city. This place reminds one somewhat of the country places in England, except that art has not as yet done as much for it as is usually the case in the mother country. Take Haywood and Academy Streets, turn to the left, and follow a winding road to and across the French Broad River, to the top of the hill, and down through the park. Tahkeeostee Farm extends along the river opposite the railroad station. There are extensive drives on this place from which may be obtained fine views of the city. Sulphur Springs Hotel is situated on an extensive tract of land, recently much improved, about four miles from town. The building is new and well equipped in every way. " Before the war," this was a famous resort, and it is destined to regain its popularity. Fernihurst Connally's View is two miles south of Ashe- ville. The view from the house and grounds is probably the most pleasing of its kind in the entire region. One may feast his eyes on a happy combination of mountain 24 and valley, meadow and stream, all of which go to make up a perfect landscape. The Swannanoa Drive, which extends along the north bank of that stream, is a great favorite. Proceed out South Main Street to the bridge, turn to the left and drive up the stream. Returning, leave the river drive at the Murphy farm and come over Beaucatcher. Sunset Drive is one of the most beautiful about the city. It extends along Town Mountain, beginning just beyond Camp Patton in the northeast portion of town. There are very pleasing views from all parts of this drive. Cliveden is the name of a charming wooded hill to the right of Patton Avenue, just before it slopes to the river. There is a pretty rustic summer-house on it where one may rest in the shade, and enjoy a view of the French Broad River, both up and down the stream. From this hill may be seen Tahkeeostee, Richmond Hill, Connally's View, Beaucatcher, Battery Park, and other points. Alexander's is a famous stopping-place on the French Broad, ten miles from Asheville. In the old coaching days this old tavern was one of the most popular places on the road to Warm Springs. 26 ELK MOUNTAIN. ''7IIE drive, or ride, to Elk Mountain has long been a in^ favorite one with visitors and residents, since it _1{ may be made in a few hours. Take the Beaver Dam Road, as described in the trip to Mount Mitchell, to the top of the ridge, but instead of going down on the other side you turn to the right and proceed along the top of the ridge for about one and one- half miles to Buzzard Rock. Here you will find a spring of clear, cool water and an excellent place for picnicking, as' well as a view of mountain and valley which is well worth the trip. 27 GOUCHE'S PEAK. t;_l/HERE are a great many best views in the vicinity of Asheville. One will prefer that from Beaucatcher, another that from Battery Porter, while the next man you meet will declare that none of them are equal in beauty to that from Gouche's Peak. Life is too short to argue the question with any of these champions of the special points, especially as it is simply a matter of taste. To reach Gouche's Peak take Beaver Dam Road, and, instead of taking either road to Weaverville, you pass both of them, continuing on till you come to Howell's Mill ; you take the road on the left of this mill, which leads up the side of the ridge to the Peak. 28 WEAVERVILLE. Jo reach this pleasant little village you should take North Main Street, following it as it turns to th^ left at the Woodfin Place, taking the first turn to the right into Merrimon Avenue. After ascending the hill turn about to enjoy the view of the city from that point, the towers of the Woodfin House and the Court House, and the Battery Park Hotel, as seen above the trees all go to form a very pleasing picture. Proceed out Beaver Dam Road, which is a continuation of Merrimon Avenue, until you come to a little chapel on the right, on a low hill, nestling among the trees and chinc- apin bushes. Turn to the left and follow the road to Weaverville. The foregoing is the best way to drive, but if you are in the saddle 3^ou will find it pleasanter to go past the little chapel, around two or three bends in the road, past several cabins and a white church, take the first turn to the left after passing this church, which leads up and over the ridge. Before reaching the top of the ridge you will find a spring of clear, cold water under a tree, where you may stop and slake your thirst. A little way above the spring you may obtain an excellent view of Asheville and Beaver Dam Valley. Passing over the ridge 29 you will see, somewhat to the left, the cluster of white houses forming Weaverville. This village boasts of a col- lege, a woolen factory, a mill, hotel, stores, etc. There is also the Post Prandial Mineral Spring which is said to possess valuable remedial qualities. The village contains about two hundred inhabitants. It is situated in a broad, level valley, and is surrounded by more or less distant mountains. It is eight miles from Asheville and four miles from Alexander's, on the French Broad. 3° i|il!l!llllllillllllliilllllliiiili!liliiPi™ilill!!till!i!iliiiiiiillllil!iiiii ,V.*' *''-/& -4S../* ' FOUNTAIN AT ROUND KNOB. ROUND KNOB. ^OUND KNOB HOTEL is one of the pleasantest resting iX|\| places in the mountains. The proprietor, Colonel Sprague, is noted for his courtesy to his guests, and as being a good provider. From the hotel one may make pleasant excursions in various di- rections. The scenery is very beau- tiful, and it differs somewhat from HicH TRESTLE. that about Asheville. The chief features of interest at Round Knob are"^the fountain and the railroad engineering, the latter necessary to overcome the steep grade in climbing the Blue Ridge. The road winds and twists upon itself like a gigantic snake. The famous fountain at this place throws a great body of water to a height of two hundred and sixty-eight feet, fall- ing, when a breeze strikes it, like "Tangled skeins of whitest lace." Visitors will find it a pleasant walk to cross the hills to Jarrett's tunnel, one-half mile from the hotel ; he will reach 32 the tunnel before the train does, if he starts at the same time, since the train climbs for four and one-half miles alontr the track, while he walks one-ninth of that distance. Let him pass through Jarrett's and McElroy's tunnels, and then turn down to the left to the old Stage Road, and follow that to Henry's Station, the former terminus of the railroad and the stage line. He may then walk up the track to the hotel, arriving with a good appetite for the next meal. If he is there in the winter he will see beautiful holly trees, symmetrical in shape, and loaded with their bright, red berries. He will find mistletoe hanging to the Jimbs of trees, and, possibly, a few blue violets, when the surround- ing mountain peaks are snow-capped. There is a very good trail from Round Knob to Mt. Mitchell, and one may obtain a guide, horses, and tents, if desired. ^i^ilM.^iLJ^B4l^^^kE PISGAH AND RAT, PISGAH. "^T is needless to say that the Bun- combe Pisgah is not the one on which Moses stood to " view the landscape o'er." Nevertheless, the trip to the top of this mountain is one which the tourist will certainly enjoy. The view from the summit is very fine, indeed. There are A'ery frequent showers on Pisgah ; it is best to time your visit to this peak so as to reach it after you have seen it raining on the mountain. To reach Pisgah, leave Asheville by way of Patton Ave- nue; cross the French Broad, and drive out to Hominy, which is four miles from Asheville. Proceed to the foot of the mountain, which is five miles beyond Hominy. Spend the night at Mrs. Foister's cabin. In the morning, climb Deer Ridge to Rat or Beaver Tail, over the " back " and " head " and up the peak. The summit is rocky and some twenty feet broad. From the top of Pisgah one may see several States. Return over the same road, arriving in Asheville in the evening. 34 MAIL CARRIER. WAYNESVILLE. ^W.Wa YNESVILLE is a pleasant vil- "r 1 / \ /';■ lage thirty miles from Ashe- )ilMXM ville. It is reached by train over the Murphy Division of the Western North Carolina Railroad. The place was named in honor of Gen- eral Anthony Wayne, "Mad Anthony," as the old hero was called. It is the county seat of Haywood county, named for Hon. William Hay- wood, and formerly a part of Buncombe. The mountains rise within a very short distance of the town. Old Bald, the Balsams, Lickstone Mountain, and Mount Serbal will be pointed out to you. The Junaluska range or group, forms a prominent feature in the landscape toward the west. No less than five peaks, to be seen from Waynesville, tower six thousand feet above the sea. The chief attractions in the immediate vicinity of the town are the White Sulphur Springs and Hotel. The hotel is new and well equipped. The grounds are very fine, and the views from the broad verandas are very pleasing. The waters are justly celebrated. 35 ^^^r"'' PLACES OF INTEREST. TROM WAVNESVILLE TO MILES. White Sulphur Springs Hotel 1 Mount Maria 1 Johnathan's Creek 6 to 8 Cataloochee 20 Cherokee Indian Reservation 20 Soco Falls 16 Soco Gap 15 Bunche's Creek Falls .... 20 Scott Creek Chamber's Mountain Pisgah Lenoir's Farm FALLS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. 7 9 18 12 Pigeon River G to lo 10 7 8 10 Cold Mountain Lickstone Mountain Caney Fork Balsam Great Divide Mount Serbal 8 Mount Junaluska 3 to t) Nuca Dave 3 Turnpike 15 37 HICKORY NUT GAP. [f ICKORY NUT GAP is but a day's drive from Asheville. The country immedi- ately surrounding the "Gap" and Chim- ney Rock, contains more points of inter- est to the intelligent and observing tourist than any other portion of western North Carolina. It has long been a favorite region for lovers of the beauti- ful and interesting in nature. The trip may be made from Asheville in carriage or saddle. Probably the latter mode of travel is preferable for those who are capable of enduring the slight fatigue which is a necessary accompa- niment of a horseback ride of twenty-four miles. Leave Asheville, after dinner, by way of South Main Street, cross the bridge over the Swannanoa River and turn to the left about three hundred yards beyond. Follow this road past an old mill, across Little Cedar and Big Cedar Mountains, about seven and one-half miles from Asheville, and where may be enjoyed very fine views. Proceed on your trip to Fairview, twelve miles from Asheville. There is a little cluster of houses at the cross- 38 CHIMNEY ROCK. roads ; one of these roads leads to Crooked Creek, and the other to Arden and Hendersonville. Take the straight road across Cane Creek to Mrs. Sher- rill's, one-half mile this side of the summit of Hickory Nut Gap, where you may obtain lodging and meals. This house is several hundred feet above Asheville, and it was built many years ago. It is a rambling, roomy habitation, and has galleries on two sides. Here you may obtain fine views of the Blue and Swannanoa Ridges. There is a spring here which is so cold that it almost makes one's teeth chatter. From Mrs. Sherrill's, climb up through the gap in the Blue Ridge, and nine and one-half miles down the Broad River to Judge Logan's. The Broad (not French Broad) makes a great fuss tumbling over rocks, and dashing down inclines. - You pass cabins, falls, and cascades, and enor- mous rocks. The river has a rocky bed, the water is clear and cold, and is shaded by handsome pines which grow along its banks. Fine views of mountain scenery are to be enjoyed here and there on the descent. Some of the dwell- ings along the road occupy very fine sites, and the door-yards are ornamented by willows and other trees. Five miles down the mountain is Bat Cave Post Office, and two and one-half miles beyond you may obtain a view of Round Top and Chimney Rock. If not pressed for time, take half a day to visit the cave, then go to Round Top Mountain. Here you will see bold, rocky cliffs, forming a pleasant contrast to the smooth, verdure-clad hills about Asheville. 40 ^s. ^: .^t*? Continue your trip to Judge G. W. Logan's Hotel, where you will find a hearty welcome, comfortable quarters, and good fare. From Judge Logan's you may make short excursions to the various points of interest, chief of which, perhaps, is Bald Mountain — Shaking Bald. This may be reached by road or trail, on foot or in the saddle. It is necessary to have a guide, and you will find Jimmy Logan one of the best. He is bright, courteous, and able and willing to tell you just what you want to know. Ladies will find him polite and considerate in every way. Should you wish to penetrate the first cave you will re- quire a light. The entrance is very small, but the cham- ber grows larger. There is a window in the cave from which one may look out upon a pleasing landscape, includ- ing Sugar Loaf Mountain and Valley. General attention was drawn to Bald Mountain some twelve years ago by reports of earthquake-like rumblings, and such a vibration of the earth for miles around as to cause the breakage of windows and dishes in houses in the vicinity. There is a fissure in the surface of the mountain one-half mile in length, six feet wide in places, and of unmeasured depth. Rumbling sounds have repeatedly been heard since the great shock of 1874, which may be due to the falling of rocks down the fissure. From the fissure may be seen Chimney Rock, King's Mountain and Falls. Bald Mountain is the scene of Mrs. Burnett's charming play " Esmeralda." One may see " Esmeralda's Cabin " perched up on the side of the mountain. This, it should 42 43 be explained, is simply a natural rock formation re- sembling a cabin, it really looks very much like one, seen from a proper distance at noon, when the light and shade aid the color and formation of the rock to carry out the deception. You may go to the Pools without a guide. Take the road for about three hundred feet down from Judge Logan's ; turn to the right and cross the Broad River on a log. Proceed up the road to the creek, turn to the right to where a log lies across the creek. From this point may be seen the three pools to the best advantage. Now take the path up the hill ; you will come to the largest and deepest pool first ; the exact depth is not known, it has been sounded to a depth of two hundred feet without finding bottom. Con- tinue on the path to the second pool, which is eight}'' feet deep ; j)roceed up the path to the last pool, which has a depth of seventy feet. It is worth your while to climb some fifty feet above this to see the " Narrows." The pools contain very cold, clear water, and the rocky sides are worn very smooth. Retrace your steps to the hotel. P)ut, after all, the Chimney Rock is the most remarkable feature of this curiosity shop prepared by nature. Chimney Rock is five hundred feet in height, it is sixty feet wide at the base, and forty feet near the top. It is .necessary to take a guide to this point. On the top of the rock grow a few stunted pines. No one has been on the top of it. From the vicinity of the rock one may obtain a fine view of Pisgah and the Hickor}^ Nut Falls. These falls or cascades are the highest in this region, the water falling a distance of twelve or thirteen hundred feet. 44 CESAR'S HEAD. I N this entire region there is no pleasanter summer resort than Ciesar's Head. To reach it the tourist should start from Asheville at noon (unless he wishes to go to Hendersonville by train, when he should leave after an early breakfast), leaving the town by way of South Main Street, the continuation of which leads to the Swannanoa River. Drive over the bridge, keeping the main road to Arden Park, ten miles from your starting point. This is a fine estate, consisting of several hundred acres, owned by C. W. Beal, Esq., whose residence is situated upon an emi- nence somewhat back from the main road. Near the resi- dence is the Arden Park Hotel, built for the accommodation of summer visitors, who find it a delightful place at which to spend the heated term. It is especially desirable for those who wish to enjoy the pleasures of real country life, where they may stroll through meadows and woods, where there is not the restraint necessarily connected with life in a hotel in the city. There is a fine view of field, river and mountain. Part of the estate is under cultivation, but the owner has wisely reserved a hundred acres of native forest, consisting of a great variety of trees. The river, a mile distant, offers op- portunity for the angler to try his skill. 45 There are numerous s})rings in the park, some of which contain mineral properties. One, a chalybeate spring, has been found on analysis to resemble very closely the famous " Sweetwater " of Virginia. There ara some very attractive interiors here, being finished in native woods. The guests at Arden come from various parts of the South, from Charleston to New Orleans. If the traveler does not wish to remain at Arden Park, he presses on past the village of Arden to Hendersonville, twenty-one miles from Asheville, and which he will reach in time for supper. He will find this a pleasant and pros- perous village ; the main street of which is very wide and shaded by three rows of trees, one row extending through the middle of the street. Leaving Hendersonville after breakfast, you will arrive at Sandy River, the half-way house, at noon. After dinner you will drive on to Buck Forest Hotel, seventeen miles. Here you will see a score or more antlers fastened to the house and trees, relics of the times when it was a famous rendezvous for deer hunters. You then drive on to see the Bridal Veil, High, Little River, Connestee and Triple Falls; the river dividing into three sections to form the latter. After visiting the Falls, drive on to Capt. Gowers, two and one-half miles from Buck Forest Hotel, for supper and lodging. After breakfast proceed to Caesar's Head up a gradual ascent, stopping on the way one mile this side to see Raven Cliff Falls, considered very fine. Csesar's Head consists of a bold, rocky spur of the Blue Ridge from which may be enjoyed a view, which for extent is probably not surpassed, unless it be from the summit of 46 Roan Mountain. You can see a stretch of country, scores and scores of miles across, and from the shelf of rock which forms the head one may look down tliree thousand feet to the level country below. About one-fourth mile from the summit, down a gentle incline, is situated Ctesar's Head Hotel, where many tourists remain while seeking health and pleasure. The hotel will accommodate about two hundred guests. There is a mineral spring at the hotel, which is said to possess remedial value in diseases of liver and kidneys. There is a daily mail received, and there are the usual amusements for visitors. The scenery within the range of vision from the high cliff is varied and beautiful. The extent of the view is only limited by the power of the eye-sight. Standing upon the 47 "Head" one commands a view from the Roan on the Ten- nessee border to the Black Mountain Range, to Pisgah, the Balsams, Hogback, to the great Whitesides in Macon County ; and from the Currahee near Atlanta, Georgia, to Kings Mountain in North Carolina, a distance of one hun- dred and eighty miles. You may return to Asheville over the same route taken to Ciiesar's Head, or you may go by way of Brevard. Leave Csesar's Head at noon, arriving at Brevard for supper. Brevard is a pleasant village a short distance from the French Broad River, thirty-two miles above Asheville. Shining Rock, which is an immense precipice of white quartz, and wdiicli shines in the sunlight like silver, may be seen from tlie mountain tops; it is six hundred feet high and about one mile in length. Leave Brevard and follow the road leading down the French Broad Valley to Asheville. HOT SPRINGS, MADISON COUNTY. FORMERLY CALLED WARM SPRINGS. j;|W/OR many years previous to the completion of the [pi Western North Carolina Railroad in 1882, the route ^4^ from Asheville to Warm Springs was by stage down the picturesque valley of the French Broad. For several miles from Asheville this old road is still in good condition, and affords a most romantic drive ; but in other parts the road is impracticable for carriages. However, as the railroad runs the whole distance on the very margin of the river, none of the interest of the trip is lost by the change. It is in this course of thirty-six miles, between Asheville and Warm Springs, that the French Broad is most wild ; and, having left behind the quiet valley of Transylvania, noisily rushes onward to its resistless dash through the Alleghany Mountains. No longer a quiet stream, gently sweeping grassy and flowery banks shaded with willows and birch, it is now a roaring, plunging tor- rent, pouring around the bowlders, which it covers with spray, sweeping down the frequent rocky ledges in foaming cascades, and loudl}^ challenging the immovable mountains to make way for its course to the sea. " At Deep Water, in sight of the Warm Springs Hotel, the mountains, which, up 49 to this point, stand off at a respectful distance, close up, and close in the river to its narrowest compass. It is here only one hundred and fifty feet wide, but it is forty-five feet deep. The railroad, to reach the opposite bank, crosses it diagon- ally by the iron bridge, with a clear span of two hundred and sixty feet, squeezing itself, as it were, round the rock}^ face of the mountain, on the right bank, to be received with the same grudging hospitality by the hard front of the left bank, and twists its way by a very short curve into the line, which, in a few hundred yards, brings it into the smiling and beautiful opening in which the Warm Springs are situ- ated. A broad, beautiful, undulating plain, containing a hundred acres, expands in bright contrast to the labyrinth area out of which the road has just escaped. On the right bank, mountains still tower above the water ; on the left they retreat several hundred yards, and the open area is still further increased by the valley formed by the passage of the large and romantic Spring Creek, which comes out of the mountains at this point, and finds its way into the French Broad, a few j^ards below the hotel. Along the knobs that dot the valley are the beautiful residences of Mrs. Andrew Johnson, Jr., Colonel J. H. Rumbough, Major Hill and Dr. Lawrence ; and there, through beautiful grounds, grass-cov- ered, and adorned with trees and shrubbery, passing a large, clear fish-pond on the right and the sparkling Spring Creek on the left, the Warm Springs Hotel with its ample dimen- sions, its elegant table, its pleasures for the well and its com- forts for the invalid, is reached." The Warm Springs were discovered in 1785 by Tennessee militia pursuing a band of Cherokees. As early as 1786 50 the Springs became a place of resort for health-seekers from the South, and ever since it has been a great resort for invalids and pleasure-seekers, no place in the South being more widely known or more popular. The curative prop- erties of the water, added to the invigorating luxury of the warm baths, and the salubrity of the magnificent vale in which the Springs are situated, deservedly attract thous- ands of visitors annually. Formerly, the Springs had a temperature of 102 to 104 degrees, Fahrenheit, but excava- tions to increase the flow, reached a vein which flows at a temperature of 117 degrees, Fahrenheit ; and it is proposed to change the name of the place from Warm Springs to Hot Springs. The hotel provides elegant and ample facilities for hygenic bathing in the warm mineral and electric waters, with retiring rooms attached, and offers a large swimming pool for pleasure parties as well. " The section of country named Warm Springs presents many local features of beauty and interest. There are, per- haps, no dull or uninteresting walks about the place, and look in what direction one may, the eye never fails to rest upon some object of magnificent scenery." A few places are just mentioned. Evergreen Island; a natural park often or twelve acres, with the roaring river rushing by, a lovely retreat, two hundred yards from the hotel. Cliff Top Road; a shaded, elevated walk or horseback ride, presenting a fine view of AVarm Springs Valley for four or five miles up and down the river, begins six hundred yards from the hotel. Oettinger Bubbling Springs; a series of very cold min- eral springs ; one mile and a half. Still Water ; a mile of 51 still water in the French Broad, clear of rocks, splendid for rowing and swimming ; six hundred yards. Deer Park Mountain; rear of Col. Rumbough's residence, fine view, very large ascent ; one mile and a half. Deer Park Road ; elegant road, shaded in afternoon ; two miles in length, along the side of Deer Park Mountain, half way from base to summit, suitable for walking, riding and driving ; begins half a mile from hotel. Prospect Mountain rises from Pros- pect plateau ; ascending it, and traversing Long Mountain for another mile one has a splendid view of Asheville, por- tions of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee. Roadway for foot and horse in constant use. Base, one mile from hotel. Spring Creek Falls; a wild, rugged and beauti- ful scene in the solitude of the mountain fastnesses, on the road to Upper Spring Creek region ; one mile from hotel. The Triple Cascades; four hundred yards above the Falls. The Creek is divided into three streamlets and falls over the rocks in all one hundred and fifty feet. Bluff Mountain ; the highest mountain in the vicinity, accessible all the way by horseback, and for vehicles, to within three miles of the summit, which is ten miles from the hotel. Across the French Broad are the following places of interest : Silver Creek Mine; the wildest and most solitary stream of the mountains; a disused trail renders the exploration of its dreary gorges easy. Flows into French Broad six hundred yards above the hotel. Lover's Leap overhangs Asheville Turnpike, a few yards from Silver Creek ; a pathway to the top ; eight hundred yards from the hotel. Lover's Leap Mountain towers six hundred feet above Lover's Leap, most rugged and picturesc[ue of all the mountains surrounding 52 the Warm Springs Valley, and most frequently ascended ; summit, three-fourths of a mile from hotel. The Narrows or Deep Waters ; usually perfectly still and calm ; so deep, bot- tom has never been found ; splendid fishing ; one mile and a half from hotel. Mountain Island; a mountain in the French Broad, its head two miles from the hotel. French Broad Rapids; at the foot of Mountain Island and head of the Narrows ; one mile and a half from hotel. Falls of French Broad ; at head of Mountain Island ; a scene of in- describable grandeur. Round Top Mountain ; immediately opjDOsite hotel ; top, three-fourths of a mile distant ; delight- ful path cut in the mountain side ; splendid view. The Cas- cades, or Lovers' Retreat ; romantic, shaded seclusion ; four hundred yards. Rich Mountain; overlooks East Tennessee and western North Carolina, Jonesboro, and Greenville, house and tomb of President Johnson, and Cumberland Gap, sixty miles away. Several States in sight. Rich Mountain Turnpike passes within half a mile of the sum- mit, which can be reached by horse or foot ; four miles from hotel. Big Hill; delightful morning or evening walk ; road skirting a precipice ; not over three-fourths of a mile going and return to hotel. Pai7it Rock ; grand and massive gran- ite rock, on which the Indians painted indelible hieroglyph- ics that have never been deciphered ; lying across line be- tween Tennessee and North Carolina. No tourist can afford to miss it. Route : a good turnpike all the way along the French Broad, six miles from hotel. Chimney Rocks; in vicinity of Paint Rock, towering three hundred feet above the French Broad, their summits inaccessible to human feet. 53 ROAN MOUNTAIN. EARCH the world over and you will not find a pleasanter summer hotel than the one on Roan Mountain. The " Roan," in addition to its at- tractions for tourists and its advantages for hay-fever patients, has great interest for the naturalist. The traveler who prefers to go by rail takes the Western North Carolina Railroad to Morristown, Tennessee. There he takes the Eastern Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad to Johnson City, there the Cranberry (Stem-winder) Narrow Gauge Railroad, twenty-six miles, to Roan Mountain station. This road passes through the wild gorge of the Doe River. The canon is four miles long and fifteen hundred feet deep. The track winds up this canon, through four tunnels and over five bridges one hundred feet above the river. At Roan Mountain station the traveler takes a hack to ascend, by a winding road for twelve miles, to the Cloudland Hotel at the top of Roan Mountain. The tourist who is able to travel by carriage or horse- back will find the following route delightful : Go north on Main Street, following it as it turns to the left at the Wood- 54 fin Place, and taking the first turn to the right into the Beaver Dam Road. Do not fail to turn on the hill inside the city limits to enjoy the view of the town. Keep this road until you come to the Episcopal Chapel on the right- The chapel, bearing a plain cross at the peak of the gable, nestles among the trees and chincapin bushes on a low hill. Turn here to the left and follow the road to Weaver- ville, if in a carriage, but if on horseback go beyond the chapel and past the little log school -house, near by on the right, and several cabins, till you come to a larger church painted white. After passing this church take the first left hand road, which will take you over the ridge. Near the top you will find a spring of pure, cold water and get a fine view of Asheville and the Beaver Dam Valley. Over the ridge the road leads down to the left into Weaverville, eight miles from Asheville. From Weaverville you go five miles to Black Stocks, thence four miles to Democrat, on Big Ivy, thence three miles to Little Ivy. You take the North Fork of Little Ivy, go over the ridge and down Elk Fork of Caney River, and turn to the left at the sign-board directing you to Burnsville, which is seventeen miles from Little Ivy. From Burnsville go eighteen miles to Bakers- ville, from which place you go ten miles to the top of Roan Mountain. Returning by the same route, after a day on Roan Mountain, you may make the round trip from Ashe- ville very comfortably in six days. But, if you are on horseback, return to Burnsville, and from there ride to Big Tom Wilson's, on Caney River. Go with him over Mount Mitchell, and ride to Asheville by the Swannanoa Road. Cloudland Hotel, at the top of Roan Mountain, being 55 built on the line between Tennessee and North Carolina, is in both these States. The hotel is six thousand, three hundred and ninety-four feet above the sea, on the highest inhabited point east of the Rocky Mountains, and can be seen for one hundred miles. The summit of Roan Mountain commands a view of nearly two hundred miles westward, and one hundred and fifty miles in all other directions, covering an area of fifty thousand square miles, lying in seven States: Kentucky, West A^irginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee, and pre- senting more than one hundred mountain peaks above four thousand feet high. Roan Mountain is of special interest to the geologist, but to the botanist Roan Mountain offers a flora of surpassing interest. A visiting botanist, the evening after his arrival, named from memory sixty-seven distinct tree species that grew along the twelve miles of mountain road. The special home of rhododendrons, azaleas and kalmias is in these mountains, and they attain to perfection on the Roan. The ground is carpeted with thick beds of forget-me-nots standing almost as dense as moss, and here, too, is the lily-of-the-valley. The visitor should remember that no thin clothing is ever used on the mountain ; shawls and light overcoats are worn outdoors, while rubber wraps and thick shoes are indispensable on long trips. Yet the very appearance of the spacious hotel, with its broad verandas and its height of three stories, built on the very summit of the mountain, is proof enough that here is no storm-swept peak, bleak and desolate like Mount Washington, but a salubrious home among the clouds. 56 ^^ ^. c^yf^,^^. c^-'t^^^ '■ BIG TOM WILSOK. MOUNT MITCHELL. VERY tourist who comes to these mountains should visit Mount Mitchell be- fore returning to his home. This peak, besides being the highest land in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, holds upon its summit the re- mains of Professor Mitch- ell, who first measured its height, and who lost his life in an attempt to confirm his measurement made in 1835. It is claimed by geologists that Black Mountain Range, of which Mount Mitchell is the highest peak, was the first to emerge from the waters which covered this continent. To start on a mountain trip immediately after a few" days rain is a good rule to follow, for then one is more certain of having pleasant weather and clear views from the peaks. There are several routes to Mount Mitchell. One may take 58 MOUNT MITCHELL. the train to Black Mountain station, and take a jj^ conveyance there to Widow Patton's, or he may t ^'^ ride or drive up the Swannanoa road past the water works dam, keeping the straight road up the north fork of the Swannanoa to Black Mountain station, and from there to Mrs. Patton's. There are some very fine views on this road. At Mrs. Patton's he may obtain guides to take him up the mountain. The guides are John Glass, Mr Patton, and the Indian guide. Governor Vance's summer home is one-half mile from Mrs. Patton's house. Many prefer to ascend the mountain from the Caney River or Yancey side, with Big Tom Wilson as guide. To accomplish this one may drive to Big Tom's via Weaver- ville, Barnardsville, a distance of fifty miles, which takes forty-eight hours, or he may make the trip in the saddle in twelve hours via Barnardsville, and crossing the ridge at Ivy Gap. The distance this way is but twenty-eight miles. From Weaverville you follow up Peem's Creek, taking the left side of the stream, riding past a little saw-mill and 60 a grist mill. Some distance beyond the latter 3'ou come to a fork in the road at "Ray's store;" here you take the left- hand road which will lead you to John Gregg Chambers', where you should stop for rest and " entertainment for man and beast." After a good farm dinner, push on, crossing the little stream twice ; take the first turn to the left, and follow the road up and over the ridge into the valley of the Paint Fork of the Ivy. Follow the Paint Fork down the valley to Barnardsville on Big Ivy ; then turn to the right, taking the North Fork of Ivy up to the top of the ridge. It is well to engage a boy from one of the farm houses along 61 PINNACLES OF THE CRAGGIES. the stream to guide you over the ridge into Yancey County. From the top of the ridge you may easily find your way down the Elk Fork of Caney River to the ford where you cross to Big Tom's. You will find Big Tom a genial, whole-souled moun- taineer, and meet with a hearty welcome from him. He has a comfortable farm house, with open fire-places. The boys will take care of your horses, and after supper you will find it pleasant to sit or stretch yourself on blankets before the big fire-place. In the morning, after breakfast, you start out in the saddle or on foot with Big Tom for Mitchell's Peak. If you are a good walker you will find it quite as pleasant to climb the mountain on foot, packing your blankets and provisions on a mule. You pass along Caney River for a mile or more and then through fields and woods. The first object of particular interest which you come to is the Big Poplar. This is a giant tree measuring thirty-two feet in circumference at a height of six feet from the ground, and looking like a great Doric column. It has stood for no one knows how long, and seems likely to stand as long as the hill on which it grows. 63 You climb on up the path lead- ing through forests of linden, pop- lar and cucumber ; through maples, hemlocks and beeches ; through the " Beech Nursery," where the bears come to gather the nuts found in such abundance ; you push your way through the " Brier Patch," and on among black, white, and yellow birches. The path leads in one place through a natural flower gar- den of rhododendron, bearing huge crowns of purple blos- soms of great beauty. The writer has seen such nowhere else. You pass on to the " Cold Spring," and here you will be tired enough to rest and eat a lunch, drinking the pure, cold, spring water. After resting, you proceed up to " The Meadow," where a very fine view is to be enjoyed. On reaching the rocky summit of the peak you will see the grave of Professor Mitchell, surrounded by a cairn of native rock, where he was buried nearly thirty years ago. 64 After suppei' you will lie down by the c mp-tire and listen to Big Tom relate his bear stories and tell in his quaint, honest way, how he found the body of Dr. Mitchell. You will finally go to sleep, rolled up in your blanket, under the huge, shelving rock, to awaken in the early morning, refreshed, to enjoy a sunrise which, to see, is worth all the effort of the climb. After breakfast you maN' return to Big Tom's and visit Blue Sea Falls before returning home, or descend the moun- tain on the Buncombe side, returning by the Swannanoa road to Asheville. Of course, you would only do this if you rode or led your horse up to the peak. 65 BATTERY PARK HOTEL, Asheville, N. C. ^ Buii,T IN \m, ^ -^^^^ -^ EMiARanD \m> -^CAF'ACITY, oOO PK0PI.E:.4- The hotel has a frontage of over three hundred feet, by one hundred and seventy-five feet. It is provided with wide verandas, spacious halls, dining rooms, parlors, reception and reading rooms, large rotunda, with its marble tiling, and its old fashioned fire-place of generous proportions. The house is provided with all the modern appliances, and is first-class in every particular. It is heated by steam and open fire-places, and lighted wholly by electricity ; a hydraulic passenger and baggage elevator runs from the basement to the attic ; electric bells connect all rooms with the of^ce ; a steam laundry, with all the improved machinery, for doing the work of both the guests and the house ; water-closets and baths on every floor ; news stand and telegraph office, billiard room, bowling alley, and many of the out-door games in vogue at the present day. The house is provided with all necessary comforts for the winter as well as the summer months ; in other words, it is built for doing business throughout the entire year. For the colder portion of the year glass is provided with which to enclose the verandas. It is an all-the-year-round house, and is kept as such. Batter)^ Park is a spot of historical interest, and notor- iously popular, not alone for its beautiful views (being over one hundred feet above the streets of the city, and command- ing a stretch of country in some directions of sixty miles in extent), but as having been the location selected during the war by the confederates as the defense to the city. Here a battery was planted and maintained till near the close of the war. The old breast-works still remain, and are preserved as flower beds. 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