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THE FOGY DAYS AND iS^OAV ; 



CASHIER'S VALLEY, N. C. 



HKhis valley was named for a horse, that strayed from its 

 owner, James Mc Kinney, of South Carolina, and after 

 months was discovered grazing in security there. McKinney 

 was so well pleased with the locality that he afterwards set- 

 tled there, and spent the balance of his life in Cashier's Valley. 

 Situated upon the very apex of the Blue Ridge Mountains, 

 in North Carolina, this vallej' is one of the most elevated in 

 the State, having an altitude of near 4,000 feet above 

 tide-water, bounded on the north by Sheep Cliff, the backbone 

 of the Bkie Ridge, east by the Rock Mountain and Chimney 

 Top, south by the Terrapin, and west by the great White- 

 sides. Passing through McKinney's Gap, to the north, cross- 

 ing the ridge, one would descend into the fertile Tuskaseege 

 Valley, and crossing a gap to the east, would drop suddenly 

 into Fairfield, 300 feet lower than Cashier's, and one of the 

 most beautiful valleys in all this range; going west, would 

 enter the valley of Horse Cove, nestling under the shadow of 

 the Whitesides; following the waters south, would be brought 

 to a sudden halt by the White-water Falls, equal in volume of 

 water, and vieing in its magnificence of scenery with the 

 famous Tallulah Falls of Georgia. After several stupendous 

 leaps, this beautiful clear water stream plunges into the Valley 

 of Jocasse, S. C, where, uniting with other streams, it forms 

 the Keowee River. 



