— Balsam
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Document date
Saturday 28th of July 1917
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Get up pretty early in extremely hot weather. Pack, get tickets for Balsam, call on Dr. Sinclair (abortively) do some shopping and have a long talk with Campbell at his office concerning projected trip & other matters. He lunches with us and then we go to the station & catch the 3.20 train arriving at Balsam at 5.45, a very terrible journey, stuffy & hot, carriages overcrowded, while Engines poured coal dust & cinders by the bucket into the carriages. I never saw such a horrid mess nor got myself, hair, etc, dirtier. The curious thing was to notice the quiet unconcerned way in which the passengers accepted the situation — evidently inured to the devious ways of the Southern Railway! Got very decent rooms at Balsam Hotel, 5500 feet up, wonderful view. Few guests & those nice ones. Whiteside the manager quite a nice man.Location
USA : North Carolina : Asheville [0,0]
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