— Balsam
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Document date
Wednesday 1st of August 1917
Transcription Notes
Take the precaution of telephoning to Mrs Carley[?]. Lucky we did as she is full up and will be for several weeks. Proprietor of Commercial Hotel, our hostelry at Sylva, advises us to try the Mac’s Settlement, all MacMahan’s. We go there, a terrible walk about 5 miles, through Dillsboro. Heat almost intolerable and to make matters worse we found the Mac’s quite useless for our purpose. It now seems clear that this piece of country as "advanced" too far on the down grade towards sophistication and that we are wasting our time & money in staying here. On reaching Middlesboro we have drinks (lemon’s) at a drugstore, Maud has 3 I have 2! Then we get a motor back to Sylva, pack up our suit cases and return to Balsam — tails between legs!!Location
USA : North Carolina : Sylva [0,0]
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