New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-08
Tenpes.ee-The Mountain Region.

chased largely Of lads In Fentress County Telr
s.i settled upon them, writes Us 10 opposition T.
the picture Of the Cumberland region especially
Feutress Co given by Boston friend who had
just trsversed it when we met in Ohio. So ial
As he merely coatradicts or explains away our
friends statemsnt, the letter We have already
pruted on that side must suf5ce bat that part OF
h.s letter which Ue give below will bcfourd inter-
est.ng Il IS dated,
JAwEsrorN 7en;rsss CO July 9 a.
There 10 part oi ths country umbered exclusive g
with pine-tae pines are interspersed among great
variety 0t oaks q and taeu only spots AMI ino o.
only .u srnal. portion VI tn- County Ana tar splt'
o turpentine and amp black yet male in consi
cradle quanttes and easily taken 20 market by -ne
east fork Of Oo-ys sver. wnicn i uavlga1.e w-ln
,Te miles of jamestown And these articles With many
others tnd resiy market a. good pnces the Cam
5efland and OHIO Rivers. Although We cannot boast
oi many fine Churches IN our County We have very
many meeting houses scattered over the county
sufficient for the population and trust the prayers
ths offered them will be acceptable as those
offered IN Graoe Trinity IA your City We have two
Academies and a3out dozen Common Schools In tbs
County flr the population.
Inc Railroads laid down ora th- map your friend
vas lnterssted Va. beyond doubt Yankee trek
done by toe Yankee VITO morigaged the .snds % An
other Yankee Blt your friend s-.sfs thai 10 never
Las been contem plated % have Railroad anywhere
nsas Feniress. lie IS very much mistaken. such an
enterprise has been frequently talked o. and 0ne oi
the candidates for the Legislature expects O. be elected
o. advocate the uskrg OF railroad from Knoxville g.
Nashville scross ihe mountain A. company is char
tered 20 make railroad from Knoxville % the state
Inc o. connect with railroad chartered ~ virginia
o. continue 70 D. nashville, sni it VIII
probably pass hrnlgh the southern part of ths rlnfy
and except ascending snd descending the mountains
country probably s-0rds Tor about the distance o
'0 miles. 90 nearly level surface as ihe TOP u The
mountain. The tao.e-lands II irnnessce are az ~
tcn-ive plateau. Wha may be- called the top ~ Cum
uerand 80 lntsn although, there two short ridges
~ mountain ou the top VI this elevated plane rley
extend from near the Virginia line o. about the
center of The state then branch ~ ffst the south
and then the south % the Alabama line varying
lu width from lO % % OF ~ miles elevated a. most
about 2 lUO feet above the OceAn-pr0baby forming
greater extent " gently rolling and nearly level and
than be found In the :. except perhaps some Of
the most extensive prariss OF sandy plans OF ne
West Upward Of ninety streams are aid down on
Rhess msp u Tennessee A. risng and having part Of
their courses on this extensive . steau and han
r.uainS my mges ~ a 1vea course r. Within my
own kno~ledge. IN the small part Of the table land
particularly acquainted With there i large mum
ber Of stream, hich are no. aid down the msp,
Think h. therefore, safe % assert there pr0oa
several hundred other streams watch rise and have
taeir courses the table and Most q The persons
.u your region cannot form correct idea " this p1r
ton of country They hear .t q e. Clmberlsli Noun
tain sri imagine 10 = a. rocks and broken. Ike The
Csftskll or Green Mountains when PROBABLY not che
Ia ten thousand oi them ever 81 nearly .eve.
Z
any iiea of am0untain where hundreds 90 large
and their courses - the extent ~
City miles ou o.
have travelled through a. tie states, except ;sw
~ the newest and the flrhe-t down east and ~
frequently through the principal Northern and Western
states and better corn, wheat, oats clover
and b. erf-grass than have seen growing tn table
land Of Tennessee and Tor AL the ordinary garden
getables anG rish potatoes never any asayy sgo
u those raised these ,ao.e-AIts.
Bat may say have zeal farmers IL this region.
H. 4.As hi ~. +.-.I
% the Northern fsrmers these lands would very
D. widely celebrated We have most delightful Gle
mate. and while people sre dying with extreme heat In
your vicinity We have very comfortable GUNNER wsA-
,her, and very lftle really oppressive and our Win
ters are short and mid. and stock i've through
them without feeding. 4 gentleman from Ohio, VINO
has settled On these lands to1 not .oug since b.
had Travelled al over the Jnlte1 States ard be-
sny country where BE- could command - great
variety Il food be could here, Tor D. could o1tal
corsderate variety of Wild game 10 addition o. a. lsi
could Be obtained anywhere else IN tie United states,
and al ;he Northern fruits and vegetables beside many
that are peculiar - the southern states
REsIDENr oE fENrsEss CO. IENS.