Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-11-04
Alabama Correspondence.
CHALYBEATE SPRINGS, Ala, 4
Oct. 29, 1851.

Some time has elapsed since | Ia
~ y, wrote you; but for this seeming ne
ligence, l have the best Of all apol
=, gies, as it, is attributable mainly
:. the fact of having had nothir
ia worthy of communicating. Eve
now, I should not attempt to di
l. place the rich, well-selected matte
) that always appears in your columns
e were l not so flatteringly importunee
!, I.have been, for some time, at
fine watering place, across the Ten
y nessee river, opposite to Bellefonte
My health gave way whilst in Chat
tanooga, and l was forced much
against my will to leave the embryo
city. | do not think that Chatta-
nooga could be denominated, proper
Ily, "a sickly place. my i'll health
was induced, probably, by too close
an application to business, together
with the very Indifferent kind of wa
ter which l was obliged to drink on
account of the excessive drought.
New wells are being dug daily, which
will add greatly to the future growth
of the place.
: The river is exceedingly low at
this time, so that the lightest draught
boat cannot navigate it in many pla-
ces. 1t can be forded-IsaR man
cross in this way on yesterday. lam
told that the boats, for some time
back, have not been able to reach a
point higher than the ''suck;" from
this freight is transported by keel
boats. / will not dictate to the
American Congress, but | should
think an appropriation for cleaning
out the Tennessee river of the very
highest Importance. 1t is, and al
ways will be, the great thoroughfare
to the Atlantic coast to our mer-
cha ats, planters, and the travelling
com munity generally, and a glance at
the subject presents its immeasura-
bic Importance.
l am now ready to talk a little
about my particular locality, and |
10 this the more willingly on account
If amusing your old patrons-I
mean the old pioneers of Lincoln .
Who have seen canebrakes, bears, ]
wolves, &c. And, indeed, ] am not
'ure that | can't please the young
olks who delight in romance and ]
lovelty-to see Nature in wild dis ]
rider, where yawning precipices make {
he brain swim, and dismal, project ]
ng crags tempt the melancholy dis
ppointed lover to cast himself down
o become a mangled carcass for vul-
ures to banquet upon The pale,
ickly novel monger, who hates pleas d
re and delights in perfect misery, $
'ho despises mankind and year rs for %
olitude, could here find scenery per e
,ctly embIematic Of his dark, disor- o
cred state of mind. There are d
,nely walks underneath continuous
llnpart of shelving rocks, where no a
uman foot has made its hateful IL
rint, and where only the sku liking G
off has interrupted the dismal soli- G
1de. There is a deep feeling Of ut Il
II loneliness resting upon my heart,
hen / stand thus, with nothing in l
lew save solitary vulture which is II
taking lazy circles in mid air on mo- ="
onless wings. There are | indian II
aths here, oyershadowed with the !.
erpetual gloom, and while hear d
ne melancholy meanings Of tho wind 81
/ the pine tops, / think Of the y
Great Spirit of this ill-fated peo- G
lie, and methinks 1 hear the last k
of the irreYersabIe de- q
rec which expelled them from their it
ONES. The tear Of sympathy in n
starts as I read their des- q
ny in the setting SUM-. Where the b
IN sinks will be their final resting a
lace-in the Pacifc's waves. And
5 fades the hues of the SUNSET, so ii
i'll die the memories of the Indian. 81
There is any amount of game here, Y
lch as deer, turkies, &c, The wolves P
ill soon soIenade me, if | remain s;
ere, much longer. They howl most q
: after a rain. When there is a a
ow, mizzling rain they howl most q
and thirst for blood. ! ff
NV bear track the other night, but b
has been II months since one of a
lese creatures was killed about here. 81
here are panthers here-at least a n
Nv; the mountaineers have heard s.
leir dismal wailings in the night h
me:-they cry like person In dis