Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-03-23
EAST TENNESSEE RESOURCES.

will give some idea of the wealth aud resources
of section Of country that will be opened to
the enterprise and capital of Charleston on the
complrliuu.uf the Blue Ridge Railroad:
The approach Of railways from the sonih "nd
the northeast TO the borders of East Tcnnps ee,
has served 10 bring horc fully TO light the bound
less resources OF The country and is every day,
rs these lines draw nearer and nearer 10 It's CEN
ire, demonstrating The remarkable fact, that there
is not section of the American continent, of the
same extent of territory, SO inviting to mcn OF
capital, or men without capit;.l, who have stout
sincws and muscles. These elements of wealth
have never been combined for want of proper
or,lrls to the markets of The world but the
day has already dawncd, aud is hourly brighten
ing, Which will disclose wonderful things in this
vaIlcv hitherto SO remote from the ocean nlarts.
Ii is our purpose Ia no:e 4 few facts from which
persons nj Il distance may form some idea Of the
vas,ncss and value of those resources.
The climate OF i country is Il feature which
prr-emncniy fixes lis destiny. That OF East
Tennessee is somewhat diversified, because nf
lis valleys and lofty mountains; aud for salubri-
", whether npon the mountains or in the valleys.
Is unprecedented. No cpidcmics have ever pre-
vailed within its borders, aud it is at the same
time free from any causes which can or do pro-
duce diseases local in their character
The water is another consideration with the
cmgrant i'll search Of i new home. In East
TcnncSscr The varieties of water are nnulnrra-
Llr almost The limestone, 6 frrcstonr," cllay-
beatr, phur, &c, &c. gust from every hillside.
Some of these mineral waters have attained
much celebrity, BECAUSE of their sanatory pro.
pcrtics -
The soil of the valleys and in many places mp
on the mountains, is Us fertile as the alluvum
which lies on the wafer courses of the southern
countries, and is capable of alnrding subsistence
to Il population one hundred iinlcs greater than
that HOW iahabiting the country.
The timber, though now regarded in many in
stances of but little value, is every day being
more highly appreciated The bonndcss forest
of hrmiork, of white and yellow pine, of cedar
and oak, which can How bc purchased, immcdi-
alcly upon some of The prinripa! water courses,
at prices of from ten 10 twenty CENTS per acre
for The ground upon which they grow, is y fact
Which will strike the minds OF the farmers who
use the bark of the llrmlork, and of builders who
Use the other i!nberS in other parts OF tie coun-
t.y with much surprise.
The iron Of E,st Tennessee is sufficient in
quantities 10 supply the world for ccnIurirs.-
This is of variuu, qusliles, some of such excel.
lrnrc that it is preferred above every other iron
for steamboat boilers, because i'll no instance
has boiler made of this iron been known 10
explode. Here it may BIZ manufactured into
pigs ut ten dollars per ton, and that too, ii, cs-
Establishments where bul little capital is employed.
II is now shipped to markets on the Ohio, river
at Il cost Of inurtcen dollars per tou, and yet, i;
yields handsome profit 10 the manufactured
Iron lands may be purchased in eligible locations
for from ten to twenty cents per acre.
Coal is almost ms abundant as the iron, and in
mnuy instances is found upon one side of wa
ter course, Which il bnt Succession OF rapids,
while iren il upon the other. Both tn" anlira-
cite and bi:umnous arc found III abundance
the one in that ledge of highlands skir;ing the
southwestern border of East Tcnnessee, and !ie
other in The northern and northwestern. Coal
Lands may be purchased at the same price for
which the iron lands may be bought.
OF marble. nm endless variety and ineShaus,i-
ble quantity has been discovered, though but
few and partial searches have been made. From
the jet black, susceptible Of the finest polish,
there is every hnc and shade varegalion TO the
pure white Much of this marble is now being
used for ornamental purposes in private rarors,
and is also being wrought into decorations f"r
the interior of tho costly capital in process of
erection ut Nashville. These marble quarries
are cheaper than dirt. y: ;.
The h, iraulic limestone has recently been
discovered in. the greatest abundnns.int tho i'm.
mediate vicinity Of KNOXVILLE. and only awaits
to demonstrate lis value, a capital that will pre-
pare 100000 barrels of the cement for the mar!
kels in which it may BE- sold, at =. lower figure
than can be borne when the article is furnished
from any other point.
Salt is abundant, and capital ia now being EN-.
pluycd in sinking wells, and preparing furnaces
&c, for lis manufacture.
Copper has been discovered and miners arr
! now at work digging it on; of the bowels nf tho
mountains, Which were once thought TO be
worth not one cent per acre, and yet the copper
ore is yielding silver rm"ngh to pay all the ex.
pcnses incident tv The preparation Of the copper
fur market.
Lead il every where, We may say and will BIZ
continued to be esteemed, ~ it now is almost
vaIuelcss being in the way Of tic psUw STARE
until some one Or more DISCERNING and more en-
tcrpri>ing than any one now among us, shall
show to ia that in bars and pigs, it, lkc OFF 5f"n
is worth silver and gold.
Zinc, too has been discovered and strI
UlHuc lQNIEuS uTIiiHllS lS NliHc w IPShi
northern company in connection with onc of oul
own citizens. having obtained u lease of one
mine and having it in contemplation lu nanu
fac turc the metal.
Plumbago is found in heaps as large as {
mountain, but il is esteemed is of no value, Gc
cause no one chooses to make It WI q, bic.
Besides all these elements of wcaiilt there ayt
others which mi ght be mentioned. Even lb,
sand which We have, as The experiment has de-
monsratcd, makes an article Of glass superior
tn that manufactured in other parts of,hc Union
but we may stop here. So that with our eli
mate, waters, soil, marble, limestone. eensrh,
iron, copper, SALT timber, lead, zine, &c:, added
to the scenery, which has caused our section OF
the Union TO be styled "The Switzerland OF
America" VIC may safely assert that a more at
,ractive field nowhere presents to either the
capitalist, the L.borcr, or the MIN os feeble
health aid shattered constitution, whn IS in
scarch of IN nvi.orIing and hea lIh giving at
mpspherr, tie same Inducements. With our
railroads so soon to- be completed al these VII
come: and. the change which will be wrought
| in this invking land OF ours, no man can con
.srire.
MuRDEE.-ITc are informed, says the Augns'
Ia Chronicle &. Sentinel of the 18th instant, by
gentleman Just arrived in the city, ,ha, 4 mur.