Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-29

On Saturday, party of about twenty five cti
gems of Nashville visited the mines, on invitation
of Mr.. TRACY the President of the Company Mr.
NILES, of Cincinnati, and Mr.. G. H. COFFIN, o
Knoxville, were also among the invited guests
1t was good fortune to be one of the party, ant
we have rarely enjoyed a trip more The road
from the tunnel, ascends grade of about 500 feet
in five miles, from which point TO the mines the
ascent is less rapid. At points on the road there
magnificent views of the rich valleys OF Frank
lin county, and of the grand scenery ofth' Noun
tains. The lover of the picturesque and grand in
natural scenery hardly, in this section, crafty
his taste more fully than by visit to the mines.
We left Nashville at IL O'Clock, Friday night
and after detention of about an hour at the tun-
mel, arrived at the mines at o'clock, Saturday
morning A substantial breakfast was in read
ness for the company, after partsking of which,
most of the party entered the mines, and explored
them to the end. At one O'Clock, dinner was an
nounced 1t was served in the woods near the
mines. and wss ample and excellent. 1t was &C
companied with iced punch, the preparation of the
President, and Longworth's Catawba- Mr.. MEIGs,
Of this city, presided The dinner lasted two hours.
The toasts and speeches were impromptu They
related to the improvement its officers and
management The following resolutions, offered
by Mr.. S. P. ALLISON, of this city, were adopted,
and are the only portion ofthe proceedings reduced
to writing" and the only part therefore, which we
can report:
Resolred, That we, the citizens of Nashville, hail
this first attempt to develop tie rich mineral re-
sources of the Cumberland mountains.
Resolved, That we have seen with wonder and
delight the locomotive Gen. Mosquere, breasting
the steep sides of the mountain presenting at
every turn most startling and beautiful views.
Resolred, That the thanks of the community are
justly due to Mr.. Tracey of New York, to whose
enterprise and energy we are indebted for this
great work. which he has so courteously and pleas
antly exhibited to us this day.
Resolced, that we congratulate our fellow. cti-
zens upon the prospect of full supply, at reasons
bic rates of so necessary article as COAL and we
recommend that this enterprise, naugurated by
foreign capital be participated in and sustained by
ct nome.
Mr.. Tracey briefly but gracefully and appropri-
atey replied to the compliments contained in
these resolutions. He said that whatever he had
done or attempted to do in developing the resources
Of Tennessee, which he knew to be immense, was
nothing to what her citizens ought themselves to
do. Il may fail, said be, "but they cannot, if
they rightly appreciate the unbOunded mineral
wealth which their State contains" After abiding
TO the manner in which the affairs of the company
had been managed and to its future policy. Mr..
Tracey concluded by offering the following senti-
ment
"Yhe St1te Of Tennessee The development Of lis
resources, and its permanent prosperity"
The return trip was made without accident, and
the company arrived safely at Nashville at 10
O'Clock, Saturday night.
The company, we learn, will commence deliver
ing coal in this city in few days. We hoped to
have beea able to give some statistics relating to
the mines in thspaper, but the gentleman on whom
we relied for the figures has disappointed US, and
we must wait for information.