The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-10-12

the artificial pictures, which gave brilliancy
to, and shed loving light and lustre over
the scene. AYACREON.
The HAMLET OF pARKsvILLE AND THE
OcoEE MlLLs.-Six miles above the town Of
Benton and twenty-five miles below Duck
town, Immediately on the rold to the latter
place, and right where the Ocoee river breaks
of from the mountains, stands The hamlet OF
Parksville. At this place, two enterprsirg
ms n, the Messrs Parks, have recently erect
ed large FIGURING Mills. Having heard
something Of the enterprise, we avaied our
self of business in that direction few days
since, to visit the establishment and look
through it for ourself. We found not only
what had been said Of it, that it was equal
to the best in the country, vas true, but that
it is superior to any we have seen in this
country, and equal in its machinery and con
struction to the best Merchant Mills of any
other. The location is peculiarly favorable
for an enterprise of the kind, from its acces.
sibiity to large and fertile grain growing
region, and its proximity TO the immense
copper interests of Polk county, the resources
and wealth of which have hardly yet begun
to be developed. The mill-house is large
building, three anda half stories high, run
ming three pair Of burrs-two for wheat and
one for corn, the former capable of grinding
two hundred bushels each per day Of twenty
four hours, and the latter fifteen bushels per
hour, as the mlers informed us. The flour
manufactured is ola superior quality, and the
yield per bushel several mere lbs. than at
any other establishment within our know
ledge. The machinery throughout is CON-
petc and perlect-aIl simple, nothing COM
picated, the whole running as smoothly and
regular as clock work, as we had opportunity
of witnessing, and without that jar and noise
so common in ordinary Touring establish
Discharge" and popularity we noticed par
ticularly is the small volume Of water needed,
although the power at the site is almost un-
limited. The mechanic who constructed and
put up the machinery for the Messrs. Parks
is Mr.. D. w. Reel, of Greensborough. Ga,
who we are satisfied has no superior rs 4
mill-wright.
We have been thus particular in noticing
these mills, not simply because we think such
p,aritu f,ti., hut Enr tt,,
forcibe reason that we would like TO see own.
ers of other mill sites availing themselves Of
the skill and ability which the Aessrs. Parks
have employed so successfully At present,
we ship our grain to market in bulk, losing
IS per cent. on the whole crop. Such mills
would enable us to convert our wheat into
flour, thereby saving the bran ard "offal" for
stock, and giving to our own people large
profit now going into the hands of the specu-
Iators. 1t is proper to state that the Mcssrs
Parks have at the same place an excellent
saw mill in operation.
If we had the poetic and fanciru pencil of
some Of our imaginative contemporaries, we
might eXpatiate on the grand and picturesque
scenery in the vicinity Of Parksyille, telling
our readers Of its tall and majestic mountains,
with their alpine submits among the clouds,
while around their rugged base flows the
beautiful Ococe, Fastening on to embrace and
minge with other streams and finally TO be
lost in the great ocean of waters. But our
business as editor is to deal with the useful
and practical, to encourage industry and COM
mend skill and enterprise; and we can only
add that the property in question is the most
valuable we know OF, and must in fewyear
prove n source of immense wealth to lis en-.
terprisng owners