, 1863-09-16

General ha3 established u signal station upon
this spot under gua5d OF stnan anattay1a noay o.
rebel force made their appearances within
ehort distance Of the station, having moved
up under cover OF the night, Our boys after
ekismishipg short time with them, aud find
'he force then there Withdrew. a feH hours
afler, q sufficient body Of infantry were sent
forward to drive the rebels from the geound,
since which time they have remained unmo-
Tested except by an occasional shot
from some Of the enemy's sharp-shooters.
GENERAL RosECRANs ON L REcoSNo1sANcH.
This afternoon, General Rosecrans, ACCOM-
panied By few OF his staff, proceeded to
Lockout Mountain, for The purpose Of hay
1nE Fa, Pep p+at st The enemy On the other side.
with glass In hand, apparently studying tie
position and disposition Of the rebel tr5np5,
Below What his thoughts were, or plaus are.
It is impossible to say, as he 10 wise enough to
keep lis own counsel, you may feel assured
that he is a man who Will meyer have his in
tended movements betrayed.
\ GRAND aERHNADR.
This evening the brass bands Of the Sd Brig
ade, Sd Division, 14th Army Corps, three n
number, proceeded to the quarters Of General
ment Minnesota Infantry, but now BrlgadIer
General commanding the Sd Division 2lst Ar
my Corps. On their arrival there they found
the General IN his shirt sleeves, quietly enfoF-
ipg himself In his tent. The first .fnlmation
ne had Of tletr presence Hns upon the strik-
lng Up, BY the full three bands in concert,
old piece, "Hail to the Chief.'' This was fol-
lowed by quite number Of national airs, ex-
ecuted in the most beautiful style. at the
conclusion Of the performance, the General
thanked them for the manner In which they
naqa nau 9ar bi ,ne AinaJ 1eehngs, and re-
farue n crn~d intn III H. g1to no!I " LYLE ~
sen7ri th.msaires1 ~ fns4at1I s10 ~
1,ronna When fhe {. x3na nnnn ~, 1poh 1 ai ahe
erlate1 amorrst tham A. . 1"ta 49, ~ III.
adjourned to The5r nWn nnortera e each
feslnr fhaf thaS hsa a. an;nrad th, ea Eatty
the utmost extent,
on TIE MARCH.
nnr3ne, +1e ro,rc,, f-an, s+aronso. - +.,,
noint erG aFn af rs htem s1esensoz TO this
i,iares ot note hr,ef desc1}nfkon ~ hia,,
A. formed IN H. d;a-T 40, ,o3a,faa' ~
ticer NAV nnt nrnvs nn;nt arest;no- ~ en,-sa
the friends At home wha bovr nnF ~ or.,nr "
tnnitv Of yisitinr and SEEING ~ them.eiyRes GPRA
1AsrER c1rY COAL MINES.
The entrance to these mines is upon the
eide Of rapge Of high hills or mountafng.
about twelve miles east OF. Stevenson, and
nearly eight hundred feet above the level Of
1le country. {QT rather that W0ul& be the casa
If there were level spot In the surrounding
country For quite number oi vears these
mines oaye furnished larre quantities Of coal
to the citizens OF this and adjoining counties.
and some of them have been Worked TO ouite
4 depth into the very heart Of the mountains
themselves. The means employed in lower
ing the Goals to the platforms and Yards be-
low is somewhat ingenious. An
endless chain is ran from larpe
wheel at the ton. nress;np .rnnSd
q similar wheel at the bottom Of tia donhle
line Of tracks attached In fhfs cf,,in nre nnite
a nnmher cars. thnsa IN ore frnc1- he,nw II.
Yays filled at fhe ion. thar Increased ySe}pht
is sufficient TO pull lie empty care M tbe on.
pssite track, by this arrangement, no other
motive power Is necessary.
SlcK o'JAcK CAVE AND SPRING.
MIX n, Jocl Gaze IN ten u,tca fron, E, R,saoa-
mort. on the Tennessee River md ahont thSsc
miles frnm Shellmnnnd Stotinn ~ IL Naahs
vile and Ghaffannnra Railroad Tho sntr,nca
to HE caYe IL nsar the has ~ Whitesfde
mountain. and the cave itself evtenda FAR
milea inf q lie Tery hnwels ~ fha earth bow
far IN mt really known Init II haa h.,a,, az az.
plo1ed for xuere than fonr mica md ret tho
end has not been reached. within fhe rave
and at the dtstancebf one hundrcd yaraa from
the mouth, q magnificent eprjnr rnshes frnm
the foot Of limestone bluH. foTminr GOOD
II sized stream Of the yery best md 1uIest Of
Tater. Passing this. It il necessarv to nro-
coed for come distance In canoes. ~ the bot-
tom Of the cayeru is covered Witi' c1ear A. co1d
water, several feet deem: sti}1 fnrther m tf,e
floor apain hetomea H. and an1Id and the
cave branches n1,t infn nnmernne halls an5