Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-12
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in the depths Of the mountain gorge. Here it
sleeps as lazy and CLASSIFY as if quite incapable
Of aught but rejecting the beauty of the sky and
the snowy clouds that float 5vrr it. 1t is overhung
and deeply shaded by the bowery thickets that
cluster OIL its northern border. On the cast. in
pyramidal grandeur rises the storied mount upon
which the long since departed savage warrior held
his councils and the Indian hunter chased the
antelope.
Following the stream. thqt empties from its
northern border into shaGcd glen, some two
hundred and fifty yards, we come to the
eclpsing wonder Of this portion ofthe mountain
| -Lulah Falls. Tellulah is the proper name,
Lulah being given by some officers who visited
the place during the late gar. and who were not
conycrsant with the traditional history of the
country. Tradition says that an Indian maiden.
named Tellulah, was betrothed to a young brave
of her tribe. Her parents obstinately opposing
the solemnization of their mutual VOWS of ahec-
ton, she resorted to this fearful abyss and threw
herself over its rugged nights and was dashed to
| pieces. Her lover, according to the tradition.
| died in despair. From the time that the tragedy
was committed, the falls were known to the
| Indians and pioneers by the name Of Tellulah
| Hero the bounding pillows are precipitated
nnety-seyen feet, bSeaking up into one vast
sheet Of ,ilvery spray and clouds of mist. To the
immediate right Of this laundering cascade. at an
| elevation Of some ten degrees from the bottom of
| the terrific abyss.
| Two rainbows unroled
Their oit-tnted pinions of purple and gold.
| Iinglng the falling spray and granitc-hght"
On clamberng up the craggy height that fronts
| the falls we were informed by our gentlcmanly
Interpreter Of the mountain scenery, Mr. James.
that we the first representatives of the Press
| that had ever explored its summit. BY mutual
| consent the peak was dubbed Mount james"
! The immense volume of water that pours down
! through this immense mountain gorge, such an
! important element in the construction of manu-
| factories, has elected the favorable attention of
! sonc the enterprising spirits Of Chattanooga,
who have in contemplation the building Of an
aqueduct by which they shall be able TO convsy
! the stream into their city. The success Of the
scheme is not at all improbable. as it is in every
! respect practicable.
An hours more rcvclry amid this mountain
! wilderness and are on the return a jolly and
merry crowd. But we were fated to come to
| grief. for scarce had we proceeded a mile when
| our vehicle smashed to atoms Dsconsolate
! iellows-fOur and half miles to tramp! And
tramp we did, in good earnest, for more than two
hours before reaching our pleasant stopping
! place. But one thing is requisite to make this
ruling attractions TO the travelling public,
and this is the construction of Nc adam
mzed roads leading to the different points
of interest from the Hotel This we are in
formed will be done at an early day. the work hay
ing already commenced.
We next visited the Lookout Mountain Edu-
eational Institution" which is situated a milo |
west of the Hotel, on spre of the mountain pro-
jccting out over the Chattanooga Valley which is
designed to become of the leading institutions
oflearning in the Suuth-wil be to her if prop
ery conducted. what Y ale and Harvard are to the
North.
The founding of this College is one Of purely |
Christian bencyolence on the part of Mr.. c. r. |
Robert, philantropic and Christian gentlemen |
of the City of New York For the past forty years
he has devoted himself to the noble work Of cs- |
tablshihg institutions oflcarning. and promoting |
the cause of education TO the success of which he
has expended several hundred thousand dollars. |
For the education Of the American youth in |
Europe he established College in Constantine |
pic. Turkey. at an expense of enc hundred and |
twenty-five thousand dollars. which to-day has an
attendance Of young men representing eight diff |
fcrcnt dialects Of the eastern world
One hundred young men have been educated |
for the ministry at his expense. On the cessation
n h |
cn States to see if he could do anything that |
would contribute to the education of eur Southern
youth. lie was soon convinced Of the restitution |
of the country and Of the importance of the i'm |
mediate establishment of such institutions of |
learning would enable the more destitute |
young men to procure liberal educatons and ac- |
cordingy after consultation with some ofthe lead
ing these states rs to a suitable locality for
the cred, suck an Institution he settled up |
this I..uj Icing the most available and |
accessible
As the buildings belonged 10 the Government,
having been used for hoSpitd purposes. he imme- |
diatcy proceeded to Washington and obtained an |
order for their sale. They were turned over to |
him at Government appraisemsnt. He then |
bought the lands upon which the buildings we're |
stauding-also sore four hundred acres adjacent |
Fearing that the weather. during the winter, |
might be too for the comfort Of students, |
thereby criprling the iustitution he bought four |
hundred acres Of land on Missionary Ridge upon |
which ts erect college buildings in such an event. /
lie then applied to the Legislature for a charter
for his college which was granted. The work of |
repairing and remoddelng commenced in April |
last, and up TO the present time more than $780,,
900 have been spent on the work. and we are in
formed that Mr.. RoEERTs designs in the estab-
Slj000. As The school promises to be literally
patrouizod it will onEcnder an additional expense
annually of thousands of dollars. as The
money required Of each student will barely
dcfray onc-half Of his actual expenses. The fol- |
lowing terms clearly indicate this: For tuition
board, washing. and use of school books, SlOO /
for five months. The course Of instruction is
equal 10 that Of the leading colleges of this coun-
try.
We had the pleasure of meeting with the Prin-
cipaI. Rev. +. 7. WILLIAMS. who is graduate of
Yale College and of the Princeton Theological
Seminary. We also met Prof W. IL. Barns, his
assistant, who Is graduate Of Harvard Uniyer-
sity, and bears the reputation Of being a finished
scholar These gcntlcm en- are assisted by Miss
NJ Any WILSON. who is Preccptrcss, and has for
her assistant Miss JENNlE o. PIrEIN Miss An
nENI, BrCu. a Danish lady. of superior musical
talent has charge Of the music classes.
The school opened ON the 18th Of May last and
has thirty nine students. the most Of them from
distance. GcorSia, Alabama Mississippi. Ten
nesscc and kentucky are represented Sixteen of
the students are youug ladies and twenty-three
Young gentlemen. The first session clcscs the first
"fa.sci.-- taas---1 ..-.-a,.s nave made appIica-
tion throughout the South for admission on the
Opening of the next term.
The buildings are larrc and admirably adapted
O. the iuIp.Se for which they are being used.
They are l.2,' 'cct IN lcnrth. including the main
building and the els. Two tiers Of galleries run
around the structure. nearly a mile IN length. |
The Principal with Lis rsrps of teachers occupies
the ceutral portion O: the buldinr; the young
uva the rirht wing. and the ladies the tcfl. The
culinary department Is IN the basement Of the
main hailiiuE Eni T. most admirably arranged.
Water is conveyed iu metallic pipes from the
I1rEe spring AZ the hatt o. a tank whleh when /
aIlel. v5II caziaiu ninety thousand gallons. Hy- /
l-al-. s7r rlaeci AZ intervals alour the entire
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