The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-12-07
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There's an old saying that ono might as
well he out Of tie world as out Of the
fashion, and as We have no disposition to
quit thia mundane sphere we'll add pt the
prevailing fashion INDUCED IN by our brother
qollldriYers just returned from trip
and give GLIMPSE Of what is to be seen and /
heard away uP in Obion, the home Of the
i5errys lfarrises, and long list Of other char
aeters, whose deeds, the recital Of which,
causes q tinge Of paleness to supplant the
rosy flush # harder checks than ours
Kentucky has been called the dark and
bloody ground, but we think if all reports
are true, that Obion county is more than
entitled to the appeilation however, at the
present time. Obion is all peace, Industry
and honesty, With but few exceptions, and
ohers many inducements, barring the chills
to persons who wish to iii rich lands in one
Of tile best grain growing and stock raising
portions Of the State. Obion is in the ex-
treme north west corner Of the State, is
finely timbered and we'll watered especially
ac0tsred during the floods that prevail each
winter and spring in the Obion and Missis-
sippi rivers. The most important points in
the county are Troy, Union City, Tiptonyille
and Troy Station. Troy is the county site,
and is the only town that we ever saw that
seemed to have attained its growth The
most attractive thing in the county is the
far famed
REELFooT LAKE,
which was formed by the sinking of a large
body Of land during the memorable earth
qaake Of 1911 The lake is about so miles
Song and miles wide. Along the borders
Of the lake hundreds Of persons are en-
gagged in fishing trapping and hunting, the
meetof whom reah<e handsome profits dur
ing the fall and winter months. The trap
pers use doubie.armed STEEL t"aps and
suceeed in catching Otter, Mink, Ml>skrat'
and Coons the hunters kin swan, gees,
and ducks, while the fishermen capture in
their funnel nets every species of fish known
to the Mississippi valley The lake pre-
SCENTS q sipralar aspect, and is so unlike
other bodies Of water that we cannot omi.
the mentioning Of some of its main features
Standing upon The great drifts at the
southern edge of the lake and looking north
ward, thousands upon thousands Of dead
trees hoon up, spectre, like, in the dim, an
certain ista, whose leaaess branches IND
blasted srunks tell of the terrible CONFUSION
which once shook them from their firm
foundations and threw them, pell nell. into
utter confusion Skimming over the clear,
almost ansbarenr water Of the lake, one
can easily trace the deep yawning Tissues
formed by the great earthquake that shook
the solid (2) earth from the far distant Lake
of The Woods in British America to the
Galf of Mexico. The scene is wild and
desolate; low, Doggy islands, covered with
rank grasses and thorny shrubs dot the sur
face Of the nonGonless water while here
and there are to be seen focks of geese,
ducks and worthless waterturkeya
TnE LAKE Hills
Are another evidence CT the internal com.
motion that caused the almost reaistloss
current Of the mississippi river to run up
stream for nearly four hours, and lay along
the eastern border Of the lake, being about
six miles from east to west and thirty or
forty miles long from north TO south. From
what we could CLEAN of them as we passed
along over their smooth but abrupt sides il
was plain to be seen that Mt one time. previ
Gus to the earthquake, long, elevated bul
rockless ridges lay parallel to each ether
from eest to west, having between them mar
row. dark. heavily timbered valleys, through
which coursed countless as well as nameless
streams, along which roamed the ruggec
bear. timid deer and watchfui elk. When th'
shock came, yawning tissues we're made ii
tie earth from north to south, the bills wer
literally chopped up, the springs failed t
send forth their cooling draughts and tn
streams vere stforever. HaviRgd escendet
tAe last hill, few m lies west of Troy, nc
and comparatively level country greets tn
eye themes to Trey Station on the Mobile
Ohio railroad q miles from Moutrie's fisher
on the lake.
FARMING IN oBroN
seems to be profitable business, as th
lands are rich while fne pastures for eatti
are 10 be found along the cane covere
banks Of 0bion river. Large numbers
fine hogs were TO be seen oil along the roa'
besides sheep. horses cows and an abundane
Of poultry Of every hind. Before the wa
Obion county produced iagge quantities.
excellent tobacco, wheat corn and a Ia
sample Of cotton. Now the tobacco patche
arc neglected, the barns in which the weed
vas cured are erumbling to the groaa'
The cause of this, is that the farmers say
ll not ao 70 raise tobacco and % " the e.
borbitant tax placed upon the article Is
pilfeTing Congress They are giving the
atention to wheat, have raised alarge amour
Of corn. and are endeaForing % become q
only s.fsastaining bnt-lufn'shers q az s,
is substantial foE the table, as wen a1 lsel
il die barn. Corn is selling Of = - p
barrel, pork Sc beef cleaned aud ready