Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-12
East and Middle Tennessee as a Sum.
mer Retreat.

| 70 he Eai,sr Of the Nes York Tins5s
feel that in these days Of ntsnse heat may be Just
II elassed among the benefscors Of at least portion o.
he hunn race By drawing the attention Of your readers
70 East and Middle Tennessee as a GUNNER retreat Ees
Tennessee embraces portion Of the Aleghsnlss, ths
Valley between that chain and the Cumberland Noun
aius, and part OF the latter The Aeghenies attain
elevation Of from two to six thousand feet aud on nc
count Of them East Tennessee has been called the swift
zerland Of America ASH Switzerland these mountains
have an elevation where the pasture and the game are
the principal wealth Of the mountaineeT and like swift
zerland the air Of these mountains is pure and sau
brious; but there sin great measure Comparison
ceazes 10 hold While the SUBMITS Of the Switzerland
the spectacle Of the majestic but dessoate
gions Of eternal ice and snow the higher SUBMITS Of the
Unka or Allegheny chain have temperature correspond
ing to that Of Montreal, in Canada covered with
average only from two 70 three month In the
year. and have soil sufficiently good ct least 20 pro-
duee not only ferns and Wild grass but also variety Of
berres the strawberry included To the lover Of nature
these mountains present great attractions Manyf these
treeIess submits are continuous, admitting at times Of
walk for mile or two, with North Carolina for below on
one side and Tennessee the other while great
Of mountains arises in tremendous billows Immediately
around The clouds in which these mountains often
buried supply with water the ice-c5d sprngs which flow
forth the edges Of their SUBMITS. Below them the
streams Of these mountains add the beauty Of the the
scenery by their roaring rapids and wild cascades They
abound in trout the forests Of these mountains abound
in game The angler as wel as the hunter while enjoy
ing their sport, there free from the annoyance ef
mosquit0s-a blessing which they no doubt highly ap-
precate Many the parties Of ladies and gentlemen
Who from Washington Carter and other counties, dur
ing the months visit these mountains horse
back, in order to enjoy their magnificent scenery.
The vglley Of East Tennessee protected byhgh
tain chains in tho east from the hot sulty winds Of the
South, and by the Cumberland Mountains from raw,
piercing prairie winds Of the Northwest and elevated
900 feet above the ocean, favored with calm and
usy, Transparent atmosphere. The winters short,
but sufficiently cold to inTigorae the system the sum
mers remarkable for the cooling breezes which spring
up there at the time Of the greatest heat the nights ad
NIT of refreshing sleep; the autumns nagnifcent
and otter extend into the middle of December.
The difference between the cimGts Of tho valley and
the Cumberland Mountain il such difference in
height from to two thousand feet will naturally pro-
d1oe yet in order TO have proper conception Of the
Cumberland Mountain, It should be kept il mind that the
top Of the mountain Il at times forty miles vide that It
continues from Alabama into Kentucky, and that Il
situated entire counties with their productive farms,
their fine forests and their thousands of Of natural
meadows where horses cattle and hogs need only the
attention Of the farmer during the ow days while
is the ground. Lookout mountain, though in a
isolated, still belongs TO the Cumberland chain Of
mountains, and viii net disappOint whatever expeoa
tons may be INDUCED in With reference TO its magnf
cent air and its equally magnificent 5cenery.
The frequency and variety OF the mineral springs Ia
which the valley and tho mountains OF East Tennessee
abound arc duying tho summer month"; also source Of
attraction 20 many visitors from the North as well
the South and justly has it been asked what disease the
climate Of East Tennessee in connection with the free
and persistent Of its chalybeate and supher waters
VIII not remove or at least greatly alleviate
From this bref account Of tho climate and the general
features Of East Tennessee il IL evident that those
greatly mistaken who imnagne that they viii have to
encounter The scorchiug heat Of Southern
The annual temperature IN tho valley s about 81
degrees. On the Cumberland Mountain il hardly ever
rises above So degrees East Tennessee although the
36th degree Of latitude has elevation absve tide
water and Is highly favored IN ether respects that
is blessed with mildness Of atmosphere which the
Northern States do not enjoy to the same extent.
While thUs readily have extended 20 East Tennessee
the praise she justly deserves cannot but add that
the generally prevailing impression that whateV or there
fined 20 East Tennessee is mistaken While
would acknowledge all that East Tennessee may Justly
claim in this rcspec is yet right that Middle Tennes
should also receive the attention which she deserved
Middle Tennessee comprises part of the Cumberland
Mountain elevated ZION called the Table Land and
number Of counties inelosed by the latter which, on
account Of their comparative low stuation have been
called the Basin.
As for tho Cumberland Mountains Of Middle Tennessee
they are not inferior 10 the portion belonging to East
Tennessee Tho thermometer there also seldom exceeds
So degrees and the bishops Of the Episcopal Chursh
there fixed the site Of the University they intend to
on account Of its beauty and sauburity just benev
olen and enterprsiEg gentleman of this city selected
Lookout Mountain for a similar purpose and from similar
reasons. The Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad,
through Of ts minor branches furnishes ready ao-
sess Bs5 aIoaS Kb5Iy be and % Nas
vile and the Southwestern Road shall have been built.
The Table land lies about 1000 feet lower than the
Cumberland Mountains It is varying in width from
thirty to forty miles, and ia spotted here and there with
small isolated mountains or hills. The table land with
its water power its timber its mineral wealth, its salu-
brious climate its pure water its arabic lands offered at
moderate prices, and its close vicinity to the cotton
region, holds out strong inducements which have not
been left unheeded for it is there that very largo por-
ton Of the Northern immigrants have settled Like East
Tennessee Middle Tennessee Is rich in mineral waters
The Estal Springs, in Franklin county, the Bon Aqua
Springs in Dickson county the springs in Macon county
celebrated for curing diseases Of the kidneys ard
many others perhaps equally deserving of note. In GO
ing from Nashville to the table land the traveller has
view Of part Of the basin of Middle Tennessee which,
account of it's beauty and fertility has been called the
Garden Of Tennessee
Very truly yours, Hermann BoKUM,
Immigration Commissioner for the State Of Tennes-