Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-08
Easf Tennesse as a summon Retreat.

| East Tennessee embraces portion OF the Al4e-
gbenie-. the valley between that chain and tie
Cumberland Mcuntains, and part Of the latter
The AllegheEies attain an elevation Of from two to
six thousand fest and on ACCOUNT Of them Last len
nessee has been called the Switzerland Of America
As in Switzerland, these mountains have an eleva-
ton where the pasture and tbs game are The prin-
cpal wealth 81 the moaBtainees, and like Swiizer-
land, the air of these mountains Is pure and salu-
brious but there in great measure The COMPARE
son ceases to hold. While the SUBMITS of Switzer-
land present the spectacle of the majestic but DESC
late region of eternal ice and snow, the higher sum
rnits of Che Unika or Allegheny chain have tenn
perature corresponding to that of Montreal in Can
ada are covered with snow on al average only from
I two to three months of tho year, and have soil
sufficiently good at least TO produce not only ferns
and wild grass, but also variety Of berries, the
strawberry included. To the lover of nature these
mountains present great attractions Many Of these
treeless SUBMITS continuous, admitting at times
Of a walk for mile or two, with North Carolina
far below on one side, and Tennessee on the other,
while great ocean Of mountains arises in tremen-
dous pillows Immediately around. The clouds in
which these mountains are often buried supply with
edges Of their SUBMITS. Below them the streams
Of these mountains add 10 the beauty Of the scenery
by their rearing rapids and wild cascades. They
abound in trout as the forests of these mountains
abound in game The angler as well as the hunter,
while enjoying their sport there free from the
annoyance Of mosquitoes, blessing which they no
doubt highly appreciate. Many are the parties Of
ladies and gentlemen who, from Washington Car
ter, and other counties, during the summer months
visit these mountains on horseback in order TO en-
Joy their magnificent scenery.
The valley Of East Tennessee, protested By the
high mountain chains in the east from the hot sal
try winds Of The South, and by the Cumberland
Mountains from the raw, piercing prairie winds Of
the Northwest, aud elevated nine hundred feet
above the ocean, is favored with calm and usually
transparent atmosphere. The winters are short but
sufficiently cold to invigorate the system the
mcrs are remarkable for the cooling brcezes which
spring up there at the time of the greatest heat
the nights admit Of refreshing sleep; the autumna
are magnificent, and often extend into the middle
Of December.
The difference between the climate oil the valley
and The Cumberland Mountain is such as & differ
once in height from one to two thousand feet viii
naturally produce yet, in order to have u proper
conception of the Cumberland Mountain, il should /
be kept in mind that the top Of the mountain is at
times forty miles wide, that il continues from Ala
bams into Kentucky, and that on it are situated en-
tire counties, with their productive farms, their pine
forests, and their thousands of acres of natural
meadows, where horses, cattle and hogs need only
the attention Of the farmer during the few days
while snow ia on the ground Lookout Mountain,
though in q manner isolated, still belongs to the
Cumberland chain of mountains, and will not dis
appoint whatever expectations may be INDUCED in
with reference to its magnificent air and its equally
magnificent scenery.
The frequency and variety Of the mineral springs
Il which the valley and the mountains of East Ten
lessee abound are during the summer months, also
source Of attraction to many visitors from the
Worth IS well as the South and Justly has il been
sked what disease the climate of East Tennessee
connection with the free and persistent use of its
and sulphur waters, will not remove. or
least greatly alleviate
From this brief account of the climate and the
enera features Of East Tennessee it is evident that
hose are greatly mistaken who imagine that thew
ave TO encounter the scorching heat of a Southern
lmmer. The mean annual temperature in the val a
9y is about 81 deg. On the Cumberland Mountain l
hardly ever arises above IS deg. East Tennessee {
Though in the Seth degree of latitude, has such an
levation above tide-water and is 20 highly favored
other respects, that il is blessed with mildness
atmosphere which the Northern States do not :,
ljoy TO the same extent-EEiladcLphia Press.