Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-04
:FROM THE UP CUMBERLAND.
The Late stOrm-SaiisfactiOn ever the
5uslteiai EfeetsOn-Death of u worthy
Citizen The Oh Wells Nashville
Men Hard at work. +aa -

Ezen Hard at work.
To the Editors of the Union and American:
| CooKvILLE, PUTNAM Co, April
1861 wrote you about ten days sin
from Hartsville, giving an account Of t
damage done by the late storm, viii
caused SO much destruction to proper
about Nashville. / haYe been ridil
through the country every day since
wrote you from Hartsvile, but nowhel
has the wind done so much damage as
Sumner county, of which l gave you
description in my last letter.
While passing through Sumner, Smil
and Jackson counties, l conversed freel
with the people in regard to the lal
election, and all express themselvt
highly pleased with the result, and
great many of those who voted again:
Smith regret it very much, and woul
willingly give him their support, if til
opportunity should again present itself.
The community in and around Gains
boro are mourning the loss of one {
their best and most useful citizens, Nj
Lotion Lacey, who lost his life las
Thursday by drowning. Mr.. Lace
owned and was running mill, on Mil
creek, about five miles from GainsborC
and while cutting away some drift whicl
had lodged on his dam, he was precipita
ted from the canoe and fell headlong owe
the dam into the water below, and ha
not since been seen. He leaves wifi
and six children to mourn his loss, ant
an honest name to comfort them in thei
sad bereavement.
esterflay morning l was in Livings
ton, the county seat Of Oyerton county
and there saw about one hundred anC
fifty of Joe Cooper's Ku- Klux extermina'
tors, who have been duped into ths
militia by their villainous leaders.
conversed with some of them, who stated
that most of the troops were dissatisfied
and wanted to 60 home. Since their ar-
rival in Livingston twenty-five of them
have been buried, their deaths being
caused by sickness contracted since
they entered or 'jined" the army.
These twenty-five men are dead
and buried; now the question
arises, Who is responsible for their
death, the Ku-Klux or Mr.. Brownlow
Il Co.? Will the Brownlow family go
to the sorrows stricken mother of some
of these dead boys, who were her only
support and offer to take care of her?
and can they bring back to life the poor
husband, father, or son, whom they en-
ticed from their homes to q distant part
Of the State, there to sicken and die?
Can they justify their official acts Of tyr
amy and oppression, or have they be-
come desperate, and disregard the terri
BILE destiny which every sane man must
know is awaiting them?
l left Livingston early yesterday
for this place, and on my way
stopped to see the oil wells, aRd there
met Mr.. George Satterf1eld, who has
charge Of the wells, with which Maj. j.
D. Walker, of Nashville, is connected.
There have been eight wells sunk at
this place, and they are now boring two
more. Two of the wells, the Hoosier
md Newman, have given yield of nearly
thirty thousand barrels, and the indica>
ions are that the supply is inexhausti-
Die. The former well is owned by the
Tennessee Oil Refinery Company, COM
posed of Maj. j. D. Walker, Capt. j. L.
Yaryan, j. f. Reeves and II. s. Yaryan,
III Of whom are residing in Nashville, and
ire too we'll known for their
moral, intellectual and business quail
fcstions to need any comment at
ny hands. The company have, as you
Know, established refinery at Nashville,
lnder the control of Mr.. Ii. s. Yaryan,
Who is the operator at tho refinery and
superintendent Of the cem-
ANY, and a man better suited for the
situation could not be found in this coun-
ry. He is we'll skilled in chemistry and
III the sciences, and is quite an acquisi-
ion to Nashville, and as such our peo~
lie should do every thing to sustain him
md the company Of which he is men,
Der. This company may be justly styled
he pioneer of the oil business in our
State, and deserves q great deal of credit
or the manner in which they have
pushed forward their enterprise, under
so hard to withstand. Mr..
Pedrick is operating the OVerten County
Dill and Mining Company wells, in con-
lection with several other gentlemen,
III Of whom are from Indiana. They
AVE just made good strike in the old
Newman well at depth of 60 feet,
which promises to give very fine
Iield. The oil obtained here is from 81 to
40 gravity by Baum's hydrometer, and
Fields from so to 60 per cent. of good
burning fluid, and the heavy parts make
he best lubricator known for machinery,
have heard several persons say, who
,urn oil, that they could not burn Ten
lessee oil because it was so offensive,
md in fact know some parties who quit
buying it on that account. This, Messrs
Editors, believe to be a mistake, as the
Ill which comes from the 0Verton county
wells has less offensive odor to it than
my oil | have ever seen. 1t is believed
hat refining oil takes away the greatest
BART of the offensive smell which it has
when they pump it from the wells. /
ant see why this oil should be so often
i've after it is refined, as | am
confident that it is not often
i've when it is pumped from
he wells. In securing the services of
Mr.. Geo. Satterfield, the Tennessee Oil
md Refinery Company have man we'll
qualified to fill his position, and just so
ong as they keep together their pre-
sent efficient force, success is inevitable.
There is no county in our State which
pliers better natural inducements to immi-
grants, capitalists, etc., as OVerton. Her
mineral resources are thought to be
second to none in the State; while some
Of the finest water powers in the country
are to be found in this county. When
the Southw eStern road is finished, which
is now under way, emigrants will flock
10 OVertOn county in large numbers, and
they will always be welcomed by good
people in the communities in which they
settle. The time is near at hand when
Tennessee will claim her ascendency
over her sister States, and in the mean
time, let US all strive to make that period
as near at hand as possible.
| will leave here to morrow, going in
the direction Of McMinnyille, and per-
haps you may hear from me again.
Yours, etc, TRAVELLER.
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
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