The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-07-21
For The Enterprise.l
Incidents of Travel, No, z.

aJ OllntOn, rs heretofore eNplalneu, awe
proceeded to the celebrated "Oliyer's
Springs" so called in honor of the late
Judge Richard Oliver, of Anderson coun-
ty. Our place of resort is like Folks
milk, loose about so," up and down, and
around the country of "Winter's Gap"
and the Springs.
"The Gap of the RIDGE" so-called be-
cause of a complete cut through "Wald-
ems RIDGE" by "Indian Creek" making
the road on level with the Valley, is
now small village of perhaps a dozen
houses. The Springs aren near "the Gap"
Colonel William A. Hoskins, the rep
rosentative of strong company of cap
italists, is now laying the foundation of
what we predict will become the Pittsburg
of Tennessee. 1t will certainly become a
great manufacturing city, There is an
abundance of coal, salt water and iron
ore here. The coal and iron ore exist in
inexhaustible quantities. These articles
lie imbedded in the mountain sides and
are easy of access. AS to the salt water,
we are told, it only failed heretofore for
the want of management. The coal pro-
cured here is said to be superior to any
found in the State The mineral springs
are of the finest healing properties. They
contain every variety of medicinal wa
ters If you want the strongest, to act
as purgative, it is here. If you desire
the milder, to act more as tonic, it is
here If you are afflicted with ulcers,
here "the pool of Sloan" is already
"troubled," and all you have to do is to
"step in and be healed p If modern lep-
rosy has seized you, wash in these waters
and be cleansed We are not dealing in
fancy. Remarkable cures have been eff
fected by these waters In cases of sore
eyes they have almost worked miracles !
The only reason that they have not long
since appeared on the calendar of the pop
, ular watering places, is because they are
t inaccessible by either rail or river If
the Legislature would cease to wrangle
and display a little disinterested common
sense, they would 90 to work and instead
of throwing obstacles in the way, see that
the Tennessee and Pacific Railroad is
built, and thus add the untold and mex.
. prcssble' wealth of this locality to the
riches of the State. 1t would contribute
untold millions to the country, which,
$ without this road, will never be develop.
ed. Colonel Hoskins has had some re-
pairs made here, and will begin general
improvements as soon as light shall begin
to break in regard to the construction Of
the great central route of which we have
t spoken. We must think that the wealth
and other advantages centred here will
C compel the completion of this great enter
t prise Give the people of Tennessee this
great road, and they will begin to feel the
force of Internal Improvements.
y The people of this section with whom
we have come in contact are hospitablC
g and kind, and, as a general thing, indus
trious. They are generally Republicans
not, however, of the strictest sect, after
), the manner of the Pharisees They are
- liberal-minded people; yet loyalty goes
long way with them And still they ar,
not particularly proscriptive. They hav,
no great tenacity for any particular r0li
gion.
70 We came from Clinton by private con
q veyance i. c. by ride in an expires
wagon. And, by the way, we neglected
II to speak in eur former article of a some
!, what distinguished character whom w
- had the pleasure of seeing aud hearing OF
. the occasion of the exhibition, which w
i then but family described Rev. John G
Tate, known throughout this section a
% "Bishop Tate" is colorcd gentleman, ;
- minister of the Methodist Episcopa
:, Church. and at present travelling preach
er in that connection; as also a mcmbe
= Of the Executive Committee Of the Stoke
o wing Of the Republican party, for the 2,
- Congressional District of Tennessee. II
u is full-blooded negro! No mixture il
i him He boasts that he never had an
o. white blood in him to cause his loyalty t
- be suspected. He shows the pure Afri
le can as plainly as We have ever seen
4 among the eolored race. In our concep
81 ton of his traits Of character, from hear
= ing him speak and examining his physiog
nomy, he is decidedly shrewd, if not re
ally talented fellow! His speech, t
which We listened, was humorous an
IS somewhat instructive. He was raised b
> Major John Chiles, father of the HOr
lc John G. Chiles, late member of tn
> Tennessee Legislature. 1t is said tina
le the late William I. Senter laid the foun
in dation Of "Bishop Tade's" future great
= ness, when travelling the Clinton Circui
+ many years ago and his accomplishment
X are liberal to have been acquired when
of slave, and surrounded by slavery. He
I'd the owner of some property, including
w mill one mile below Clinton, the most c
d, which he obtained by gift from his lat
Il, master, DR.. Milton Tate. He has alway
n given the proceeds, literally, to the poo
ry and it is said they are great, In proportio
ng to the amount of grinding done. An il
ia cident in connection with him and Dougl
IS, ty is worth relating, ia order to show IL
Is. esteem in which he is held. A Mr., Rec
m of Anderson county, was in conversatic
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