Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-19
PROFESSOR Stafford ON uS
ROUNDS.
Geological Formations and uin.-
ATS.
corrections Beins blade.

COLLECTIONS BeinS Hade.
Prof Stafford, 10 whose excellent taste
aud superior Judgment the selection and
arrangement of mieerals, specimens, etc.,
for tbs Capitol grounds according to the
original design, has been intrlsted. left
our city on the 9th of July for East Ten
nessee, with the view Of prosecuting his
labors to q successful termination b. the
procurement Of every specimen, mineral,
ore, or formation, in the State, in so far as
possible. IL will be remembered that the
design OF Mr.. Bogart for the grounds en-
brace on the north slope Of Capitol Hi an
ornamental presentation of all our esoIoei-
Cal formations and miGerais, so IS to pre-
sent miniature cabinet. as It were. Of Ten
nessee's natural and inherent resources.
Such an accumulation will form one of the
chief attractions of the improvements.
and viii be monument to our coed taste
and 20 the Professors scientific attain
ments. Since his departure. the Professor
has visited many points of interest. and
has sent large quantities Of specimens TO
the Capitol to he used in the improvements
indicated. Branching of from the Chat
Manchester in Cannon county, and gath
ored specimens from the falls" and from
the tamous old ''SEone Fort" of aboriginal
renown. The falls are located on two
small streams, the confluence Of which
just below forms Duck river Their water
po~er IS Immense, and might 10 converted
into purposes Of vas UsefGiness. From
these falls he chained g number Of fine
representative specimens. They arc large,
rough rocks of peculiar formation, an
have been received at the Capitol. TIE
Professor has also visited the valley of the
Battle Creek Mines, a picturesque re-
Rion, sbounding in minerals and valuable
forma'io Speaking of this Wiley and
the mines, The Professor says in letter to
the Lebanon Herald that Bridgeport, Jas-
per and PikevilIe, in Tennessee, and Ste
venson, Gantersville and Blountville. in
Alabama, togstnsF with the SeduaL, lie
river in our state, and forty mix Of the
Tennessee River in both, ara ali located
in long, canOe-sbapsd valley, The sides OF
which are the bold cuff face Of a rim of
mountains running all around il. II isa
canoe valley seooped deeply out Of a great
plateau. las width viii not average FIVE
miles, while its length is more than .
hundred. titles obliquely across the Ten
nessee and Alabama line, pretty equally
divided betyeen the States. The
upper end in Tennessee, IL known
as j5equatchie valley. TIE Battle
Creek mines are located on point Of the
mountain rim overlooking the great canoe
To get there, Ee leave the Nashville and
Chattanooga road at Bridgeport, and travel
four miles no=fhgard on the JASPER branch
Tbs brings us to the coal depot of the
mines. And now, ont of the cars, the first
thing to catch the eye is q narroE gauge
railroad running from the depot right up
the steep ACTIVITY of the mountain to the
coal ba1ks. The ascent Is nearly one
feet, end the railroad almost
mile in length. The whole operation Of
ascent and descent of coal cars is in fuii
view, and to see them, ike things Of life,
mounting upward and sweeping down, is
animating, to say the least of IT, Visitors,
even lazy ones, when invited to rid1 Up,
for tbs most part politely sugges; that then
legs are good and strong, and that moan-
tain climbing is healthful exercise.
The coal bed worked by this COMPANY
is high on the mountain, ct the head Of
the track. The coal is Of excellent quail !
ty and finds ready sale. The mines ave !
worked successfully By ccnviets from Mash /
vile Mi. G. 7. Lewis, Of GAINESVILLE, IS !
the efficient President Of the Company, f.
and f. II. Lewis Secretary and Treasurer.
The latter has his family at the mines,
aud lives at the foot OF the mountain,
right in the woods, 10 cottage which ia
pattern of nestness and fine rustic TASTE.
The very rOHg GnoSs OF tina place is, by a.
gA-
bea1iv. The rocks, stGmps, s3pliEgg.
etc, aCe ell t1rEed TO good account In lle
war Of sdor1ment.
l proc7red at these miuss blocks Of !
sandstone, cOnglomerate aud coal, for the !
purpose of building NJ = vsritabls coal (
I1rmstion on the capitol grodnds, AID !
perhaps We may have a coal mine there
also
Thence he went to the IRON ora works Of :
Major Lewis, whore hs procured a nnmhaP ,
Il ,uPerD blocks Of ore, which batoIa !
many weeks viii speak foz themselves IN /
the work at the Capitol. From the vicinity j
Of Chat anoOGs he procured slabs Of marble, /
together with mas IS CT limestone, which {,
have besn shipped to this city. From
White Oak Mountain, on tho Cleveland
load, be shipped foEty pisces of peculiar 6
Ind heavy formation Of sandstone. From I
Cleveland he proceeded through tbs deep !
ND romsntic gorges of the Gcoes River, +:
% lhe fsmous copper mines at Duekt0gn. !
which last year yielded 1900 600 pounds I
# pure copper, wo.th $500, eco. AZ Duck
own h found near dCZsn copper mines J
'aing worked, and procured a large num- /
Der Of vaiGsbls specimens. Ire specimens |!
lie procured there Of rocks ami ores smO1nt-
81 10 two wagon leads which ne shipped TO
Cleveland and thence 10 Nashville. Out /
II those will be constructed on tbs capitol
grounds = miniature youthful copper mine
or those who wish to Gse aud learn with
mt going to the mountains Along th9
ostuOus windings Of the Ocoes two add
ionRl wagon loads Of interesting speci-
mems we're procured. In ell the Professor
hipPed from Cleveland four TINS of mate
ial tn this city. From London re procUT-
d and shipped az pieces of white and red
Marble from tbs famous gUarrieB at tiIat
,lace. The Professor Is nov IN ths vicinity
f Knoxville vigorously prosecuting the
york Every ieg days shipments Of his
peclnens ara received at The oa1itOl and
tered in the basement. We ysacyre to
az tina. when the grand Improvements arc
nished, the mineral aud geological forms
ions, arranged by Professor Stafford on tbs
lOTthern slopa, viii be Among tEa moss il
sres;ing f5aruies presented.
HORRIBLE DEATH.
Explosion OF n Coal s3II Can-
From correspondent at Clifton. Wayne