Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-04
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trust also that, the Farmers Club
may work conviction in the minds
tof mahy' that manure if applied
Z" crops, may be rendered more
profitable than if. left lying about
the lots or suffered to fill up the
stables. or the
'1y''''eh WATER POWER ,i' -
ia The county, we can say but lit
tile; For the purpose Of manufac-
turing, the streams appear to, be
teither too small or too large. Elk
river, that runs from east to west,
is q magnificent stream but has
rather too large volume Of water.
During rainy seasons, it. spreads
tout beyond all bounds, not only
Fendangering. the dams that may
be. built across it, but sweeping a.
way, BY its resistless torrent, mill
houses, Golfer dams, etc. The
fother streams, such,as Norris creek,
Flint river, Shelton creek and
Some: others, have "a sufficieney of
water for nine months in the year
bit are 50 reduced in size, during
the latter part Of summer as to,
render them worthless for milling
purposes. ! There is but little, if
ANY, flour packed in the county
for shipment. Scarcely wheat
Enough isfaised for home co5nsqmp-
ton. And this is. not to be Won
'dered at" Upon inquiry we found
/ that no drill has. ever been used |
in the county, and we observed !
that most ot the Wheat had been !
i.ssownf upon land that had received (
little, if any, preparation. It is |
not unusual, after the CON, has !
been gathered from field to, sow !
wheat and run a harrow over it. I
The best land in the w,rld cannot
produce wheat with such prepara- |
ton. The yield for. the county |
does not exceed seven bushels. TO |
the acre, a poor return from land |
of such fertility. Up to fifty years |
ago 90 49, v. -..,.- -@ -,
-. TREE SUGAR gJ
in sufficient quantities was made T
to supply the Inhabitants, The /
destruction of the groves OF late I
years has very nearly put, an end |
TO this branch of Industry. Some |
.''.' ,''-''' SORGHUM go -
is planted annually and mannfac I
tured into syrup which is con
sumed largely by the poorer class.
Recent inventions for converting
the juice into sugar make it pos
'siblei that this may yet, to a con.
siderable extent, usurp the place
of cotton. Political . economy
would direct that, at least, enough
should be planted to furnish the
county with sugar and retain at
homeothe thousands ofidoilars that
are now sent abroad for3that IN
dispensable article, Large guam
ftll.l tues s''2 o. ba7 5a.t awT 10 Es9I
are made in the county, and pre-
avious to the war found ready sale,
at'remunerative prices, | at the
.manyg,d ,distilleries that were then
in operation The severity of
the revenue laws has caused a sus-
pension Of business at all these
distilleries except one, and that
has had to abandon the manufac-
ture of whisky from sour mash and
substitute sweet mash. The con-
sequence is, that the distinctive
characteristics of Lincoln county
whisky, that rivaled in)fame "Old
Robertson" or, sOld Bourbon" are
lost and it, has fallen back into
the vulg gar herd of"corn whiskieS." /,
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lin no part of the State is to be
found more beautiful .saas;.dsII
MARBLE .t. ~
than in Lincoln. A few miles
east Of FayettevilIeis quarryfof
reddish, ,yariegated marble, such
as is used IL, making the railing to
the. main, stairway in the Capitol
and for making the columns in
the Senate Chamber, usually de-
nominated East Tennessee marble,
The specimen shown us was, we
think, superior to that used in the
Capitol in fneness and in the
blending of colors. We hope that
this source of wealth to old Lam
coin may not be neglected. .53I,
-. THE ANTIQUITIES, /,
of the county are numerous and
interesting. Between the Stone
Bridge and Fayetteville, a little
to the right Of the turnpike lead
ing into town, are to be seen the
remains of an ancient fortiGcation