Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-09-13
FACTS ABOUT EAST TENNESSEE,
Items From Sewer and ROane. Counties.
NO. XXXVII.

see articles, and they are so we'll nleosed
with our country that they have gone back
determined to return and become citizens
OF East Tennessee. They say we have not
colored too highly our pictures of this
country, but on the contrary have hardly
done it justice, though they see it now lust
after drouth severer than any we have
had for many years.
we are preparing some facts about the
prices of land in the various counties and
as soon as our information is complete
VIII present it in shape that will prove
satisfactory.
SEWER COUNTY.
An old friend and reader of CHRONICLE
III Sewer county gives us the following
1acts about Wears Cove, which we think
VIII prove interesting. He writes from
Severville and says:
have been attending for few dovs tho
Mineral Springs in Wears Cove and
tlought perhaps few lines in reference
10 tnese things and their surroundings
would not be uninteresting,
wears Cove Is twelve miles south of
SeVlerVllle-is about five miles i'm length
running from the northeast to the south.
West-and is from two to three miles wide
is perfectly level and the soil very product
I've. wheat grows well in this Cove If
contains about three hundred Inhabitants
ana as good class of citizens as can be
round anywhere in East Tennessee The
haWsons, Hardens, Hendricks, Cottens.
buThs, Maddox, Rimels Crawsons and a
most most, OF Others equally as good citizens
as much of this worlds good as is neces-
sary for them, Independent, comfortable
and happiness. ''''-0
=, There is beautiful creek running
through the entire length of the Cove,
then bursting through the mountains at the
northeast corner it winds it wav through
the hills in northern direction and in
tersects Walden's Creek about five miles
Instant There are two mills in this Cove
one at the east end, the other about the
center. There is also one store here.
Inc Cove Is surrounded with a range of
mountains. There is low gap at the north
east end through which the road from
Sevleryiile passes into the Cove, and low
gap at the west corner through which the
road passes out into Tuckalechee Cove
Ihere Is also low gap at the south cor
ner through which they pass over to Little
River, which is from two to three miles
distant.
The spring is at the southwest end of
TINS Cove on hill that is from four to five
feet high, from the top of which we have
complete view of the Cove The spring
breaks out of the southeast side of the hill
about three hundred feet above the Cove
and is conveyed into a beautiful marble
basin that holds about seventeen gallons.
III runs about gallon and half of water
IN minute, and, without doubt, is the
best mineral springs in East Tennessee.
Ihese Springs are good as a tonic-have
worked wonderful cures in dyspeptics and
III purifying the blood. 1t acts as diu-
rectlc and posses first-class propesties in
many other respects.
:, ABOUT two hundred and fifty yards from
the Springs is beautiful branch winding
its way around the base of the hill, afford
ing abundance of water for stock
The fact is that Sewer county, taking in
u consideration the productiveness of its
sou, Its adaptation to the growth of all
KINDS OF fruit 1.-THE grape does well here)
lts climate, Water-power and mineral re-
sources, is destined to be one of the best |
counties in East Tennessee. Let those who
are IN search of mineral wealth give us |
call. The indications in this county is |
numerous and good
- The two Pigeon rivers that intersect at
SeVlerVllle is the prettist water in the |
word, and from where they intersect the |
French Broad River, five miles from |
Sevierville to ten miles above, on each |
branch, affords greater amOunt-of fine !
water-power than any other stream that |
now remember of.
THE COAL AND IRON OF ROANE COUNTY.
a correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
merctol, who has been prospecting in
Roane county, on the property of the
Roane Iron Company, writes as follows:
General Wilder sent Captain James
Harris to show me the beds of iron ore
that extend along the line of survey.
There are miles and miles of this ore, CON
tanning siXty-three per cent. iron, running
along the base of Walden's Ridge to En-
DRY River. 1t is in two veins, from three
TO seven feet thick, which stick up out
OF the ground at an angle of from 400 to
SO. In some places the veins are vertical.
III has been upheaved by the same intense
CONFUSION that has disturbed the whole
lace OF Tennessee Valley. 1t is Thought
that the ore will be found in this condition
to depth of about two hundred feet when
the veins will become horizontal. That is
likely. Back from the ore a distance of
rom two hundred yards to half mile, is
the base or the mountain, where the i'm
mense coal deposits of this region are
found. Between the iron and the coal are
extensive beds of limestone"
OF one of the coal mines he says:
Upon both sides of us as we went in I
was solid wall of coal six or eight feet q
thick. mentioned that that was a good i
VEN, but was told that / hadn't seen t
anything yet, and before progressing far
lound such TO be the fact soon the vein
bhickened, and the bottom and ton of the
entry became coal rs VplI os tho cidao