The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-29
Some Account Of our Trip-Where we
have bcen.-What we have seen.

where We arrived at os D cloch, ~. h' N'''
embarking, we went to the Read House and
then took stroll over the city. The most
attractive sight we encountered was chick
en- which had only three feathers upon him,
and those upon the tail, thereby presenting
a most lovely aspect. Looming up in the
distance was Lookout Mountain, the goal of
our journey, the Mecca to which we were
travelling. Our party, four in number, took
a hack which was in waiting, and proceeded
on our journey, about u o'clock. Even as
early as that the sun shone with powerful
fire in his rays, and We concluded that
Chattanooga was the warmest place we had
encountered 4 drive of two miles brought
us to the foot of the mountain. and we COM
mcnced the ascent, which was very steep.
Not desiring to weary our readers. with the
narrative of the ascent, we will simply an
nounce that in two hours we had arrived at
Summit House and taken quarters at one of
cottages.
When the heat of the day was over, we
commenced our explorations. Visiting "Sad-
die Rock" We obtained the view from there
and passed on towards the "Point." From
that We had spread out before us, most
magnificent panorama. In the distance,
the Allegheny Mountains are distinctly visi-
bic, and nearer is Missionary Ridge, Ring
gold, Dalton and Chickamauga, each the
scene of 4 bloody struggle during the late
war. The Tennessee River, beautiful
stream, can be traced for many miles, and
adds much to the scenery. In the remote
distance can be seen the Kcnncsaw Noun
tains, and Stone Mountain is also visible on
q clear day. From the Point, Georgia, Ten
nesscc, Virginia, Kentucky and North Car
olina are each visible, and it is said that
Alabama also is within the range of vision.
An cntcrprising artist has erected gallery
Immediately on the Point and drives flour
ishing trade in selling pictures of the vari-
Gus views about tho Mountains. From the
very summit of the mount ain, and from be-
hind brcastworks, the troops under General
Hooker, popularity known as "Fighting
Joc," drove the Confederatcs during the
war. This appears the more astonishing,
when one considers the apparent inacccssi-
bility of the mountain. The natives say the
Confedcratcs were. surprised, the Union
soldiers advancing under cover Of very
thick fog, which had settled down upon the
mountain. But if proper look out had
been preserved, it would have been impossi-
Bile to surprise them, and small force
could have held the position against very
heavy odds.
The hotel on the mountain was burned
sometime since, SO that not more than seventy
or eighty persons can be accommodated now,
but so attractive q spot can scarcely fail to
command numerous influx Of visitors, and
in short time, it is probable that another
hotel will be erected. About half mile
from the hotel site, stands large Female
College, now unoccupicd, and likely to re-
main so. We suppose that the College was
built there in order to be entirely secluded
from the visits of men, but the sequel proves
how impossiblc it is for the female sex to re-
main for any length of time from the baser ESQ
called sex, and the College is, consequent
ly closed. 1t strikes us that it would be
good idea to turn this into hotel, the only
objection being that it is too far from the
Point About fvcmiles from the hotel site
is waterfall of one hundred and fifteen
feet, the stream from which falls into lake:
from which there is no visible outlet
Crock City" is, also, u curiosity. Large
rocks form the houses, while the spaces be-
tween are regular, and present the appear
ance of streets, whence the name.
During the day, the thermometer gets up
to about S30. but at night sleeping under
blanket is very comfortable, aud thereby
person is enabled to repair'thc damage done
by the heat of the day. The visitors arc
very sociablc and quite party from New
Orleans are visiting the mountain this year.
We remained there but two days, the flight
of time reminding us Of the necessity Of
completing our journey, and then moved on
to Sewanec, the site of the University of
the South, an institution under the peculiar
tutclagc of the Episcopal Church at the
South. Getting off the train on the Nash
vile. and Chattanooga railroad, at Cowan,
we took the train which runs over the noun
tans to Tracy City, whence they transport
coal in large quantities. The grade on this
road is not less than two hundred feet to the
mile. and it is difficult to believe that such |