Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-02-15

n many of the native citizens, were permit.
ted to continue without any inoyation
> from abroad, that in ten years more the
country would lose half its population
: from the increased poverty of the soil a
lone +! This will apply to other State;
also.
/, tits wise provision by Providence
that evil even, has reactionary tendency
and is, aud will continue to oblige many
of the present holders of lands, to sell
them at such figures, as will warrant a
better class of farmers to buy them, and
be at the expense of resuscitating them
with fertilizers
Our impressions are, that lands in East
Tennessee. are lower and cheaper than in
Northern Alabama, or Middle Tennessee.
Still, when all the advantages and disad-
vantages are counted up, one cannot, with
a knowledge of prices north and adyan-
tages there, help think that they will bear
little more decline.
The people are all desirous far north
members of their common wealth.
The remarks made relative to quantity
of fruits etc., in our last letter, as rule
Will apply to this.
If the East Tennesseean were obliged
| to live north, and with their present hab-
it's and costums of tillage to acquire live
: y hood, with few exceptions, the whole
race would be ezterminated in three
years.
To cover the whole field, the Creator
has done all he could to bless the country
but mankind fails to 10 his part.
Were we to occupy every column of
your Journal with description of this re-
! gion, we could not tell you more than we
have here in the above description, of the
country and its natural resources. There
are some manor prominent points and
features as, cities, towns and mountain
elevations, tie mentioning of which,
might be of interest to Jour readers
Some undoubtedly have seen them during
| the recent war.
OF the latter, Mt Lookout at Chatta-
nooga, is most prominent-or at least
most visited by travellers.
Its base is some two miles from the
city, and its ascent is by a zig gag course,
winding up its easterly side by a good
wel-kept wagon road some D miles long,
terminating at the summit about one mile
farther south than tie point of starting at
its base
There is a large school of learning call
ed the Lookout Mountain Educational
Institute" on its summit, as well as Ho-
tells, for summer resort, for visitors from
abroad-and also small village. We
wcnded our way on horse back oyer its
rocky and broken surfaced roads, to the
Point as it is called, some mile and one
half, to its northern brow.
\ Photograph Gallery is built out up
on one of its most exposed points.
1t however abounds with many bold
points from which an outlook can be OBJ
tanned.
Here, beneath our feet, down, down in
the valley, lies the celebrated .:Moccasin
Bend" plateau of land resembling
moccasin, formed by the Tennessee river.
which comes winding its way from among
the mountain range and hills, to the north
ward now glimmering in the sunshine,
now lost to view behind some miniature
mountain or woody copse. only to again re-
appear, more near and more resplendent
till round Cameron's Hill to the east it
winds its course, only to be again soon
lost, through the Suck of the Raccoon
mountain range. Off yonder to the north |
and north west, also, is Walden's Ridge, |
with the famous and fertile Seequatchie
valley just beyond, only to be overtoped
by the Raccoon Range, and the Cumber-
land Range still higher skyward, while |
Kentucky's forehead is dimly seen in the
distance.
Yes, we are 270O feet above the level
of the sea Chattanooga down yonder,
looks moro like city of toy houses, and |
the four OF five r. R. lines like SO many
couplets Of black thread, and the passing |
trains, so many miniature cars
We might dwell upon the scenes of
Missionary Ridge" of the battle fields,
and camping grounds, spread out before
US, like map of ridges and mountain
ranges, like so many earth works, tier a
bove tier before us, only to be overtoped |
by Smoky mountains in the misty haze
of Carolina, Georgia and Alabama only
like adjoining townships.
One is lost amid the grandure and i'm
mensity of the scenes below. and individu-
ally sinks into insignifcance, beneath the
majesty and greatness of the Eternals
grand design; Gods haEdiwork in all its
greatness, and mans handiwork, as into |
nothingness.
No wonder the Shepherd King of old
exclaimed.
'Iwill lift up mine eyes to the hills |
from whence cometh my strength"
as a symbol of power; or for that of truth
."Thy righteousness is like great noun
tains."
But we must away. Knoxville 112
miles from Chattanooga has population
of about 10000.
1t is finely located on beautiful rolling
grounds, with the Tennessee, formerly
called Holston) river on its easterly side
and we'll watered by two small creeks,
about.one half mile apart, at right angles
with the tennessee, and emptying therein.
1t has large Wholesale Houses, that
would be an honor to any city, Rolling
Mills for the manufacturing of bar iron;
also Nail Manufactory, Machine Shops.
FIGURING Mills, Furniture, and Boot 4
Shoe Manufactures, Leather Tanneries
&c. &c.
The country around it is very fine. and,
unlike Chattanooga which supports the
country, the country here supports Knox
Vile.
One cannot in brief article like this,
speak of such an extensive area cf country
ard do justice to it, its people, and ones
own character as an observer.
AYoUNG woman whose fathers pala-
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