Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-27
FACTS ABOUT EAST TENNESSEE.
Campbell County.
JAcKsBoRo', Aug. u, 1872.
NO. LXXxI.

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place destined to rise in Importance a
some notvery distant pointin the future
Its location and surroundings insure this
The beauty of the scenery impress ever!
visitor, and the invigorating breeze, which
almost constantly passes through it, is ex
hilerating, to SAY the least of it, in its in
| fuence. 1t is situated in one of the riches
Yalleyssin East Tennessee, and the hills
and ridges surrounding it are fertile ant
the country generally is very productive
| Among the attractions of Jacksboro' are
| the
MINERAL SPRINGS,
about one mile from town. They are stu
ated at the base of Cumberland Mountain
and consist of black and red sulphur and
alum, in close proximity to each other.
-Four other springs of different kinds OF
water have been open there once in time,
but through neglect have been filled up 10y
washings from the mountain. They have
been under no particular supervision for
some time, the property being in liti-
cation, but now a decree has been iSs ued
by the Chancery Court for the sale of this
ing the Springs, but it must bring
81 200 to make the sale valid. 1t is to
come off in Jacksboro' Oh the 9th day of
September 1872, with terms of one and two
years credit, A man of some capital could
not make better investment. The loca-
ton is splendid one for hotel and suit
able grounds and could be put in trim or
der for a watering place ata comparatively
small investment, And for the lover Of
scenery just above the springs on the sum-
NIT of Cumberland Mountain is the Jacks
boro
LOOKOUT.
Grand ard beautiful is the sight from
this point. Far as the eye can reach the
enraptured soul drinks i'll the beauty of
the scenery and involuntarily you ex-
claim, oh, how sublime Up the valley
you can see almost to Cumberland Gap,
nearly every house and farm. Casting
your eyes towards Knoxville you can see
its surroundings and locate that city, but
its depth prevents you from distinguishing
objects. am told, however, that with
large telescope the building at the Fair
ground can be seen. The Smoky Noun
tains of North Carolina are also plainly
visible from this splendid Lookout.
Half way down the mountain there is
a splendid spring, the water coming forth
cold as ice almost, and as as clear as erys-
tai and in a stream large enough to furnish
a suf1iciency of water for city. The
hight of the spring above Jacksboro' is so
great that the cost would be comparatively
small to erect the best of water works and
furnish the city, should it ever rise to that
with an abundance of Heavens
beverage. [ don't mean to imply by this
that there is scarcity of water at present,
far from it. There are several of the best
of springs in the town that never go dry.
The whole of PowelPs Valley, which is
one of the largest and richest in this end
of the State, is well watered with branches,
creeks and small river, and the season
has to be dry, indeed, if it affects the crops
any.
FRUIT AND GRAPES.
There has not been as much attention |
paid to this important branch of industry |
as there should have been, but all expert !
ments heretofore made establish fact that |
rs fruit and grape producing section, |
Campbell county, at least that section of it |
bordering the Cumberland Mountain, will |
be hard to surpasS.
One gentleman in Jacksboro, has already |
q vineyard of several acres, and intends to |
enlarge it as fast as possible, the expert |
ment proving that it will be a success. |
This fall will be three years since its COM
nencement, and the promised yield sur |
passes the fondest anticipation of its foun- |
Ter, and the great beauty is, that while 1 |
near of grapes rOttening in usually favored |
localities, there has not been the least ap-
Dearance of the rotamong these.
SCHOOLS.
Although tax has been levied for COM
non school purposes, through some mis-
of the commissioners and |
others, there is none in operation as yet.
But Jacksboro' is not to be behind in edu-
cational matters, and fine subscription |
school is in operation under the SuperviS-
on of Mr.. II, S. Niblo, assisted by his sis
er, Miss Mary Niblo, well known in
Knoxville as a good teacher. 1t commence
ID last week with sixty scholars and has
cached already to eighty, showing a fair
appreciation of Mr.. Niblo's merits. There
S some talk of stirring up the commission
ers and getting the free school under way,
there being enough of material still at large
10 build up another school without inter
fering in the least with the one now in OPP
Grafton.
Since writing the above l learn that the
lIee t; School will be opened next week. 1t
Will be, as 1 am informed under the SUPER
vision of Mr.. Niblo, but in a separate de-
parCment and under competent teacher,
especlally engaged for that purpose
CampoeiI county is alive to the subject of |
and the immigrant need have
no fears but that his children will he able
to obtain the suitable training thew wish
them to have. All over the conntv in
every district, hear offlourishing schools
and the people everywhere seem perfect,
ly willing to pay liberal school tax.
R.A.B.