Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28
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Gtahd af,d beautiful Is the sight ffon
earsptuFed acSl drinks Ii the beauty is Of Of
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the NsQeheES and mYountariiy you aex-
, claih,S oh, how 4siibIime Z 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 a
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 foi til
from the very bowels of the mountain as
cold as ice almost, and as as clear as crys-
tai, and in stream large enough to furnish
n suf1iciency of water for city. The
hight of the spring above Jackshoro' 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
dignity, with an abundance of Heavens
2 beverage. II don't mean to imply by this
b., That there IS n scarcity of water at present,
taf from it, There are several of the best
=, oftsprings in the town that never go dry
- The whole of Powell's Valley, which is
b one of the largest and richest in this end
oflthe State, is we'll watered with branches,
creeks and small river, and the season
haste be dry, indeed, if it affects the crops
any,
#ys FRUIT AND GRAPES.
.. There has not been as much attention
= paid to this important branch of industry
las there should have been, but all expert
meIits heretofore made establish fact that
rs a-fruit and grape producing section,
Campbell COUNTY, at least that section of it
bordering the Cumberland Mountain will
bethard to surpass.
'-''s~0ne-gentiemansip Observation-Disclosures already
vineyard of severalsacres, and intends to
enlarge 1t as fast as possible, the expert
linn. hat x.,fll 10
This fall will be three years since its COM
mencement, and the promised yield SUR
passes the fondest anticipation oflits foun-
der, and the great beauty is, that while /
hear of grapes rottening in usually favored
localities, there has not been the least APP
pearance of the rotamong these.
SCHOOLS.
Although tax has been levied for COM
mon school purposes, through some mis-
understanding 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-
ion,of Mr.. Fl, $. Niblo, assisted by his sis
teri Miss Mary Niblo, we'll known in
Knoxville as q good teacher, 1t commence
reached already to eighty, showing fair
appreciation of Mr.. Niblo's merits. There
10 sometaik ofstiring up the commission
ers and getting the free school under way,
there being enough ofmaterial still at large
TO build up another school without inter-
fering in the least with the one now in OPP
Grafton.
Since writing the above learn that the
free school will be opened next week. II
will be, as i am informed under the super
vision of Mr.. Niblo, but in q separate de-
y, partment and under q competent teacher,
= especially engaged for that purpose.
Campbell county is alive TO the subject of
education, and the immigrant need have
no fears but that his children will he able
to obtain the suitable training they wish
them 10 have. All over the county, in
every district, hear offlourishing schools,
and the people everywhere seem perfect
Unwilling % pay liberal school tax
y. a. T..
Doolittle, the great reformer. mas bedn