Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-01-23
FACTS ABOUT EAST TENNESSEE.
Answers to correspondents.
NO. LV.

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The number of our correspondents whe
| desire information about East Tennessee
is constantly increasing. Their letters ac'
cumulate rapidly, and it would be impos-
sible for us to answer all Of them, except
in general way through the columns OF
the CHRONICLE We propose to do some
thing of this in our present number.
WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT THE CLIMATE.
S. c. Currie, of Granville, New York,
writes that he has lost his voice and has
been spending some time among the
| mountains of that State, with hope OF
deriving some benefit. He says:
"If you can give any information in re-
gard to places of quiet, healthful soiourn
in East Tennessee, to one entirely ignorant
Of the localities, a favor would be rendered
and appreciated. The loss of
voice is paralysis of the vocal chords, not
a lung or bronchial difficulty-a trouble
| no medicine can reach-pure air and wise
regimen alone will avail"
| We take pleasure in calling the attention
of Mr.. Currie, and every one afflicted in a
like manner, to the Cumberland plateau,
of which we have given pretty full ac-
counts during the past year. We do not
believe there is a more health-giving, and
health promoting atmosphere than in the
counties of Cumberland, Fentress, Scott
and Morgan, as well as many Others that
might be mentioned.
We spent few days on these table lands
last summer, where we saw quite num-
ber of Northern men who had gone there
for their health and every one with whom
we conversed, admitted that he had de-
rived much benefit, and some thought that
he had derived much benefit, and some
hot ho6 iro1Hy
lieved of asthma and kindred diseases. We
have known of large number of such
cases in different parts of East Tennessee.
If you want a place of ''quiet, healthful
soiOurnn you cannot fail to find it in the
locality mentioned.
WANTS A GOOD CLIMATE AND SMALL FARM.
J. A. Vail, of Vermillion, Dakota, who
has had experience as teacher writes:
"I do not altogether like this severe eli
mate, and extensive plains of Dakota.
write to you to find out whether man of
my pretensions could find place more to
my liking in your celebrated region. l can
command about fifteen hundred dollars,
and would like to invest it in, say, eighty
acres of good land for cultivation.
We would say to Mr.. Vail, as we have
said frequently, that for salubrity and
healthfulness, the climate of East Tennes-
see isunsurpassed on the continent. As to
the farm we have no doubt he could be
suited.
ANADNIIRER OF THE MOUNTAINS.
julius Gunther of Quincy, Illinois
writes to us as follows: nf rvEf
GENTLEMEN: / received the CHRONICLE
regularly, but Nos. 40, 81, 81 of Vol. i. and
19 of Vol. II. / did not receive. Please
send me the same. [ will have the whole
of the numbers of the last year bound in
one volume, for having them easier cir
culated among those who would like to 60
to the Cumberland Plateau ..-..-r. ...--
The Land Register [ have distributed.
In consequence of it several wish to go to
East Tennessee
l am interested myself in Morgan, Scott
and Roane counties, therefore l translate
the correspondence from Wartburg, yours
and other communications about Morgan
and Scott counties into the German Ian
guage and have them in German papers in
the form of correspondence which gath
er again and send to Germany, to induce
the course of emmigration to East Tennes-
see, especially to the Cumberland Plateau,
Morgan and Scott.) For this reason [
will keep the CHRONICLE as long as I find
descriptions of, and communications from
Morgan and Scott counties, or Cumber-
land Plateau, and send one dollar for the
next 6 months.
Very respectfully,
JULIUS GUNTHER, NJ. d.
We shall continue frome time to time
to give such information about the locali-
ties in question as may seem proper and
desirable For the information of DR..
Gunther, who seems to be a German, we
would say that there are quite number
of Germans in Morgan county, all of
whom seem to be doing well, and are well
satisfied. They, like the Germans every
where, are noted for their habits of indus
try and sobriety, and of course are pros
porous and contented.
TALK FAvoRABLY OF EAST TENNESSEE.
Jesse Evans, of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, en-
closes two dollars for the WHEEKLY |
CHRONICLE, and says I think there
will be heavy emigration to
your section Of the country in the next |
two years. 1 find a great many persons |
here who talk very favorably of East Ten
nessee.u Come on Mr.. Evans, and bring |
your neighbors with you. Men with some |
capital can make it pay here, by the ex-
ercise of industry and economy, and you |
avoid the severe cold winters of the North. |
ANXIOUS FOR MORE INFORMATION
r. B. Rollin, of Tawas City, Michigan, |
who for some time past has been an Inter |
ested taker and readern of the CHRONICLE |
expects soon to be an interested seer" of |
East Tennessee. He has been particularly |
in the letters of our correspon- |
dent at Wartburg, and says that "he and a
great many others wish to see full and
concise description of each county in East |
Tennessee, then we can judge for ourselves
somewhat without going over the whole, |
saving the time and expense of travel"
For the benefit of Mr.. Rollin we will |
say. that our plan now, is to give just such |
a description of every county in East Ten |
nessee during the present year, as ne |
speaks of. M ...| t+ |
IMMIGRATION. |
Mr. Rollin encloses local notice from |
the CHRONICLE of the appointment OF |
Mr.. Charlton as Commissioner of lmml-
grafton and says:
What of that step in the right direc-
ton, indicated in the enclosed clipping IN |
regard to G. w. Charlton and the Tennes-