Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-31
j TENNESSEE.

AC lOiiONihS al iCAC 10 lfOm Il ut
South, a splendid new weekly paper
New York devoted exclusively to the
interests of the southern sectien OF
the Union. During the present month
very large edition of the paper will be
issued devoted entirely to Tennessee.
Every one should have a copy of it.
We quote from May 10th.
Tennessee was so called in 1896 from
its principal river. 1t is an Indian
name, and is said to signify "a curved
spoon" 1t was formed from the Ter
ritory of North Carolina in 1890. Ad-
opted constitution in February 6,
1896 amended in 1886. 1t was ad-
mitted june 1. Area, 5000 square
miles population in 1870, 2,665, 200,
of which 6, ,213 were colored and 100
Indians. as1l -fa.
Tennessee contains the Cumberland
Mountains. Its rivers are the Ten
nessee and Cumberland.
Nashville, its capital, is situated in
the north, at the head of steamboat
navigation on the Cumberland. 1t is
place of great business. The pub
fishing house of the NJ. Z. Church,
South and the new Vanderbilt Uni
versity are located in this city.
Memphis, the largest city in Tennes-
see, is on the Mississippi river. Several
railroads enter Memphis, and with the
river, give the city every advantage
for commerce. 1t is an important cot
ton depot.
Knoxville, the principal town of
East Tennessee, is situated on tribu-
tary of the Tennessee east of the Cum
berland Mountains.
The surface of this State is very
agreeabiy diversified with mountain,
hill and plain. The soil is fertile, the
scenery beautiful and the climate de-
lightful and temperate. The noun
tains are wooded at the tops, embos-
oming delightful and fruitful valleys.
Middle Tennessee is moderately hilly,
while the section between the Tennes-
see and the Mississippi is either level
or undulating. Gold has been found
in this State, iron abounds, and in East
and Middle Tennessee are found lead,
silver, zinc, maganese and magnetic
iron ore. Coal is found in large quan-
titles among the Cumberland noun
tains. Gypsum Of fine quality, beau
tiful varieties Of marble, nitre, slate
suitable for roofing, alum, burr stone
and limestone. Salt springs exist, but
not to any great extent. Rich depos-
its of copper are found in the south
east parts of Tennessee. In this State
are numerous caves, many of great ex-
tent, and some containing bones of the
mastodon. On spur of the Enchant-
ed Mountain veritable foot prints on
the sands of Time" have been found,
that is to say, the impressions of the
feet of men and animals in the hard
limestone rock. These have not been
accounted for. Near Manchester are
the remains OF an old fort, in which
trees are growing supposed to be at
least 500 years old.
Tennessee has mild climate, with
short winters, the summers being free
from intense heat. The soil is gener-
ally arabic and of good quality.
Among the mountains, where the soil
is the poorest, the valleys are fertile
East Tennessee is peculiarly favorable
to grazing and supports immense num-
bers of live stock The soil of West
Tennessee is rich block mould. The
great staples are Indian corn, tobacco,
and cotton. Tennessee at one time,
produced more hogs than any state in
the Union Of other products may be
mentioned wheat, rye, buchwheat bar
ley, sweet and Irish potatoes, wool, ma
pie sugar, fax, hemp, cheese butter,
wine, whisky and fruits-of the latter,
apples, pears and plums.
The trees of Tennessee are pine, su-
gar maple, juniper, red cedar, poplar,
hickory, walnut, oak, beach, sycamore,
locust, cherry &c. The animals are
not so formidable as in some of the
Southern States, the wild fauna being
confined to deer, racoons, foxes, squir-
rels and rarely bears. This State is
destined to be a great Manufacturing
section owing to its advantage of wa
ter power, with abundance of coal and
other fuel. OF manufactures may be
cotton, griss-mills, iron fur
naces, rolling mills, tanneries, tobacco
factories, saw mills and carriage facto-
ries. The exports are live stock, pork,
bacon, lard, butter, ginseng, cotton
bagging, -four, Indian corn, fruits, to-
bacco, cotton, hemp, feathers and salt
petre. The educational facilities are
good.