Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22
COAL CREEK AND JACKSBOROUGH
CIURCHES-sPRIN &c.

JACKsBoRo', TENN, July Is, 1874.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: looming via
Coal Creek ana CareyVille, | reached
this place on the 10th inst. Mining
operations are not carried on an eX
tensive scale now and the Coal Greek
people complain of "hard tim -"
There are great many new bl L.
ings under way or recently erected.
A very neat Baptist church is APP
preaching completion on the emf
hence n little west of the station it is
the first building to be seen as you
approach the place, and recalls vivid
Nv that passage of scripture, " An
house that is set on HILL" &c.
The show took off some of the peo-
ple's money here, and at Coal Creek,
ut they made their best haul here. 1t
is estimated that they took in not less
than $500 or 5000. Nearly everybody
went and took their families. Every
business house was closed believe un-
less it was the GROCERY, and the streets
were almost deserted.
This show is one division of the
" Great Southern Circus and Menag
erie.u 1t is gone up the valley and l
presume will visit your city this week.
The good citizens here had succeed
ed in getting rid of grog-shops, but one
was re opened "A few days ago with the
usual consequences.
On Saturday the 18th, very fine
rain fell pretty thoroughly wetting the
parched earth and refreshing the droop-
! ing vegetation. There is some fine
| land in this (Powell'sl valley aud some
| good farming done on the improved
! plan.
Young grasshoppers arequite numer-
Gus here, but as yet have done
| little harm. June-bugs are swarming
Hike bees, and they literally cover up
| the black berries.
They have Baptist and Metho-
| dist Church (SOuth) here and sun
! daV School is sustained in each with an
average attendance of from IS to 100 in
each. Miss Anna Williams, presdes
at the organ in the Baptist Church.
| The Churches seem to be prospecting.
The County Teachers Institute com
mences on Wednesday, to continue
| three days, and an interesting time is
anticipated. Thissection is waking up
to the importance of education.
Mountains loom up in their grandeur
and sublimity on three sides of this
place, which is nestled IN the rich val
| lev below where she may enjoy the
sublimity of nature aud at the same
time reap a rich harvest of luXuriant
crops with which to sustain the inner
man and sustain the mercantile and
business wants of the people.
Just one mile from town, at the base
of the mountain, are some valuable
springs on a track of land owned 10y a
Joint stock company, II large proper
ton of whom are prominent Knoxville
men. There is a very fine soft-water
spring, one chalybeate, and one sui
phur, while some say there is another
alum, etc. While | have little faith
in mineral waters, | should enjoy this
retreat, and the bright sparkling free
stone which gushes from the noun
tain sides. / think it would be a
splendid watering place and rural re-
treat if suitable buildings were erected.
One mile from this, on the Cumber-
land mountains, and you have a mag
nificent view of the valley and sur
rounding mountains. 1t is certainly
an exceedingly fine view, which no one
who appreciates the grand and the sub
lime in nature can fail to appreciate.
have Just returned from trip on the
mountain, and since this letter Is al
, ready sufficiently long, and am a lit
tie weary, more anon.
Yours, truly, HERE AND THERE.