Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-11-11
Among the Mountains,
BY REV. II. C. ATwATER.

| have just returned from a fourteen
days trip, on horseback-crossing and re
crossing, in various directions-the noun
talns OF East Tennessee and North Car
olina.
As | viewed them last summer, lifting
their lightuipg>scared SUBMITS above the
clouds, clothed with the softest green,
said, "humar eyes had never seen ought
more grand aud beautiful" But now,
the. magic touch of the Frost King, the
magnificent forests, stretching away as tar
as the eye can reach, are clothed with
gorgeous colors-such as no language can
describe. The rich, red and brown, of
the various kinds of oaks is everywhere;
while the bright yellow of the poplar,
CLEANS among the mouptain sides, in the
golden sunshine, like the banners of an
army, marching on to certain victory the
frs. pines aud balsams, near the mountain
tops, and often down their sides, furnish
that fringe, or border of green, which
makes the picture complete, Surely, if
all the rainbows that have ever arched
the heavens, since Noah's time-had fall
len, and left their robes on these grand
old mountains-the colors could not be
more beautifully blended.
In every mile Of ascent. and descent,
n sunshine, and in the shade of overy
passing cloud, new picture of beauty
was presented.
If the dwellers in the cities and vii
lagos Of East Tennessee, knew what beauty
God lavshed on their mountains, in the
autumn time, they would leave their
dwellings, and camp on the Roam or Bald,
or some other magnificent outlook, where
the soul might be filed with beauty
rare indeed, on this sin cursed earth.
1t was pleasant to witness everywhere
among the people, tokens of material
prosperity. New mills, and dwelling
houses are being erected. Fat cattle
abound, children thronged the highways
to the public school. At the foot of the
Iron Mountain, in Mtheli county, North
Carolina. under the vigilant superinten-
dence of Capt. jenkins, we found General
Wilder's new iron forgeS, nearly ready
for operation. He will make green
backs plenty, in cove, where hitherto
they we're hard to be obtained. They
will bring out from the bowels Of that
mountair, wealth hidden there, by God
himself, when he made the world.
Mr.. D. Jobe, an enterprising woolen
manufacturer, Of Carter county, East
Tennessee, is erecting a new woolen mill
on Rcsms's Creek, twelve miles south OF
Asheyille, and soon the mountains will
echo to the time of his spindles, and
click>clack of the flying shuttle. So rap
id will be the process Of manufacturing,
that woDl taken from the sleeps back
ono week, may be on the farmers back
the next, Intelligent industry utilizing
our magnificent water-powcr, with run
and its twin curse, tobacco, baLished, the
magnificent mountain country will bloom
into an eden Of beauty. ' '...
There is one speedy cure for hard times
and sure road to specie payment, viz:
Let every family earn mcrc than their
daily expenses.
There nevery can be good times where
the drones outnumber the working bees
In this last trip saw one OF the fou
men who we're struck with lightning o,
Black Mountain, near where we we're cn
gagged in worship, on Mitchelps Peak
They were striving to join our party, bu
the severity Of the storm hihdered them
The shock was not SO severe as to dcpriv
them nf life t1 E