The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-05-07

Akvrs, Col. Charles Hillman, Frank Flu
ii man and 6. w. Benson, the latter a SC
y, ond Rubenstein. He will commence wit
i the Colonels apostrophe toSpring:
\. Mourn OF SHoAL CREEK, 10 miles mol
:, Florence, Ala, April S.BMy Dear Frien
:, "Wintcr time has gone and past,
= And fishing time has come at last"
IL All nature seems to rejoice at the close ,
r Winter and return of Spring. No more col
r Slccty rains, no more slush and mud, u
= more crying for fuel to warm the halicla
poor no more dreRry cor finemcnt OF IN
y | merry, bright-faCcd lads. IL Is WELDON
o holiday for all things animate and mani
| | mate, both on the land and in the water,
u | A bright chccrfulneSs pcrNades all. Tn,
I young ladies dress and look pTCtiiyT; tlu
{ | boys, with their tops Kites, marbles unl
! | fishing tackle rejoice at the return %
] Spring; the little birds sing "A merry wei
come, and all the animal creation seem,
| 10 rejoice: the church bells in the elite,
and towns sound SwcctCr on 90 bright
Spring Sabbath morning, calling the young
and old to Sunday school and church Tor
devotion and thaulliulncss To the God oI
Spring, than at amy other season; the low
UrS look brighter and swccter, aud every
| little stream, With its pcbbly bottom anu
| silver, cryStal-like waters forming bCHuti.
| ful little cascades in its downward course,
laughs mcrrily at the gcuial rays of AN
April sun and welcomes back the return OF
| Spring to make happy its huuy iuhubi-
| tantS. Well did Thompson say
"Come gentle spring, ethereal mildncss
come"
| II is in reality "ethcrial mildncSs' which
| gladdenS the heart of every one ana makes
| uS all happy. But am tranSgrCSsinE my
| bounds and imposing upon your good ma
| turC 10 read my little preface ON Spring,
| but though, you must TCcOllCCt that the
| opening Of Spring is suggestive Of the sup
| 5c't You desire me TO dilate upon, viz IA IL
| Cling in Tennessee" its pleasures, results,
| costs, etc. This is Il good place ana time,
and viii attempt TO give you briefly my
| own experience and observations
| Angling is IA rccreatlve and rccupcrativc
| sport of the mind and body, and 10 those
| who take advantage of IL, the most health
| iul, beneficial, pleasant and innocent.
| Philosophers, divinCS, scientists, lawyers,
| doctors and merchants have achieved their
| greatest successes from results of IuCdila-
| lions, plans, schemes and mental SuEgcS-
| tIunS, while angling on the banks OF some
| placid stream. Inc lat" good christian,
| Rev. Or. \. j.. u. Green, once Informed me
| that his happicst moments outside of his
| family circle were those when angling ON
| the banks of some quiet stream, forming
| plans to advance the good of the church,
and increase the happiness Of its MEM
bJrS.
Within two hundred yards of where I
81 writing this note to you, can see more
than one well known in nashville who have
accumulated over one hundred Thousand
without the aid ola friend or ~ dollar in
cash to begin with, ana all the result of
plans originated under the quiet, uuOb-
trudcd shades of trees and huge blulS ana
cIinS on the banks OF the beautiful fish
ing streams in Tennessee, while angling for
trout ana Jack, ana put INTO lIdtiltA OUt-
ration, after their return TO the city, with q
vim and practice Characteristic only OF
thON' who had given their mind ana body
Tree access TO all Of natures sweetest balm
-uuittude and rest. A lazy man q luHlpr
OF an idler cannot be successful angler
or business man, scientific or Professional.
such fellows are fit only To dig worms or
catch minnows and wait on those who cm- |
plOy them merely for their labor. Energy
and industry are required in every branch |
OF business sport or enterprise TO insur" |
success
iIoHsuN's ROCK anchored near mouth of
ShuaI CreCK Ala, April lj.HMy Dear |
Friend / glad TO receive your esteemed |
favor i'm reply to mine OF the Nth inst aud |
would be pleased to comply with your 70 |
quest, and cOutiHu" the subject o. angling
nos for the attractions which surround me, |
occupying my every thought however, |
will pencil you "a few observations, II "Jcll |
Bailey" my canOe-Iuan, viii only steady |
the boat "Icn' is rs well known at the |
mouth Of ShOal rs Gov. Patton, who lives |
only "A few miles distant, but when you get |
into the rapids, or near the "Slopv wall,
JEFF is decidedly more reliable. We charter |
ed "A tyur hOys, coach from Farmer, at Flor |
enc, to bring our party ana G"II NJ 10
Miss bora and sweet little MaNcy, contrib |
utcd all in their power 10 make our stay |
pleasant; two dTOuths in succession, hOWCN- |
Cr have Impoverished the country, aud the |
scarcity of provisions is unprecedented. |
We brought our cOHlD,,ss"Y nom NaSlNillr, |
except butter, eggs and HpplcElaCk. which We |
found abundant here our first and greatest /
trouble was to secure good lot of miuHOwS, |
for ithOut them, we hIl no nope Oh success /
hut our sagaciOuS President, Frank T., was |
equal 90 the emergency, and determined 10 |
meet the issue Squarelyr and ala so 10y en-
Moving a brigade, mOlc or less, ana sup
pIiGd each with hooks ana lines ana started |
them on the "war path" We paid nvc doll
lars per hundred for good "stecl-backN' aud
rcd-tail minnOws. The first evening We
bought about one hundred Of very pretty |
size. our minnOw account alOn" VIII lopi
uU : l. to datC-nO SundriCs included. This |
stream is decidedly the most beautiful for
scientific angling for game iNh IN America.
and so conceded by those best informed OF
Tennessee. Strike the water and wind
favOrably, you can become SurlCltcd here
in two days. The old adagc-
"Whcn the wind is in the north OF east
The fish bite the least;
When the wind Is IN the SJuih or west
The fish bite the best
proves true to the letter.
Shoal creek is a lovely stream, about two
hundred yards wide at its mouth, bold and
rapid anda worthy tributary of the Ten |
ncsScc river. 1t rises in Lawrence county |
Tenn. and would supply water power /
enough, if utilized properly, 10 run all th" |
spindles in America, The watcrls general !
~ clear as "A mountain stream, ana us DOT |
tom rocks from its source To It's mouth win |
am occasional deep place where there Is an |
abrupt bend around a bun or CIlili IL lit0 |
been known to be clear ana muddy twice |
in twcnty-four hours its high bluiiS, |
rough and craggy ellis II continuous sue |
session OF small falls ana miniature Mag |
ras forming at intervals beautiful cascades |
in its rapid and wild descent downward, |
make it anything else but monOlohOuS To |
those fond Of rural scenery, ana lhtSp'CbI- |
ly attractive to the angler. We are about !
Two degrees farther South than Nashville /
and the rich foliage of the trees ana shrub |
berry on the banks, the bcautil,H saflcGhltd
Wild flowers with every tinEe ana hu" dot /
ting the hillside and BLUFFS right aud lett |
and the merry singing OF the knocking blidr
all contribute To the pleasure of the angler
and declare the full opening of spring. do
wish so much you ana X were here to en-
Joy this scene with me.
~, am ~ M 1i1"S .ViG U6s'..
OF Sashville, who for great many years
past with II number of friends, annually
visited this place with invariably good sue
cess And strange 10 say that had not
more than finished writing his name above
when my reel hogan 10 sing, ana success
| mllV landed a trout, weighing over lpuI
pounds, from ~ digtauCc 81 n1N'ulA -INo
| yards from where ! SIT. Gul ih'i SI"ii
| and scientific angling. charlie u. ana
Frank i, are anchored within a hUR"I'"
wards OF me, and caught about thv same
| time one nearly as large. BAeY are Coll"llliS
! The best auglerS ever saw aud love II rs well
| as /.
| passes the Tennessee river, which presents
! "A panorama Of surprising beauty .hu
| grandeur; the opposite bank - lUl't ''l''
| miles distant, and the roaring, ua,'lnN
! waves extend from ten TO ilIitth Leu hlSH'
! with their white angTy-lOOklng caps, ~
{ trey bount over the rocks OF Tue Mu9.'t
| Shoals present a scene of magulucChl
| by being seen. love THIS place 10y kut
| beauty of its scenery two huuuLru Itot
| above where ! sit, you can SEQ the Ithii'N-
/ see river fifteen miles distant rs u rush's
| downward over the rocky shoals
! These shoals have proved the great par
/ Tier to the commerce of the Tennessee Val
| ley, but our last National Legislature voted
! green baN enough TO open canal AROUND
! the shoals and make free water coInuluhl-
| cation between st. Louis, New orleans,
| Cincinnati, etc to Knoxville, which VAL
/ be in practical operation in less lAaH TWO
years from date, and prospectlVeiy hNEv
| canal, fed by the waters Of the Icnrt-scc
, river 70 some prominent PQluL'sssi the shore
Of the Atlantic ocean.
Your friend truly,
Go +. AKEIlS.
: T.. S-Wc will try to get of saturday
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