The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-08-18
COOKE COUNTY LETTER.
A HLSIF TO TIE WARM SPRINGS
TIE TRIP BACK, AND WHAT
WAS SEEN AND HEARD ON THE
WAY-ETG,, ETC, ETC
RANKIN's DEPoT. Aug. 10, 1875.


To the Editor ofthe Morristowu Gazette:
I have been on tire tramp for some
time. Have heen looking out for
some items that would be worth not
ing. / find but few that / think you
viii notice, If any. 1st. 1 find the
Warm Springs with 3 good crowd,
and all seem to be well pleased. ex-
cept the photo. man. John FL. Drum
mond. and his dissatisfaction is that
he cannot finish up the work as fast
as it is called for. A good artist
will always be crowded.
After leaving the Warm Springs [
found the merchants at. Big Creek
doing good business, full of life,
and all say that they welcome the
GAZETTE. and think they will SUBJ
scribe more literally for your paper
after they find out that wool is the
staple ofthis country. or will be soon,
under the new law. At q very early
period, as we learn from Job. dogs
were trained ny sheperds to guard
their fiocLs-JoB, xxx. They can
be taught to keep the goats from
struggling. Notwithstanding in the
East it takes troops to keep the dogs
killed out TO keep them Off of the
sheep.
After leaving Big Creek ! came TO
station on the c., G. G. & C. R.R.,
found w. b. Allison. the polite and
gentIemanly Depot Agent, working
at his new house, and ready to sell
goods cheap for cash. Next. Uncle
John Sterns, who is about to COM
plete fine residence. When COM
pleted, understand from his own
lips, that he will no longer be a
bachelor. Next, I find that the mer-
chants near Rankin's Depot, Tenn,
Messrs. Ramsey & Darby, in addi-
tion TO their prosperous business,
will soon have quart-grocery es-
tabIisllcd at their place of business,
in an old stable of near neighbor.
Look out, County officers ] you will
have TO cross two rivers, or build
another stable. ! then came to Mr..
j. III. Clarks', by the way, who is an
enterprising farmer and wide awake
man on The third-term. After leay-
ing Mr.. j. ii. Clarks' | found Mr.. C..
IL. Witt, who has a saw and grist
mill in operation, which | think will
prove success. The corn mill was
started to-day, Notwithstanding a
storm aud the waves rolling high. |
learn from the Depot Agent at Ran
kin's that one and half bushels of
corn left his depot for Wits mill,
aud the meal was returned within
forty minutes. / think this quick
work, to have TO cross the river. /
am told by by Mr.. C.. H. Witt that
he will soon have craft or boat that
will run across the river by pulley
or rope attached TO his water power
to connect with a horse power rail-
road that the enterprisiEg young
merchants at Rankin's Depot, j. IL.
Carson & Co., are now making ar
rangements for. I understand from
these young men that they can make
horse railroad from their store to
connect wife G. III. Wits crossing
or the river to his mill for q very
small amount. From what / can
learn from some of the very best
farmers of this vicinity, (Rankin's
Depot, J. ii. Carson & Co. and G..
III. Witt will put some life and mon
ey in the county. Why 1 say this,
l hear them spoken of by the follow
ing named farmers, as upright, hon
orable business men: (: j. A. Rorex.
John Smith, A. Il. Smith. I'll. p. OAR
by, L. K. Moore, DIR G.. B. Helm,
DR.. JAS. Rankin and j. III. Clark.
The above gentlemen l have met,
and learn that they are good and re-
liable farmers. 1 find at Rankin's
Depot Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Williams,
who keep a good table for this coun-
ty; that is, they keep something
good to eat, and make traveller feel
like he was with his mother. / found
my old friend Brown, who is Depot
agent at Rankin's, ready and willing
to wait on any one who may call on
him in his line. / was sorry TO find
that he was alone. or that he could
not leave his business to be with his
wife, who is at the Yellow Springs,
where she will spend the hot month
of August in company with her
mother and q number of her friends.
l learn from friend that the Yellow
Springs (which is near Bridgeport)
is quite a pleasant place. A num-
Der Of persons have been visiting
this place fora number Of years. No
accommodations there, except-build
your cabin and board yourself. I
understand that the water is good,
and did not know that it had been
analysed, but learn that one young
man bad gone there for heart dis
ease, and one or two more will soon
start to try the effects of the water.
/ will write you again in a few days.