The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-01
FROM ANDERSON.
ANDERSON, TENN. Jan. ~, IT.
,ditor Home Journal

ANDERSON, TENN Jan. ~, ~.
Editor Home journal:
Being here at the present writing, and
thinking you my be scarce of local news,
will drop n line to the journal.
Grow Creek runs In its usual channel,
smooth and blue. Its denizens are as quiet
and happy MS people well can be who pos
sess peace and plenty. Since the great
easily penetrated. might say it Was sat
all along tile roads that were travelled or
used.
People here are changing base, prepara-
tory to making another crop. Some are
going to South Pittsburg, and some are
moving into Gourd Neck, and somc mo-
wing out of Holly Flat; and some remain
ing stationary, and fixing up plows &c.
Natll. BOulton has bought Il small farm
at the mouth OF Bucks Creek, aud isaS full
of life and good liumor AS ever, notw TIL
standing his severe loss 10y the burning
recently ct the Storellouse and contents ot
Boulton Il Sherley. ut Catchings', by
Which he lost $500 or $500.
Col. Geo. Rice is now the Depot Agent
here. and he is a good one.
jim. Hendricks is still or hand, buying
up all the surplus fat cattle and hogs, and
shipping to market
This place is destined, at no distant day,
to become one of the great manufacturing
centres of this section, Tor the following
reasons: JnO. +. Anderson, Esq, is the
owner of one Of the richest coal mines in
this or any other State. lie has had the
services OF 4 competent Civil Engineer
and Geologist for several months past,
who has prospectcd for ami found coal in
E.o,, own h, I,r.n a, ilnc fran, AnInrsnp
Depot. and surveyed the vrrious routes to
these coal beds. showing that i railroad
can he built to the base of the mountain
at II comparatively small cost; and these
coal mines W i'll then be seven miles nearer
Nasty lille than the mines OF the Tennessee
Coal Company, and about 30 mile; nearer
Chattanooga. Specimens OF iron ore have
also been found, and If the iron is discOv-
cred in large quantities there will be rs.
tablisIed here Iron Foundries to utilize
these important elements in commerce,
and thus build up here Il settlement OF in
du%strious people which will be Of yasl
benefit to this entire valley, and Other
sections of our county. Even the coal in
terest of itself will prove a bonanza to the
lucky company investing its capital here
for there can be no doubt of the existence
of coal here in ineXlaustihle quantities
and of a quality superior to the Sewanee
The nearest coal deposit is II mile fron
the depot, in the Holly Flat; and the
~fartliest is about three miles, in the head
of GourG Neck. The grade in neither OF
these routes will be rs heavy rs that iron
Tantslou to the Tunnel, and one engine
will suffice to do the work for the mines
As the only use Tor an engine will DC tc
draw the empty cars to the mines.
This is one OF the Ilealthiest sections IN
the w~orld-plrnty of pure mountain All
and cold spring water. And the gran,
old mountain crass that appear on every
side wherever you turn Except a narrow
valley through which the M Z. Railroad
runs.) present scene upon which W,
have gazed Tor over twenty years with in
creasing admiration.
The people over here are enjoying goot
health, and are anticipating u bounteOu'
crop. We hope they will not be disap'
IN. Nc.