The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-12-31

rFeo NJ Iunnel Hill, a beautiful,
healthy and very pleasant little village
situated OH the Western and Atlantic
Railroad, in the extreme northern por.
ton of the great State Of Georgia, one
hundred and seven miles above Allan
ts and thirty miles south Of Chatta.
nooga, Tennessee. At this place, and
III the delightful valley Of Dogwood,
although | was only tho wreck Of q
human being for ut least six weeks Of
the time, l spent four Of tho most
pleasant months Of my life. The meet
ing. and association with my relatives
and old friends, was feast never to
DO forgotten, and the making Of new
aoquaintancca, with tho civility extend
ed to me by some OF them, was a
source of happiness SO broad that I
will not attempt to describe it. Tho
last visit L made to Tunnel Hill, [
spent the evening at a private house,
where was 80 pleasantly entertained
by one OF it's female inma tcs that | ex-
pericncc much sadness OF b. art when
think of the vast distance between
Feastervillc and Tunnel Hill. Dur
ing my stay over there, l was several
times in Tennessee; was at Chatta-
nooga and OH the Tennessee River.
On December 18th l visited Cam.
eron Hill a small timberless IN fountain,
situated between tho city Of Chatta-
noosa and the river. 1t is elevated
several hundred feet above the lcy,l
OF the river. From the summit of this
NIL can be taken it at one single view
the whole city and its suburbe.
Ihen by looking in another direction,
you behold the turbid Tennessee, with
lts Serpcntinc mcaliderings, its boats,
dock-yard, harves, waterworks, etc.
On the morning Of the 18th OF De-
cembcr procured 4 horse at one of
the city stablcs, and started to Look
Gut Mountain, which stands with
grand abruptness Off to the south.
After riding five or six miles the ton
OF tho mountain was reached. The
turnpike up the mountain ia kept in
splendid condition, though very steep,
at times rising with grade of eighteen
to twenty feet in one hundred. AT
some points Of the ascent one is mado
to feel perfectly awful. On looking
to the right, the impression forces lis
self upon the mind that away back in
the gloomy past, nature had made y
grand effort, and not in vain, to pro-
duco something on the scale of MAIN
moth grandeur. There are walls of
rock towering upward, as if they
meant to commune with the sky, and
rising as perpendicular aud ORDERLY as
ifthey had been erected bv skilful
masons, while on the left is bcheid q
fearful prccipico. The tops of tall
trees ore seen far below, which causes
one TO feel more like travelling in a
balloon than OIL the earth. On reach
lug the top of the mountain, right on In
'front.'. bursts suddenly upon tho ex
cited eye considerable village, which
can boast of its beautiful lawns, parks.
good water, well kept hotels, natural
curlositic6, etc. There is q natural
bridge near one of the hotels: it spans
a distance of about one hundred feet.
immediately under and right on past
the bridge, is grotto in a solid rock
i'll the side Of hill, from which aoys
q fine chalyboa spring. Three
fourths ola mile from the village is
the Point, where there is a photo
graphic gallery. From the Point is
seen Chattanooga, which looks like a
multitude of coops in fowl yard,
while trains passing over the Memphis
and Charleston, and Chattanooga and
Nashville Railroads eau be seen going
III and out of the city-their size 50
much diminished by the vast space
looked through that they appear and
move more like worms than like rail-
road trains. From the summit of this
mountain parts Of seven States can be
seen, while the farms lying in the
broad and fertile valley ofthe Chicka-
mauga appear like so many garden
spots. 10 leave the Point and tie side
. from which the ascent is made, one
imagincs that he is travelling through
an ordinary country, for the mountain
up there has its hills, hollows, springs,
branches, fields, settlements, etc. Three
miles from the Point is Rock City,
near which passes the line between
Georgia and Tennessee. Six miles
from the Point is Lula Lake, which is
said to be bottomlcss.
Much more could be said, but I
fear have already trcspassed upon
your space. J. HENDRIX McLAHE.
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