Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-19
A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF EAST
"a TENN E5sEE.

A correspondent of the Western
Rural, Chicago, which has the
largest circulation Of any agrieul-
tural paper in the west, has this to
say Of East Tennessee:
awe believe to-day, after looking
over the whole field, reviewing the
causes and effects, that both Tennessee
and the younger element of the north.
ern and western farmers, have lost by
The recent neglec Of this portion Of the
country. Pass, il you can not In per-
son in your mind, with US over the
beautiful Tennessee valley country
from Bristol on the state line between
Virginia and Tennessee, down through
the whole length ofgthis valley to
bounded by the noun.
tain walls of the Cumberland range on
the NORTH side, and Oh the south by
the Unaka range. This valley is over
200 miles long and from forty to eighty
miles wide, not including other lateral
valleys and hollands of the mountain
plateau, spurs, stc. This We do know :
1t has more small, beautiful stream
lets, more, pure, beautiful run ming
water, more beautiful landscape and
delightful mountain scenery, com.
bined with what may be Idenominated
agricultural acreage, than any other
region of the same area, that we have
ever visited. This opinion is not based
upon one Visit, but many brief so-l
journs, exteuufng through u period Of
nearly fifteen, years, by a .nortberna
~ an, resident at the north, and tiay-
ing all personal interests at the north.
TAs forJthe streams of larger-pro-
portion, commencing with Powell's
river, we have the Clinch, the north
and south forks Of the .Holston. the
WataUgs Sthe French Broad, Nola-
chncky, Pigeon, aud the Hiwassee
rivers; each and all after running
their course, unite at their respective
Jun ctions in forming what is known as
the Ten nessee sriyer. No state was
ever supplied with cheaper interior
system of natural water navigation.
We have not mentioned the almost
innumerabie smaller STREAM the many
smaller mountain squire, and their
many small. rich, beautiful valleys
that help to add to the beauty of this
greatTennessee valley. .s,vnsEOA 4
nThousands of acres OF land to. day
lie untitled in East Tennessee. The |
shut down on al emigration has
made the land poor. Tennessee river
bottom lands are held at from twenty |
five to fifty. dollars per acre, but the |
vast majority OF lands adapted for
wheat. aud other eere Is can be had
from ten 20 twenty dollars per acre,
nay, even as low as six dollars DIR
acre There Is notsone foot Of the old
soils but can be reclaimed easily, for
clover is natural! Now all this il in
count Y whose frat system OF organ
lied government dates back to l776.
and was called The sWashipgten dis
trict.' You see it's not going into q
new country. Wedo not partlcularize
as to locality, as we are not writing for
real estate and lands ia any paTticula lar
locality. We only aim to impart gem
eral ideas Of the State. i
For grazing purpOseF, how Is it?
Well there are thousands OF acres at |
two dollars, at one dollar per acre /
yes, at fifty cents per acre. There is
not o state east of the Mississippi |
river, when one considers the short
and cheap transportation to the east