Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-01-15
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SCENERY and 0sher Matters.
From regular Correspondent of Chronicle.
sRuTHBRFoRDToN, N. Z. sJan I.
Mr.. EDIToR Midwinter In the
noun aims Of North Carolina, but
overcoats have not been needed, and,
In part, the wealth ar has been pleasant
enough for the first of May. A refer
ence i. to The, weather predictions, as
given 10 the almanacs for the same
time shows, that instead Of this pleas
ant weather, "snow, ~ "sleet,p Asvery
cold," etc., were anticipated. The
wise men who thus deceived
the SOC, people are, no doubt,
responsible In damages for a
large amount of spoilt meat,
and thespeople will no doubt learn In
due time that 1t will not do 20 kill
hogs by the almanac.
The last days Of the old year found
your correspondent in the village of
Marshall. THIS town, as many of
yaur readers kaew, fs situated on the
French tBrosdrive forty miles from
Greeneviile, Tenn. 1t c0nsis OF one
street with houses on both sides. On
the one side the back lots are limited
blythe banks Of the river, while on
the other side.there is plenty OF room
for back lots, ~ but unfortunately
H. isA3 elevated at al right an
4gls.-.-a. Hereao not iGg. Is talked Of
but tobacco, and, in fact, Madison
county Is certainly raisingNa great
deal OF iobaeco, and 10 II sells for
very good pfices,A rs a conse-
quence, Marshall is place of consid-
erable trade. One man remarked in
the presepos Of your CORES pondent
that his tobaccos crop, after the pays
iment of heights. melted him over,
"a, 300. va Us v -Ew M 81
4 In 3Asheville. Jon the first day of
Jan uary, 1880, the weather was bright
and warm "a summer. 4 Pleasure car
'riages were in de mand, and the town
bad more the Appearance Of
May than January. Asheville is
improving fast. n and q Is a
pretty town. The, merchants are
doing a considerable jobbipg trade, and
IT is claimed that they are wholesaling
goods a. low as the same goods can be
purchased at Knoxville, aud are In
thiso way gcompeung with Rockville
for u sportion Of her trade. The rail-
road will in u few days be canning to 4
Ashevflie, or rather to the Swannanoas
river, nearly two miles d,slant, and a
portion. of the &tradeaof the town wills
be moved nearer the depot. How
soon will this gap be filled between
Ashyille and Wolf Creek, and
southern outlet given to East Ten
The man who has not passed through
: he Hickory Nut Gap has missed see
ng some OF the sublimest mountain
scenery on the continent, The bold,
dash NC water courses, the rive tg
s"aks OF The CHIMNEY and Bald noun
tains and the Hlckory Nut falls al
niosr up In the clouds. Passing by the
Bald Mountains your correspondent
hailed q man who was cutting sprouts |
with a hoe in the little valley below,
and he pointed out with his finger the
place on the mountain where the
,ievasse was formed, and where, at
,ne point, a person could now euter |
md, passing through the mountain,
,ould come out at q window" overs
ooking The valley at appoint some dis
ance and on the face Of an almost |
cliff.
A word for the roads OF North Caro-
ina Under the present road laws
hey are being thoroughly worked,
wen, through the mountains, TO the
Tennessee line. The road known as
he New Stock Road;'' has been
thoroughly worked, and hands are
TN working on il. The rains on the
DAD, where recently worked, has
made 1t in places very muddy, but
when settled IL will be splendid road,
nd ia several miles nearer coming
rom Greenville to Asheville than the
I'D road. In fact all The
Dads In this State are well worked,
nd l onIy wish that Tennessee had |
Ialf aa good road system. a. a k /
From the maps it would appear that
sut herf0rdton is the terminus of
abroad but him who com es here
rusting the maps will find that he is
eceived just twenty four miles, az
here is no railroad nearer than Shell
y, aud, in fact, no prospect for this
Dad being extended TO Rutherfordton.
As a consequence, this town, though
aturally pretty one, is pretty well
lsyed out, its trade being drawn to
helby and Hendersonville. But here
will stop until more favorable OPP,
ortunity to give you some more