Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-30
A TRIr no YnLLow cREEK
Port Royal, July, 1881.

TRIP TO YELLOW CREEK.
EDITOR CHRoNICLE:--In compa-
ny with two friends, on Friday, the
18th, we left for Yellow creek. As
we were passing Squire Blackford's
Deputy Sheriff Batson came out
and said he would go with us. We
were very glad to have him to 90,
for we wanted some protection, and
he being sheriff, just filled the bill.
At half-past eleven we reached the
head of Barton's creek or Bakers
cave. After taking a cool drink
and little rest, the sheriff and the
writer went into the cave, with Mr..
Bakers little boy as guide. After
we had gone forty or fifty yards,
our guide lighted his lamp, and the
scenery around us was grand.
Hanging from the arch were rocks
of different shape and colCrs, some
white, while others were as yellow
as gold, one in particular. 1t was
something near three feet in length
and two and a half in diameter.
From the color of the mud around,
it, too, must have been mud at some
time. 1t may have been century's
in petrifying. After crawling
around, wading the branch,and see
ing all we could, we started back.
We were an hour in going one
hundred and fifty yards.
Just at O'Clock we rode up and
dismounted at Tom Rogers, in
Dickson county, near the north
western railroad. Everybody in
Montgomery county knows Tom
Rogers. He resided in our county
for a number of years. He left on
account of there not being territory
enough for him to spread out on.
In company with two young la
dies, we visited Cave mills, Friday
evening. We first went in the
cave. The entrance is forty by sixty
feet. After going fifty or sixty
yards, we came to pool of as pure
water as ever bubbled from under a
limestone rock. In passing the
pool it is very slippery and danger
Gus. 1t is said 10 be bottomleSs-
Alter passing The pool, we lighted
our lamp to explore the dark part
Of the cave. In exploring that part,
half of our party deserted us, saying
they were not ready to hand in
their checks yet. We went as far
as we could &c, finding dates as far
back as 1906 and 1910; distance
travelled supposed to be half mile.
We next visited the mill, owned by
Rogers q Norris. They also have
store, and are doing Il good bust
ness.
Saturday, we went TO Yellow
Greek Lodge. We found it situated
in beautiful place near the mouth
of Cedar creek. Out of forty or fif-
ty members only eighteen were
present. More than half that num-
Der were baldheaded. In converse
ton with two of the baldheaded
race, | asked the cause. One of
them said it was studying devil
ment; the other said it was intel
lect. AS to the cause do not know.
/ am sure it was not early piety.
One thing l do know: bObtailed
dogs and baldheaded men are get
ting to be very fashionable. After
our return from the Lodge, every
thing was hurry and confusion
digging worms, hunting wasps
nests and getting everything to-
gether for big fish. Mr.. Editor, if
you ever went fishing you know all
about the excitement. 1t is useless
to say that we caught fish, for we
had them to our hearts content.
We had one genuine case of fish
fOunder-the sheriff. We hardly
knew what to do with him,
whether to- stand him in the branch
or bleed him. The last bulletin
from his physician said he was con-
valescing.
The crop prospect is good. Roast
ing-ears, plenty in the field wheat,
above an average; oats, fine. The
tobacco crop is very short an that
part of the county, and will be- in
this county unless it rains soon.
The Yellow creek folks may look
for us again to take another fish.
You bet we enjoyed it. HAw.
Pleasant Mound, July %, 'Sl.