Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-11-08

untold agonles for some six months,
the poor man died the other day of
hydrophobia.
The Yosemite Valley of the South.
Southern World
The section of the country lying
between the AirsLine junction on
the Atlanta and Charlotte division
of the Richmond and Danville Rails
road. rs miles from Atlanta, Ca,
and the city of Knoxville, Tenn, is
comparatively an unknown land to
the great body of the people, Those
who have travelled through it pros
nounce it unsurpassed by the Yose-
mite Valley of California. Here is
region of intense picturesqueness,
where lofty mountains cast their
shadows over fertile valleys and
winding streams laugh their
wsy onward to the ocean.
Two parallel chains of noun
tains interest it. The Smoky
Mountains and the Blue Ridge, with
heavy cross chains forming the high
est peaks found from the st. Law
renee to the Gulf, and exhibiting the
grandest view of Typographical fea>
lures to be seen anywhere in an
equal area. Oversize d, with noun
tains separated by streams which
have carved out in their tortuous
course, wide valleys and plateaus,
with areas in many places covering
several square miles of arabic lands,
at attitudes varying from 1000 to
1000 feet above the level of the sea.
Passing from one table land to an
other, the streams usually descend
the deep gorges and canyons by pre-
cIpItOus Inclines, presenting IN small
streams beautiful cascades, and In
those of greater magnitude terrific
falls, which unite with the Tennes-
see
The boundary lines of the States
of South Carolina, North Carolina,
Georgia and Tennessee all run
through the territory to be pene~
trated by railroad to be called the
Rabun Gap Short Line This line
commences at the boundary line be-
tween Georgia and North Carolina
at what is locally known as Locust
Stake on the western bank of the
head waters of the Little Tennessee.
The survey for the route follows the
beautiful valley of the Little Tens
nessee, which is clearly designated
by nature, to within the Cowee range
of mountains on the east and Nam
tahala mountains on the west. Cut
ting the Smoky Mountains at the
Tennessee line the survey leaves the
river and DIVORCES to the right over a
rolling country to Maryville, Ten
nessee, where it connects with the
Knoxville and Augusta Railroad.
The Northeastern Railroad of Geore
gia is being extended to Rabun Gap
so as to complete the link in this
route, leaving the Air Line road at
the junction, Is miles from Atlanta.
The completed line will afford the
traveller an abundant view of the att
fractions of the country. It either
crosses or runs close to Mallulah,
Nantahala, Valley, Tuckasagee, Gull
lasaia, ard Little Tennessee rivers,
and either crosses or is IN full view
of Mulberry, Commissioners, lessen
tee, Coweta, Crossway, Skeena, Cabs
toogaha, Rocky Branch, Iotla, Cowee,
Tabor's Mill, Alarka, Stecoe, Cham
bers, Aqaahnetta, Hazel, Eagle,
Twenty Mile, Checoe, Yellowhammer,
Stick Rock, Rabbit, Tallassa, Mill,
Corners, Abrams, and Cit;co creeks.
Near this line are the famous Talt
Iulah falls, SGekoah falls, Estatoe
falls and others whose Names we do
not call to mind. At one place,
within twenty eej of the survey is a
perpendicular rock, 100 feet high
At another point is an indian mound
which was once the centre of the old
| Gov ee Indian town. The only tun-
mel is at Indian Gap, 718 feet long,
1877 feet high. The altitude of the
line is 2,144 feet. The country
abounds in metals and ores, and vast
tracts of valuable timber, such as
black walnut chestnut, yellow pop
lac, locust, and the buckeye, which
grows to a large size Here the
timber, mines and water power are
close together, and the transporta-
ton facilities will largely develop
this whole country.
To1Iy71oh will no he nf
the South. Everything is tending
in that direction.
To show the Importance of this
line we give the following table of
distances, made by distinguished
engineer:
Cincinnati to Emory Gap, 25S
miles.
Cincinnati to Knoxville, 296 miles.
Knoxville to Toccoa, 1853 miles.
Toccoa to Augusta, 1853 miles.
Augusta to Charleston, 1877 miles.
Cincinnati to Toccoa, 459, to Au~
gusta SIS, to Charleston I'll. Via
Elberton Air Line.
Cincinnati to Lula, 473 miles.
= Cincinnati to Athens, 512 miles.
Cincinnati to Augusta, GIG miles
Cincinnati to Charleston, 755
miles.
Via Athens and Georgia Railroad
Cincinnati to Toccoa, 459 miles.
: " Seneca 1856 g
" g Columbia 637 g
50 g Charleston 467 g
Via Senaca and Columbia, SoutE
Carolina.
Cincinnati to Charleston by Ra