The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-13
For the Farmer and Mechanic.
A Tramp from Cherokee to the
French Broad.

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| Passing some beautiful valleys. among
the foot hills of the Blue Ridge. 10
Northern Georgia. We reach the SUN
nit at Hiwassee Gap, and standing where
| the river Hiwassee bursts from the noun
tain side, we watch its winding, along the
mountain guarded away, aud throus sh
the rich fields of corn. while within our
horizon lie the mountains, and towns, of
five great States.
Following the river. from where its
waters, guided through a horse trough,
turns the stones Of primitive mill, We
pass through Clay county to Murphy,
xhere 1t makes a Juncture with Valley
river.
Ia Murphy nothing is discussed but
the injunction at Red Marble Gap. Cher>
okee, Clay and Macon counties are not
in reality part of North Carolina All
their trade is with the South, their oulv
outlet being toward Georgia.
Their leg .lators have to travel in three
State- an! distance OF 40 miles 10 reach
Raleigh. The Georgia road will carry all
the freight The people say, the Mar
row Guage is our road Perhaps when
the country is developed, the Ducktown
Branch may-cArry one Car load per week
to Ashevie.
| Cherokee has gone mad, on the subject
Of Fiat Lands since the prospect OF y
| Railroad A tract of I25 acres, sold re-
Gently, for S. 900 The timber of this
region will in few years be great source
of revenue. One walnut Was reported to
us, as nine feet In diameter, it sold in the
for st for $50.
The iron and marble, are to be the great
source Of wealth of Cherokee aud Ma
con.
Making Murphy our headquarters, we
visited many magnificent beds Of iron ore
often finding masses Of surface ore, OF
from 5 to 6 tons in weight. The most
valuable of these beds. are located on
Valley river. We found veins Of from
IS to 100 feet In breadth, and traced them
for mile or more.
| The Moss" ore bank and some others,
have been worked to some extent, and
furnish an iron, Which ranks with the
best Swedish iron In the Western mar
kets.
We examined bed of magnetic ore,
and secured some fine specimens. IA
property of Maj. Wilson, The section
of country, in the veclnity Of Valley-town,
is one of the most interesting, from its
display of Marbles and Irons, beside.
many other varieties of Minerals. We
next pass through Red Marble Gap, the
seat of the Railroad War, and find mag
nifcent cliffs, ofthe most beautiful vali
ated marble. There are literal noun
cannot boast of, and still We find Vernon
| -
of the Ducktown Branch Railroad passe.
immediately under these ledges, and the
river furnishes all necessary power fo
saving and getting the stone into shape
Having loaded our wagon with speci
mems, for the Smithsonian Inst. and Stat,
Museum, we are free to enjoy wall
down the NantIhala, across the Tennes
see, and up the Tuckasuge We had tn,
honor of breakfasting as the host of al
old Cherokee chief.
How beautiful the Indian names of thi
western country, and often how poetic il
conception, for instance the Nantihala
smut in by the towering cliff, the tai
spruce, and binding laurels is 9Th,
river of the mid day sun" We enjoyed
our two weeks exceedingly, and although
we were little tired, we were reluc;an
to wind up our 200 mile tramp, at A ex
ander on the French Broad. X.
A NoCTURNAL RAMBLE AND WHA1
CANE OF IT.-Some genius we suspec
him to belong to the jovial order Of hu
and dream, the d ght to learn aud ram
bic" We do not propose to dispute this
worthy's view Of the matter, but present
81, ~ Df Il
phia journalist. Mr.. William II. Gun
nington, l7l2 North Twentieth street
one Of whose noctural he thus refers to,
beginning ms narration rather peculiar
~, however: II am not rheumatic, an
have been troubled very little with bodi
ly pains. Last Tuesday morning | cx
perienced very annoying Stiffness Of
the neck, which grew worse as the day
wore on. Toward evening it became
very severe, and [ could scarcely turn my
head in any direction. Arriving home
at tea time, it was with difficulty that |
could eat my meal. Ny wife wanted to
rub nay neck with ST. jacobs Oil. but
refused, ,ying [ thought the afhlction
would soon pass away. Tea over, agains,
the rrmonstraaces of my family, | lief,
home to ramble toward the new Chest
nut Street Opera House. about and a
half miles from my residence. | started
in the midst of a heavy snow storm, and
remained at the theatre until the close OF
the performance, although could fee
nv neck getting worse and becoming g
very painful. Leaving the play tho
trouble came to reach home. The storm
contin ued the car in which | was be.
came blocked in nearly every square, 6
cold current of air swept through the
car and | did not reach my home uuti
, a. m, 10y which my neck had be
come absolutely rigid. Then conse ri &c
to the use of St. Jacobs Oil. which my
wife two or three times before arose.
| continued its use that day and by eve
ming | was free from pain, and the next
morning amused myself by twisting my
neck in any direction that suited me, anC
not vestige Of stiffness remained. =
Boston Herald.
HAYEsvILLE, ONO, Feb. II, 1880
am very glad to say have tried HoI
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