Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-03-31
WHAT ALLARDT is DOING.

county, Tuesday, to see what was doing
there to people and open up that section
of the Plateau. We were there last
October, when not clod had been
turned, turf or tree cut, much less
house planned, or any "outward and
visible sign" of the coming population
was, where now a village is, with three
or four miles of broad roadway opened
out, post-otfce and store, numerous
residences, acres cleared, blowing going
on, fences going up, steam saw mill,
church and school building and the
hammer and the saw waking the echoes
of what was erSt the forest primeval ;"
After driving for some hours over beauti-
tifully undulatiag land, stretching right
and left for such distances that one may
drive the whole day without locking the
wagon, we began to pass some sturdy set
tiers from frozen or burnt out Michigan,
clearing, blowing and getting ready for
spring. 1t is surprising what muscle
will do when backed by energy and
satisfaction, and the very first approach
to Allardt showed us this. 1t was "a
treat to see the must-succeed way OF
working, and the go-in-and-stay style of
driving a nail, prevalent all around,
Mr.. j. W. Shepherd, during the few
weeks he has been upon the ground,
has built him house and out buildings,
and in clearing and blowing is we'll for
ward for the spring He has migrated,
too, as they did in olden times, Bringing
with him his whole household. At easy
distances are two or three of his sons
in-law, unquestionably built for profit
able work on the Plateau.
There is no pretense or idea of build.
ing, at present, a town; that will follow
afterwards, the site even is not yet
known, but village will naturally
grow up, around the store, the hotel and
the school house, and here, already, we
find quite cluster of houses.
What is known as the chase lac" in
tersects the Clarke lands, and runs due
east and west. Along this line the laud
is parcelled out in l00-acre farms, a
large number of which are taken up by
bona fde settlers. The road, which is
one hundred feet wide, has been we'll
cleared for some miles, and viewing it
from the school house site, a very beau,
tiful avenue scene is obtained.
We went down to MIR. Gemt's--now
Mr.. Gernt is the practical genius of the
place, too practical to gas and idealize--
where much has been done in the way
of comfortable house on a charming
knoll overlooking gentle declivity Of
forest and stream land. He has. done
much clearing, and is now busy posting
and fencing. He is tried and trained
settler Of men, and good Judge of land
and the kind of men wanted as frsi
corners. After an excellent ;nldtsub
stantil dinuer, II large party parrakug
provided by Mr.. and Mrs G. A. Clark
of the "Mountain House." we started
for Mr.. Aliens store, which is room,
and well stocked with those things oil
which we really want but little her,
below, but. nevertheless, cannot d,
without. Mr. Allen speaks well 0
present and prospective business. Jus
opposite will be the church and schoo
upon ground given for the purpose b,
Mr. Allen. The work and subscription,
are literally promised Near by is tn,
compact little office of Messrs. Cyru
and James N. Clarke, who have S,
quietly, assidnous!y and successfully
as they must feel if they look around
worked to open up this section of tn
; Plateau.
A little northward, close by the wei
: known "gum spring. is Mr. Wheaton
steam saw mill, where a pile of work i
5 in hand. The magic touch of III
artisan and the laborer have here trul,
=: made a grand transformation scene
Away west up the "base line" abou
e three miles is Buffalo Cove, rich AM
i, magnificent valley. Here, under tn
J cliffs, more than four feet coal vel
. has been opened, and no efforts are b,
. ing spared to proftably work it. To d
. so it is necessary to build railway, an
:. the chances are that this will be don,
The light men have it in hand, but mo,
!. of this anon.
/, OF the soil, no one pretends to say
n is equal to bottom and river lands, b'I
! men who know-not paper farmers
). all agree it's good sandy loan, with
stiff clay subsoil, and splendid lev,
d character, is when properly farmed-
y equal to soil in any section, and takin
V the mild, open winters, and eqnab
> climate generally, into account, ia
superior to the lands of many otht
V States. 1t is everywhere admirahl
" watered, springs runninginal direction
d AS any one will see by actual contact, ,
/, inspection of Mr.. Schenck's CAREFUL
" prepared maps.
$, The prices and terms of purchase
If farms are very easy, and the titles al
h warranted and, if need be, deiende,
What mere does any one want, the
* than good soil aud climate, earnes