The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1884-11-15

seven years of age when she died,
AMI had suffered from cancer for
three years before her death. The
two others died within six months
after returning home from long
service in the army. where both
contracted their disease.
All these Investigations have been
made with more particular refer
ence to that part of the CumberlanIs
known as Wallen's Ridge, than to
the mountains us a whole. This
ridge is Of equal elevation, and of
very similar character to the main
Cumberland range in the southern
part of Tennessee, northwest
Georgia and northwest Alabama,
and what is true of this particular
part OF the great Cumberland Table
is, IN the main, true of the remain
der.
Sequatchee Valley lies between
Walden's Ridge and what is
commonly known in tilat neighbor-
hood rs the Cumberland NJ ,untains,
and separates it rom the main
range for Il distance of about one
hundred miles, from the Tennessee
River, below Chattanooga, to Grassy
Cove, we'll up toward the centre
line of the State. Grassy Cove is IL
small basin valley, which was
described to me there as a "sag in
the mountains Just above tho
Sequatchee Valley proper. 1t is
here that the Seguatchee River
rises, and, flowing under the belt
of hills which unites tie ridge and
the main range for two miles or
more, rises again at the head of
Sequatchee Valley. Above Grassy
Cove the Tountains unite and hol
Itneir ulllon firmly ON their way
north as far us our State reaches.
Topographically considered as d
whole, the Cumberland range has
its southern terminus in Alabama,
and It's northern Ill PennsylvanGl.
1t is almost wholly composed Of
coal-bearlng rocks resting on
Devullnn strata, which are visible
in many places i'll the valleys.
But small portion of the Cum
berland lies above a plane of
1000 fees. Walden's Ridge AMI
Lookout Mountain vary in height
from 1000 to $500 feet.
North of Grassy, after the ridges
are united, the variation from
1000 feet is but little through nut
the remainder of the State, AMI
the genera! character of the table
changes but little. The great anil
important difference is in the
climate, the winters being mach
more severe in these mountains IN
the northern part Of the State
than in the southern, and the
summers much more liable to
sudden changes of weather. Scott,
Fentress and Morgan connties com-
prise this portion Of the table, and
these have not been included in my
examination, excepting as to general
features.
In all our Southern country
and, | may say, in our whole
country--there is no other large
extent OF elevated territory which
offers mankind a more pleasant
living place, IL comfortable climate
hone too cold or too hot-and
productive lands. We have, east Of
the waters of the great Tennessee
River, in our State, and in North
Carolina and Georgia, the great
Blue Ridge range of mountains,
known as the Unaka, or Smoky.
| Chilhowee, Great and Little Frog,
Nantahala, etc, all belonging to
the same family Of hills. This chain
has the same general course us the
Cumberlands. 1t is II much bolder
range of mountains, but is vastly
less inhahitable, productive or
convenient of access. The winters
Chere are severely cold, aud the
nights in summer are too cold and
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