Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-17

two TO six feet below the surface.
The soil is not rich, neither is it poor. for
with very little fertiIsins bountiful crops
Of corn, potatoes, oats, millet. rye. garden
vegetables. and frui,s.of nices; kinds are pro,
ducet. This ,abie-land. however. ha. at,rac.
tons separate from lis agricultural features,
which are beg ginning to draw enterpri.jne
men 70 dfieren, localities, aud viii result in
the building up Of towns and cultivated COM
mun,ies.
CLIMATE.
This j. the oar hing which thousand, re
looking a!l,r aud die while seeking their
ideal. Ilere, on thi, Cumberland :ablc.lanl,
let NE say 10 those Who 30 not know. that
IN July AID Angus; We Htyc the cool Lf.tz.,
Of a Canadian summer. aud to some extent
the Canadian fora Ilerbase Is often green
through the year and cattle can grs1e with
i'rie interruption from cold or SNOW all
winter. The annua. mean temperature on
the parallel running through TIN. plateau
according % the best estimate, Is about y
deg. From 81 can learn from book. and
travels, East Tennessee has a climate more
equablc and pleasan, than tia, Of an, other
part OF North America east of the Rocky
Mountains The prevailing winds are from
the southwest aud west Il, careful obser-
Na'!ons made at East Tennessee under the
direction Of the United States signal service
a; Knoxville. the mean temperature for
single year was 81 deg. The mean hea, for
summer. Il deg The mean cold for winter.
40 deg. Average maximum temperature,
81 deg. Average minimum. deg. The re-
suit i mild and equabe climate tha, com
hines delightfully."- the temperate and ,rop-
zeal without the extremes Of either. The
happy result Of these influences is on this
plateau, exemption from all malarlal and at
mospheric diseases. The undulatng surface
c! the land, the great numbers and rapid
tow Of the rivers. the absence Of all low
marshy lands and the cons,au, flow Of gen
tie breezes keep the atmosphere pure and ex-
hilerating; also these mountain regions
abound with all manner Of mineral springs
many Of them furnishing waters that have
been thoroughly tested and noted for their
healing properties, and in some places are
beginning 10 be popular resorts for health
TIMBER.
Il may be interesting to some 10 know
What kind Of timber grows here Nearly
every variety found in the United States
grows in the state Of Tennessee. The al
luvlal bottoms Of the Mississippi river are
220 feet above the level of the sea, ana the
highest OF the Cnakas rise in sublmity
more than 6,600 feet. On these different
elevations we naturally expect to find great
variety Of timber. 1t ls due also to a va
riety of soil. On this plateau, where now
write, is found the white ash, aud the green
ash occasionally i met with along the water
courses. The beech is found. The buck
eye is found in some localities where it
grows to the height OF sixty or seventy feet,
and three feet in diameter. The red cedar
is quite common, and is valuable wood.
Then We have the different kinds of oak,
white, black, red, spotted and post. Chest
nut also is common and Of giant growth.
Poplar too of several kinds, grows large, tail
and straight as a ramrod, from fifty 10 sew
enty-ive or hundred feet, and is vaiua-
bic wood for various kinds of timber We
have also the gum-tree growing tall and
beautiful aud the timber is used for wagon
hubs as it is difficult to split. black and
white walnut, linden, mulberry, cherry, also
the cucumber tree We find too the wild
crab sppetree in the forest in great abund-
ance, also the laurel and rhododendron by
the streams making rich forest fora. Cot
ton wood is confined most wholly to West
Tennessee and grows to an immense size.
Cypress is found in the swamps on tie Mis-
s,ssippi and Tennessee rivers. Dogwood and
elm are found nearly over the State, FRS
cover some of the highest mountain peaks
and are seldom found on lower elevation
than 1000 feet. The dusky, dark foliage of
this tree has given the name to the Black
Mountains % North Carolina and is the
characteristic feature of some of the high
est peaks of the Unakas, the trunka rising
to hundred feet in height. l might add
the Eastwood, the black and yellow locust,
the honey locust, the pine and buttonwood.
There are various other forest trees in the
State, but those mentioned are the chief tim
Der trees. There is timber enough in the
State Of Tennessee to last for many genera
tons. Hoping have not wesrisd yop in
this article and that some of the readers Of
your paper may Gull crumb of knowledge
of this region which they can find nowhere
else, close, and only wish that some who
are fighting against throat and lung troubles
in the North through rough winter could
enjoy the delightful and healing climate Of
this plateau. PLEASANT HILL.
- fey DAYS ago, Miss Nina Wardwell,
little daughter Of Leander Wardwell, the
stage driver, went up to Norway with her
father. She is only or 6years old. She al /,
81.