The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-05-13
ADAY IN THE MOUNTAINS.
A CANNON BALL TRAIN ON THE +. n 4
W.N. G, r, R.--THE GIGANTIC
WONDER eF THE AGE
A BIRDS EYE VIEW OF CRANBERRY
THE RICHEST MAGNETIC IRON
oREIN THE woRLD--THE
ONLY STEEL ORE IN
THE SOUTH.
THE CRANBERRY HOTEL, PALACE
AMONG THE MOUNTAINS.

In compliance with an invitation
from Col. G. II. Nimpson, Superin-
Lendent of the Cranberry Coal and
Iron Company, and the E. t. & w. N.
G. r. r. Co., the following gentlemen
from this place boarded a special train
last Saturday morning for Cranberry:
Col. E. G.. Reeves, II, II. Carr, Esq, ].
E. Crandall, w. A. Dickinson, G, X.
Lide, John W. Hunter, E, S. Wolfe,
Ike Har, ESQ, j, G. Hardin, Dr. E. S,
Miller, Jr., ]. w. Truslow, W. S.
Mitchell, j. Drum, of Beatrice, Neb,
and Ye Local.
A trial trip was run to test the new
two hour and half schedule that
takes effect to-day, and proved entire
ly satisfactory. The train left here at
7 90 a. IN. and made the run to Eliza
bethton, q distance OF ten miles, in 10
minutes, including one stop. At this
point we were reinforced by the fol,
lowing gentlemen: Maj, II. M. Fol
som. Dr. j. NJ. Cameron, DR.. E. E.
Hunter, G. G. Collins, G. P. Toncray,
John P, Smith, R. A. Smith, j. C.
Smith, ]. NJ. Simerly, j. II. Alexan-
der, II. c. Boyd, w. NJ. Cameron, w.
R. Fitzsimmons and H. r. Lutz, Of Rog-
ersville. Leaving there we soon en-
tered the george" and were whirled
over bridges, thro' tunnels and along
deep ravines until we reached Pardee
Point, where the train stopped to rest
as it were, and allow us to better
view and admire the grandeur of the
scenery. This is considered the wild
est part Of the george" and more than
justifies the reputation this road has
gained as being the
GIGANTIC WONDER OF THE AGE.
Nature seems to have brought into
action all its reserved powers and con
centrated them on this one point. TC
stand there and look down, hundreds
of feet below, at the pure limpid wa
tiers of the Doe River as it surges or
over its rocky bed through narrow de-
files and beautiful valleys in its mac
rush to the sea, and then behold the
mountains of solid rock that rise thou.
sands OF feet above on all sides, one
cannot fail to recognize the presence
of Supreme Being and realize theil
own ins;gnifcance. This road is sale
to be the grandest piece OF engineer
ing in the world, and will ever stanC
as monument to the engineering
skill of Col. I. E. Matson. Leaving
there we continued to ascend tn
the mountain, 158 feet 20 the mile il
some places.
Arriving at Cranberry we we're sool
climbing a mountain OF solid iron, un
der the leadership OF Col Nimpsor
from the summit OF which we coul
look down ON the miners at work an
hear the clatter of the steam drills
From this point we also had
BIRDS EYE VIEW OF CRANBERRY,
the small but neat little mining vi
lage in the valley 500 feet below u'
with its furnace in full blast. TIL
| Cranberry Of to-day is not what it wa
a few short months ago, the change
has undergoneis so remarkable onewh
| has not visited it lately would hardl
know the place. Formerly it wa
considered dangerous to be caught OF
there after dark. There was so niue
drinking, fighting and killing that h
lpeaceable man could stay there, an
lit deserved the reputation it bore OF b.
ling a regular "hell-hole." To-day,
Imore peaceable, quiet set Of peopl
would be hard to find even in inco
porated towns. The change has bee
SO complete since January LIST that {
the 800 to 500 names on the pay 70
now only about 20 Of them are old en-
ployees.
A Sunday School has been organ
lied, and once a month, Rev. w. {
Mallonee holds church services CO
Nimson has very generously above
them the use of his store room unit
, he can have a room fitted up for
church. We had the pleasure OF a
, tending their service last Sunda
night and must say we were vel
favorably impressed with the gener
: intelligent appearance OF the peopl
Before leaving the mines Col. Min
son gave us an idea Of the size of Il
: deposit and the quality of ore. i
said that in his forty years experienC
+ in mining all kinds of iron ore tn
} was the best he had ever handled.
is not only the
RICHEST MAGNETIC ORE
in the world but being free from pho
phorus and sulphur it is also the be
steel ore. There are no .meins
America that can begin to compa.
with this one either in quality
quantity of ore. New Jersey is the la
gest magnetic ore State in the Unto
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