St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-29


To the akles.
hut tho South for years WAS Solid.
The old South to-day h Solid,
And the South win renain Solid,
Eau o. rise!
OUR CLERK OF COURT EN-
JOYS HIMSELF AT
LOOKOUT NOUN.
-- TAIN.
LOOKOUT IxK, Tenn.
August %, 1891. !
FRIEND FARAeR:
You expressed some curiosity, In
your issue of the sth inst, q to where
I was going during my leave Of alb
sence. We Chat Is the Madam and
myselD started for Lookout Mountain.
Tenn, leaving New Orleans Tuesday
evening last, and arriving in Chatta.
nooga Wednesday morning at = O'Clock.
Most of our travelling was done in the
night. We passed through Birming-
ham, Ala, at 8 o'clock In the morning.
The scene o. We passed through the
city and suburbs WAS . grand one. Out
Of numbeRlcsx tall chime, the flames
we're pouring. sometimes 1t seemed to
the height OF thirty feet, and near every
smelling furnace were hun ireds Ol
flres, caused BY the coke ovens, whsse
they burn the small coal Into coke, the
latter Of which IL used - fuel TO melt
the iron ore. The coke ovens are iron
braxiers resembling somewhat our open
sugar kettles. They are filled with
small coal which IL burned into coke.
To ascend the mountain We boarded
. dummy train at Chattanooga, which
took Us to the foot Of the mountain, ~
miles distant. There the engine was
changed to a small Mogul, called =
''m0untain climber" which took Us up.
1t was . wonderful ride. We would
wind in and out among huge rocks
overhanging the tracks, which seemed
ready ut any moment to roll down and
crush US, but we were always going up.
We would go through cuts Of solid rock
ON the very edge Of the precipice, and
and then dash across chasmS ON trestle
work that looked 30 frall, with the sur.
4oundings Of the great rocks. The en-
CINE at times would stop, switch us Oh,
and take rs we supposed . back track,
but all the time steadily climbing up.
You can imagine the difficulties that had
te be overcome In building the road,
when We had to travel 1914 miles I" &C.
compiish mile and q half in getting to
the mountain top.
The Lookout Inn, where We are
stopping, il an immense house, with
wide halls and great corridors aud tal.
comics everywhere. There il IN Inn
mense central observatory running up
high above the roof, where you are car
ried by elevator, where you have .
glorious view of all the mountain
ranges. The sky WAS 40 clear this
morning We plainly saw Cumberland Gap
l60 miles away, with the naked eye,
and could see the mountains of i've diff
ferent States, while looking In another
direction can be seen the mountain
ranges Of Georgia.
The hotel Is only few hundred feet
from Lookout Point, and Chattanooga
l. stretched out in the valley below Us.
1t il now . city of s., 900 Inhabitants.
The view from our room Il beautiful.
At night We watch the electric lights,
and they are SO far below Us they look
like small sSter!ated satellites twink
ling.
This hotel has frontage Of 400 feet
by depth Of $50 feet, and II can &C.
commodate 700 guests. There were $50
here yesterday. but the building In 90
rOomy that one never seems crowded.
The Mexican Band In playing in
Chattanooga. Senior Payen, the leader,
paid rs visit yesterday, and his ar
rival In the corridors created quite .
stir. He was gorgeous In full regi.
u,entals, TOP boots, silver spurs, sword,
decorations aud all. The ladies' finally
voted him to be at least Lord High Ad-
miral Of Spain.
The hotel has 1ne orchestra. They
have hops nearly every night In the
great dining room. can only attend
as . spectator, ~ the Madam forget to
put my dress suit In our trunk. Il be-
lieve she forgot II ON purp0se.)
The first two days We were here Il
WAS quite warm during the day, but
Il has turned SO cool that the dining
room windows have to be kept closed At
meal times, and . thick coat IL COM
Portable after the sun cues down.
I have gained four pounds and the
ton We will come home, completely re-
stored to health. Yours, ETC.,
r. B. II.
CAMP MEETING.
The Fifth Annual Camp Meeting
will open at the st. Tammany
Camp Grounds. at German Settle
ment, ON Friday. the 18th Of Sep