Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-23
POINT LOOKOUT.
P6rter's Bluf-The Poets Finger and
Other Charming Scenes.

Ter, w. M. and r. B. Daniel, recent
ly purchased the Porter place on
Red river with a view to convert
it into a park and place of public re-
sort, but few, however, have any
idea of what kind of place it is,
and what its attractions are. The
place has always been fenced in,
with no good way of reaching it, and
consequently it has been overlooked,
but now it is being developed, and
affords charming views, unsurpassed
by almost any mountain
scenery, though not quite
so massive in proportions. There
are about thirty or forty acres laid out
for the park broad streets have been
graded for drives and street rail
way. The location is due east from
the city, and it is just 1890 feet from
the juncture of Commerce and Tenth
streets, or the passenger depot, to
POINT LOOKOUT,
the terminus of Commerce street ex-
tension, on which street the car track
is to be constructed.
This, perhaps, is the highest point
about GAINESVILLE. 1t OverloOkS a
large portion of the city, presents a
view of the Gracey-Woodward iron
furnace, the Bending Works, the
railroad bridge, New Providence
and the Bowling farm, set in grass
and dotted over with trees.
This farm must be seen from Point
Lookout for an intelligent idea of its
magnificent grandeur. Added to
this is view of Red river, present
ing a straight stretch for one mile,
shaded on both sides with over-hang-
ing trees as it chases its way be-
tween the park and BOwling's farm.
Point Lookout consists of about
two acres of ground, lying almost
level, and makes one of the most
charming lots for a building site
known about GAINESVILLE or any,
where else. A fifty foot street has
been graded across that rugged hill
side, where it seemed almost impOs-
sible to make street, from the ter
minus of Commerce to Madison
street, making one of the best
driving streets about GAINESVILLE.
The street car track will be laid
along this street, which passes close
to the old Porter house and the two
caves and two bold springs, spouting
from the two bluffs. The Porter
lawn presents a great north view
II is densely shaded, covered with
blue grass, and is lovely place for
picnics and other public gatherings.
Here there is break in the bluff
which is divided by broad ravine,
and down this ravine is the entrance
to the caves and springs. A valley of
some eight or ten acres spreads out
between the bluff and river, from
which location the scenery is fine.
THE POETS REST
Is rare formation of massive stones
Gaping Porter's bluff, overhanging
the large cave. These stones appear
the work of art, seemingly hewn
out to IS inches square and 10 feet
long, stacked upon each other, the
cap stones forming hand, or rather
index.
The index finger extends over the
bluff about four feet and is covered
over with green moss. This is The
"POet's Rest" Ii the poetic
dreamer cannot sit on the finger and
make music for the fairies, then he
ought to fall off and break his neck.
Wild flowers blossom in profusion
all along the bluffs and valleys, and
the breeze is rich with their per
fume. The company will lay off the
grounds for shrubbery, flowers, ETC.,
and is arranging to build a green
house and other improvements.
Several teams and a dozen men are
engaged on the work of grading and
improving and will continue until
the park is completed. GAINESVILLE is
going to have one of the grandest
parks in the South and it will be
made one of the most attractive
places anywhere.
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