Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-02
AMONG THE SEED TIoKs.
John Hurst Takes in the Ore Banks and
Scales the Heights From A. to P.

Capt. Gracey invited John Hurst
over to Louise to SEES the town, the
big ore washer and the vast ore beds.
These ore lands lie in great ridges
like potato hills, and are from seventy
five to one hundred and fifty feet high.
Engineer Fitzhugh has them mum.
bered by letters running down the
alphabet from A to u 10 designate
the quality of the ore. Capt. Gracey
led John to the top OF high peak to
take a general view of the village
in the valley and the range of the
ore banks and surroundings. John
was charmed with the scenery and
enthused by the wonderful sight of
ore. Said the captain: "You haven't
seen anything yet, come go with me
and | will show you the ORE" The
day was warm and Johns flesh
was rather soft for much of tramp,
but he was in for it, and, enterprising
man as he is, could not afford to 60
back on a friend. Moreover Capt.
Gracey carried the dinner basket,
as he always does, SO they set out.
They climbed ridge A, and admired
the great quantity of fine ore. Then
they proceeded down the slope across
the valley and scaled the heights of
ridge B, rising $50 feet. Brother
Hurst felt some shortness of breath
after this feat, but he was out for re-
creation and thought he could stand
as much as Graccy, and moreover, il
was the very making of him.
So from this height he followed the
Captain, sliding down 10 the next
valley, and then up ridge G, reaching
the top much tagged. But the Cap
tain managed to toll him on over
ridge d, and on to the top of ridge E.
Here Brother Hurst commenced hal
looing "calf rope" but Capt. Gracey
insisted that there was one more
thing he must see and then they
would adjourn for dinner. This
speech induced Brother Hurst to
pluck up some courage. Finally
they reached the top of ridge F. BY
this time John had his tongue out
and he declared he just could not 60
any farther. A man at work on the
ridge suggested to the Captain that
he should by all means take his
friend over to P. "Now," said
John, 81 don't want to go to p.
Pve already been to p. Went there
when 1 was over here before, and l
don't want to go there any more"
So Capt. Gracey had to spread his
dinner out right there. John said
it was the best dinner he ever ate in
his life. He says Capt. Gracey is the
most deceiving man he ever knew;
he can walk the life out of a whole
regiment of Indians and feel the bet
ter for it. We told Brother Hurst as
much after trying the Captain one
trip from A to G, but he would not
believe it. The Captain has blind
path which no other living
man can find. The fellows
over there say he travels it from A to
Z twice week, to see if anybody
has been stealing ore, and the man
who follows him to p will not feel
like living any longer. John Hurst,
though he had eaten hearty dinner
and drank spring dry, had fallen
off twenty-five pounds, actual
weight, when he returned to the
store. He has recreated very much
since and says he feels better for the
change. He is impressed that there
is no water in the world equal to that
which gushes out of the south side
hills, sending limpid streams bub-
bling down the valleys. Already fine
villages have sprung up at Louise and
Marion and the streets appear very
lively, Everything is on the move,
mining at Louise, and gathering in
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