Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-08-26

fathers that the people OF the state
resolved, at the cost of so much
money and labor, to undertake
this stupendous enterprise.
Among the main structures are
the following: Minerals aud For
estry, 125x400 feet with an annex;
Machinery ball, f3Sx375; Agrioul.
ture, 175x525; Transportation
building, 125x400, Commerce
building, 256x591; Administration
building; Woman's building SIX
160; Auditorium. with seeting
capacity for 5000; Parthenon Zine
arths building) Pyramid of Cheops
CMempLis building), Children's,
Hygienic, Education, Negro, His
tory, Rialto of Venice. and Gov.
ernment buildings All save the
history and fine arts buildings are
finished in staff, as were the
worlds fair buildings, and are of
temporary construction. The
Parlhenon Is to remain and, like
the one devoted to history, is of
brick and stone and Is fire proof.
Upwards Of 81 100000 have been
expended upon the exposition.
And Nashville and the state Of
Tennessee have reason to be fully
satisfied with the result Of their
efforts to suitably commemorate
this centennial birthday and the
splendid exposition is all that the
management could have reasona.
bly, pictured. The good to result
to the state aud in fact to every
section represented by exhibits
will be of profitable proportions
and lasting. The agricultural re-
sources were, in a general way,
understood, but few of the visitors
were prepared for the surprise in
the forestry exhibit.
All the woods Of this latitude
were shown and Of quality sus-
ceptiBle of remarkably fine finish.
In size, too, many of the trees
were wonders. The mineral re-
sources Of the state are also Of
CONSEQUENCE and a prominent fac
tor in the prosperity of the COM
monwealth.
While so near Chattanooga, with
its celebrated Lookout Mountain,
Missionary Ridge and Chick.
ameuga battle fields, the Wis.
iting editorial party did not feel
like declining the invitation OF Mr..
Danley, general passenger agent
Of the Chattanooga, Nashville &
st. Louis. The journey to Chat
tanooga consumes little over five
hours aud from the car wiadows
the scenery is enrapturing. 1t is
not that Of the Rockies, with their
bleak and barren awful sublimity,
but the Cumberlands, with their
wooded SUBMITS, hower-grown
defiles and a landscape which
would bring fame aud fortune TO
the artist who could truly portray.
The prize picture at the Tennes-
see centennial is an oil painting,
perhaps eighteen inches by two
and a half feet, and the subject is
salt marsh-not a tree, a sail nor
anything TO break the monot.
ony. How much more pleas.
ing had the artist gone out and
transferred TO his canvas some oi
the beautiful views with which
east Tennessee abounds? In the
first instance it took a board Of ex-
perts TO discover special beauty in
the picture; in the latter the first
person he should have chanced to
meet would have told the artist oil
the beauty Of his picture.
It's battle fields and the stirring
incidents of 1863 are what have
made Chattanooga famous but be.
side tha. it is one Of the chief cities
of the south in commercial ant
manufacturing importance. The
summit Of Lookout Mountain i;
reached by two incline cable rail
ways and the ascent at places is a
an angle reaching well towards
perpendicular. From Point Look
| out a beautiful view Of the city, 0
the Tennessee river, and Of tn
Missionary Ridge battlefield caI
be had. Chickamauga BATTLEFIELD,
in the the state OF Georgia is ais,
plainly visible.
The year around visitors ar
climbing the mountain, and equal
/ ly popular is a visit 10 Chick
amauga which for miles is dotte,
with monuments, mounted cannon
and tablets indicating the position
Of the different commands on The
18th and Goth Of September, 1868
The government has already spen
something like a million dollar
on what is known as the Chick
amauga and National park, largel.
in the construction OF roads, an,
a drive Of 80 miles in a half day j
a small undertaking.
Shortly after passing the Georgi
line, which extends within a fe'
miles of Chattanooga, the "Ol,
Ross Place" is pointed out to tn
yisitor-the home Of John Ross
80 many years chief of the Chero
kee nation. 1t was Of course al
interesting spot to the Indian Ter
ritory folks, but especially so Il
those who enjoy the acquaintanc
Of so many OF the great chiefs de
scendants. A comfortable lol
house, surrounded by peach trees
stands within a few PAGES of tn,
road and back Of it, offering shell
ter from the blasts, is kill som,
hundred feet 10 height. Our guild,
and driver (he's a friend of Day,
Halls) gave out the Information
that ''the old man don't live ther,