The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
MADE BY AN EARTHQUAKE.
THE QUEER HISTORY OF THE LAR6.
EST LAKE IN TENNESSEE.

Forty SI'lea Long. ana Dates from lsll-
During Its Formation tho Mi.sisslppi Ran
Up stream-A Great Place for sportsmen.
From the Nashville banner.
Reelfoot Lake, which lies mostly in Obion
county. and partly in Lake. is tho largest sheet
Of water in the State. it being forty miles in
length and from three to five in width. 1t 10
fifteen miles from Union City, the nearest rail-
way point. The first view a visitor obtains Of
the lake is one of surprising beauty. Tho road
circles around q high bluff; and. suddenly, sew.
eral hundred feet below, the lake. in all its love
Illness, breaks full upon the vision, its dancing,
sparkling waters stretching away as far as tho
eye can reach. just under the lofty, pictur-
This lake, which evokes rapturous anne
from even the most Indifferent observer, was
which. according to the best authorities, oc.
Cured between 2 and 8 O'clock on Saturday
fc shocks about thirty minutes apart, and many nam
lighter ones between and after. The earth
rocked rocked t violently y thd deafeni iS. noise liks thunder
heavily laden with something like smoke and
vivid and almost constant flashes Of lightning
loss time than 1t takes to write it thousands Of
a ,Se mi Of lSn M,s had sunk far b s6,S. the 9, lsysl Of
rushed into the sunken country. and the suction
was SO great that for three hours the river ran
up stream, and RATS and boats below the lake
were torn from their moorings and went whiri-
ing into the s%eething. meddening vortex: Az
y" - viz ~ O "ub hllCut Luo
river went majestically on its usual course,
leaving to Tennessee one q the finest fishing 70
Mecca Of thousands OF %sportsmen.
.Reelfoot Lake is not the only memorable freak
thousands Of acres Of land In Arkansas and Mis-.
souri,, and formed Open Lake. in LauderdalO
lake is ten miles long BY three or four in width.
n msn. Is S s,sS 2 M fPsnt Fes Tot, f s%f h . co SaS s1sSsE;
by. the quake. several Of it's score or more Of II.
habitants being killed and It's cemetery oaved
i s%sp the sw M5sSS5 s tRe current R1Tsn and the bodies were
Reelfoot Lake is known as the hunters and
W %hieh i PEfh5 ss Borne SHa al GsssFT sise mt t. aRF Grmstion::
S Sighft 6nS5 years ssr ago. ago: AIGund Its borders oSS
of fish, including bass, trout, croppies, Dream.
P perch I pike ! ;,i 5u a e. d IeEa and Satas6; Then
gar" which is almost as voracious as q shark.
It grows to the length Of twelve or thir
people in the lake has been attributed to this
bathing in tho lake, when SfGS he G sndden mSH threw wSS
up his arms and called loudly for help, excIaim.
companions, who were in a boat. rowed quickly
TO his assistance, but before they could reach
lake, and the bloody water where he had II gone
down, proved that he spoke truthfuily whom
fql monster. His friends Believed sii 6 I t sHae he Hss wac
thS vi Sth T. Of an slligator gar, as there is no
0' Reei foo N R ss0 a l1 faso s1 ttsr reso ST v of 6SSy Crock.
EFT, not to fish, but to hunt, and MANY a bea1
meath his unerring aim. Smaller game was un-
worthy his notice; Here the hero OF the Aiamo
world. his only concern being his amm1 Eatstas
The lake is private property, but the thous-
banks, undisturbed in their pleasure of dshinS
1870 asd hunting y M G nnUs not &c SoSHsidSrGd it such: N
grant for the lake from the State, and leased ID
f1jHS%; o, The DSIoS owners 4 = e the isES; "; N.
and the Cochran heirs, brought suit against
SalsaSc Of to the som nIsaeH him Gu to GsIio to them ! Y:
lease; The amount was paid 10 the court by
s Mg, Meadows MT. d a AND au by IL the e former lni to TIE own
Grated a large number Of nets. and the ,i AMOUNT mt
OF the lake enjOined him from fishing. the court
H Mr Eard II favor wa of the plaintiffs. after which
on ,segI. 2s' isias, the lake was sold at auo.
Thing over 1000. Mr. JOIN f. T. W SrG'fisn Mb so Rsd
e, son tEo q 4 t The Lake. has recently sold II for 5000
comparatively nothing, not 10 cents per acre.
je: HRM been eomG made Ip" bY iIo Never has' any OBJ
one fishing or hunting for pleasure, nor ra rsiy
for profit, unless their operations assumed Il
swivel gins, or, shouting Ii"Es" Kid geese so esssso5
their roost. Such hgntinsis deer ed by ali true
q The state, and from LodiisvyiiIIISc.' 81. LS Si pa y.
nmcn,r' sHnh other points outside have come an.
-. q - w. AA' lhht. sui III EHpmH
M lhis 10 20 be no more; that Is IL The mandate
a. Ina ItoHo2t ,iub Is 10 he Oheyed. for il has
inserted IN the DbiOn Democrat fho foloy ma;
nheEinnlng mi season. little camplnr parties
This has caused a great deal OF comment
some WHO oppose, the holding Of tho lake Nv
private parties feel that they viii hnvo n chotny,
hIoG IN The person OF &, Moore. Who can
draw ms check for several million, Mr.. Moore
~ all newspaper readers know, Il: hc roIn.
man who nearly a'score, Of year. ago lGft Ike
nome Corinthh, Miss, and went to the diamond
nc,ds OF south Africa. where, with barney Bar.
hnlo am Others. he made several million dol.
Ihrs. Mr. Moore has just bought from Judwa
iH a2m f MIgTiII Of on uPio9 CITY his' rnaGniacent
u now on his way to London. but irnincdintoiS
ulop ms return he will build a 10000 hotsI
on his farm for tho benefit OF hinscIf 40
friends: lie Is an enthusiastic hunter and tishere'
~ rorn,sT especially, and as the hunting and
nS,llhY on i,tcciioot are what induced him IL Sb,m,ua
ldlewild. his unknown friends are am ~ Udy
aWaltihs 10 see what will be the outcome snnmiS
On attempt De made TO prevent him. from en.
The fish supply of Reslfoot s-nr.
ss SESo ad9 II matters NOT how many asS an y
I.kvh oiI curing the year, the annual yo1e-lS
OF tho Mississippi restocks ia o'oEnOS