Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-18


erything is settled down to business
lookout Mountain is described
The men are getting along well and
are in Fine Shape-A few Of them are
suffering from the Vaccinations that
they have undergone Notes and com
ments on the life in Camp
CHIckAMAUGA PARK, June Al get
the papers from nome sometimes, hut
several never reach camp. The eanse
is on account of the congested condi-
ton OF the mail at Lytle, the Park p o.
The office was about s by u feet, and
now the office has to handle as much
mail as usually passes through an office
in town of so 900 or 10000 people, and
all the increase made in facilities was to
bring in two postal cars. However. we
get letter mail promptly and that is the
most important.
We are getting along very well so far
as camp life is concerned. a good many
men have been disabled on account Of
vaccination, but the worstsis now past,
and the sick list is growing smaller day
by day. We were among the first to be
vaccinated (as our chief surgeon is
hustler and that kind of man is appre-
ciated in this kind of service). There is
about half enough OF many things to 90
around and the searly bird gets the
worm"
II you ever come south you don't want
to miss the grand view at Lookout
mountain. | was there Sunday, June
5, and it is useless to try to describe the
beautiful view.
First of all you 60 up an incline OF 100
feet above the river. The average rise
OF the incline is SO feet to the hundred,
and the steepest part, which is near the
top, is 81 feet to the hundred. 1t feels
like being lifted straight up. From the
top at Point Lookout You can see for
many miles IN almost a complete circle.
The mountains close to Chattanooga
are low ranges and they rise higher and
higher for at least five distinct ranges
toward the east and south. Lookout
seems to be, like Dorsey's knob, lone
monster among the other elevations.
The view across the valley is something
like looking from Cheat View over the
hills toward Fairchance and Stewards
town. The chief difference is in that
you can see 50 much farther. There is
a fine summer hotel on the mountain,
and another about three-fourths of the
way up. From the mountain you can
overlook the great battlefelds around
Chattanooga, and in fact the whole
country for miles around was fought
over. We rode from camp to town, and
instead OF going the nearest way we
kept around the summit of Missionary
ridge for distance. of seven or eight
miles. The government has built very
fine road known as the ''Crest Road,
which passes along the line of the fa-
nous battle. The ridge runs parallel
to Chattanooga for some ten miles and
the Union army advanced to the attack
from the valley around the town. The
side nex% to- Chicamauga is very steep,
something like Dille's hill below
Beechurst, and after the top is reached
it slopes back more gradually on the
other sic towards Chickamauga creek.
The ores | should Judge, is some 500
or 600 fec above the valley, so you can
have some idea of the manner in which
the famot charge was made up that
hill, on fet t, for it was too steep for
horses, and. that too in the face OF the
flower of the south, when the Confeder
ates had so great an advantage.
/ was out to the national cemetery,
which is at the edge of the city. The
government owns 70 acres and the entire
fiat is surrounded by neat stone wall
and is covered with native forest trees.
The day we were there a soldier from
St. Louisswas buried, and his grave was
No. 1885, There is an order all soldiers
who die in the service are to be buried
in this cemetery unless their friends
bear the expense OF shipping the body
home.
| note with interest your remarks
about street paving. Self interest is the
thing that governs many people, or at
least that which appears to be for the
greatest private benefit However, il
the money is judiciously expended in
paving other streets, Walnut will not
have long to wait. / certainly agree
with you that it should have been paved
before some of the others decided upon,
but as you know / am for getting the
most possiblefor the people regardless
of locality.
1t has been very dry and dusty here
until Sunday afternoon when we had a
flood of rain, and we have had another
to-day. The rains are a little unpleas-
ant at first but the camp is in much bet
ter condition than when covered with
dust.
| noticed in the home paper an ac-
count of the death of Ross Dancer. He
certainly made game fight against
death. | am especially sorry to hear
OF the death of a young man of his char
acter even if not near friend of mine.
/ have some little danger myself from
that dread disease, but have come TO the
conclusion to quit worrying about the
dangers of death. For there is only one