The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-06
LOVELY LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.
Glenn II. Matchan, of the Four
teenth, Tells of It's Beauties.

So many of the boys at Camp Thomas have
referred to their visits to Lookout mountain
that a description Of the historic SPOT WI
be doubtless a subject of interest to many
READERS of The G o e at this time. Glenn
R. Matchan, hospital steward of the Four
mountain, describes its BEAUTIES in a letter
under date of June %, written TO his m otte-
Mrs; G.. l.. Matchan, 2los Lyndaie avenue
SOUTH Minneapolis. 1t is as follows:
Having a few moments bsfore cal for
drill | will employ the time in writing you.
Notwithstanding there is a mid brIeze blow
day l spent on a trip to l. olout m mountain.
enjoying the day exceedingly, it being the
first Opportunity have had for day Off:
my Visit to tbs famous historical spot
After receiving my pass l left the park
in company with Paul Clarkson. the adiutant's
M. where we enjoyed an e;egant dinner and
short run about towr. We purchased our
Ackets for the accent on tie incline railway,
little narrow gauge road, running up TIE
side of the mountain. and operated By the car
coming down pulling the anding u.
The ride up is fine, beyona de5ori2tion. It
road runs directly through The tattle field, SO
famous in the history of Ike War of tie Re-
belliop.
Arriving at TIE summit we visited Look.
out inn. whore we 'enjoycd the fresh air and
beautiful scenery, so magnificent as it appears
from the western rorch OF the hou e. From
ley. Including the city OF ohatann, oga and
the 'Moccasin," Termed in The Tennessee
river formed by turn in the stream and inn
{a5Ing PERSIST ls6t human foo grand ard
are lowlands or flats, created in BEAUTIFUL
green and dotted here and there with plan
recalled our beautiful Minnesota feds as tn ~
appear at this season OF the year. s--.
Leaving the hotel we rode around the
mountain, making our next stop at Sunset
~ Stop
hanging over the mountains edge. At It's
highest point, where the view CT tie setting
of human to describe. And this i; WHY it is
called surset rex. How much / Win that
you all, at home could have had the Ilessure
we visited the rark At the entranca you are are
charged cents admission. Inside you find
an army. CT little negroes anxious to act as
and start On your journey Of sight seeing >
The first thing were shown W. THE
Old Man of the Mountain mass OF rck
40 feet high, shaped like mans hea., on
a human face. From tas we crossed tn >
natural nat bridge and then returned, passing
una 1s Tn T. The pricge Is a mass of sold
wide
I'VE had a lock at what is called The Fat
Mans Squeeze at point where tn, rass-
aga between the wallis CT the canyen is only
sufficiently wide to admit The Tassage Of
a thin skinny man. but altogether too mar
row row Of lad of my girth. wond.r low
AT the eEd CT this passage is wait is
known as Telephone Rock Near its base
is large hole extending upwards about
outside OF wall Of rock and TWO persons.
standing enc at either end. nav converse
with each Cher as over t:i,phnna. at
| the other side of this rock you are shown
| the Devils Fire Place natural fire place
! said by the negroes to have been fashioned
| by the devil. Thence turned to the
| bridge l have mentioned. rec-ossiag it and
passing Down the mountain ani up sga;n
| over incline No. 2. The grad, UP this IN
cline Is eS per csnt. and the car a!mo It STANDS
| en- end. It IS ride fer your lie and would
| AT the top Of incline Nc. 2 there IS a
| large and elegantly appointed summer hotel
similar in appearance to tie oaoe famous
very small Place. The spct ccol and
| magnifcently beautiful, and tl-re many C.
| the swells CT the South spend the hot sum
mer months. and there is every evidence tina:
| they know how to appreciate mir opportu-
| nifty. In front of the hcuse is PARK. laid
cut beautifully and sloping Gown to rocky
cliff, whence You may enjoy !. magn flcent
little by mans handiwork, strs .ching away
for miles and miles. Leaving tfis place on
| cur return we stopped off at he old battle
| field. viewing many nts CT interest and
picking up here and there a memsnto OF
! the fierce struggle which took Place so long
ago between the brave boys CT The Blue and
the Gray, who cur now fighting sid= by
side under Cid Glory for the hber.y of our
| Cuban brothers. I shall try to visit o!l
Lookout again before leaving Camp Thomas
and | wish very much that you could b,
| here to so with me.
There is little camp news that l cen
write you ether than that you real In The
G l o e. l receive the home paoars regu-
| larly, and while reading the locals I feel
| as if I were at the dear old Homestead, where
! we have all enjoyed so much of real hc.ne
life and comfort. which, Of course we spsly
miss now. But. then, we snail soon be
home again. and shall enjoy home the mere
| fer having been without its comforts. Re-
member me kindly to cur many friends and
| neighbCrs, and write me OftSn as you
may find time to do So"