Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1900-11-08
THE MILLS AT PETER CAVE.
Interesting Trip Made by Two
Local Young Men to That
Famous Lumber Camp.

Sunday morning the writer received
an invitation from Mr.. w. G. Robertson
to accompany him to Peter Cave where
the two saw mills of Messrs Milbrandt
and Farris, respectively, are located.
Much time did not pass ere We we're on
our winding way through tho rocky
coves Of Cumberland.
The day was just such beautiful
fall day as you read about. The sky
clear, the air cool, the trees ablaSV
with red and gold and the forest aisles
strewn with fallen leaves. Our horses
trotted briskly along snutfinE the keen
air and lodging the mud holes, OF which
there seemed to be an abundance. II
Is said that lumber teams have myster-
iously disappeared in these holeA, that
is Austin Coppinger says so, aud look
lug at them, it would seem passing
strange II something did not get lost in
them occasionally, However, we will
let that pass, or rather pass the mud
holes as best we can.
At Austin Coppinger's VIC saw large
sign "Do not talk to me on politics, A.
Coppinger" and at Jesse Coppinger's
Switch noted that be had made great
improvement to his residence making =
/ comfortable home.
Passing on up the cove the way be-
came more tortuous and the sides OF
the mountains closer, and finally the
road took the bed OF the river and pret-
ty nearly stayed there.
After several miles OF travelling over
rocks and boulders, through fords,
through mudholes, up hill, down bill,
etc., we began to feel like the Fairy
in Shakespeare's comedy OF IA Mid
summer Nights Dream" who sings:
"Over hill, over dale,
Thorough bush, thorough briar,
Over park, over pale,
Thorough flood, thorough IRE,
I / do wander everywhere"
As we iourneyed wa saw corn field
that looked like Bill Nyes 49-Acre farm
Of cliff and, accosting passer-by, asked
him how they cultivated it, "Well," he
said "When they get ready to plant it
they get maui and some iron wedges
and drill the holes. II they use tertil-
izer they tAmp itinto the bottom of thu
hole with tamping bar and everything
is lovely"
"Indeed" We said and passed on.
Arena, tho only postofice in the Cove,
is prettily situated facing the western
sun, and the whole city as one looks up
the principal street and only thorough
fare. would make a capital subject for
the artists pencil.
Above Arena, the scene grows wilder,
and the spruce pines, which cluster a
long the side OF the road, which is near
: ly always the bed of the creek, present
a cold, gloomy and forbidding appear
ance. 1t lisa splendid place in whict
to play that noble game of cards sntitl
. ed Solitaire"
J |
gladdensd, the heart cheered, and tbs
appetite enhanced, the hrSt by the sigh
OF the yellow lumber piles ElitterinG
in the sunlight, the second by th'
thought of human companionship anC
, kind feeling among the sturdy woods
; men and the third by the desire h
crafty the inner man.
We were met by Ingersoll JoRss, th'
? polite bookkeeper for FSrris & Co., witt
received US Hospitality and soon W,
we're engaged in the beauties Of dIssect
ing canned salmon, sardines and crack
; ers, the regulation diet Of all who az
3 rive after dinner hour, which is strictl.
from 1900 to 100 p. m. at the POte
Cave Restaurant.
; We inspected the Fsrris Mill first ant
D concluding that verything WAS in GOO
order there went over to the Milbrand
, Mill and made a critical examination o
: 1t. This mill stands there just as IL
had taken wings from Its site up nea
the county bridge and flown over th
Q mountains and landed in the cove. TIL
I shingles have been replaced by boards
put on with that reckless disregard 70
appearances which charaoterizes . lun
Der camp; but even they, the shingle
OF course might have been knocked o.
. in taking that tremendous fiigh'
9 Everything was just the same even Z
}. the location Of the grindstoAe an
u the flo room. The water pipe, hov
ever was hors de combat, no water con
= ing through it, and in reply to = que
e tion some one said that be guessed
!, saw log had run over IL and broke u
cORBection.
Is Among the familiar faces we saw wei
st those Of Dan FurgusOn and Toll Blu
y nett, those distinguished fox hunte
and coon eatchers. Fox hunting Is
great pastime and after night many I
exciting race has been run in that GOV
healthy for the dogs and unhealthy {
ID the fox.
ID The smallpox scare has not rsAeh'
W here yet 0ne old lady who is tsrrib
II afraid Of il, when told bya certain p
b. son that he had been TO South Pittabu
81 hollered out Good God, and you
a. bsen right where the smallpox is" a