The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-06
sunk LANES 81 TEE HTASiAN:PPL

FROM ne Chtcg0 Recent
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NASHVILLE. IrGi. April - The Hon.
j, {. Harris Of Lake county IN Nc'aircty'o-
owner IN Tenne. see. lie has recently ~ DE-
taken the colossal scheme Of GIairjrgE".-
foot Lake and every creek ard layou *
the Tennessee .Idr Of the Mississippi LI'..
II the project Prove -r',C''li II viii t'i
some hGndreds of tho g.' q t,ic. o.t.d
10 his holding. III, G.. OF lakccolily
are the richie Z IN The State tn" .oll lc. rlrn
and tw"..r feet deep with tie uch a'crc-
tlonS Of i>'. - overflow. m 'GrG of1,"ir,n' =
j. conv, We. ',,m the tact u az st." gnEuaI lut
per acre B.. g.. and often more then "a ale \
cotton eau b" obtained TO the acre.
Tie hundreds of fishermen hu secure 'Ior
liyirgs from TIE fishing in the 'ake AID rive
have joined together and scruIrd an iuj'r'tln
rostra.u ming Nj Harris from n, big lIu',t
Of draio!u. tHc lake AID au important n.t
battl" viii result III" fishermen al,,gr 'Iat
Mr.. ii2friS la no title to H., land, covered
by water and that the real ,vrrr~ ar" "a
Daughc,'y l."ir. lone o! whom can BE- 'D.iC,
When Tie earthquake Of 1874 occurred that I'D
whore Reel oct Lake Wa fulrrd irI,I "a
To the Dag Ehcrty grant. lHr thr her. 60
sIondrG % ever fcc,a ming 4 ard t'r'
been lost to light p,r many YEAR. t''rr
C.aimant' in recent years sold Their tilr 20
VT. Harris, Eeelrcut Lake L. the m, Z ru'cd
fishing and luntiac resort 81 TrrI,.,r HEd
th"'.and. a%nnuailv cone ircu al rar'- 'e
rp- TO r"'oN II. tGtuldl "GNHriggu- N'''7
ago the body q, "atcr. ul raIl" VIDE a'd' -
ten nike" III len gth. i"r,'G q IH.'HEr o. a
VI, .i..IIpi and the ,utiti D. hIuui %. l,,-
10 E!vcf No' it,, io,c sr"i,'r.- I.''.c
lCG"rs 81 many iGmur~ 'Iu'tiR rrl- - "
cities Of America AID hur dr,d- Of l.l,u.'s
nut Ton Of b aud Wild srHr ate ...it'd
There - no stretch Of country more gloomy
or dg-alaic ilHn H." vo,t territory y .r.''i
western Tennessee, rtllh'G~'Cru VI 81
and Arkar.a-. lu,Nu t- tie >.tk land. 20
bottom. 'rcI. ed Co. h,.r cropped uI' HI1.of'o
81 ne ny: 'lrinpt.tG" If l'il, ]" a r"'." a
ha2ardou, undertaking To- f,rrr'.'c tr 49,
yond The horGcr. 60 This "l.t'-tr.' e ,rrr..-.
elbow hrp'h and other u eoiucIs Of nr .,m-
land trees and tangled vine 'hirac'. II :
con vHrHlly"iy easy To- move about where r'.'
The cypress trees grow aud IN ID" fall ".'n
ne org rcaNon comes Thor" are nunsr
Most 3i'h"-" er''~'f oI"n water ore Cu'trd
Islands; and In many Ilg,cs fl.rr rr''- .'i
great hlh'k .iNi1p- max" f.cHI- r!a" r
enormous t'!r'. Vs. make, ana uih,, lI' :
In summer. Wild" iu winter the racouoU. D'',r.
rgin% ani nu-krht perch IEon them Hun
hhrgjc 81 %tn ,fl'rd mos, Of their GaIs n 20
and go
ISLANDS non, n Ialf 20 twenty acres ~ .rC'-
sious The larger oncs c~yrtain oak. .Icsulv
and sr''N"r gfo"'rs = undorhrush, hut Mt
deer feed and iatten The most remarkable
4 these Is Bone Island, which covers an area
of ~ acres This island Is p rendezvous for
professional hunter. II ia literally covered
Will bones Of animals and birds Grsa' hcurs
81 them can be zen NJ different places Tie
bleaching bones tell Of merciic5s slaughter
81 Wild game Tor their pe,ts and feathers. N"n
recf!ye good pay for their plumace and Guills.
IN" blrds are ported IN the night, whcn ~
Hooks as they rest in the open water.