Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-03-13
MEETS MANY OLD FRIENDS.
Ex.Sherifi W. W. Moss Writes About al
Interesting Trip.
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From Resaca l went to Chattanooga,
Tenn. Having heard so much about
Lookout Mountain and lis scenery re-
solved, like the Queen of Sheba when
she heard of Solomon's wisdom, that l
would 20 and SEQ for myself. On the
way l passed through historical Ring
gold, where Gen. Forest rolled the stones
down the mountain among the Federals,
and caused them to strike tents and pull
out in disorder. l happened to be on
the train with q Yankee, who told mo
he was there and pointed out whero tho
Rebel general was whom, as he said, cit
began to rain stones from heaven" The
railroad runs up and across tho Chicka-
mauga river about dozen times before
you get to Tunnel Hill. Arriving at
Chattanooga at 2 p. m. stopped at the
Now Southern Hotel, where I mot a
friend, John Ward, who lived in Wal.
balla in ante-bcllum days. AS soon as l
registered and he saw where I was from,
l had to entertain him for an hour. In
the meantime 1 got some notes about
tho city and Lookout Mountain. Chat
tanooga has population of about fifty
thousand. l was soon aboard tho cleo
trio car that runs to the foot of Lookout,
spur of the Cumberland mountains. 1t
is eighty-fivo miles long, extending
nearly north and south into the Southern
part of Tennessee, across the Northwest
corner Of Georgia and into the North
eastern part of Alabama, whore it gradu-
ally slopes into the valley. Its northern
extremity ends abruptly three miles
southwest of Chattanooga, where it at
tains height of two thousand three
hundred feet above sea level. Chatta-
nooga is on the great Tennessee rivor,
which winds SO as to almost surround
the city, forming bend like an Indian
moccasin. Tho river is said to DO 1,7CO
feet wide at this point. At tho foot of
Lookout Mountain l boarded the cable
incline, No. 9, for the top. The road is
4,75O feet long. The steopest grade has
rise of only sixty-seven feet to one
hundred feet. The average incline is
thirty three feet in hundred feet. Tho
incline cost one hundred thousand dol
lars. On top stands the magnificent
Lookout Inn, 800 feet long, four stories
high, containing $50 rooms. On top of
the inn stands tower 75 feet high. 1t
is said this is the only point in America
whore one can stand and sec into seven
different States, viz: Georgia. Alabama,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, North
and South Carolina. From tho top can
be seen the famous Craven House. 1t
stands on plateau 1000 feet above tho
Tennessee river, and is memorable in
history as headquarters of Confederate Q
Gen. Walthall. Around this house was
fought ono of the most memorable bat
Ties of the war, "rhe Battle Above the
Clouds" The Craven House was lite
rally torn to pieces in the battle, but
hard by stands the stonc milk cellar
which was occupied by the Craven
family during the engagement, and was
the means of saving their lives.
| next went on the narrow-gauge rail
road around the west bluff to other
points Of interest. There 1 could look
over into the Valley of Wauhatchie and
see tho monument that stands on the
battlefield erected by Gen. Gcary over
his son who was killed in tho battle of
Wauhatchic.
On the west side of Lookout Mountain
is Sunset Rock, which projects so that
from it's top you can look down four
hundred feet. Tho sunset view is beau
tiful and can't be described by my feeble
pen. At this point on hat fine evening of
sightseeing, met three Ohio ladies and
one Yankee gent. One of tho ladies was
very free to talk, and at length asked mo
where | was from. told her, and she
replied: Law, me! From that little,
waspy State, where all this trouble
beganT told her Yes, man," with a
tip of my beaver, "and was very proud
of it," She laughed, and replied: eyes,
you fought lis like Spartans." After
this unique introduction things went
merrily along We saw the beautiful
sunset, and we were soon aboard the
cable incline, which considered one of
the most dangerous things | was ever
on; but wo were soon at tho foot and on
the electric car for the Southern Hotel.
Being very much fatigucd by tho days
ramblcs, was soon wrapped in sweet
sleep, dreaming of homo and friends far
away. Being very much refreshed next
morning, wanted to sec lttlo more of
Chattanooga. | went to the National
Military Cemetery. Here about $4,000
Union soldiers arc buried. The mag
niiiccnt gateway, erected hero at cost
oi thousands of dollars, is most DcauIi-
full. Thousands Of unknown dead are
buried here. Tho bridge across the
river at tho foot Of Market street,
erected in 1868, was used by Gen. Grant
to transport his ammunition and sup
plies. 1t was destroyed by high water
in 1879, but has been rebuilt From this
bridge you can SEQ where Fort Cameron
was, the place known in history as
Camcron's Hill. In tho afternoon the
Rapid Transit Company carried us to
the historical Missionary Ridge. where
the contending armies fought the great
battle. From the towers / could look
back upon Chattanooga and into tho
valleys between Missionary Ridge and
Lookout Mountain.
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