The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-06-15

iron ore spring had been selected on
this place as the site for the camp, but
it was learned that the cattle were
three miles further over the next
mountain and here, y. D. Jones
father-in-law of the governor, decided
that he had enough and with one of
the mountain men as a companion
turned back and returned to Carsons
Springs. The old signal tower erected
by the government at a height of 5000
feet, from which it is possible to see
Knoxville, was passed and before
turning down into Fain's Cove the
party were taken to spot called the
lookout. where a ledge of rock over a
thousand feet in heighth hangs over the
valley of Jefferson and Sewer counties.
The snakelike French Broad river can
be seen nine different times from this
point, and but for the fact that it is
inaccessible the spot would be one Of
ten frequented by tourists. Two strong
mineral springs located in Fain's
cove, an old abandoned camping
ground, twelve miles from railroad
and two miles from a public road,
where a half dozen cabins once exist
ed, was decided upon as the site for
the camp The heard of cattle was
brought 20 the old shack and fat
! l0-months old jersey was selected for
the barbecue. In the meantime the
crowd had come from the three coun-
ties and close to hundred were pres
ent, many carrying guns while others
carried their fiddles and banjoes. 1t
was merry crowd, all proud of their
opportunity to be with the chief execu-
tive of their State.
The barbecue was informal in every
sense of dhe word The beef was
slaughtered just below the camp and
when i; was carried to the shack, a
half dozen fires were ablaze, then each
man present took his knife, sliced off
piece of the beef, and with forked
stick soon had same over the fire.
There was an abundance of pepper and
salt and the barbecue was all that
| could be desired. While barbecue was
being prepared DR.. G. P. Bingham of
Newport arrived and later T. III.
Campbell of Newport came into the
camp footsore and weary. The re-
mainder of the Newport crowd had
decided to return home during the
night, although the governor and the
mountain folk predicted that the party
would lose their way, but the governor
remained overnight and Campbell, too,
unable to return remained in the
! open. The governor walked two miles
Saturday morning to the home Of Dan
| Bryant where he was driven into New.
port, thus saving him the effort of the
climb over the mountain. The party
which left for Newport in the night
made fine time, arriving at Newporl
at midnight.
| Before he retired the governor wa,
called upon TO make speech. HI,
told his sudience Of the pleasure j
gave him TO mingle with them in sucf
a manner, stating that while he bat
attended many fine banquets recently
that at none bad he enjoyed himself 81
much az al the barbecue, He praiset
East Tennessee and East Tennessee,
men. He stated that there :. as no sec
lion on earth more pleasant In which
, to live, than East Tennessee. He sal,
that the people up here in the NOM
tains may hear tales of the land 0
milk and honey, which lay oyer th'
Ellis, put there are no sneii places
, There may be places, he said, whert
money can be made more easily, bu
We, he said, can boast CT as fine
! country as any other man has eve