Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-03-26
SCENIC BEAUTY ABOUNDs
ON LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN

.g s true Lookouf mountain a
-". beauty spot in aHd whore
... beauty 'ands. Al. while also
....aI. fhe most hisio amInaurn
U f.. toud b. bear ... marks
ID. H... aars and carr ol ifs Cab.
..r history OF two .... of poo
I...l.f mountain 80 nab
'H.. H Indians. a. ..lu r"..
.'fr. YH fs SUI 900 eide.
.l. The Ten ee II.".
4. .t. Iom the .r.tnF 1.r
al ..urssee wa banned az
..r ... H.. 300 the indian tongue
f.. uIu. signifies spo0t some '.H-
..... contend thar Do lls named
..a r1H q Woa ar haI oi
... stream from The pom. oi Look
. mountain
M .. 0 fle Dolu "a. L0ok0lt
mountains .ertainly Oh 1f Iho t.n-
America Man, appie aHo
.... .I.r..H over "a, world declare
.Haf ..rr nothing l good 100
.. .aalt. 100 all D. .pe quite
10 .#.r OPP european up'.uunries
H.l .IIses have viai..I Lookout
u....u. and heir verdi. .s Iulm
.Y.s f... 'ur view from UMBRELLA
...E .. r.r highest point of tHe
mountain H uuexceliod
l1uHHr io the west frHm fhr point
H. ... M1.HHu the sporIf0. sees
H. .Ur Uf mountain H. llmOf
.##H attitude These a Haccoou
aH HI mp1ntalns tennessee
I.. u these mountain. . 'ID north.
.r. .r..a, mountains .fl, north
OBJ. uu crosses Tho I..Hr se" r...
.. H.I taEos 100 Mocra.. bend and
.n.. tHo ullden's rd.a. fne 0ar
am.I pur OF the Cumh ..and This
mountain .Yt.m $500 .ert above
rH, ...rI uI 'Hr sea. and presents i'.
no.. Oh. a. fue q picture d. mountain
...... aa au be imagined or 'n
OH. ...t low line OF .'Is. across
fU, .H'rF b. seen. This Iue 0f billie
omar, ridge wher, one of fh'
most Iusunary battle off tho tIsu'
aHr .ls fought Fo.'HaIus 900.
.Ir. rp rho south. mon mcut- mas
Ir plainly seen Of a clear lay on tho
'nIrKamaugl battlefield while away
10 .hr east. au hundred miles ON al
straight line. tower the peaks of inc
Great smokes and farther sim fne
peak. of mo Blue Ridge mountain
Or fbc ltmo phere conditions are I"r
feet tho tourist ON top uf Lookout
mountain can see into hale dozen
states o. is but natural that Chatta-
uooea should treasure Lookout
mountain as point OF great inter
cst and one OF The richest assofs ui
'ho region
Baltlc ct lookout Mountain
The famous battle of Lookout
mountain known as the battle
above rho rlouds vas fna nrsl
kirmsh BOO th, nghuue around
Chattanooga iu september 1868.
This battle was fought on bench
of the mountain some distance oc.
luv me summit The conflict RACED
with thr greatest energy around tHs
CuNous loo PRACTICALLY its orirlu1.
form Several handsome monuments
have bee upr,otpH uuthe field
The Confederate 90 the number oi
1900 no $500 held tn position
and We're engage by the Fcderuis
%. 1000 strong .s the latter came
around tho point OF the mountain
from On. west During the battle
q cloud passed over the bench oi
tho mountain. cutelopinr fho COM
latauts. aud from this Incident the
engagement had been since known
JOSS tho battle %. The clouds No
lighting took p.a.. ON top OF 'n'
mountain \ drl Hment %. tonirl-
crates occupied t.s summit of 'ne
mountains early 300 the engaeemru',
but evacuated en-, point at uightiall
The next MORNING q detachment OF.
Fedorals assembled 'o the top of b.,
mountain but tbe confederate H1d
reiterated into Georgia.
Mountain improvements.
Lookout mountain Is reached from
the city of chattanooga by trolley
line 10 81 Elmo. and from there Co
tho top OF The mountain boy thv hesi
incline railway loo 'le world.
ihIs incline is INSTRUCTED ou g.
straight line from The basis 20 the
summit and has fVo commodio1s
and handsome car. drawn by tV'
steel cables Electric power is used.
and most modern satety appliance
have been insta'. 10 guard AGAINST
accidents However in its more than
twenty years %. .Heration this Boo.
cline road has ha| no serious ac.
dent There is ar electric Tine on
top of 'H, mountain thar couN"'s
the tourist 90 OH Joints OF interest
The Federal government ha-
erected loo tho midst Of this park @
tain nfn national park. or ros'r-
NatIog THE state Ht New York la-
erected Boo them.jst of this PARK. q
haud-ou. monum,r, that cost more
than sIun.oon historical tablets
arr conveniently r ed. upon which
Tho visitor may read the history 1'
LootH. mountain war \ ON
pcnd.H- 100 congress authoriHng 'H'
hr.ItH Uf srifaH'. memorial hail.
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