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be had at the Wyatt House at 75 cents a day 
or $15 a month. Philadelphia, in Louden 
county, is situated in Sweet Water Valley, 
bounded on the east by Forked Creek Valley, 
and for health these valleys are unsurpassed. 
The Newman House entertuins at 75 cents a 
day or $15 monthly. Jonesboro’, in Wash- 
ington county, has two hotels, charging $2 a 
day or $15 a week. Midway is in Green 
county. Blue Springs, a noted resort, is two 
miles east, and Timber Ri ge—in the vicinity 
of which, it is said, good shooting can be en- 
joyed—six miles south of the town, The 
Heebler House will feed and lodge you at $1 
a day or $5.50 a week. Rogersville, in Haw- 
kins county, is a good quail district. Board 
at hotel $1.50 a day. Greenville, Greene 
county, has two hotels, charging $2 a day or 
$5 a week. The hotel at Russelville, Ham- 
blin county, charges 75 cents a day or $3 a 
week. Mossy Creek is pleasantly situated in 
Jefferson county, and althoug! there are no 
especial points of interest near the place, yet 
some of the finest landscape views in the 
country can be seen from every hilltop. Board 
at Yoes’ Hotel costs $1.50 a day or $6 a 
week. New Market, Jefferson county, is Jo- 
cated among some very pleasing scenery. It 
has two hotels. Athens, in MeMinn county, 
has three hotels—$1.50 a day and $3.50 a 
week. Cleveland, in Bradley county, has two 
hotels—$2 a day. Ottewah is situated with- 
in four miles of White Oak Mountain, in 
James county. Board at the hotel can be had 
at 75 cents a day or $i0 a month. There is 
good hunting in the mountains. Strawberry 
Plains, in Jefferson county, derives its name 
from the abundance of wild strawberries that 
grow in the vicinity. These strawberry plains 
are noted feeding grounds for wild pigeons 
and other game birds. There is one hotel in 
the village, where accommodations can be had 
at $1.50 a day. Louden, in Louden county, 
is situated on the Tennessee River. It has 
one hotel, charging $1.50 a day or $25 a 
month. Some passable fishing can be had in 
the river. The hills and woods surrounding 
Tyner’s, in Hamilton county, sfford good 
shooting at squirrels and ruffed grouse. There 
is one hotel at Tyner’s. At Chattanooga, 
connections are made with the Nashville, 
Chattanooga & St. Louis, Western & Atlantic, 
and Alabama & Chattanooga railroads. The 
city of Chattanooga is situated in a beautiful 
rolling valley, on the north bank of the Ten- 
nessee River, which sweeps its front and 
makes its incorporate limits for over four miles, 
leaving a narrow neck of land, about two 
miles in width, in the rear of the town. Look- 
out Mountain is six miles distant. Besides 
the railroad communications, there are seven 
hundred miles of river navigation for all boats 
eight months in the year; and for those of 
light draft the entire season. When the im- 
provement of Muscle Shoals are completed, 
there will be direct water communication with 
all the cities on the Mississippi River aud its 
tributaries and the Gulf of Mexico, Iu regard 
to climate and health, Chattanooga is unsur- 
passed by any city or locality, as may be at- 
tested by the hundreds of invalids who go 
there every seasou, and are invariably bene- 
fittec and often entirely cured. To the tourist 
or pleastire-seeker, it offers superior induce- 
ments, Hast Tennessee has been justly term- 
ed the Switzerland of America, and even in 
this favored section in the grand panorama of 
Nature’s beauty, Chattanooga excels in her 
Lookout Mountain, Walden’s Ridge, Lulah 
Falls, Lake Seclusion, City of Rocks, the Tum- 
bling Shoals, the Pot and the Suck upon the 
Tennessee River. Of all these attractions to 
the tourist, old Lookout is the most famous. 
Its perpendicular height is over three thou- 
sand feet, and a spur from its bold biuff drives 
the Tennessee River northward for several 
miles into a narrow channel against the hills 
on its northern shore, while Walden’s Ridge 
meets the returning curve, and casts its frown- 
ing shadow upon its retreating current. Deer, 
coons, and rabbits are found in the adjacent 
mountains, and good bass fishing can be had 
in the numerous creeks in the vicinity. 
On the Louisville, Nashville & Great South- 
ern Railroad.—This line passes through Hen- 
ry, Carrol, Gibson, Madison, Haywood, Tip- 
ton, Fayette, Shelby, Davidson, and Giles 
counties. The best hunting grounds can easi- 
ly be reached from Paris, Henry, Trezevant, 
Milan, McKenzie, Humboldt, Gadsden, 
Brownsville, Mason, Braden, Galloway, 
Wythe, Madison, and Prospect. In close 
proximity of most of these points are exten- 
sive oak, hickory, and walnut forests, and 
fox and gray squirrels abound. Quail aud 
rabbits are found all along the line in fair 
