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Letter to Editor
April 3, 1879
The Weekly Herald
Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
A correspondent from Cocke County, upper East Tennessee, describes the area's mountainous terrain rich in iron, lead, and gold ores, water power from the French Broad River, fine wheat crops, and recent circuit court outcomes including the acquittal of Joshua Franks on rape charges.
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Letter from Cocke County.
Editor Herald:—I beg leave of your columns to state the offers of Cocke county. This is one of the most mountainous parts of upper East Tenn.; it is astonishing to look at the hills and mountains with which we are surrounded, although its valuable ore is vastly rich—such as iron and lead ores and gold. Capt. J. S. Lee, Supt. of the South Pittsburg Company, has a piece of gold he found big as a pea. There has been some of the best miners prospecting for S. S. C. L. I. Co.—three Englishmen and one American, and cut a vein of solid hematite iron ore 63 feet across, and in three miles of the iron ore on Mr. Huff's land there can be very large pieces of gold found by using a pan. This is a great country for water powers—the French Broad river running through these mountains with its falls and shoals.
The farmers here are fixing to plant their crops. Wheat looks fine. Circuit Court is closed for the present term. Joshua Franks, who had been in the Newport jail for over a year for rape, came clear and went up on the Buncombe train last night for home. I suppose there will be a happy meeting with him and his wife who has been sick for some weeks. There is a man here sixty years old that a negro woman swore rape against.
XXX.
March 31, 1879.
Editor Herald:—I beg leave of your columns to state the offers of Cocke county. This is one of the most mountainous parts of upper East Tenn.; it is astonishing to look at the hills and mountains with which we are surrounded, although its valuable ore is vastly rich—such as iron and lead ores and gold. Capt. J. S. Lee, Supt. of the South Pittsburg Company, has a piece of gold he found big as a pea. There has been some of the best miners prospecting for S. S. C. L. I. Co.—three Englishmen and one American, and cut a vein of solid hematite iron ore 63 feet across, and in three miles of the iron ore on Mr. Huff's land there can be very large pieces of gold found by using a pan. This is a great country for water powers—the French Broad river running through these mountains with its falls and shoals.
The farmers here are fixing to plant their crops. Wheat looks fine. Circuit Court is closed for the present term. Joshua Franks, who had been in the Newport jail for over a year for rape, came clear and went up on the Buncombe train last night for home. I suppose there will be a happy meeting with him and his wife who has been sick for some weeks. There is a man here sixty years old that a negro woman swore rape against.
XXX.
March 31, 1879.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Agriculture
Crime Punishment
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Cocke County
Iron Ore
Gold Prospecting
French Broad River
Wheat Crops
Circuit Court
Rape Charges
Joshua Franks
What entities or persons were involved?
Xxx.
Editor Herald
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Xxx.
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Editor Herald
Main Argument
reports on the natural resources, mining prospects, agricultural conditions, and recent local court events in cocke county, east tennessee.
Notable Details
Capt. J. S. Lee Found Gold Piece Size Of A Pea
Vein Of Solid Hematite Iron Ore 63 Feet Across
Joshua Franks Acquitted After Over A Year In Jail For Rape
Sixty Year Old Man Accused Of Rape By Negro Woman