People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1895 — On Top of Old Lookout. [ARTICLE]

On Top of Old Lookout.

To the Editor of the People’s Pilot. While 1 write I am on the summit of Lookout mountain, 1600 feet above the city, Chattanooga. The scenery is very nice, though smoky to-day, and I cannot see very far. The landlord of the large hotel located here informs me that on a clear day it is possible to see 75 miles east and that parts of seven states are within the reach of the eye. The Tennessee river flows at the foot of the mountain. The incline of the and electric road is 4500 feet long in rising the 1600 feet and the car seemed to be standing on end part of the time. The mountains are numerous and are a great deal farther away than they appear. Should like to remain here a month. A train going into the city looks like a toy. The great battlefield is visible from here. More anon. J. P. Overton. Oct., 19, 1895.