Notes From Tennessee

Correspondence of the Michigan Argus. Cuattanooga, Dec. 10, 1874. After spending several days here, and visiting the famous Look Out Mountain and other places of interest, it haa ocourred to ine that there may be among the few notes which I have gathered something of interest to your readers. Chattanooga is situated in East Tennessee, on the Tennessee river, and is now the terminus of five different railroade, and soon to be that of the Cincinnati Southern and others in contemplation. It is the great warehouse and distributing point for the vast commerce of the river valley. The city has a population of 12,000, and is becoming widely known for is manufactures, the inexhaustible suppiy of iron and coal in the mountains near at hand affording ampie facilities. But as I set out to givo a few sketches of its surroundings, I leave the city and turn to the principal places of resort. Look Out Mountain - where was fought the battle above the clouds - is in close proximity, and as fine a drivo as one could wrsh for. From its base to the summit is about two miles by the road, which is vory winding and romantic, and easiest reached on horseback. Near the top is a fine re8idence of a Michigan man, and a littlefarther upward is the boarding house of Mrs. Ruble, where you order dinner prepared on your return from Point Look Out. Not far from here are the summer residences of tourists, who enjoy themselves during the hot seaBon amid the most sublime scenery in the country, and is visited annually by thousands. Pass on and you come to Saddle Rock. From its suinmit you can see for miles, or as far as the eye can reach. Next you come to Pulpit Bock, from which many sermons were preached to our soldiers during the war Still on and upward you reach Point Look Out, 2,000 feet above the Tennessee river and 3,000 above the level of the sea. Here you can see portions of seven different States and a number of ranges of mountains. To your right you look down upon Mission Kidgs, and beyond the battle field of Chattanooga. To the left is TJmbrella Eock, under which, it is said, Noah took refuge during the nood. Standing at this point you can look down npon the clouds, and during a storm see the lightnings flash beneath you. The city looks like a number of toy houses, and the Tennessee river can be seen wending is way among the hills far in the distance. Having rifiited the principal places of note here, I mount my steed and turn back, and by the time I reach Mrs. Ruble's am ready for a "square meal." After dinner I start for a vist to Rock City, two miles distant, passing the old government buildings and camping ground, with here and thoro a standing chimney, the remaina of the old log cabins built by our soldiers, and where they spent many long and weary days and nigbts. Beyond this you come to Eock City. Here you see Nature's great work. One of these rocks resembles a huge elephant, henee the name of Elephant Rock. Theso rooks are a maas of gravel and sand, soine of theni thirty and forty feet high, with barely enough room to ride betweon thom. On my return cityward I visitud the National Cemetery, another place of interest near Chattanooga These erounds cover an era of forty acres, and are surrounded by a stone wall. In the center of tüe grounds stands a flag Btaff, from the top of which floats tho stars and stripes, and at its baso Btands several oannons. Thousands of soldierd are buried here. The grounds are kept in order by a company of soldiers who are stationed here the year round.