Knoxville and Ohio Railroad.



  It will be seen that by far the larger number of seams is
thin and worthless, only one or two being workable. The
thickness would, doubtless, increase beyond the outcrop.
  The soil in the valley of Buffalo is very fertile, and a
considerable amount of corn is grown, and many cattle
raised and driven out. On Trammel's Fork of Smith's
Fork the valley is trough-like, but the slopes of the moun-
tains are very productive. As fine timber as can be found
in the State grows upon the slopes, of almost all valuable
varieties found in the State. The soil is very black and
friable. At some places it is difficult to ride on account of
the looseness of the soil. The capabilities of these moun-
tain slopes are almost unknown. Cultivated by an intelli-
gent Swiss population, they could be made as attractive as
any portion of the State. And this is true of all the north-
-eastern part of Scott county-a county of great possibili-
ties, and one that is certain to grow in wealth, enterprise,
and population, when the several lines of railroad now pro-
posed shall have been completed.



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