The town of Chattanooga, a



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railroad centre of no mean impor-
tance, the site of several large in-
dustrial establishments, presented
an animated appearance. Its well-
paved streets, attractive residences,
and general air of prosperity gave
one pleasure. It was a mere out-
post before the war, but ever since
the dawn of peace it has gone on
increasing in importance as the
years fly by. It bids fair to be
always an attractive centre, com-
mercially and socially. Commer-
cially it is the gateway to the
great railroad systems of the South;
socially it is already attractive as
affording both a summer and winter
residence amid scenes of romantic
beauty and historic interest.
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Our first point was up to the
top of Lookout Mountain. We
made this ascent by one of the
inclined railways, of almost per-
pendicular grade, having near its
termination an ascent of sixty-
seven feet in one hundred. One
has an instinctive tendency to
cling pretty closely to the seats
in this section of the incline ; for,
as one looks out over the vast
landscape beneath one, it would
seem as if an uneasy jerk would
spill the passengers into space.
We made the upward journey
with perfect safety and great ra-
pidity. One would have preferred
the leisurely ascent, by the con-
tinuous windings of the well-kept



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military road, but that would take
up too much time. Once on the
great mountain plateau we were
unmindful of aught else but the
historic memories we had brought
with us, and the noble expanse
which spread itself out at our feet.
