▁mill ▁with ▁the ▁Southern ▁Rail road ▁terminal ▁at ▁nearby ▁Wall and , ▁and ▁with ▁able ▁engine ers ▁managed ▁to ▁lay ▁rail road ▁tract s ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁upper ▁reaches ▁of ▁Little ▁River ▁and ▁J akes ▁Creek . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Walker ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁that ▁left ▁him ▁largely ▁in cap ac itated . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 6 ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁finally ▁agreed ▁to ▁sell ▁Middle ▁Pr ong ▁to ▁Little ▁River ▁L umber ▁after ▁Town send ▁gave ▁him ▁his ▁word ▁that ▁he ▁wouldn ' t ▁har vest ▁trees ▁along ▁Th under head ▁Pr ong . ▁ ▁Six ▁months ▁later , ▁Walker ▁died ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁second ▁stroke . ▁ ▁On ▁Town send ' s ▁orders , ▁a ▁small ▁train ▁carried ▁Walker ' s ▁coff in ▁cer emon iously ▁to ▁the ▁Beth el ▁Bapt ist ▁C emetery ▁in ▁T uck ale e che e , ▁where ▁it ▁rest s ▁today . ▁ ▁T rem ont ▁ ▁Although ▁Town send ▁sold ▁his ▁Little ▁River ▁tract ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁Sm ok y ▁Mountains ▁National ▁Park ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁he ▁did ▁so ▁with ▁the ▁agreement ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁continue ▁logging ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁After ▁logging ▁operations ▁had ▁comm enced ▁at ▁El km ont ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁Town send ▁ordered ▁the ▁tracks ▁to ▁be ▁pulled ▁up ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Middle ▁Pr ong . ▁ ▁A ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁Pr ong ▁operation ▁was