Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-07-28
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piCKENS DISTRICT-HER PROSPECTS.
But pass on to the capababilities of
our District: people at distance may
ask, what can we produce? the answer
is at hand: Indian corn, (enough for the
consumption of fourth of the State,-
this may meet the eye of some unfor-
tunatc corn buyers in the middle Districts
in the year 1s45, which was so scourged
by drought, when they came up search
ing for JosePhs in this Egypt, to get a
ttlittle food for themselves and little
oncs:' wheat, oats, rye, buck wheat, po-
tatoes, cotton, tobacco, rice, apples,
peaches, pears, and other fruits of va
rious kinds. Wias5a r.s..
And now / alludc to our climate; it is
mild and cool in summer, with refreshing
breezes, and nights similar to those IN
New York, especially about Saratoga
Here one lies down to seleep comforta.
by, not to fight insinuating mosquitoes,
nor be serenaded by tho hoarsc croaking
of overgrown frogs. We have healthy
chmate--none more without the con-
sumption Of the North, or the ehfffs and
fever of the South and West. We are
blessed, eninently so, in this particular,
for,
Health is the poor mans riches,
And rich mans bffssn J Estt
These arc only part Of the advan-
tagcs we enjoy in the improvement
amongst us which is the order of the day.
At our Village, we have an ably conduct
cd press. disseminating knowledge and
useful information over our District, pre-
senting to them ga map Of busy life" of
the world without. We have also in our
Village an Academy that would do cred
it to any part of the State, a seminary
where young men are prepared to enter
college; it is under che charge of that
excellent man and ripe scholar, Mr..
Leyerett, of Anderson, q gentleman, than
whom no one stands higher immoral rec
titude and honesty of purpose. Added
to this we have a flourishing Division of
"Thc Sons of Temperance" whose pure
principles and benevolent objects entitle
tito the patronage of all. Its fruits arc
visible here, attcsted in the peaceful, So
ber, moral. and quiet demcanor of our
citizens. whilst not a grogsbop remains to
stain the character of our place; no pes
tilential upas, whose effiuyia spreads
death, immortality disease and deglada-
tioR around. NO, thank Heaven, from
this evil we are free. Y V0
j now take a birds eye glance at our
future prospects The day is not far dis
tant our District will become TO great
degree o manufacturing one. There is
no part of the State with such water
powers as we have: we have enough to
propei all the machinery in Massachu-
setts. Not stream that flows large
enough, but has ample fan to put a
wheelin rapid motion. I have notspace
sufficient to cnanerate half our water
power, and shall only notice one It being
near our Village, allude to the Falls
ofLittlc River, owned by our enterPrising
fellowrcitizen, Gel. Joseph Grisham. The
whole river Is precipitated 20 or 80 feet
overa solid peSpendicuIarro and forms
Of itself, thesmostl lovely and picturesque
scenery any where to be fe,s,d. Having
examined the Mcrrimack river at lowell.
Mass, lam prepared to say that fsslly as
much watcr falls pyer sh& rocks as is