Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-06-25
O0MM9NgO ATGOMs,
FOR THE COURIER

umns to give a short sketch of my travels
over the district as census taker, in order
to give your readers some account of the
improvements within the last ten years.
set out on my work the sixteenth day of
February last, and met with my fricaa j,
w. H. CARY the next day at WM. SAN
DERs and we passed over the district very
pleasantly together, having generally, the
company of the candidates for district of
fees, and | must be permitted to say that
we may select gcea officers at our next el9,
tion from the list of deserving men in tie
field.
In our district We see great improve
mcnt in the farms, dwelling houses, school
houses, churches, machinery, &c. There
arc three steam saw mills, two powder mills,
also some fine -four mills and good sawmills
running by watcrpowcr that have been PIT
up in the last ten years; but there IL no
part of che district which exhibits SO much
Improvement as may hc seen on the road
leading from CnEnRY's bridge to Whct-
stone By Walhalla and Tunnel Hill,
The first new housc we shall notice Is
that of Mrs STEELE, five miles below Wal
hala, a very pleasant place fur the weary
travcllcrto rest We then pass West Union
where my old friend Col. J. dnIsnAM was
living ten years ago. Walhmlla one mile
above was then in anticipation, it lassince
grown up to be beautiful town of more
than twelve hundred inhabitants 1t has
one Methodist church now in use and vc-
ry large Lutheran church going up which
it is said will cost about fuur thousand dol
lars One mile above Walhallu VIC come
to DR.. JoHSsoNs, a very neat residence,
and place where we loyc to stop and rest.
We next come to Mr.. BRADwEIL.'S very
neat and comfortable dwelling; after cross.
ing beautiful little stream we soon come
in view of the neat residence of Col. VIM.
5. GRESHAM. We then began to ascend the
mountain.
I'm taking the ccnstts ten years ago we do
not remember to have seen single indi-
vidual in passing from this place to where
Squire IlERNDoN lives, beyond where 1'un
mel Hill now is, but astonishing to tell the
present census of the latter plucc is one
thousand and three. And here allow me
to digrcss in order to express my obli9a-
lions to Squire BowDEN for his hospital
ity and assistance during my stay at that
place. The work of tmncling has gone on
beyond mymost sanguinc expectations, and
] am satisfied that if means were furnished
to the present contractors they would at 10
very distant day have it ready for the "iron
horse" tn piss tlirough-and must think
that if the people of South Carolina could
soc what has been done that they would in
struct the Legislature at its next session
to grant further aid to the road 1t can.
not be that after the route was to very
great cXtcnt laid out by some OF our faith
cr's, some of the most distinguished men
that has ever trod the soil of this or any
other State, and among them even the
great CALHOUN, men who were willing to
make sacrifices of money, of case, and of
the quiet of home in order to have the way
for their children and the generation to
come Now that they have gone to their
graves, can W" give it up. We are ready
to say no, never! Never let it be said by
Georgia or any other State, that South
Carolina begun but was not able to finish.
What will it avail, though she may have
one of the finest State Houses in the Uni
ted States, if she can't build her railroads
Let me say to all my friends in Pickcns
and Anderson who have the means, say. to
the Legislature by your liberal subscrip-
tions we are willing to do all we can to com
plctc the road. Come orc and all let us
have strong pull, long pull, and pull
altogether and the work shall be dona
But to return, when we leave Tunnel
Hill for milestone after travelling several
miles We come to the residence of Capt. a.
RoBINs, a very neat and good building,
which stands upon the right side of the
roadj on the other side just in view stands
the dwelling of Mr.. BRAZEALE, one that
would pass well in any part of the State,
and their farms show that those men can
have the comforts of life. But there has
been great many good buildings in vari-
Gus parts of the district put up since took
the last census. Our people arc as kind
and hospitable as any that can be found.
And rs an evidence of this there wero but
four men in tho WI Die district who would
receive pay for the accommodation of my
self and horse
WhenI review my travels am satisfied
that Pickcns district can be second to none
i'll South Carolina in point of soil, water
and air. And l am glad to learn that the
unitcdStatcs Marsha! is likely TO 6nd men
in our district competent to take Y. s. cen
sus, which is a great Improvement from ten
years ago, in Che Marshal
! have today closed my books as State
cansiIs fanr and find nnr district To nnntnin