Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-10-15


coming Water Paver- Tie Pndleton Cot.
ton Facfory-- Big Diuidends--An Interesting
Legcna--A ,co,d to Travellers.
PENDLEroN, 8 G., September 2S.-It
scannot DO said thu. Pendetcn is thriving in
appearance, for the only new structure in tho
villago is a cotton gin and press, completed d
day or two ago. The streets are not as we'll
paved as they might be, nor are the houses
as outwardly fresh as paint and pence could
mako them; but changing tines have not
taken away from tho village the pure elastic
air, nor have they deprived the Blue Ridge
of one whit Of their solemn or tender beauty
Much Of the society which made this ono
of the pleas1ntest ncyhborhoods in tho State
still remains, and the scaboard is represented
by several promient families. Pendlcton
cannot now cau, tho wealth and brilliancy of
the days before the war; but the people are
gentle in manner as in blood, look forward
with confidence to the time when the village
may see its owh again. Aud, Indeed. it
must be a cosy place wherein to spend the
weary summer days. All the good things Of
life may DC had in abundance except in
drought ycars-and if my Pcnd!eton friends
will throw off a little Of their disnclination
to praise themselves, end will encourage some
competent person to opon good hotel this
place may have next year comforting array
Of visitors. Tho Air Zine Railroad which is
expected to touch every vll,ge in the North
west. will, it is believed, pass through Pen
deton. This will give the pnplc rapid com
muncuton with Georgia and North Carolina,
and may encourage the advent Of
ON MANUFACTURERS,
who will find in this vicinity water power
enough to run-all tho mills OF Now England.
What may be accomplished by cotton mills
in this State is again illustrated in the case
OF the Pendk t,n Cotton Factory, which is
situated about three miles from the village
This factory wns built in 1886, and is iG0
feet long by 60 feet brord, giving employ
mcnt to about fifty hands aud consuming 1000
pounds of cotton d.Iy. The present propric-
tors, William Perry d Co., have put 10 new
machinery since the war closed, aud are
for woaving plai.ls enl woolen goods The
Pendleton Factory, in spite of the high price
Of cotton, is yaJing dividends of ,fee per cent
0Q"arter, or at the rate Of twenty per cent
per annum. There is not, in truth any srot
in South Carolina, where the water POW ),
can bo had, where cotton mil might ntt ,.r
worked to handsome profit, while the North
ern mills at tho same prices would lose n,un
ey.. The difference in rur favor i, n,.,!c It.
by the lower cost Of tn raw material wage.
and food, and by the savo2 in waste, CAST oi
transportation and 9th = like expenses.
AN INDIAN STORY
There are in this section, as suppose yen
know;-a number Of creeks ca 4 the .onc
Mile" Creek, "Fivo Mile" Cree !. six Mile"
Creek, and so on to "Nincty six" Mile Creek
now the pame Of a sutton on the GreenvlI,
and G ,lumbia Railroad These c. seks obtn;n
cd their names ir this way. Duriog tic,
Cherokee war Of 1760, tho British garrison at
Fort George were cut of fro u their support
sho nearest fortified place being ut Ninety six
It was discovered TINT the Indians intended
to make an attack in force at n certain time
aud there was no hope of succor unless the
garrison at Ninoty.six could he informed o
the perilous condition of their comrades.
The country was overrun by hostile Indians
and all hearts we're fa;nt when an Indan
squaw, who had at distance become ena,nor-
ed of one of tho officers, volunteered to carry
. Ehe momentous dispatch to ,l,e distant fort.
The squaw set out, following the old Indian
.sah,alA a. abe crossed the creeks on the
way, named them according to th.ir distance
from the point Of departure. "One Mile
creek was one milo from Fort George, and 81,
on to the end These distances are nearly
correot by the present high road. The legend
: says further that the devoted woman ran the
aiaety.six miles in q day and night, and thnt
Fort George was saved.
FOR THE SUMNER VISITOR
Pendleton hsB many attractions, md not
tbo least Of these are :he moderate satss If
board and low rents. Oneof tho best houses
In the village, With, I believe, ten roons aud
= lot ofeleven acres, 10 rented for ono hundred
dollarss year. Other houses, suitable for
familiaa afxa rented ataivkv dnil,ps Aals...