The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-10-07
Editorial Correspondence of the Charles
ton Daily News.
PENDLEToN, S. g., September %.

PENDLEroN, S. C., September %.
1t cannot be said that Pendleton is
thriving in appearance, for the only new
structure in the village is q cotton gin
and press, completed day or two ago.
The streets are not as we'll paved as they
might be, nor are the houses as outward
ly fresh as paint and pence could make
them; but changing times have not taken
away from the 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
one of the pleasantest neighborhoods in
the State still remains, and the seaboard
is represented by several prominent fam
lies Pendeton cannot now claim the
wealth and brillancy of the days before
the war; but the people are gentle in
manner as in blood, and look forward
with confidence to the time when the viii
lage may see its own again. And, in
deed, it must be cosy place wherein to
.spend the weary summer days. All the
good things of life may be had in abun-
dance-except in drought years-and if
nv Pendleton friends will throw off a
little of their disinclnation to praise
themselves, and will encourage some COM
petent person to open'a good hotel, this
place may have next year q comforting
array of visitors The Air Line Railroad,
which is expected to touch every village
in the North west, will, it is believed, pass
sbropoh Pendleton. This will give the
people rapid communication with Georgia
and North Carolina, and may encourage
the advent of
COTTON MANUFACTURERS,
who will find in this vicinity water power
enough to run all the mills of New Eng
land. What may be accomplished by
cotton mills in this State is again illus
trated in the case of the Pendleton Cot
ton Factory, which is situated about
three miles from the village. This facto-
ry was built in 1886, and is 160 feet long
by 60 feet broad, giving employment to
about fifty hands and consuming 1000
pounds of cotton daily. The present
propretors, William Perry & Co., have put
in new machinery since the war closed,
and are making arrangements to put up
machinery for weaving plaids and woolen
goods. The Pendleton Factory, In spite
Of the high price of cotton, is paying
dividends of fve per cent. u quarter, or at
the rate of TWENTY PER CENT. perannum.
There is not, in truth, any spot in South
Carolina, where the water power can be
had. where cotton mill might not be
worked to handsome profit, while the
Northern mills at the same prices would
lose money. Tho difference in our favor
is made up by the lower cost of the raw
material, wages and food, and by the
saving in waste, cost of transportation
and other like expenses.
AN INDIAN STORY.
There are in this section, as suppose
you know, q number Of crooks called the
aOne Mile" Creek, Five Mile" Creek,
six Mile' Creek, and so on to "Ninety-
six Mile" Greek, now the name of sta
ton on the Greenvilo and Columbia
Railroad. These creeks obtained their
names in this way. During the Cherokee
war of 1850, the British garrison at Fort
George wore cut off from their supports,
the nearest fortified place being at Nine
ty-Six. 1t was discovered that the Indi-
ans intended to make an attack in force
at q certain time, and there was no hope
of succor unless the garrison at Ninety
Six could be Informed of the perilous
condition of their comrades. Tho coun-
try was overrun by hostile Indians, and
all hearts were faint, when an Indian
souaw, who had at distance become
enamored of one of the officers, volun-
tecred to carry the momentous dispatch
to the distant fort. The squaw set out,
following the old Indian trail, and as shc
crossed the creeks on the way, she named
them according to their distance from the
point of departure. "One Mile" creek
was one mile from Fort George, and SO on
to the end. These distances arp nearly
correct by the present high road. The
Legend says further that the devoted wo.
man ran the ninety-siX miles in day and
night, and that Fort George was saved.
FOR THE SUMMER VISITOR
Pendleton has many attractions, and
not tho least of these arc the moderate
rates of board and the low rents. One of
the best houses in the village, with, be-
lieve, ten rooms and lot OF eleven acres,
is rented for one hundred dollars year.
Other houses, suitable for families, are
rented at sixty dollars. A large number
of refugees lived in this place during. the
war, and have since moved away. There
arc no now comcrs of any consequence,
and the little demand for house-room
keeps rents at the rates [ have named.
A CHOICE SCHOOL.
Pendleton has also school for young
ladies, conducted by Miss Warlcy, lady
of largo experience and ripe culture. The
institution is spoken Of on all sides as one
in which the pupils study rapidly and
learn thoroughly, while, by constant COM
panionship with their teacher, they attain