Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-07-08

Territory, and to spare, for ALL and We still
hold that this should continue white mans
government
We arrived at Cottonwood city at S o'clock
p. m, fifty miles, and stopped for supper and
to feed our animals, intending to go on that
evening to. Pixies Peak, but after looking
around, found several friends, who insisted
upon our remaining over until the next morn.
irg, winch we consented to do without much
persuasion, as we found there our friend
Judge j.. S. Stackpolc, with whom we lad
travelled from California, and who had tray
clIcd before us from Jerusalem to Babylon.
lie had spent the winter in California, but
has for several years lived around Cottonwood
and Highland From him NC derived much
Information before reaching this Territory,
and have met him often since our arrival, and
have always found him, uniformly, the gen
cman. His addresses and manners will
always give him friends. lie informed us
that about two years ago, while he was mcr-
clandizing at Highland, he sent to California
for his wife and child, to he brought to Port
| land, Oregon, and via Walla- Walla to him,
| that then being considered the most safe and
expeditions way OF reaching: his place, and
that they took passage upon the i'll fatcd ship,
| "Brothcr Jonathan,' and as she was ucaring
the mouth Of the Columbia river with a full
| head Of steam on, she ran upon the dangerous
reefs in that region and burs cd her whole
bottom cut, and that out Of 400 passengers,
only Is were saved, and among the lost were
his family Since this great misfortune, lie
has been an unhappy man. lie closed his
| business IN the Territory pretty soon, and went
back to California. There he found an aching
void, and has returned as kind Of agent for
some business house in San Francisco and
calculates perhaps to settle ut Cottonwood.
We made the acquaintance Of Mr.. Kcrlcy,
of tho I"d2r"aem and spent pleasant mo-
ment with linn lie gets up good Journal.
We have sent few numbers, aud requested
that you exchange with him. We stopped
at the "Scott House." and found everything
new, neat and pleasant In tho morning we
set out for Pixies Peak, and arrived there at
lo3, a. m, and stopped with the Mcssrs
Steccs and Irvine, aud now we propose t,$
ndict tho balance Of our tale into more com
plete diary, and shall call it olive days in
tie mines" Tuesday, 7th, and "Wednesday,
Sth, arc written.
Thursday, 9th.--At the request oe Edwin
Irvine, Esq, superintendent, and large stock
holder in the great Rock Creek Ditch Com
pany, We accompanied lin to the head Of the
sad ditch, about eight miles direct II heads
in beautiful lake, in the midst Of the loltcst
mountains on the continent, and evidently has
bccn made from the slides of the mounains.
1t is about one and half lies long by one
half mile wide, and he has the best natural
reservoir imaginable, has dam from IL to
Is feet high, and not exceeding 500 feet
across, and has submarine outlet. In case
Of great influx Of water, rs is now, from the
great snow storm on the lst instant. the tow
cring mountains sending torrents down, and
It's said that these mountains are never clear
Of snow Below the lake, the stream passes
a deep canon or gorge. and amidst its lofty
leaps, Niagara, Talulah aud T'ocoa would
stand abashcd at their insienlicancr. a
little beyond the lake is The celebrated Powell
mountain, taking its name from Niryin;an
who settled at the base Of it at an early day
ior this region, and who is now, comoarativc
ly, going man He is of the IL +. VS.,
and after completing Il ella ssical education.
bccamc tired of civilization ana wandered
away from the home OF his friends and settled
amongst the wild savages and wild beasts and
finally married Nez pcrccs Indian Squaw
and settled here amidst snow and glaciers all
tac year. Within few years he left this
section, and has gone still farther from civil
zation, into the Yellowstone region, aud when
he hears the shrlll whistle Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad then, we presume, he will
pick up his "duds' and 90 to kootcna or the
Satchkctchcwan. 1t is said that his friends
around here had prevailed upon him to 20
back to civilization but without elect, he has
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