Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-11-20
THE POC0SON.
Ehe Exploring Expedition into
Holly Shelter Pocoson-An INTER-
estiug Account Of The Venture.

large sva MP III The Northeastern Sc
| tion Of this county, and running ov
into Onslow, known rs Holly She!t
Pocoson. we publish only the 4ir
part to-day and viii cOrc!nde it t
morrow. Sheriff Black says:
For many years past an exp,orati,
Of Holly Shelter Bay Las been spok,
of. II was thought that territory
New Hanover county. embracing lIca
Is one hundred aud fifty thousand .,Crt
O! .#nd- q which almost nothing :.
certainly known, deserved some aticl
tin Il: the hands Of careful observer
u hat is ioUermost rccnEsas poi!tai:
ga. remained nlmo-t as profound;
mystery us wLcI. CeiTo, bns s!is,.overc
! AmcTicI. Soma Thought there ncl
extensive pine ridges far hack ia )
Stories were told If lakes. crd va
| express and juniper swan ps- One tor
had ii, that walnut trees had bee
! seen floating down one of the creek
lead ng from the Bay, and IN indcf
| mite number OF rattiesraEcs, wildcats
| bear, and even wolves and panther.
have always been ass gned 10 it.
The present party, consisting Of fy
persons, two OF ID IN hired men, ms
TLnr,,as S w e. St'1,-,I :, .
11th 1871 for the ,7,,~r,1.a ~ snand
i1C, fon, > rs j., cI.ziIn,ir,t +ba Rae.
AN La~r rnsl-inr. 5;1+In J;cros1;r aJ
We 20, ~. ti,-t ~ 0I5 ,-,s,s;o,1 ~a;d =,
I'a-a lCnn h,,;I hy- Can"raI T;.I; ;,',rt
5,,r,,C ~ -" ~, 60 w.. 80 -
-. - aroafi.,'+ ,',o 30.
~ no "a 80 80 l-,a
rTha r,rara yorl too ~ Wh;c7, {;onara
J,;jli,19r,+ - .ur,aa or,,nors ~
1-a,lt O. ,;o,,,, g
abpnt ti,a 1alIs or ton1hst2nals : 'f ra,:
;aI Sbou 49, "a 4i.o ,,~,sot,t 49,,
81 tb;s G,o ,,lo,,e,ET,
Al 49, ,,~44,,-. ..,,-.-
o,,t for+i,a r. 49,
,,-itb - eaT2,.c h,;c,: 800 go ~,
naes cTa;n taiesco,,o ,,;s1o;.. al1
a,1,, onJ :, coso &c ooo;5a,,+ :, sr,af,
49,, ~ ,a,-,c7r f., 800 - "a
80 - r,.I,at,5 va~o~s'7~l5 49, w.
c,1i13 bsva tsI-or, ne ~, c-,, NV 49,
skin anro9s. canas III; lac..;3s on.
yr;tL Tf,:af, ~, .1, ;.,,l . faIo -,
briers
- W. W. rooo,,o1 4,.o po- o1,o,,4 9 o,o1ooI-
in the mornino and f9rnd = ~ eTcel-
in,+ ~ oonJ;4ior n[r;,er - +bo io,,o -
10Y, r-I;of, "a ,1<ooaooaaS i,-to ~
a. fo-- 60. to- 49,, - ha ,,1ooco,,t
W. 80. ~, 80 +tro,nf, lI,,,f,ao
,'r;o,c "a ona;,,orr har lt3.o,rtL e.. y
IL trnI' 49, oy 80 ,.l;ti, H."
lli1a 49, r2;,,7r,-'r1l0+1 49, -
800 ~ ~. c,;na11a1 - -, ~, 81
~, toiid-t TX $500 - c,,i
1-1Y 81 NI.;lc.s. ,;tf.,,
oo'i-1' "iS' "1y az 90 % "iI-I--i
d ft''',us o. 1oIlr mites % ~ III 20
seen 1na' we were Ft'tlH8 oIt 10 si'r-
Esf VA W.; Ine pait ~ 1-i ;-S,9
- 80 ~ ~ 20 -
o3 i.oie 10 tr'' el, NO II"-G, "t'0
l1cied III the char..ctef "a ne ~ -
eh9 hoiGh OF souIiiI"e H"u ','f5ii q
cue e"5o course WHICH "e p-pi'''7t4 r., 70
pursue 70 Tie emu % our J9'tIl,.2' ; 80
;. o-i SO lar we cohS Il 22oL- U.s.
She 0t9ihaIy '0s5:,cky' n,sllooo-3 7:l
pay. o'arte4 a3:'Lh - sls5 SsL'-o ''ll e.
li2i. ana one hhi1 Ai17 TURNER Oh c''l10
to low bushes and sone rough grass,
and atr9 Ge.s' vines =; s." ,ieGr
u cAs' = Al2it n-ie I1fIleT on to tI1
l'lnLeE Io,Al-6 8, "a '-, 80, t'1St'.'. ,,
;, q - ho,''.S5 t 11 $50 e',-.'
s 9lli''l e'siis9 pI5tH - 70 ~.
and ai's1 tfaEelln55 : S--oI5 ols-
l"ic We 'Iteiri 81 t--'en0i' :
a7iu - Siis'lt l, cahes' 51S Il.-esS Z. IS
-''F'5 i&,io3 o. 80 :-ii.t' ~ - 80
SEEM 1>o41I "'tl71 iio-; Wiz iS3{ -"
trees or EQS4es' strttI-lilsS d iii.ii ME
as far as the eye could see, to tie
southwark. This gave u some idea
of tie range wEaE tso country was
rev. Nu.1eror:5 Wild catt.e Craze
here, said TO be as large &1d fat as
Texas cttt5e, TO 00aJt many OF them
deriving their ancestry from The first
breeds introduced into TINS country,
ard maintaining i il lbs Wild state
for over a century. There are snip
posed 10 b. from one TO two hundred
If these ca.tio. People sometimes
shoot them when they come oCb to the
sdge Of the hay, but one Killed here
would hardly be worth the powder and
shot, it would be so difficult to get
{ ou5 OF the bay. The soil
f tbs field Of cane IS linn
md comparatively dry. and 40 doubt
productive, # sufficiently drained.
ihe hrst A0c-lel5fiE b1<1e7 We 90, Oh
erred were on 'A'o '5'l>'ei' u '---'
Itlsi.