Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-09-09

'Idlil lh an OK cart 90 wagon, two
Or three combining together aud
going alternately. The tnp wa
usually made ia two days
The first mill erected in Copiah
county WAS built by John Saulilcr
and John CUor, on tie eastern prong
81 topiah creek, near Coor's !
springs. The rocks were dug out II
the nil some hall mile west oi ia.
cob llaylcy's, and picked aud put
into proper shape for grinding corn,
which was great convenience to
those living ia that region OF coun-
Try but he that cat the most bread
eat the most grits.
The next mill, erected ia lhc cast
crn portion OF the county, was built
by Floyd 4 RightSlale on the
western prong ot the Copiah, two
miles from the other one mentioned.
aud was afterwards known a. Mcr
GERS Mil, and lastly a. Scryen-
Daniel Norman ani Brother built
one ia lS23 or -, across tho main
Cupiah creek, somewhere near thc
present rc,ilru,e oi Ebert II. Allen.
subsequently,, one va. built a lev
miles further az, which was Known
Tor many Year, a. the Groysbc,k
Mil; and about tho same time al.
other unc Na- commenced hv l,aap
h1Igatc, ami compiytel by Jacob
llulin,wurth ~holt distance above
where Ruin. v. CoDr now reside, /;
and about the year ls2l or ~.
Berry Holland erected a grist mill
across the Turkey. at the place
known a. the r,arzas tan yard.
subsequently, Isaac lIollinsNor'h
erected saw and Touring mill
Frank TlIlmau erected a gust mill
across the salnc creek some mlies
above, perhaps the next year after
Holland built. Ryan built gri,t
across the Long creek at an early
day. Another was built Ly Thos.
Keller across Scott's or kcller's
creek. And another by Browning
on Browning's creek, a tributary Of
the White Oak. One, also, by Rev,
Elisha I4att, on a small creek called
Clear creek, which runs into the
White Oak; and one on the main
White Oak, near Uuca 10y the Mcs-
srs Fairchilds', snd one before men
toned by W. ". Lloyd. There was
also mill and lanyard on Whites
creek, near Callatin. One at Pine
Bluff, on the Bayou Pierre, and two
or three others higher Hp the stream,
and one on Randall's creek, erected
by John Holden. John Sandifer,
Esq, removed from John Coor's 20
Bushy creek, and erected n
grist mill aud cotton gin, aud sub
scquently moved down. and added
a saw mill, the same place where
the Hon. W. r. Sandiier now resides.
One among the first mills built in
tho western part of the county was
across tho IIomochitto, by Lam (
Vance, and was known lar aud near
as Lum's mill. II was said m
the days Of Sheriff Holiday that If
he wanted 10 raIse some pocket
change, all be had TO DO was TO levy
on Lum's mill, and the money
would come, and under the admin
istration of Sheriff Haley the
mill question was finally settled.
There are but few Of these mills
now in existence. Steam power has
toa great extent supercee'led the
water power. but II Is an aeknowl-
edged fact, that Copiah possesses
great advantages in the way OF water
power. The first cotton gin | have
any knowledge Of being erected m
the county, was built by one Elam
Wilmington, on the land now owned
by VIM. Ainsworth, ON the Rad
leading from HaElehnrst 10 George
town. This vas a great institution,
and people hauled their cotton TWEEN
~ miles 90 this gin, After the cot
ton was ginned and packed, the next
tlnng was Ia get u Ia market The
only markets were Port Gibson and
Natchex. The first settlers had
blaEed out roads, but there were no
bridges across the creeks, and very
imperfect fords, and when swollen
with rains remained mp many DAYS.
All these things the hardy yeomen
had 10 contend with. Bus they were
generally equal 90 the emergency,
though sometimes II would take
them twelve or fifteen days 10
make q trip.
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