Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-13

that at several points on the Catawba river
the traders had settled as early as the yeal
1885. The most of these Indian traders were
scotchmen. 1t is highly probable that the
Bethel region was settled by white men as
early as 17iO. The tide Of immigration from
Pennsylvania and Virginia, continued to flow
gently into this region for number of years
In 1856, the defeat of Braddock forced multi
tudes to leave Pennsylvania and Virginia and
seek quiet home in the South. These imml
grants were nearly all Scotch-lrish. A few
were ofthe old Puritan stock. Bethel Church
was organized by the Rev. William Richard
son in 1854.
There is abundance of evidence that thit
region of country, which we now call Clay
Hill, was settled long before the Revolu
tionary war; and that the people had accu
mulated at least some wealth, and provided
themselves with many of the comforts of life
Among the early settlers Of this Clay Hill
region, was Col. William Hill, the grand
father of Gen. D. H. Hill.
The region of country north of Allison
creek abounds in iron ore. At an early pc
riod, Col. William Hill established furnace
on Allison creek, at the point at which nov
is located Miller's mill. A copartnership in
this furnace existed between Colonel Hill ane
Isaac Hayne. During the Revolutionary war
the furnace was where Duf's mill now 10
At these iron works were cast cannon ane
balls with which, in part, to supply the south
ern division of the American army. No
only so, but the farmers for very considera
bic distance in every direction around these
works, were supplied by them with iron fol
agricultural purposes.
After the fall of Charleston, on the 18th o
Nav, 1880, the British army under Cornwall
lis, Rawdon, Tarleton and others, advanced
into the interior of the State, and established
its headquarters at Camden. This embol
dened the tories and loyalists of the State
The Wings were in an unorganized condition
and destitute of every means of defence. The.
had no firearms except their squirrel guns
and powder and lead, we may we'll suppose
were extremely scarce. In this critical con
dition of things, the men abandoned thel
homes, leaving their domestic affairs in charg
of their wives and children. The torie
prowled through the country like so man!
hungry wolves, devouring and destroying
everything within their reach. General!
Speaking, the tories were unprincipled wretch
es, who neither feared God nor regarded man
In this Bethel region, on Rocky Allison,
few miles southwest of Hills iron works, wa
established kind of store house, in whicl
was deposited salt and many other articles TO
the support of the Whig families. This stor
house was a large stone and brick building
Its site was on the plantation now owned b!
Mrs. Eva Gillespie, midway between tn
Wright's Ferry and Thorn's Ferry roads
For small quantities of salt, the Whig wo
men were accustomed to ride on horsebacl
from the neighborhood Of Wipnsboro, il
Fairfield county, to this place, Col. Watson
was in charge of this store house. 1t is NOR
than probable that it was not often full o
supplies.
We may as we'll notice, that after the Rev
olutionary war, the bricks of which this stor
house was in part constructed, were moved gu
on the Charlotte road, about six miles from
YorkvilIe, and used in constructing the base
ment story of what was once known as tn
"Red House." This house was recently tor
down by its present owner, Mr.. Lee Williams
and these old bricks are again to be worke
up in another house on the site OF the Oh
Red House"