The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-12-20

There are two notable facts about thi.
place, which can be said of but few othe
towns in Georgia or South Carolina. No
single bar-room in the town, and none
in the County. They have two news
papers, but both religious-one Baptist
and the other Methodist. East of Cum
ming few miles we passed a very valu'
ably farm of bottom land on the, Siz
Mile creek, owned by Mr.. Moore. In
one body there vas over 1900 acres, the
most of it covered with luxuriant croE
of corn. The streams in this region Of
country have more rapid flow of water
than many Of our streams in Anderson
and consequently are more easily drained
And when properly drained the lands
are considered extremely valuable. Al
Cumming we spent a very pleasant night
on our return, at the house of Mr.. Green
Smith, formerly of Pickens County, S. G.
His mother was also Garvin, and bis
wife daughter Of William Arnold, de-
ceased. In the garden of our friend, we
were shown remarkable freak of nature
in the growth of q common turnip beet
From the ground it shot up stem about
eighteen inches high, and at the top OF
the stem a fully developed beet, which
could not be spanned with the thumb
and finger. From near the ground
sprouts sprung out from the main stem,
which presented at the ends perfect de-
velopments of small beets.
CHEROKEE COUNTY.
Arriving at the. residence Of my
brother-in-law, Mr.. R. L. Gaines, we
found our friends in good health, and
we'll satisfied with their Georgia homes.
Mr.. Gaines lived for many years at An.
derson, but removed to Georgia previous
to the war. Within the last few years
he purchased beautiful farm in the
Hickory Flat neighborhood, we'll i'm
proved and good, productive ridge land.
The neighborhood is very healthy, and
the location an admirable one for the
business occupation of Mr.. Gaines, that
Of making and repairing wagons, bug
gies, &c. Canton is only seven miles
distant, located near the head of the
Etawa River. There is q Presbyterian
Church in the vicinity, and good school
has been kept up for two years or more
Cherokee County is one of the best coun-
ties through which we passed, but a good
deal broken on the streams. Passing
from Cherokee to Barlow We Travelled
down in the valley of the Etawa River
AT the junction of Little and Etawa
Rivers lies the plantation of our old
Pendleton friend, James Steele, deceased
His widow resides on the place with hel
son Henry to manage the farm. Two Of
her married sons, William and Charles
have settled on the plantation, and are
cultivating some of those fine bottom
lands. Standing in the yard of Mrs
Steele, the eye can compass in its vision
several hundred acres of the finest bottom
lands anywhere to be found. Belonging
to the Steele place there are 365 acres
one acre for each day in the year. Mr.
Henry Steele remarked that the lands OF
the Etaws were never in the market, ex
cept on the death of the proprietor, ant
for division among the heirs, and sale
that lands usually commanded almos
fabulous prices. When Mr. Steele sole
his possessions near Pendleton and made
his Georgia purchase, he perhaps did th'
wisest thing of a long and well-spent Lift
in worldly sense. Above and adjoin
ing him lies the valuable farm Of Gov
Brown. The Governors lands are 81
productive that his tenants are glad tt
cultivate them entirely at their owl
expense and pay as rent one-half o
what they produce. The Governor
principal manager is growing rich as
renter, although he owns valuable farm
not far distant, which he says he neve
expects to go to as long as he can hav
the privilege of cultivating the Etaw
bottoms. Across the river, and directl.
opposite the Steele plantation, live
Henry Brewster, who migrated from tn
Sandy Springs neighborhood and settles
the plantation on which he now lives be
fore the Indians had been removed. 1
year or two ago he took the Texas fever
and actually proposed selling these valu
able lands for the purpose of emigratin
to Texas. But the delusion was dispelle
by letter from a sister who resided il
Texas, and Mr. Brewster will probabl
spend the remainder of his days at hi
| Etawa farm. Jt
ALLATOONA HEIGHTS.
Ten miles lower down the valley "
pass the Allatoona Heights. Here "
cross the State road, and an embryo tow
seems to have started but collapsed. Be
yond the Heights some two miles W
come to the Barlow Iron Works. On
furnace is in full blast day and nigh
Sundays as other days, and they turn on
daily about thirty tons. The mountai
near by, where they obtain the ore,
literally riddled with pits, some of enol
nous size. Here we tarried for the nigh
with an old Carolinian, Rev. John Hal
ris, son of DR.. N. Harris, formerly Q
Abbeville. He lost an arm during tn
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