The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-07-03

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E had been previously an exten.
sive village, but as the Indians had
gradually gone westward, only
one lodge was babitable and that
, vas the lodge of CaDachugh. Upon
our arrival ourIvade m1ecum, little
Chotie, was unpacked, the lodge
somewhat repaired, and our plum
der slowed away, and then Cana
chugh led me down the bill to tho
spring, which bubbled up at its
base and bade me drink. Rising
up from my recumbent position,
he bade me drink again. He then
unbound my infamed and fester-
ing wound, and bathed it with the
cool and sparkling water: He
then scooped up from the little
branch which ran from the spring,
q dark colored and sulphurous
odored deposit, and bound it upon
my wound. lie then bade me
drink again, and we started to the
lodge at the top Of the hill. From
the water which | had drunk, Or
the exertion which | had made in
reaching tho hill sop, a most pro-
fuse perspiratian easPsd and i
felt that my malady had fgiven
way.
The medicine man watched the
progress Of my cure, with with the
most intense interest and salts
faction. Day by day.. the same
curative agency was employed, and
day by day, my health and vigor
was being restored. It was not
long until my health permitted me
to 60 with Canachugh upon hunt
ing expeditions and to assist him
in planting and cultivating small
parcel Of ground, (Which had been
cleared at some former time) in
maize, a kind Of corn only known
to the Indians, and pumpkins and
sqpashes, This patch afforded US
abundant vegetables and the fish
and wild game supplied US WITH
meat. .sss >, - sNF
In one Of -. our hunting excqrc:
sious, aeHugh carried arrllse f. npszo ss.zls g
hill some few miles east Of the
medicine aepring, where there was
vein of quartz rock, protrudlng
through the slate on the side OF
the bill with fragments scattered
along the course of the vein, and
upon breaking some of these we
picked out some particles of pure
gold which seemed to be abun.
dant, but which would require
more machinery than we could
improvise to extract it. But it
satisfied me as to the source OF
the many trinkets and ornaments
of gold WHICH adorned the dussy
maidens and warriors Of the tribe.
Thus our time quietly and
peacefully glided away. Cana
chugh would often tell me OF
marvellous Indian exploits, and /
in my turn would recount TO him
the. splendors and more peaceful
pursuits of civilized life. It was,
however, a mystery to me, that
he never referred to his own his
tory, and I would not press an
inquiry which he seemed to avoid
AS the Autumn was closing and
that beautiful season Known in
the province, as the Indian sum
mer, was approaching, and as my
health had become thoroughly.
and completely restored, even
from the malady~which I had in.
herited FROM my mother, :he
watchful care of Canachugh over
me, was not so necessary, and he
impaired to mess his intention tc
90 back to tho frontier of bis
people to learn their fate. Ac
cordingly Chotie was again
brought into requisition, and he
turned his face to the west. Bid
ding me an affectionate farewell
and promising to return by the
full of the moon, which was just
visible in is crescent shape in the
The time Of bis absence hung
Heavily upon my hands. was il
the midst ola mostprofoundandlm
pressive solitude. [ did not know
but that l. was the only hamar
beng in tkis vast and extensive
territory. We had seen no one
else since we arrived. I longet
for the full Of the moon, ant
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