Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-26
From Hunters Mill to Rock
Springs.

We closed our last article on the County
Campaign with brief description Of the meet
Ing at Hunters Mill. The next placo was
Double Springs, which we reached On Monday,
the 10th instant. Hero as elsewhere tho can
didatcs for the Senate and House addressed the
people at some length. They wore out in con-
siderable numbers and appeared to enjoy tho
meeting worry much. Tho meeting adjourned at
ON early hour, the candidates going home with
their friends and acquaintances. wo wero ON
MILESTONE Creek and it's waters, whore many
acres Of fine corn can be seen. Wo have seen
no cotton since we reached the top of Tunnel
Hill. MIR. Cowlcy, tho owner of tho Breazcale
place, has fine large folds Of corn Splendid
orchards OF fno fruit were seen at Mr.. G.. W
Hunts and at Mrs. Kilian's.
On Wednesday, tho lSth We wendcd our way
10 Damascus, the center of Pulaski Township.
The meeting at this point was full and tho pco-
pie Interested In the speeches Of tho candidates
VINO had heretofore been addressing the people
The voters here arc free spoken, generally indi-
eating their choice for members Of the General
Assembly and the various county officers. Rain
fell during the afternoon. us tho people and
candidates were finding shelter for the night.
We were fortunate to find lodgings with Mr.
Wm. d. Dcaton, at Pulaski, on Tugaloo River.
This is the "head Of navigation" on tho Tuga-
ioo' aud the place where, many years ago, q
town was laid out. This was al that was done.
however, as no town was built. Pulaski is tho
head Of tho beautiful valley of tho Tugaloo,
reaching from tho Air Limo Railroad to this
point, distance of nearly twelve miles. Capt.
Dcaton is burning limo at Pulaski for use on
his farm. His bottom land is greatly improved
by its use. lilo has quantity of it for sale at
reasonable price.
Thursday was spent in going down the river
and cnling on our friends, all the candidates
nearly being in The crowd Miles and acres or
splendid corn and fine cotton were to bo seen
coming down the river. This is one Of the best
sections Of our county and the prospects for good
crops were never better.
On Friday we reached Rock Springs, after
spending most pleasant night with Mr.. 0. l.
Walker. Here, too, the people were out in large
numbers. The heat Of the day was extreme.
Nevertheless the candidates spoke rs was their
habit aud the people listening with patience and
satisfaction. This was the last meeting Of the
week and the candidates made the most Of It.
Since the 9TH of August we have been in The
campaign, and it affords rs much pleasure to
say there has been no tagging or struggling.
There arc few or no 'indcpcndcnts." The
people arc fully aroused and thoroughly mbucd
with the Democratic idea that in unity there is
SUCCESS, and that in success we shall have a
continuation Of good government. The people
were in remarkably good humor and enjoyed
Iltf1 ia. .l-
of Oconee. The county is also improving in
almost every respect. Larger areas are in corn
and cotton and the yorious crops have been
we'll cultivated. We are looking up and moving
onward at very fair pace.