Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-05-11
HENRY Sprinkle,s. tWo and a,half miles

Henry Sprinkle's, two and a-half miles
east of Wytheville, a man OF n>te-a
Pennsylvania by birth, and avery extern
sive manufacturer of hats and whiskey !;
the nineteenth to John Straw's. near Mt.
Airy, in Wythe, and the dividing ridge
between New river and HOlston the
twentieth to Seven lie Ford, on the Hol-
ston; the twenty-frst short drive to
George Cievenger's, Abiugdon; the TWEEN
ty-second to Peter Hickman ., fifteen
miles, who was on the road to Blountsville
and 'Johesboro. He was big negro-tra-
der, and dealer in cattle brought in from
Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina.
Col. Sam. Goodsnn, and Col. James Byers
were not far off, and often found there.
The twerty-third to Kingsport. or the
Boat-yard. as it was called, on the Hols-
ton. Here, our wagner met for the first
time -s..}e sea- 7@1
aBROWNLOw, s--S---ssses = s. ss8
just beginning to loom up into notoriety.
The twenty fourth to William Lines at
Hawkinsvlle. owner of mill, lanyard,
store, and made an immense quantity of
bacon. The trade to Knoxville by boats
(lat) very large, and Brownlow went
down on one of them the first time he met
him. The twenty-fifth to Elizabethto
county seat of Carter; big trade in corn,
IRON, bacon. &C.. at that day. The twenty-
sixth, leaving Rogersville three miles to
the left, to old James Mcclure 8, a Virgin
ian. The twentY-seventht to - Williams,
Rocky Spring. owning large farm, many
slaves, and entertained at his big hotel
large travel out of Kentucky-droves of
hogs, cattle, &C., going to Knoxville and
Greenville. The twenty eighth to -
Whitehead's, at Beans station, Ken
tuckian, large landed estate, negroes and
stock. The twenty-ninth to Maple Spring,
six miles east of Knoxville.
Here was large male and female school.
On one occasion, when our wagner was
here,
GENERAL JACKSON
drove up, on his way home from Washing
ton, in coach with his private secretary
and body-servant and four fine achite
horses, and several out riders. The school
was at once dismissed. when the old Gen.
eral appeared to be delighted at meeting
the children. shook hands with them, lift.
ed the hats from many OF the boys heads,
rubbed them with his hand, and said some
thing pleasant to each that they no doubt
remembered to the day of their death. He
met him again at Whitevile in 1885, when
Rosenb rger was driving six fine black
horses-thOse at the wheel weighed .450
pounds each. General Jackson remem-
bered him, after the interval of five years.
and was much pleased with his fine team.
The General was at the Boyd tavern, and
William Myers wagon-yard. neal by, had
number of fac Knoxville teams.
The thirtieth drive was into Knoxville,
early in the day, giving time to unload.
aud take in the return load of cotton
sometimes gingseng, Seneca snake-roet,
in sacks of $50 to SEQ lbs, beeswax,
feathers, dried peaches, &c. The amount
paid on goods from Bal imore to Knox
vile was SIS so to Sc per cwt., and about
half that rate to Baltimore.
This trade was continued from Win
chester to Knoxville, over the macadam-
izad road to Staunton, ten or more years
after its completion, and was closed be-
fore the construction of the macadamized
road from Buchanan to Bristol.