Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-09

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aetls post each Other, ona5S&.,,n
either side of the road ana sa neer
that, one while sittinginsa s buggy,
could WITH his whip touch eitherof
them. They both empty into the
road at the same point and when
the sun is shiningSthe clear, crystal
waster III its descent down the marrow
mountain road presents tho appear
ance of q beautiful silver ribbon.
Rogue's Ford took its name from
the fact that many years ago that
part of Pulaski Township formed q
part Of what was known as the In.
dian Territory. The country thon
was infested by band Of horse
;sva who, with their stolen horses,
passed through this territory and
crossed the Chattooga river at Ices
Ferry. @ $$S
a more intelligent, independent or
hospitable people do not exist than
the people Of the Long Greek coun-.
try. They raise no cotton, but mako
everything they need at home. The
lands consist Of alternate coves and
table lands wsh:;ck seons equiaa;;s1sas1it.
While these coyes produce corn
equal to the finest riyor bottoms,
they have none of the disadvantages
of such bottoms, as they nevor over
flow. The table lands are covered
with the most luxuriant grass, which
affords sustenance to a great number
of stock. In fencing in their pas
lures sometimes five or six of the
neighbors will unite in making their
pastures, willie others, who do not
raise much stock, have their own in
dividual pastures. IN some of these
pastures there are sometimes several
thousand acres.
Among the prominent ci.izens Of
that section may be mentioned Mr..
Jonas Phillips and his son Sloan,
Messrs. John Hall and Samuel
Mathews, Messrs. A. Arve and his
son, Augustus, Messrs. J. B. and
Jonas Phillips, Jr., Messrs. James
and John Leo and Mr.. William
Grail. These gentlemen, in their
kindness of heart, independence Of
character and genuine politeness
forcibly remind ono of the old-timed
hospitality. Mr.. A. Arvc is a Ger
man, having come from that,courtry
when quite a young man. He has a
large and interesting family Of boys
and girls and believes in educating
them. Mr.. James Lee, ST., is a
native of Virginia, but has for many
years been living in South Carolina.
He yet retains all the hospitality
characteristic of the people of Vir-
ginia. Mr.. William Grail is of
Swedish descent. His father was
born and lived during his boyhood
near Stockholm in Sweden. In early
manhood, with his young wife, he
crossed the ocean and settled in
Tennessee, where he lived, an hon
ored citizen, for many years. After
his fathers death Mr.. William Grail
moved from Tennessee to North
Carolina, where he. lived until six
years ago, he came to. Oconce County
and bought q farm on the Chattooga
river. Such a mar is a valuable ac-
QUESTION to any community.
There arc some deer in that part
of the county, but not near so many
as there were some years ago. Mr..
Jonas Phillips says that only a few
years ago he could from his piazza
sec as many as three together almost
within shooting distance of his
house. ...
Rattlcsnakes arc more numerous.
Some very large ones have been
killed this summer near the residence
of Mr.. William Grail, on C~hattooga
One of them was killed by
his daughter, Miss Dora Grail. The
young lady was returning from a
visit to some friends in the neigh
borhood, when seeing tho huge mon
ster in her path, she bravcly pro-
cured a stick and killed it. Mr..
John Hall, who lives near Mr.. Phil
lips, has quite a large one in a cage.
The cage consists of "a medium
sized dry goods box, securely nailed.
In the top of the box he has fastened
a glass through which one can dis
tinctly sec the snakes movements.
NJ. Hall says that some days ago, on
putting q rat into the cage, his snake