The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-11-12

New County Was Formed.
Saluda Sentinel
The territory oat or which our county
was formed once constituted part
of Ninety-StX District When first
formed it was called Collet0n County,
but was afterward named Ninety-SiX.
On March II, 1855, before the adopt on
of the Constitution, the Legislature Of
the Independent State OF South Caro-
lima ordered that the Ninety Six Lis
trict be divided into six districts,
namely Edgclicld, Abbovillc, New
berry, LaurenS, Spartunburg ond
Union. The lines were ali well dclir ed
by this act except the northwostern
which was said to be bounded by the
Cherokee claims. We suppose that
must have been the present counties of
Anderson, Oconce, l'ickCns and Green-
vile. These counties were not actually
surveyed until 1902, when all the is.
trict government went into operation.
Cambridge was the capital Of the whole
Ninety-SiX district. The town was in
a rich, agricultural country. IL con-
tained a population Of 900. Afier
1902, this town soon disappeared end
nothing now marks the old historic
spot, but the old star fort. The act
creating the counties ordered that one
quarter mile above the Island Ford
should be the corner Of four of the
counties Edgetield, Ncwberry, Aboe.
vile and Laurens. The surveyors
measured one quarter milo above Is
land Ford Ferry, which was one half
mile above the ford. 1t is one quar5cr
mile below the ferry at the upper end
of the Island. The true cOrncr Of the
counties is at Island Ford Ferry.
Edgeteld has really & portion of
a AhhpVilln ,f
Laurens. y man by the name Of
Anderson made tho first. survey Of
Edgefield County. We once came
across the map OF this survey and fonuA
it more nearly correct than any survey
we ever saw Of Edgeicld County.
South Carolina was not settled from
the coast like most Of the other
colonies. All the rich coast region
was settled direct from Europe. The
long stretch of pine barren from the
foot hills Of the mountains to near the
settled from Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania. The three classes were The
Cavalier, the Scotchlrish and the
Dutch. The Dutch element prcdo-
inmates in Rhinchart. The Cavalier
and Scotch-lrish in ali the 9th n parts-
of the county.
The county is well wa;crcd- having
the Saluda river for its northern boun-
Diary and Little Saluda. with its tribn-
taries, drains nearly the whole county.
Some small trib itarics of the Edisto
are found on it's eastern slope. The
soil is productive and yields nearly
everything that minister. " human
wants and necessities. The hills
bordering the saulda arc famed for
cotton and the bottom lands yield corn
and oats in profusion The lands re-
| moved from the streams are cultivated
by thrifty class Of white people and
the land is made To produce every
thing that grows in ~ Scmi~tropical
| country. Corn, small grain, cotton,
| the different kinds Of cane, and many
varieties Of fruits. The finest portion
! OF the celebrated Ridge country is in
! cludcd in our county. Thc cOrrespon-
dent Of the News and Courier rro-
nounced it the garden spot of ihe
United States. And best Of all, besi les
its law w-abiding, thrifty people, it is
| filled with churches and school hou; ,s.
All who seek good home vii be -TGr.
coined with open arms.
| There Is q railroad graded through
| the new county, running. from n 3w-
berry Court House TO Augusta. except
about six miles from Ilcrbcrt'S Ferry
to Crouch's. IL runs nearly through
| the centre from northeast to SOU Gh
west. 1t belongs to the Three C's Il.
r., which is certain to he built soon.
This is great company, with its lines
running from the Ohio river through
the coal regions OF kentucky, West
Virginia, Tennessee and North Caro-
lima to Charleston and Augusta Al
ready seven and one huif millions OF
dollars have been expended. 1T is
now running this side Of the noun
tains. 1T will take the same amount
to complete tho road and It's branches.
Our people may rest assured that this
money will not be lost and no railroad
If this company does not finish it, then
1T will run from Ncwbctyy to Augusta
any way. Tho Ncwberrr and Laurens
line tried ten years ago to get thi'
line, but the Three C's objected Thrl
would have built it Immediately. Blu
our time is coming in the near future
The word Saluda in the musica
language Of the ChcrOkccs, means the
river OF cOrn--a very appropriate
name. n tribe, called the Saluda
lived on the plantation nov owned b!
: Gen. HagOod. Our county then wa
, the hunting grounds Of the Ghcrokccs
[ DO not preach politcness and pro
7 priety TO children and violate thei
b laws yourself. In other words, let tn
t aXamDle Won aet them he n poou onp