The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-30
rena,ora, isl.sv.r, since, He4,>

> PcndlctOn district. / hand you, Mr.. E(
tor, pretty full notes Of what was lcarnC
there. Let me ask the teacher: of o.,
county to use these notes. or better M
tcrial il they can find it, in teaching OF
boys and girls the history of our colintr,
Strong efforts are made at Clemson {
teach home history. We ask our .choo
teachers and our newspapers to help Us il
this good work.
compliment to Henry PcndlctolI, M
tive Of Virginia. and one Of the Judges o
the Court of Common Pleas in Soutl
Carolina. 1t formed the northwest cN
| trCmlty Of the State and was Obtainct
from the Indians by treaty in 1777. found
Ell on their conquest IN the proceeding
| year; but the settlement OF IL was defer
rcd till the termination of the revolution
airy war in 1888. lt'> first white settler:
migrated principally from the districts OF
| Abbcvilc and York IN South Caroline
and from North Carolila and Virginia
Among the most notable Of them were
General Pickcrs and General Anderson
also Colonel Cleveland, who had II com
mand in the engagement ut Kings Noun
tahh in October, 1850. lie was remark.
able for his great bulk, being said to
weigh more than four hundred pounds,
and for not having been able to lie dawn
for some years previous to his death.
The district was formerly occupied by
the Cherokee Indians, who had Il cOnSid-
crabc town about thirty miles above the
confluence TuGaloo and Kcowcc rivers,
known by the name OF Seneca. There
dement's of Indians remaining"
stern side of the mountains
them removed from Il small
Cane Creek, aboIt the year
two or three StraGGlcrs re-
that nciyhborhood residing
c whites, and procuring game
Their nearest considerable
eighty years ago WAS ON the
side OF the mountains, about
IS from rrndlrion court house.
then made some advances tow
ZatiOn:
OF them had separate farms
lcy cultivated with The plow
diem to Il considerable extent.
re also sEillfn in making bns.
neSpun, etc. They still retained
ndncss for spiritnous liquors.
$among them met with Il hos.
reception. These Indians were
tainted with the value OF money
cn tlanSactinw business were not
nroScu upon.
ouutry is generally uneven and
gradually more hiIly as it ap.
proacucs to the mountains. These are Il
part OF these great Blue Ridge, or Back
Bone of the United States aud are quite
uncul,ivatcd. The narrow valleys Which
rum between them arc very fertile and
were once covered with canes which at
fordcd excellent winter pastnragc. The
cattle which ranged among them attain
Ell to Il considerable size, and made very
fine beef without ever having tasted .
grain Of corn. The most level and valu
able lands arc situated upon the water
courses and in their vicinity. The coin
try is generally we'll watcrcd by some
| large rivers and numerous small strcam
which are never known to fail. Anon.
| the larger rivers may be mentioned Sen
cca, Tugaloo. Rocky River. Little Rive
and Twelve Mile. Near the mountain
these streams arc so limpid that stones ca,
be seen at the depth Of five or six feet be
low the surface. The wild animals were
much same as those in the low country
with the addition of bears and some pan
theirs in tho vicinity Of the mountains.
Among the useful vegetables produt
tions may he mentioned, all kinds {
snake root and the pink root This latte
was so abundant in the mountains al.
their vicinity us to form an article of g!
portation. From twenty to thirty poun'
+ of it could be gathered in day by Il ST
, gle person. The gention root ami gc
sing were common in many parts OF Il
district. There was valuable p'a
commonly known by the name Of cart
= gall This had great celebrity for its ,
@ iicacy in curing persons bitten by ven
y NOUS animals. The root was DcniSch n,
one or two table spoonfulS OF the EXPIRE
. cd Juice were mixed with milk "a
/. pourcu down the patient throat. III
q soon excited violent vomiting aud pl
q fuse pcrspiration, which left the p,tir
" in II state of great lanylor, but entire
l, relieved from the effects Of the puiSu
J; Stones were found which answered
If mills equally we'll with those tl;at We
y imported, but there was no one who ma
!, it Il business to prepalc them for II
>" There were some worry large stones whi
&c were used by tLc tanners for grindi
to bark, and also thin flat ones OF Il cons
in cradle length and breadth which made
"a tolcrmbly smooth hearth, and would
)" doubt have answered well for pavcmru
c. There were large quantities OF Il Goa
cd stone which stood the action OF fire, a
of of which rough durable buildings VI
II, constructed, but none were known Il
VII paltook the nature Of marble. There
H. Il remarkable fall on COnncrO,S Gre
H. where Kipatrck'S mill stood, whcr
large sheet of wa,er had Il pcrpendicu
fall of about ten feet over Il ledge
rocks. There was Il remarkable cave
on the same creek large 0nough to C,
L" tain several persons. 1t formerly scrs
lc as II retreat for thieves. There were
other mineral known but iron, the orc
IL which was found in several parts of
to district a great deal Of white sand "
m found upon thr poor ridges, and lar
~ quantities of blue and yellow clay nc
to the small streams of water Of them go
- bricks We're made, and they would dou
~ less have answered for pottery.
10 The country nhoundcd with large roc
- which in some places obstructcd the M
~ CATION OF the water courses. and form
10 natural pavement for crossing them. O
:, Of the most remarkable shoals was knoy
~ by The name of Portman'S, in Scnc
of river. These shoals were about 70
miles in length.
y The cultivation OF the ground was chi
no ly carried on by plowing, and has und
= gone many material changes The ii
ld meadows then existing have been cul
m vatcd, yielding abundant crops.
A tine native grass, known as the I
~ grass, which is perennial was cultivat
h. and afforded n large quantity Of go
hay. Cotton was the staple crop,