The sun., 1896-06-21

acres @ Of land on the AiaSams side for its
prevent prevent thS bridge Ana p. people at ,-,s the
town for some time after, That bridge made
years. To begin with, the national Govern
ment made treaty, with the Creek indians,
under which the Indians SSded all their Aa a.
the Mississippi within fvo years. Then, tho
Indian reservation having been divided into
Just across the river, and Columbus folk began
70 fear that the county seat would be cstab.
steal away their trade. 1t was not long before
q new Alabama town was begun, to which tho
nan name Girard was given. Glrard stands there t to
10 sircumyont t tho Columbus people built bt
bams into Georgia, admitting only loads of fire.
A. majority Of the Creek Indians over in
the far West, and tho measures taken to for,o
hardly safe 'I To trayel s any of the roads leading
into Columbus. Women and children were
shot from from ambush. nj f FhS danger Became @ 50
great that the citizens formed q home guard,
sSons S un shH dass Within SSS0n hS II
months there were many little battles be-
tween Indians and whites, but Columbus
opened for settlement. Mail stages were at
other cutrasos c"mmittei. 'f'A' AAN '''''
Soon the Indians became so bold. or per-
6ass 5aps SO dsspsratS that the city Itself Was IN
IN Columbus, and a large hotel, not yet fin
iShed na dor or opened, was used as military head
struoted to run to the barracks for protection
In case of attack.
scen was begun In earnest Tho Indians be-
gan an tndiscrlminate slaughter OF whites
on tho Alabama side Of tho river. and tho
and fled to Columbus. The bridge at one time
was crowded with refugees who had come in
other shelter. About 1900 Indians gathered
twenty miles south Of the city, and devastated
famEos Sna nnE hf
and Destroying the stock. BY May 10 the
streets OF Columbus were crowded with wagons,
horses, and people who had abandoned all
their property to find safety. About a thou.
sand porsons camped in the streets and in va
visions us far as 1t was able. So serious was
the situation that Gen. Scott hastened to Geor-
gG to hSf9 sSmmnd in Ths nunSr
1000 others being friendly. To meet this large
sewage force State troops werc rushed In from
United States forces. There were in Columbus
at one time forty-four state military organi-
each. Boats OH the river were attacked again,
and travel over the country roads was not at
temIpea ISt a. without IN 1n,,an military escort escort.
to contract with a painter to nSii up seventy
Whom so6 %eFo BLACKS @ 'FfSsca TSs rSspcct S IN
shown BY the tax rate established in the ,'iH new W
ccinty. Each white male person between ID and
60 years Of age was taxed 80 cents; each slave
person Or color between the ages OF 20 and 90
In year or two tho city began to feel tho
need Of u railroad and resolved to take up tho
Chattahooohee Railroad project and help it
sNSs Y"rk to a "a SSna Go aSnS sent & 10
Guilty in raising 100000. They found money.
Indeed , & SO plsHty In od the metropolis TINT they
take 1t until fall Cotton was now coming
into the oIty at the rate OF about "a. 900 bales
ia2hicoa at t the rate Of " sasS @ flSen baIe A at
that t!mo the January price was from : TO ~
Pg Later saI5 p the TO
bus for % cents pound. and Monongahela
whiskey for s7.s cents gallon, Naturally
ferred to as our noble bridge" stirred up tho
psopSS again ,pd, in ls4l sES4. frs;hS Sa%e in
Harrison freshct. because that was about tho
Is f 's T5GR d4 Mc9Ty
river level every day. until the Columbus En-.
Tnr'r Of MarSh l. pathetically said thnt Tho
flood. Our noble bridge" was thought to be
crashed away and swept down the river but
yenturesome citizens lassocd IL and anchored
II to tree before it reached the lnrge struc.
turc. The river. however. continued TO riso
for several day more. and the biz bridge float.
ed from its piers and went gracefully down tho
river. having bccn crossed Just the moment be-
fore by the usual number OF people who como
10 the front on such occasions. "Ncvcr" said
the Enquirer. was there a moro majestic sight
than .he departure Of that noble bridge on it's
remarkable voyage" Four months later a
expense 10 the city OF Sl5.l0O
Cotton planters who feel disconsolate over
the present low prices may find solace in the
prices their predecessors sometime had 10 10
content with. In November. 1912. cotton
ranged between 3la and q cents In Columbus.
and in December between III and 9. But that
was not the worst, In the following January
the range was between 20 and 434 cents. and
the same prices ruled in June By fall the
price went up TO cents.