Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-09-11
pAwFusgIE ISLAND.

A new candidate for public favor Is
Dswfuskie island, one of the islands
no, far distant from Savannah and or c
of the most interesting Historically
island II Is some six miles In length
and four miles in width, noted for its
fish, oysters and crabs and famous OF
late years for It's deer hunting. The In
dians were very partial to it--that Is,
Judging from the mounds, tomahawks,
arrowheads and other relics Of that race
which are still 20 be found on that
island. II Is the southeastern.most point
of South Carolina, and directly oppo-
site Tybee Island, and in what was form
erly known as 81. Luke's parish, Beau.
fort district, but now legally designated
as Yemasse township. Beaufort county.
The Island was At one time the prop
erty of the Mongln family, who settled
II about 1880, and up to the beginningof
the late war II was divided into several
plantations and had population in ad-
dltion TO the planters families, of about
i,soo slaves. Several places on the
island are still owned by the descend
ants Of the Mongins, Bloody Point by
Mr. Mongin Stoddard and Melroso by
Mr.. Alfred II. Stoddard.
The following story of Dawfuskie is
land appeared In the Morning News,
and is all Of It's early history that can be
found;
"rhe massacre of Bloody Point,
though previous to the revolutionary
war, is still Interesting as relating to the
ancient history OF St. Luke. The islands
of Port Royal and ST. Helena were
pretty thiekly settled with white popu-
latlon when Hilton Head, Dow Dusky,
Pinckney and the other neighboring
islands were held In possession by few
Isolated Indians or were altogether un
inhabited. They formed kind of neu-
trail ground between the white and red .
men. The Indians from Georgia were '
In the habit of making frequent inroads \
upon the white settlements, killing the s
inhabitants and carrying off whatever G
plumber they could gather, 10 their re- $
moter homes IN the farther south. They a
formed large war parties and would y
proceed as far north as Hilton Head. i
Here they would skulk about t'll Il
fair chance offered. when they would {
cross Broad river and ravage the neigh s.
boring settlements; hence the name of "
Skulk creek land not Skull, as Is now c
written.) o
"The Indians were In the habit OF re.
turning to Skulk creek after these in 81
gasions and would elude pursuit among II
Is numerous hooks and windings. II
Upon one of these occasions, after hav-
ng committed a number of murders
md having loaded their canoes with
whatever plumber they were able to col pc
eet, having secured a quantity of "fre IN
'ater," II Is presumed from the sequel, WI
hey passed through Skulk creek on Tel
heir return south without stopping In de
heir old haunts and never halted until br
hey reached Dow Dusky, where they esi
iought they would be beyond the reach ex
I the WHITES nc
"A very strong and determined party an
whites went In pursuit OF them. On ell
,aehing Hilton Head they learned from COZ
few Indians OF a friendly tribe that hin
ieir enemies had not halted, but had an'
-oceeded on south. Having Induced ''0
ese friendly Indians to Join them as 'ne
tides, they continued their pursuit ~"
rther south When they had gone u.s., ~"
as FAR as Dow Dasky, they discovered
pm the smoke of their camp that the ' '"e
dians had halted at the southeast WI
int Of the island The whites landed are
the northwest portion and marched 'ne
ward their enemies. The Indians had sun
al their boats short distance up ure
al is now known as New River, TO IN
I'd the surf which breaks upon the man
MT. The Indians we're at the extreme poHi
M, enjoying themselves In an uu- iron
nted round of conviviality and NOR
sting The whites approached eau
.sly and stealthily, aud, having got m
Seen the Indians ana their boats, elect
cHally cut OF their retreat. A adon
wer OF bullets was the FIRST intlma-