The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-30
MANLY B. RAMOS CO.
40 Fast Broad Street.
~ROGANIZED 1892.

river.
On the north side OF Roanoke Aliens
creek was named after a Colonel Allen.
met with near By and had taken up some
lane near its mouth.
BluestOne creek named from the color
Of the stones which paved the bottom.
Bluestone Castle was on a height near
this stream, about two and one-half
miles from the junction Of the stanton
and Dan rivers at GAINESVILLE.
IT was here he says We laid the found
alton of two large cities, one at ShOccO's o..
to be called Richmond. and the other at
tie point Of ~Appomattox river, to be
called Petersburg. These Major Mayo
offered 10 lay out into lots without ice
or reward. Thus we did not build cas-
ties only but also cities In the air.
CAROLINA COMMISSIONERS LEFT.
When we crossed the HycOtOs-MOny
the North Carolina commissioners left
the Virginia commissioners. stotng that
"a point had been reached near nifty miles
above the Inhabitants and there would be
10 occasion 10 carry the line further in
several ages. and IL was useless TO run
IA line IN a wilderness.
But. says Col. b. "our Carolina friends
stuck by us as long as our liquor laste4
ana were so Kin to us as TO drink our
good journey TO the mountain in the last
bottle we had" Here the thickets
were so impenetrable that we were
Obliged at first setting off to order four
pioneers to clear the way before the sur
veyors. we had now nothing to drink
but what Aadam drank in Paradise,
though TO our comfort We found the wa
ter excellent, by the help OF which we
perceived our appetites 10 mend, our
elumbers 10 sweeten, the stream Of life
to run cool and peaceDiy IN our veins.
and II we ever dreamed Of women they
were kind.
TWO KINDS OF MEAT.
Our men killed a very fat buck and sew
eral turkeys. These two kinds of meat
boiled together with the addition OF q
little rice made excellent soup. and what
happens rarely in other good things. ST
never cloyed. no more than an enjoying
wife would do by being a constant dish.
Our Indians are very superstitious in
this matter, that If n continue to boil
venison and turkey together we should
for the future kill nothing, becausen the
spirit that presided over the woods would
drive all the game out Of sight.
Benister river. Morris, Peters and linus
creeks i'm Halifax were named for some
of the men accompanying the expedition.
All through this section he found ginseng
and many medicinal herbs, plants and
roots.
In the settled portion the people were
mine mad and under every large stone
they expected TO find a gold mine. This
was below Bluestone Castle.
WHEN He NAMED THE DAN.
He first crossed the south branch OF the
Roanoke near where the town OF Milton
y. c., Is now situated. This stream he
called the Dan. after n river mentioned
I'm the Bible. Where he forded it was
nearly 200 yards wide and the banks lined
with a forest Of tail canes. II ran about
two miles an hour and was perfectly
clear. The bottom was covered with "a
coarse gravel. spangied thick with a
shining substance that almost dazzlec
the eye, and the sand upon either shore
sparkled with the same splendid particles,
At first sight the sunbeams giving a yel-
low cast to the spangles, made fancy
them to be gold dust and that all our for
tunes were made. Such hopes as thcsa
were the less eXtravagant. because sew
eral rivers lying much about the same
latitude with this have formerly abound
ed with fragments OF that tempting met
al. Witness the Tagus, in PORTUGAL, the
Heber In Thrace and the Poctoius in
Asia. not 20 mention the sold coasts OF
Africa, which lie IN a more southern
climate. But we soon found ourselves
mistaken and our gOld-dust dwindled into
small fakes Of ~iseugiass. However.
though this did not make the river so
rich as we could wish, yet It made 1t eX-
ceedingly beautiful.
CANE CREEK.
About two miles from this river ne
came to Cane creek so called from the
prodigious quantity Of tall canes that
frlnged the banks Of f.. The horses were
very fond of the canes which grew from
u to 10 feet high. and some as thick as "a
mans wrist. They continued greer
through all the seasons during the space
OF six years. and the seventh shed their
seed, wither away n die. ID fellow
ing spring they come again and reach
their former station IN two or three
years. Their roots are laced firmly "a
gether and effectually guard the banks
from being washed away by nundatlOns.
The next stream was called Sable, from
the dark color of its waters.
Lowland creek. so named by reason o.
the great breadth of low grounds EN-
closed between that and the river.
In what is now Pittsvilvania county he
crossed the Dan five times at rocky and
slippery fords.
He campcd on n p~earling stream which
he called Cascade creek by reason Of the
multitude OF water falls that are on H.
Then the Irwin, named for one of the
surveyors.
MATRIMONY CREEK.
The next, about four miles beyond the
irwin. he forded Matrimony creek, so
called by an unfortunate man. because IL
was exceedingly noisy and tempestuous.
Then Mlry, because several OF the horses
mired in it's branches. Next stream
Mayo, In compliment TO the other of his
surveyors. Then Crooked creek, (now IN
Patrick county,. so called from its nu-
merous windings.
We forded another stream which we
called Hatcher's creek, from two Indian
traders Of that name. who formerly car
ried goods 10 the Sauro Indians. Near
the banks Of his creek | found a large
beech tree with the following inscription
cut upon the bark of II, ~. H., II. H.. B..
H.. lay here oath Of May 1913" II was
not difficult 70 on up these initials with
the following names. Joseph Hatcher,
Henry Hatcher and Benjabin Burlington,
three Indian traders, whO' had lodged
there CO years before pm their way TO the
Sauro town. But the strangest part of
the story was this. that these letters cut
IN the bark. should remain perfectly
terrible so long. II no accident befalls
the tree | doubt not but this piece-of
anslouttv NAV be read man years hence.
Here one OF the men hot a wild goose. |,
that was very lousy, but nevertheless
GOOD meat, and proved those contenp-
tible tasters 10 be no bad tasters. How
ever. for squeamish stomachs there was
r'~,ty OF fat bear. we having just killed
two.
HE LIKED THE COUNTRY.
Colonel BYRD was enthusiastic in praise ]