Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-08-31

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snakes, eithor.t vheneysr sithe reader
may be in Franklin, be sure To- Se,all on
Mr. Cunningham and hayo him{tSll you
about his snake billing, ans. tile location
of the biggest den OF & sttlesnakes in the
world. But time forbids ,,s starrying
longer here, and we pursue, our journey
to e i3
Il n CLAYTON, d A. Sis.
The drive through tho Tennessee Val
Icy and Rabnn Gap on a clear day pre-
sente ;aany interesting sights. This is a
fine farming section. There are many.
good farms along this route, and the
lands are rich and productive. Corn,
wheat and hay are tho principle crops.
The farmers are manifestly Rell-to- do.
a great many live in large; two-story
houses, nicely painted and the prem
lses beautified. sT1& .z5
Arriving at Clayton, the capital of Ra-
bun, we round the Superior Court in
session, with Judge j.. b. Estes, Of
Gainesville, presiding This afforded us
an opportunity of meeting many of the
representative oitizens Of Rabun from
varions sections Of the county. One does
not have to talk with them long to dis
cover tho. hard horse sense of these
sturdy mouhtainoors. They are Of the
kind that is the ssit of ths earth, enc
Rabun claims tho birthplace of many
mon of renown in church and State,
among them being one of the greatest
jurists of the South, and an Ex-Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of tho
State. Being court week we had the
pleasure of meeting many members of
tho bar of the North East Circuit,
among whom were Hon. w. A. Charters,
of Dahlonega, Solicitor General Of this
Circuit. who is terror to evil doors H.
H. Dean, Hubert Estes, w. +. Findloy,
Gainesville Chas. l.. Boss, j. j. Bow
den, G. p. Erwin, Clarkesville; ex~Judgo
j. j. Kinsey, j. w. Underwood, Isaac
Oaks, Cleveland A. G. MoCurry, Hart
woll John j. Strickland, Robt. Mo-
MILAN, Galloway Edwards, Athons w.
S. Paris and Robt. aamby, Clayton.
Robt. j. Swain, of Gainesville, q relative
by marriage of our Mr.. j. w. Shelor, is
the efficient stonographer of the court.
a ubiquitous newspaper man also finds
q homo hero, and we formed tho acquain-
tance of Col. j. A. Reynolds, editor and
proprietor of the Clayton Tribune, a
nowsy journal oightoen months old. Ho
deserves we'll at tho hands of the people
OF Rabun, and wo hope to hear of his
venture meeting with abundant SUCCESS.
Our meals woro taken at tho Wall House,
kept by Miss Blanche Wall, whose hos
pitable entertainment has become pro-
verbal. Rooms for the night aro fur
nished at tho delightful home of DR. j..
G. Dover, who is recognized as one of the
gia.
Wo found at both Franklin and Clay
ton much enthusiasm ovor tho proposed
Black Diamond railroad. Given good
railroad facilities th;s section would soon
be tooming with varied industries, and
its rich and varied natural resources
would be developed in n mannor littlo
dreamed Of now.
A threo hours drive across tho hills
puts us at Tallulah Falls, where fow
hours arc spent, and wo board tho train
for ho mo, arriving at Walhalla at half
past six o'clock Tuesday evening.
During an outing of five days wo flat
tor ourselves that wo saw as much of
"Tho Over Hills of Ottaray' as it is pos
sible to reach in so short timo. Somo
linguistic antiquarian has lately been
studying tho Cherokee tongue, and has
givon to tho press tho name of "Ottaray,n
as descriptive of tho region generally
known rs tho "Piodmont." This is an
old Indian namo which has recently boon
recovered. We arc told that in 17GO
"Ottaray" simply meant "Highlands."
The name seems to have struck rcspon-
sivc cord and has como to stay. All lov-
CTS Of the beautiful in nature and names
are appealed TO in bohalf of "Tho Ovor
Hills of Ottaray" as the namo of these
pleasant attitudes forever hereafter SO
let it DO. R.T.J.