The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-03
Buffalo in North Carol;r.

To the Editor: We +
interesting article in Sa.
and Observer. BY Prof. n
the Museum. in r~efcreura
OF buffalo iH E.
lima. He mentions Col. Ee...
of having seen buffalo wa
marty of surveyors ruauf..
ing line between North t
Virginia. and went ON Il.
there were few authentic
which buffalo had been -a.
The writer's father. Ef-
Sleed Jones. now = years
often pointed out u MS th.. iii
faio Path" crossing uhat.
stage road. Just on the non.
of Fishing Greek, near
Tradition in fam}lg bis
when Edward Zones. the
..Grandmother Cook. NEE
nan. WAS bringing hi wife s..
home 'on the south ~lGr
Shocco Greek. Edgceomtu
Province of North Carol
Edgecombe. later Craas.
Butte and NOW Warron co#r...
that when nearing the ford .- ..
Creek he heard a moEiu-.
sound i'm the reeds. which ...
nation. proved ito be q h......
inc. Cautiously diSmouut
inc his Wife the bride PEI.
preached with his trustN r.a .
ing distance and quickly H-..
noble fellow 10 the ea1f8f.
grandfather. with an eve Fl.
morSel for supper soon .#..#
steak separated, and mo..s...
horse. with his good wit. ...
on his journey. by way of. ....
sis. from this sturdy co#.#.
barefoot pioneer girl" ae t... ~.
ton Green puts it. have desc. 4
OF the foremost men of tl-
Nathaniel Macon. Generals H. ...
Matt. Ransom. Senator 1...
Jones. Col. Wharton j. Gra...
Scawell Jones. Il dozen or H#... .
orcSSmen. Judges. Attorucs H....
and SheriffS. and minor uHa..
the hundreds: in fact as ~.s.
an office holding progeny,
This section SurrouHdimu ##. s
Of this couple abounded in ....
every kind. Running 1hrouen r..
tate of General ,Jethro ~un.#..
the opposite side OF Shocco tr..#.
Buffalo Creek. or rather braHnH. "
up the creek VAS the home g.. M
Ward. al whose spring his wifi.
Il bear disputing her ri@ht fl.
sparkling water. Quickly rut.-
to her home she secured Ie. .
bands rifle and r%eturnino fa
spring killed the bear. This F.
Ward was Il Provincial CONGRESS.
and figured extensively in tho Biz
Of our State just preceding t.. +.
luton. This is the Benz. Ward
moved that one OF each Kin 5a
pointed on the Committee of ~..
thereby binding together I'M o...
blood and common intere@t thu "
committee.' and history ~aE- ri.
were no Tories in Butte" or
with one accord our whole Ha
were for freedom. His grave
marked. save by n simple etu#..
in his day and generation" ."
evidently Il man OF force an. f.
ence.
This very "Col. William Hs...
Nestoyer.' returning to h1- "
from this surveying trip. r"cforf..
his kinSman. William Halei4h u..
Young man who wa StaNIg- .
him. that this section OF co#.fm
which Prof. Brimley quotes. H..
finest country that he ever ~lu:
the soil was fertile and THAI @:H#.
all kinds was abundant. Thus .t
that he was Influenced 10 come f1
State and married Mary Green. 0.
ter Of Thomas Green. AN ance~.
Col. Wharton Green. Mr.. Macon
as | have often heard my father
that the country between the N
oke and Tar Rivers. take j. all f"
was the finest he ever saw.
l had no idea Of writing g..
length, Mr.. Editor. but | lo.- .
old traditions and these old ..
who braved the hardships OF r..
life, and who living simply "..
gally set us an example that #r
might follow: whose reliliu.
real and whose hospitality #a-
bounded; whose lives were k#n.
each other and to whom n u..4.
was q friend. it is no Woud..
that growing up among nat#n"-
handiWOrk. they should BE-
honest and simple.
HOWARD +. JONI
Wilson. \. c., March goth. $685."