The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-18
THE DEPARTMENT WORKERS
Interesting Gossip Cleaned Among Employees
of Government Bureaus.
TRUE. STORY OF THE TOWN NINETY-SK
Mr. William O. Bradley Of South Carolina Tells the Nara
tive, Which Deals With the Early History of His
State-ColoneI Ward as a Discplinarian

Mr. William O. Bradley, clerk IN the
Office OF the Auditor of the State Depart
ment, model officer and Z genial gentle
man. is a native of historic Abbeville
county, s. c. One of the main points O.
interest in the cid AbbeyiIIe district Is
the Old star Fort, where an important
victory was won over the Tories by the
South Carolina troops while the war Of
the Revolution was conferred in the South
eTn colonies Near this fort, in fact
around it. was once city. then the largest
II the misunderstanding Now there
is net a house on the whole tract. The
town which succeeded old Cambridge is
Ninety Six, a name that has often caused
wonder and comment Mr. Bradley and
other South CaroIinians are often called
en- TO explain the reason for this cogno-
men
Nilety-SiX as name is the result OF
q treasured Indian story. In early
colonial days Cambridge was the outpost
Of colonial civilization. and it often SUI
Tered from Indian raids Fort Prince
George Was the Cherokee and Ccc1ee In
dian fort ard trading trading station near
the mountains In the trading between
The settlements a young Colonist, John
Clarke. and Cateeche, Of KeoWee. daGgh-
ter Of an Indian chief, became lovers.
Cateechs was a witness to q plot to de
strcy the Cambridge settlement, and the
Cft-repeated conflict between love and
duty was 10 be fought over il the heart
OF al Indian girl. Love won. Stealing
out ct night and travelling on a feet and
trusted pony the girE undertook the long
journey TO the home 81 2er lover to save
the settlement for his sake. she rode all
Right aud into the day, but her warning
VAS timely, and when the bowling braves
came down they found the foe prepared
In loving memory OF her ride the white
people named the various water courses
which she crossed for the supposed stages
CT travel. Six-AIiIe Greek. Three-aHd-
Twenty Greek. and Twelve-AIiIe River are
SO known TO this day. 1t was supposed
the distance Travelled by the brave Ca
JeeChe was ninety-sI1 miles and hence
the name Of the town Of to-day.
Cateeche and John Clarke were married
and some of their descendants are still
living in South Carolina. The legend as
i is called, though true in the main, has
been taken up by several authors. and Is
treasured by many as worthy CT place
alongside the story of Pocahontas.
Gel Thomas Ward, The Assistant Adju-
tant Of the Army, who has q frst-class
var record, and who is a me discip-
Iirarian. is one Of the last 1ssn to be
associated with bloody contest, and # he
had to Kill, the victim would be led TO ex-
psct al apology. As president of Union
College. Colonel Ward had the training
CT many boys who as army and navy Of
fcers have since distinguished themselves
The colonel IS an uHfafling friend Of the
young man, and is regarded n the War
Department with the deepest respect
That extremely popular and useful
branch OF the Governments work the
Fishery Department, Is having riot
ouzIy busy time these days, when the
longing CT man the world over t.rns
toward the creek There is great ac-
tivtty in the inquiry business just now.
because this is election year, and the
Congressman are very attentive to re
quests TO have ponds and creeks and
rivers stocked Il is said there IS an IN
usual demand for trout this spring. and
free and unlimited coinage Of trout eggs
is being carried en- The cars are going
cut with trout enough to give fun TO the
world
Nebraska vas one Of the first States 10
recognize the Importance Of keeping re-
liable records Of the fow of its streams.
IN many Western States, especially those
which use their water supply extensive
y for irrigation, the prevailing custom
has been TO appropriate the water largely
from the streams. and later TO obtain re-
cords Of the amount CT their flow. The
result has been endless legal complica-
tons over water rights. which have great
l. retarded and restricted the use Of the
available supply. The Nebraska streams,
owing TO public interest were early care
fully studied and gagged and in cOnse-
queHee many of the perplexing questions
relating 20 the adjustment Of water rights
are met in that State, il at all, only il
modified form.
The work OF stream measurement, which
has been carried on IN the State by the
photographers CT the United States Cecil
ogicsl Survey, under the charge OF Mr.. O.
Y. P Stout, has revealed several interest
ing features. One of these is the differ
ence IN the behavior OF those streams
which rise in the sand-hIT1 regions of tac
State and those which draw their supply