The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14

Englishman and the sanity Pocahontas,
upon accepting my theory Of It's situation,
| Will come to regard 1t, hope and trust.
as hallowed ground. There the mighty
CHIEF whose ancestral name was Wahun-
| sonacock. and whose empire, so-called.
embraced all the parts of Virginia ex-
| plored by Smith. held court in regal style,
and there in all probability his favorite
daughter Matoaca. was born and reared.
TIE NAArE PoWHATAN.
The name Powhatan, varlously spelled
by the early chroniclers was not Of
synonymous origin. but derived, as I in
cline to think, from superstitious belief
Of its sacred character.
I am to suppose. now from my under
standing Of Smiths description OF the
| site OF Powhatan, that the adventures
under his command, Newport included.
had turned the lower infection OF the
J rivers horseshoe and come to anchor
with bark or pinnace abreast Of the sec
ond Of the three islands outlined in the
diagram. They were now In the presence
of novelties such as they had not OBJ
served In their six days OF cruise up
stream. Whilst resting on their oars
they noted the bold head land which
commands wider horizon than any OF
those heights conJectured by Stith to
have been the site of Powhatan It lay
before tho three fertile isles, within
myle OF the falls. The old Saxon preposl-
ton before" Is a word of various sig
nihcation. All the English photographers
definitions Of the word are substantially
the same In presence Of. Inf sight Of,
says Webster. after them. The place is
called by Smith hill, very pleasant
and strong by nature. The river is
nayigable to 1t. but higher. within O mile,
by reason of the rocks and isles, there
/ Is not q passage for a small boat. Look
TO the diagram and you will observe its
agreement In the main with the old
hero's picture of the pen. It will be
remembered that Newport ACCOMPANIED
Smith in his adventure to the head OF tho
river Powhatan. His relation OF the
outlook before tho three islands may seem
TO have been written by one and the same
hand so nearly they agree In substance.
give the old worthy's words as I find
them IN Volume w. page n. of tho
Archaeologlc Americana, TRANSACTIONS
and Collections, American Art Society.
We came to the second inlet In rho,
RIVER. over against on Pophnm syde. Is
the habitation OF the great Kynre
Pawatah, which I call Pawatahs Tower
II Is scituated upon a high hill by the
water syde. playne between 1t and
the water. twelve score over wherein
no sows his wheate. beans, peaze. to-
bacco. pompions gourds, hempe. flax.
eto.4 and We're any art used to the natural
state OF this place 1t would BIO a good,y
habtation. The Playne' as the text sur
gests. are tho fairgrounds lying between
Almonds and ellis. and still known as
Mayo's Newport guessed Its breadth
not It's average breadth-at twelve score
ovar.' or two hundred and forty yards"
From the foregoing evidence I think I
may dismiss Nlnyo's story as a fable. 1t Is
not even hill, but a playne--a relic of the
old drift which has left some. OF the
thickest and finest brick on 1t 10 ba
found on either side Of the James The
only competitor of Chimborazo Is Ricn
lmond Hill. or that section of 1t now
Known as Libby's Hill. 1t comes within
the limit prescribed by Smith, bur i, ms
rot those phys!cal features SO quantity
described by Newport. In It's tnyour
may rs mentioned tho old records which
give Il the name OF Indlantown. This
dsylgnation. howsYeg, Will apply ia egsry 1
Other height 0s,lhiN ai1tafapS 'tol ~ Isa w