The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-29
Another Account of How
the Dutch Fork Came to be


In our digging and delvng the records and traditions
of the long gone years have upon another account
given by Capt D. A. Dicke which we shall now relate:
Up the bleak and mountainous section Of Pennsylvania
and Maryland many Germans had settled
The rigors of the winters however too severe for
them and they were not satisfied Some OF these settlers had
relatives and friends who had South Carolina and had
written to these relatives of the aubrous climate they enjoyed
in the South.
Becoming interested they held conference concerning
change in their home in the North for in the South
Capt John Adam Summer, of prominence in the
colony was selected the community representative to go
this sunny land and spy out the country SO to speak ana
report
Living as near negbors to these settlers who had
over from the faaerland on the invitation of VIM Penn,
two tribes of Indians the Iroquos and the Deawares The
former were boodthsy and warlke the Deawares were
peaceful and kind Both tribes friendly to the Dutch
who had settled in their midst and at peace with them
The Delawares had treaty with their Iroquos neghborsA
binding them do all their fighting and by virtue OF this
and peaceful disposition had earned the sobrquet OF
souaw men, These tribes asked their paleface friends to
be allowed to send ahead the coming OF
the great paleface chief who friend OF theirs the
Northern tribes being related the Southern Indians all being
of the Algonquin nation, they had trouble in sending tire
ahead Capt Summer was received with marked atten-
ton wherever owing the foerunner report from
his chief of the coming of the great white ch1et from the
big waters.
ourneyng ever southwark time he reached the Wacnova
settlement North Carolina where Wlno-Salem is now,
and spent some time in prospecting.
Not being satisfied with the country he resumed his journey
to the South having been told by the Indians that
moons away and beyond the rivers there fine country
full of game and wild animals.
Following their suggestions and with his faithful Delaware
guide he crossed the Caawba and orneyd toward the set
ting
One bright morning in June, 174o he looked out over
the panorama spread before him his guide told him that
DAVIS travel from the high hills of Fairfield county, where
he was was paleface settlement This the goal for which
he had left his home in Pennsylvania and ourneyed through
wdernesses, swun rivers and endured prvations
He indeed glad to be among his own people
and glad the SAKE Gohans welcome OF their kind
from the far off North
Capt Summer spent the balance of the in prospect
ing and selecting suitable section which he could lead
colony he expected to bring South the next year
Some of the settlers of SAKE Gotha had crossed the Sauda
and found goody land and had made homes for themselves
along the river His prospecting led him the section the
fork of Crms creek and Broad river and finally decided that
this was the Eldorado he seeking for his people
Capt Summers first visit South Carolina in the year
174o Returning Pennsylvania late in the fall he made
oody repo-ot the Promised Land exactly but about the
sunny section about which they had heard
Having found the land fertile, the game varied and abun-
dant and wild animals the deer bear and buffalo plentiful
Wild turkeys quail and other game BIRDS enabled him to make
report that heightened their desire to make the change
He found the wood agow with fragrant flowers and the
branches filled with ongsters which made the day and night
tuneful
He made arrangements start South with his colony early
in the following year 741) On the trip to South Carolina
there were many trials after weeks of travel he brought his
company safely without the loss Of member to the banks OF
the Broad river Eadpeena at point known as Cohes Fas
where the great Parr Shoals dam is Crossing the river
he was welcomed the chief of the Sada who made for him
grand pow WOW at his chief village where the town OF
Little Mountain is
selecting the location for each coonist they went to
work to carve homes of the wilderness for themselves
How we'll they succeeded you judge by the progressive
people who live the original settlement of the Dutch Fork
In 1742 743 Capt Summer, accompanied by young man,
Adam Attain Epng) returned Pennsylvania and brought
second company coonists who also made their homes next
door to the first settlers
When visiting that section of Pennsylvania from whence
these settlers three years ago. was struck with the