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^ fc , . - . , - ,.?,?_. i? 11111-?? iiowi mil " - - |llllir r" ~ rr I r I ; " ! ?? ? ????? mm?a? SBMMTBBKL^ ' -? L. x. grist's sons. Pnbiithen. j ? damilp Jewspaper: Jfsr the promotion of the jjolitieal, gonial. Agricultural and dlommeittial Interests of the people. {TEBV?o?^opi.l!nvi!loiS^iC,!' established 1855. YORKVILLE, 8. C., FRIDA Y, NOVEMBER 9, 11)0(1. ISTO. 90. SOUTH CHROMA T How the Spirit of Liberty Unconquera By REV. ROBER' From the Yorkvllle Enquirer of 1870. INSTA.LL.MENT XLVIII. Abandonment of Ninety-Six. The failure of General Greene to capture the British post of Ninety-Six disconcerted somewhat the plans of both the Americans ana unusn. ncvious to the assault upon the enemy's works Greene had sent his sick and Inefficient men off in the direction of Charlotte N. C. After raising the siege he with the whole of his forces, followed by as rapid marches as the circumstances would allow. Lord Rawdon reached Ninety-Six on the morning of the 21st. Both he and Cruger were delighted. Under clr eumstanees the most trying, me iaiier had defended himself and surrounded by difficulties which only a brave man. the leader of veteran troops could overcome. Kawdon had come to Cruger'a relief. In fourteen days, Rawdon had marched his men in the neat or summer from Charleston to NinetySix, a distance of near two hundred miles. ' * i Nc small number of his troops were Irish volunteers, who had landed at Charleston on the 3rd of June, deceived by the false reports which they had heard at home, of the success which had attended his majesty's forces in crushing the rebellion of the colonies, these troops had come over to possess the subjugated country. Each one thought that on arriving ai Charleston, all he would have to do In < order to become the owner of a large landed estate was to make his selection I and have his land marked out by metes and bounds. Three days after landing they discovered no doubt to their sorrow. that before they could settle down i In the country as landlords, they must first conquer the present Inhabitants. < Although Lord Rawdon had by rapid | marches reached the vicinity of Ninety- i Six soon enough to drive away General 1 Greene and save the garrison, he was i not disposed to give himself or troops i up to supinene^s. On the very even- i Ing after reaching Ninety-Six, he se- I lected his best men and horses and set i out In pursuit of General Greene. The I sick and broken down men and horses were left with Cruger. He crossed the i rtnoHorl /in t/l tha RnnrM. I Here his van encountered the Ameri- i can rear, under Colonel Washington 1 and Lieutenant Cblonel Lee. Qener&l i Greene with the main forces had cross- i ed the Enoree and Tyger and perhaps Broad river and consequently was not out of danger. Lord Rawdon discovering very soon the superiority of the American cavalry to that of his van, concluded to abandon the pursuit of the Americans ] and return to Ninety-Six. Rawdon ] seems to have come to the conclusion i that General Greene had determined to < leave the state of South Carolina and ] go either to North Carolina or Virginia, i Laboring under this mistake, the Brit- | l8h general concluded to circumscribe < the field of his operations to the tract i of country Included between the Edls- < to, Congaree and Santee rivers. With- | In this tract of country he contem- i templated establishing in the most ell- i gible position a military post from . which he might lead out his forces and i act as his surroundings might indl- | cate. On returning to Ninety-Six he < promptly set about making preparations for the abandonment of that post, j Many circumstances Indicated this as i a proper course to be pursued. Even had it been true as Rawdon no doubt thought, that Greene and his army was forced to leave the state of South Carolina to the mercy of the British, still Ninety-Six was too far in the interior of the country and too much exposed to attacks from the various partisan corps which were known still to exist, to warrant its retention. This was not all. 'The various other posts in the up country had been captured and their garrisons made prisoners. Under such circumstances,' the maintenance of a garrison at Ninety-Six would have been attended with great difficulties. The plan chosen by Rawdon for the abandonment of the post and the future disposition of the troops, was that Rawdon. with a portion of the whole forces then at Ninety-Six was to proceed difectly to Friday's ferry on the Congaree. whilst Cruger, with the re malnder In charge of the baggage, loy- < alists and sick, was to incline to the | right and advance to Orangeburg. At Friday's ferry and Orangeburg, can- i tonments were to be established. Col- < onel Stewart was ordered from Charles- | ton to form with the troops under his ; command, a junction with Rawdon at < Friday's ferry. < Before however, the troops moved j from Ninety-Six, Lord Rawdon dls- i covered that his conclusions with res- | pect to the intentions of General Greene < were Incorrect. On leaving the Enoree < he was followed by Lieutenant Colo- j nel Lee's corps. General Greene from t the moment he raised the siege at | Ninety-Six, contemplated regulating i his future movements by those of his 1 enemy. His purpose was to keep at a safe distance from his foe, and yet near < enough to improve any advantage i which might be presented. Previous to advancing upon Ninety- i SI* General Greene had sent his hos pltal stores and heavy baggage to i Wlnnsboro. So soon as the intentions of Rawdon were discovered. General Greene ordered his stores at Winnsboro to be removed to Camden. Lieutenant Colonel Lee was ordered to watch the movements of the enemy and communicate all intelligence gained to General Greene. Sumter and Marion were apprised of the movements of the enemy and also of the alms and intentions of the American general. It was at this time that an event transpired, which has furnished a theme for the poet or novelist and a fit subject for the painter. When General Greene had written a letter to General Sumter, containing an outline of his plans and orders, he found It difficult to find a person who was willing to convey the letter to General Sumter. The advance of Lord Rawdon Into the up country, had encour A HI HS REMOTHHi I T Was Kept Alive By an ble People. r LATHAN, I>. D. aged the Tories and loyalists to take a bold stand. The country through which l&ttAi* iwrtnM naooaoo llir ucat CI Ul IIIC iWVCl nvuiu mvvvww*. rlly have to pass, in some places, swarmed with gangs of horse thieves and unprincipled Tories. No one was willing to volunteer to bear the letter to its destination. At this critical juncture of affairs, a young girl of scarcely eighteen ^ears of age, the daughter of a German planter of Fairfield county, offered her services for the perilous task. Her name which has become historical, was Emily Geiger. General Greene readily accepted the offer. The maid was mounted upon a fleet horse and the letter placed by General Greene In her hands. Fearing lest some mishap might befall the heroic girl, General Greene took the precaution to communicate to her the contents of the letter. Without molestation she passed through the country, crossed the Wateree river at the ferry below Camden, and was nearing Sumter's camp. In one of those low bottoms in which that region of country abounds, she was on the second day of her Journey, halted Dy a small scouting party 01 rones. In accordance with the principle laid down by the Scotch poet that the "real hardened wicked are to a few restricted." the Tory scouts individually forbore to search Emily, in order to discover whether or not she was the bearer of any contraband docu.-ients. She was taken to a house in the neighborhood and a woman sent for to make the search. Emily was shut up in a room above, there to remain until the Individual designed to search her person should arrive. During this interval. Emily deliberately and wisely chewed up and swallowed the letter placed in her charge. When her person was searched, it was found that there was nothing about her that was suspicious or that furnished a reasonable cause for her longer delay. Mortified that they had acted so harshly, the gallant Tories apologized to the fair maiden and permitted her, without further delay to pursue her Journey. She reached Sumter's camp; and since she had eaten up the letter, promptly delivered the message from [Jeneral Greene to General Sumter. Emily Geiger afterwards married a gentleman by the name of Thurwits ind settled in Lexington county. INSTAL.L.M.EJIN'1" ALIA. Retreat of General Greene and Fight At Quinby Bridge. From Ninety-Six, General Greene led tils forces In the direction of Charlotte, North Carolina, as far as the cross roads, a short distance east of the site if the present town of Chester. Here le learned with certainty the movements of Rawdon and Cruder. The former designed passing from NinetySix. In a direct course to Fort Granby: the latter to Orangeburg. Lieutenant Colonel Lee pressed Rawdon both on lis rear and Hanks. From the cross oads, General Greene took the road rassed over by Cornwallis, early In Fanuary of the same year. Passing through Wlnnsboro, General Greene then led his forces to Fort Granby. ZJruger watched closely by General Pickens was advancing toward Ormgeburg. Rawdon annoyed by Lee ind not feeling safe at Fort Granby, had retired to Orangeburg before the irrival of General Greene. It Is manifest that the siege of Ninety-Six had disconcerted the plans of the British, whilst the failure to capture the place had thwarted for the noment, the purposes of the Ameri:an general. Rawdon had ordered Lieutenant Colonel Stewart with a :onsiderable force to Join him on the ^ongaree, Stewart set out from Chareston, but he had not proceeded far ivhen the commander of the post oriered him back. General Greene orlered General Marion to retard as much is possible the advance of Stewart and :hen to Join Colonel Lee. Stewart was igain ordered to join Rawdon. His * - mui iavance was siow. im? ieuuci cu mc idvance of Marion slow. The result was that both Lee and Rawdon was lisappointed on arriving at Friday's ferry. Here Lee expected to meet Sumter and Marlon, and Rawdon expected to be joined by Stewart. Rawdon reached Friday's ferry on :he Congaree, on the first of July and :amped. Lieutenant Colonel Lee havng a perfect knowledge of the country md knowing that Rawdon was depend?nt on the surrounding country for supplies, began promptly to make prepiratlons to cut off all foraging parties of the enemy. Lee was on the left Sank i f the Congaree, whilst Rawdon was on the right. In order to gain the ?nemy's front it was necessary that Lee should cross the river. This was done with dispatch and a reconnoitering party of thirty cavalry under Eggleston ind a similar party under Armstrong were sent to the southern portion of Lexington county, for the purpose of striking any foraging parties Rawdon might send out. At an early hour the next morning a foraging party, consisting of between Ffty and sixty cavalry and a number of wagons were discovered approach ing a farm house. Eggieston permuted the party to advance to within striking distance and then dashing in upon it with spirit, captured the wagons and forty-five of the cavalry. In lills affair the Americans did not lose a single a man. Rawdon left Friday's ferry and advanced slowly towards Orangeburg. On the road to Orangeburg he was joined by Stewart. General Greene who was encamped near the confluence of the Broad and Saluda rivers, when Rawdon precipilately retired from Friday's ferry, followed by rapid marches, thus preventing Rawdon from entrenching himself. The American forces now increased by the commands of Marion and Sumter numbering In all, about two thousand, encamped five miles from Orangeburg. Cruger had not yet reached Orange bur??, and General Greene for the moment was unable to decide what course to pursue. Rawdon's forces, although augmented by the corps of Stewart was Inferior to that of Greene, but was favorably situated 'and protected by the buildings of the town. On account of the difficulty in crossing the Edisto, an attempt to intercept Cruger and cut him and his loyalists off before uniting with Rawdon would be thought Greene attended with great risk. In view of all the circumstances General Greene thought it prudent not to hazard an assault but to retreat to the High Hills of the S&ntee. The American army remained In the vicinity of Orangeburg: only a few days; but during that time the men experienced great suffering from lack of food. The supply was limited and to most of the troops the quality was very unpalatable. For bread they had rice in limited supplies. To the Maryland and Virginia troops, who had been accustomed all their lives to bread made from wheat flour or corn meal, rice was very unpalatable. In addition to this the supply of rice was inadequate to the demand. Fortunately the swamps, lagoons and rivers furnished an abundance of frogs and alligators. The troops subsisted mainly upon frogs. The cravings of appetite overcame all aversion to these creatures and both officers and men sought them with avidity. The weather was oppressively hot and the troops began to sicken. General Greene that he ipight give his army a short period of repose, left Orangeburg on the 13th of July and reached the High Hills of Santee on perhaps the 16th. Before leaving Orangeburg, General Greene ordered Sumter, Marlon and Lee. with the troops in their several commands to advance In the direction of Charleston for the purpose of breaking up the British posts at Dorchester and Monk's Corner. These officers were also charged with the duty of cutting off all communications between Rawdon and Balfour, the commander of Charleston. These objects accomplished, they were to Join Greene on the Santee Hills. The commands of the partisan leaders, Marlon and Sumter were made up of small companies of state troops led by Taylor, Maham, the two Hamptons, Lacey and Horry. Leaving Orangeburg, these gallant officers each led his command Into the particular section of country, assigned him by General Lee. They soon i swept the whole region between Orangeburg and the capital of the state. Colonel Wade Hampton dashed in upon a party of British cavalry and loyal refugees, within five miles of the ; city of Charleston. The garrison was thrown Into the utmost confusion. The i drums were beat, the bells rung, alarm guns fired and the whole available i force of the city hurriedly collected, and together with the garrison drawn up to meet the Whigs. Hampton having captured between forty and fifty i prisoners, exhibited them to the view i of the sentinels on the more advanced redoubts and retired at his leisure. Colonel Hampton also burned four vessels i heaHnc annnllps for the British army, i Colonel Lee took the British post at Dorchester, scoured the whole surrounding country, capturing a large | number of wagons and wagon horses, i conveying provisions from Charleston i to Rawdon. I Whilst Sumter and Hampton were operating In front of Charleston and i Lee In the neighborhood of Dorchester, I Marion and Maham, having crossed ] the Cooper river near its head and I Wadboo creek, were operating In the I neighborhood of Biggin chqrcn. At Monk's Corner about one mile i distant. Lieutenant Colonel Coates was < stationed. His command consisted of ; the Nineteenth regiment. The Ameri- I can officers were exceedingly anxious 1 to overthrow Colonel Coates and his < regiment. For this purpose Lee and i Sumter having effected their plans in < the sections to which they had been 1 ordered, led their troops to Join Mar- i ion in the region of Monk's Corner. | On the assembling of the forces, the I first object to be accomplished was to destroy the bridge over Cooper river, i The cavalry of Coates advanced with ( the determination to prevent the de- ' struction of the bridge. Here a se- < vere skirmish took place in which the i Americans were successful. Coates I drew out all his forces to protect his i cavalry and Sumter supposing that | Coates was advancing to bring on a I general engagement, retired to a more ( favorable position. Coates had no i such design. Waiting until the day i had passed away; then under cover of | the night, he collected the greater part i of his stores into Biggin church and setting fire to the whole, quietly but i rapidly withdrew his forces in the dl- i rection of Wadboo and Qulnby. i The flames which illumined the sur- < rounding country, revealed to the American officers the plans of the I enemy. Without a moment's delay, the Americans began the pursuit. Lee and Hampton led the van. On crossing the Wadboo, they discovered that the Infantry and cavalry of the enemy had ' oft.,., .,,,4^/1 TVin notfolru hoH Hi TPf'tPd ^cpaiaicu. x uc va?Mu j mmu u.. Its course to the right, keeping close to the Cooper river, while the Infantry had pursued a more easterly route. Colonel Hampton set out In full pursuit of the cavalry, whilst Lee followed the Infantry. The enemy's cavalry advanced so rapidly that before Hampton could overtake them, they had crossed the bridge and were out of reach. Hampton returned to assist Lee whom he found near Qulnby's bridge about eighteen miles from Monk's Corner. Here a severe skirmish took i place. A short distance north of the bridge a detachment of the caval- 1 ry of Lee and Marion came upon a detachment of one hundred men belonging to one of the lately arrived Irish regiments. The American detachment under Marion and Eggleston made a famous charge upon the enemy. Without making the slightest resistance the Irish recruits surrendered. No alarm gun was fired; no effort was made either to retreat or defend themselves; although within a mile of the main force of Colonel Coates he heard nothing of It. The greater portion of the enemy's force had already crossed Qulnby bridge. Colonel Coates with a howitzer, was on the opposite side, waiting until his rear would pass over, when the bridge would be demolished. Already the planks were loosened from the sleepers. Ignorant of the location of the bridge and the proximity of the enemy, a detachment of Lee's legion cavalry under Armstrong came dashing up. Both parties were taken by surprise. Neither suspected the other to be within striking distance. Armstrong reported the condition of things to Lee, neglecting to mention the fact that Qulnby bridge interposed between him and Colonel Coates. Lee hastily and imprudently ordered in an angry tone. Armstrong to strike the enemy boldly without a moment's delay. Armstrong beyed promptly, leading hlB detachment I '- JI-- ?U? -,1.11.. JnmnllltiaS iiurneuiy uvci tuc pat naxi; ucmuuuuvv* bridge In the face of Colonel Coates' howitzer. Rendered furious by the angry commands of Lee, Armstrong madly rushed in upon the British, drove the artillerists from the howitzer and swept everything right and left before him. Lieutenant Carrington followed Armstrong. Captain O'Neal at the head of the third section attempted to fellow Carrington, but by this time the loose planks had by the rapid motion of the horses been thrown from the sleepers causing a chasm in the bridge. O'Neal could not ' urge his ( horses to leap the chasm. At this moment Maham, at the head of a detachment of Marlon's cavalry came up and passed O'Neal. Maham's horse was shot down. Captain McCauley, who was leading Maham's front section, leaped the chasm in the bridge and Joined in the fierce hand to hand con-j 11IUI Willi llic C11CU1J. The British by this time began to ( collect in force and the American detachments which had crossed the , bridge were sorely pressed, whilst those , on the opposite side of the creek could, , render them no assistance. Colonel, ( Lee, assisted by Maham and Dr. Irving,' exerted himself in attempting to repair ] the bridge but without success. Arm-; strong, Carrington and McCJauley soon. | found themselves alone. Of the few , soldiers who had been able to cross the ( bridge, but a single one remained. Coates and a few followers under cover of a wagon, fought desperately. His f Infantry were fast coming to his sup- , port t , In this perilous condition of affairs,!, , Armstrong, Carrington and McCauley* ( determined to save themselves by , flight. Through the confused squads , of British forming on the causeway , In front of the bridge these gallant soldiers dashed. So soon as they could, , they tiled to the left and concealed , themselves In the woods. Coates now left without a foe, soon- j advanced to the bridge and with the howitzer which still remained he soon drove away Lee, and having completed the destruction of the bridge, retired , with the howitzer to Shubrlck's plantation and took post behind the houses, The creek was narrow but deep and . such was the swampy nature of the , banks that It could not at that place be l crossed except on me unugo, The Americans determined to fight, rapidly made a circuitous march and having crossed the creek came up with; Coates late in the afternoon. Here th*. fight was renewed. Colonels Lacey, Polk, Mlddleton and Taylor of Sumters' command closed in upon the enemy. Marion's shattered command was divided into two divisions and a fight resembling in many respects that of King's Mountain was begun with spirit and waged with determination. Coates had the advantage of position and whilst he had but one piece of artillery, the Americans had none. The Americans were now within striking distance of Charleston. Lest they should be overpowered and cut to pieces by succor sent to Coates from that post, it was deemed proper to retire. At dark the thinned divisions of the partisan chiefs were led from the field of conflict. Armstrong who with Carrington und McCauley had again joined their commands, was sent to the field of conflict at Qulnby's bridge to bring off the dead and wounded. Tne dead were placed on the pommels of the saddles before the men and thus carried off. The wounded were conveyed away In the easiest manner possible. Out of reach of the enemy, one ?rave was dug and the dead placed In it and covered. The affair at Quinby's bridge was ->ne of the most spirited fights that occurred during the Revolutionary war. The loss of the Americans in killed, wounded and prisoners Is not accurately given. In proportion to the number of men engaged, it was very great, mostly In killed and wounded as few prisoners were taken. The British lost in the several engagements, In prisoners alone near two hundred men and nine officers. A large amount of valuable stores, wagons and horses fell iiili) iue nanus ui uic aiiiciiuiiid. ^vsides these the Americans captured the paymaster's money chest which contalned seven hundred and twenty guineas. This money General Sumter ordered to be divided amongst the soldiers. Of the troops engaged at Qulnby's bridge and Shubrlck's farm, the majority were South Carolinians. On the 20th of August, the day after the battle the troops reached Nelson's ferry. Here they rested for a day and night ind then by easy marches proceeded to join General Greene on the High Hills of Santee. TC BE CONTINUED. INTRODUCTION OF PEANUTS. First Brouaht to This Country About | 1850?Whore Moot Are Grown. "Few people who buy a bag of peanuts on the street for five cents realize the extent of the peanut Industry," said A. P. Bryan of Norfolk, Va. "It Is a fact that the total sales of peanuts amount annually to between J8,000,000 and J10,000,000, and some salesmen sell as high as 1,000,000 bushels each year. "The seeds of the peanut are planted like beans, and when the vines have come up and the nuts are ready for harvesting the farmer takes a cultivator especially made for that purpose and starts%down the long row. On either side of this cultivator are two long knives which sink into the ground < sumcieni 10 cui me iap rooi 01 me u vine. The same process is gone through with on the other side of the vine. The main root being thus severed and the ground loosened, the vines are lifted into shocks like corn. They are cured by allowing them to stand in thg sun for about ten days, when colored women and children are sent into the field to pick the nuts from the vines. An average picker will pick about five bushels a day, for which he is paid at the rate of ten cents a bushel. "It Is not known how peanuts first came to this country. Both Africa and Asia claim the distinction of being the home of this vegetable. Its first record in the United States dates back to 1850. In 1861 the crop amounted to about 50,000 bushels, but it was the circus that really made the peanut a valuable article of commerce. iUiscellancous Srartinfl. GOLD IN THE CAROLINA8. U. 8. Geological Survey Saye There Are Millions of Dollars Below the Surface. ''he Southern Appalachian . groldbeuring region, embracing: parts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virgir. la, Georgia and Tennessee, says the nr., ?ui ? nf tV>?> 1 Udoiiiiig iun but i cnj/uiiucnv v& v?*v Charlotte Observer, bids fair to rival before many-years many parts of tie Klondike. Explorations made in these regions by the United States geological survey during the past two years convince the authorities of that bureau that millions of dollars in hidden wealth He hidden below the surface of the ground. At the close of the Revolutionary 1 war gold was discovered in Cabarrus county, N. C., and from that time on 1 prospecting has been carried on with 1 considerable vigor. Later on gold was ' discovered in Montgomery and Meek- , lenburg counties in the same state. The first recorded production from ( the area under consideration came ' From Lancaster and Chesterfield counties In South Carolina, in 1829, and the output was valued at $3,500. The best 1 records of former diggings for gold are ( In the United States assay office at ' Charlotte, and it seems probable that ' the total gold production of this sec- 1 tion has been about $10,000,000 up to ' rnU/\ mlviAa In o ron r? ro mm uiiir. i uc iiiuico tit wmo aica ? ?. imong the most Important gold producers in the Carolina belt, and, in fact, east of the Black Hills. Such mines as the Haile, Brewer. Colossus (formerly Howle),and King's Mountain have been worked for years and have furnished a large part of the output of the area. The Enterprise Mine. A deposit from which much gold was formerly taken was the Martin or Enterprise mine, in York county, S. C. [t Is reported that a nugget worth $44 ind others of less value have been found at this mine, and one man Is reported to have taken out $40,000 just ueft re the civil war. The Brewer mine was also a good paying one years ago. Mining has been going on in this region for about seventy-flve years and much work has been done. The Halle mine is situated on Lynch's creek, three and one-half miles northeast of Kershaw, S. C., and is the property of the Halle Gold Mining jompany of New York city. It has been worked since 1830, and the upper, oxilized portions of the ore bodies were jnce rich and some of them yielded lumps of gold worth from $300 to $500. Up to 1883 the production of this mine was about $1,250,000, and since that time it has been about $2,000,000. It is impossible to estimate what amount of lividends have been declared from this mine. 'The ore is worth about $3 per :on. The Colossus mine is located in Unon county, N. C., about four miles jouth of Waxhaw, on the Seaboard Air Line railroad. Until recently it was jailed the Howie, and once the Cureton nine. The Colossus Gold Mining: and Milling company now has control of he property and was working extenilvely a few months ago. No definite nformatlon is to be had concerning he production of this mine. Some es:lmate that a million dollars has been jroduced, others a half million. In 1856 t was stated that the profit per nonth was $18,000 to $20,000 clear. The iyaniding operations a few years ago ire said to have yielded $36,000. The Brewer Mine. The Brewer mine Is situated on a >ranch of Lynch's river, In Chesterfield :ounty, S. C., about four miles southvest of Jefferson, and about ten miles rorn the Haile mine. It is being workid by B. J. Hartman, under a lease 'rom the DeSoto Mining company, rhis is believed to have been the first a 4. 1-? I? no nnllna II1JJUI Ullll JJIUUUL'Cl 111 OUULU V/IUU^IUU r ind was In operation before the Revo- 3 tUlonary war. No idea of the produe- t ion can be given, but it is believed hat several hundred thousand dollars lave been taken from the mine. The Blackburn mine is in Lancas- < er county, S. C., about fourteen miles 'rorn Kershaw and Is one of the best cnown mines In that section. It Is the r property of the Piedmont Mining nnd ( Development company of Charlotte, t JntU recently the mine has been idle { 'or many years, although at one time j ronslderable ore was taken out. Since he resumption of work all operations t mve been underground. j The celebrated King's Mountain , nine, known as the Brlggs mine, ( ind more recently as the Catawba, is | n Gaston county, N. C., about two j niles from King's Mountain station. , 't was discovered in 1834 and was . vorked for many years. Work con- , Inued off and on until 1895, and the f property Is said now to be in litigation imong persons in Richmond, Va. No ictual records of production for this nine have been kept. Up to 1875 It lad been over a million dollars, and Prof. Hanna, who has been for many -'ears in charge of the United States issay office at Charlotte, estimates its iroductlon at about $750,000 to $900.100. Ferguson Mine. The Ferguson mine is in York couny, S. C., about eleven miles from Grower, N. C. It Is owned by Frank & Dover, who are operating it at the iresent time It was worked for years >y John F. Jones of Blacksburg, who vorked it vigorously some years ago. The Brown mine, also in York coun:y, a few miles south of Hickory Grove, 5. C.. Is owned by W. E. C. Eustis of Boston. It was once owned by Fred ? ? - ?* <v# t'fTl 1 S f ranK, now pari uvwicr ui mc rv.n? ion mine, who Is said to have taken out lome good ore and made money out of t. Work was abandoned In 1905. Besides these mines there are the Thompson mine In Union county, S. 2.. the West mine In the same coun:y, also the Nott, In that county, the Magnolia, the Darwin, the Rose & Car oll, the McCaw, the Love, the Wilson, he Prospect and others along the line jetween North arid South Carolina. The locations of the mines of this irea Indicate two broad belts along vhich gold has principally been found. These two belts trend north-eastward n a general way parallel to the rocks ind the general structure of the region. Dne belt extends from the western aart of Union through Cherokee and fork counties, In South Carolina, and >n through the eastern half of Gas:on county, N. C., and western Meek- 8 enburg county, N. C. The other belt e is broader and In a measure less defined. II- Includes Lancaster, York and Chesterfield counties, In South Caroll- > na, and Union county and eastern Mecklenburg in North Carolina. The year before the civil war began t there were forty mines In active opera- a tlcn in South Carolina, and about the t same number In North Carolina. There e were then twenty-one working mines s In Chesterfield and Lancaster counties, c and nineteen in Spartanburg, Union c and York. 1 With proper development and unlim- v li<v J AM 1 tk/kMA In AifAmr Maaati f n H lieu uupilttl uicio id cyci y icoouu tvp believe tjial the mines of the Piedmont It region will ultimately rival those of the * western states and that this region d will be known some time as the new t Eldorado. 8 Demand For Platinum. s The ever-Increasing demand for ii platinum, coupled with conditions t which have greatly reduced the output b jf the Russian mines is directly res- f ponsible for a phenomlnal rise In the 8 price of the metal and Indirectly for an f Increase of production in this country. ^ North Carolina Is one of the four east- 1 srn states where nuggets have been 8 Tound, the other three being New York, P Pennsylvania and Georgia. The yield of the Russian platinum 3 placers, which generally supply 90 per r pent of the world's supply, has been h reduced by the unsettled condition of a iflfairs in that country. The anxiety 0 felt by platinum dealers during the 8 lapanese-Russlan war has not abated 1 dnce the settlement of international 1 iffalrs, but, If anything, has increased. c >wing to the internal troubles which r Russia is experiencing. Many small c nines which are not hampered by G lgreements as to the price of their out- d put are working to their full capacity * to take advantage of the stimulated ^ trices; but their entire supply is but a '< unall percentage of what is usually s produced. a At present ingot platinum is quoted t n New York at $34 per ounce. r The exhaustive testa and examina- t Jons of black sands commenced early d n 1905 and still is being carried on in d :he western states, have done much to- I* vard placing platinum mining in this :ountry upon a stable footing and de- b /eloping it into a permanent and pro- r 1 table industry. Not only have many a liscoveries of this metal in new local- tl ties been made, but the tests have re- s .ealed the fact that there are in this I jountry districts which contain sur- b rising quantities of it' n round In This State. tl While the western states are the h >nly ones producing this metal to any n extent, there are exceptions to be found w Yith reference to North Carolina, New fi fork, Pennsylvania and Georgia. The n netals are obtained in most cases as tl i by-product In working gold placers, o In more Instances it is found in veins, tl renerally 'associated with the copper a lulphides, as in the Rambler mine, Wy- r >ming, and in North Carolina. The o :otal production last year is reported n it 318 ounces, valued at $6,320, as tl igalnst 200 ounces, valued at $4,160, n 1904. 1< ? - - - 1 one _ The imports or piannum uunus 1?7VU I i| vere valued at $2,173,263, as against f< 11,879,155 in 1904, an increase in value o >f $294,108. g On account of its many valuable C Physical and chemical properties plat- s: num has a diversity of uses. Its prin- b ;lpal consumption is In the chemical g{ tnd electrical Industries. In the for- b ner it Is used as dishes, crucibles, jones, anodes, cathodes, retorts, trian- n fles, foil, wire, etc.. and as a reagent, \ (specially as platlnlc chloride. In elec- t' rlcal appliances It finds a number of h lses. It Is employed in incandescent tl amps, in electric furnaces, in Instru- ii nents for the measurement of electri- f< al quantities, and as contacts and at- o achments In electrical machines of al- h nost every description. Besides these tl ises, coins have been made of the tl netal, and In photography, dentistry, gt n the manufacture of surgical instru- jf nents, in the manufacture of Jewelry, w ind In other industries, its further Cl ise Is only limited by its supply. a METEOR FALLS INTO 8EA. tl P ireat Luminous Body With Fisry Tail Zigzags Across ths Sky. tl a trpat meteor hissing through a h nurky sky startled the officers and 0 rew of the Phoenix Line freighter a ?t. Andrew last Tuesday afternoon c ibout sixty milts northeast of Cape b Ftace, Newfoundland. p Just before the giant shooting star n ippeared, First Officer Spencer, who c tad charge of the bridge, saw several k nlles dead ahead three meteors rip tl lery lines almost from zenith to g lorlzon through the vapor curtain w n the west. The greatest of the trio, ii Spencer said, would have made a s lazzling Illumination at night. While c le was looking at it he heard a his- ft ? ??-- Tho r ilng rar away on me (juh ucam. .~ hief engineer, who had come out on leek, called to Spencei to look to )ort. Stretchnlg far Into the air was i reddish-white trail of flame twenty ? 'eet or more In diameter. Below, iigzagglng toward the surface, was he giant meteor that had made the p vanescent scar of fire on the face c it the sky. v "1 have seen many meteors, chiefly d it night, but I have never seen any ti ict like this one," said Mr. Spencer k oday. "When it was within half a a nlle of the sea. It began rocking, or N twinging, if you like; anyhow, going t< rum side to side, and leaving a zig:ag trail.. It was bigger than my ci ;abin, which Is twelve feet wide, and nr t must have weighed tons, it was r< ess than a mile away to the south- C vard on the port beam, and when it w (truck the sea it must have cooked a o: nilllon flsh all round. The water cl >olled up to a height of twenty feet tl >r more, and the vapor cheated by tl he steam spread over a space wider tl han the length of this ship, and that R s more that 650 feet. It was nearly 01 lalf a minute before the sea went lown." p( The Hamburg-American Liner Bra- t< (ilia. In last evening from Ham- ci >urg, also observed a great meteor ci vhen northeast of Cape Race on Tues- si lay night about three hours after the h It. Andrew's experience. The Bra- d< dlla's meteor was visible for thiry seconds before it buried itself In si he sea.?New York Special to Wash- ti ngton Post. fi w XV Never judge a man by the opinion tl le has of himself. bi Happiness has a peculiar way of ippearing and disappearing unexpect- " idly. rHE WITTEKIND'8 PA88ENQER8. Ml of tho Immigrants Except Four Wars Landed. About midday yesterday the last of he Immigrants of the Wltteldnd to be idmltted by the Inspectors passed down he gang plank and there only remalnd on the steamer those who failed to atlsfy the Inspectors that they were apable of being admitted Into this ountry, and these will be deported, rhere were only four In this class, rhlch Is about the average "turned lown." The reasons for their deportalon were not given. The Inspectors vere on the steamer early, and lmme [lately commenced the examination of hose who had been detained on the hip, and made a full and careful infection, asking many questions, going nto the details of the cases before hem. Out of the thirty-five that had ieen held, thirty-one were admitted. it 3 o'clock the. Inspectors left the teamer and the examination of the rst load of immigrants was finished, ill of the officials left on the afternoon rain for the north and will at once reume their usual duties at Philadelphia. Washington and New York. A question was raised yesterday regarding the coming of the immigrants elating to passage money of the aliens >elng paid for them, in other words, the dvance money proposition, and a court f inquiry was held in the cabin of the teamer, lasting several hours, when estimony bearing on the case was aken. The inquiry was held behind losed doors and nothing was given out egardlng the details of the inquiry. A omplaint was made to Commissioner Jeneral Sargent by Mr. Herman Baenhoop, who was here representing he Carolina Trucking company of Jorth Carolina, that he was not aliwed on the wharf and that he undertood that there was some kind of greement that the Immigrants were d go to the cotton mills, and for that eason the public were not allowed to alk with the immigrants. Mr. Baenhoop represents a company which esires to sell land to Immigrants In forth Carolina. The question' of the advance money eing paid for the immigrants was alsed by Commissioner of Labor Nelll, nd voluminous testimony was taken on he subject. Mayor Rhett, Commlsioner E. J. Watson and Secretary ierbert were the principal witnesses efore the court. The question is a ew one, and has never yet come before he Inspectors. Commissioner Watson, owever, had a conference with Cbmilssioner General Sargent before he rent to Europe and the matter was ally understood by the head of the imilgration bureau. While it is against he law for the agent of an individual r firm to bring labor Into this country, he government sanctions state bureaus nd permits the agent of a state bueau to bring in immigrants, provided, f course, no contract or agreement is lade with them before*they land in his country. The court of Inquiry made no declaim In the matter, but all of the doculents and testimony in the case will be nrwarded to Washington, and the pinion of the attorneys of the immlratlon bureau there will be requested, 'ommlssloner Watson explained his Ide of the case, but should the opinion e against him the government will lnlst that no more immigrants be rought under the same circumstances. Commissioner General Sargent* was aturally glad when his work on the Wtteklnd was concluded, for the last ivo days have been strenuous ones for im and his force. He was also pleased fiat everything passed off smoothly. i regard to the matters that came beire the court of Inquiry, he said that ften agents in their zeal to secure timigrants use means that are against fie laws of this country, and some of fie Immigrants upon examination tated that they had been given circuirs on board the steamer regarding -ages that they could obtain In this ountry, and that these questions and l8o the question of the "advance loney" will be settled once for all by lie attorneys of the immigration deartment. Commissioner Sargent stated posi Ively that when the next ship with nmlgrants comes to Charleston no ne will be allowed on board the teamer during: the examination, exeptlng the officials of the immigration ureau and the representatives of the ress. "Of course it being: something: ew for Charleston, we permitted some Itizens to go aboard the Wttteklnd, nowing that they were interested in he matter of the landing of the Immlrants, but this will not be permitted rhen the next steamer arrives, as it iterferes with the work of the inpectors, and is wrong for any one to 1 ommunlcate with the immigrants be- 1 jre they are admitted?News and 'ourier. VENDETTA UP TO DATE. orsican Murderer Clears Innocent Rel- ' ative by Snapshot Photograph. A murder trial which is soon to take A lonnln Cnraifa will be the t ItttC III /IJUVV/IU, VWtW.VM, Umax of one of the oddest cases of endetta, with the strangest up to ate features, on. record. The cen-al figure is Giuseppe Paoli, who Hied a man in a quarrel some years go, was arrested, tried and sent to 'ew Caledonia to serve out a long sen;nce of deportation. In some unexplained way Paoli esaped from the French convict settlelent some eighteen months ago and trthwith made his way home to orsica. No Information of his escape as communicated to the authorities f the island and they had no suspilon of his presence as he lay hid in te maquis.or dense second growth tickets which skirt the forests in te mountainous regions of Corsica. ] [is presence was known only to two i r three friends. I Paoli had returned to Corsica to erform a religious duty. This was ) take vengence upon a rormer jmrade, whose testimony only had 1 lused his conviction. One day he i irprised the traitor, as he considered i im, on a lonely road and shot him I ead. < When tlje body was discovered, ispiclon fell at once upon Paoli's ' vo brothers. It was plain ] om the outset that the murder j as not committed for robbery, and < ley were the only people known to 3 e in the island who had any grounds >r a vendetta against the dead man. 4 They were arrested. Some clrcum- 1 st&ntlal evidence was unfavorable to them and they were held for trial, with their prospects of clearing themselves rather black. Then a countryman stepped one day Into the offices of the prefecture at Ajacclo. "Sir," said he to the official who received him,. "I come from Paoli. who humbly asks for an interview with the prefect" "What Paoli?" he was asked. "The deported Paoli." "But he's in New Caledonia. We can't go there." "No, he's in Corsica and he must talk with the prefect alone and soon. Tell him so." The countryman bowed politely and went out. Some days later the prefect started on a tour of inspection. He drove in an open carriage and was accompanied by one of his councillors and a military surgeon. They had not the faintest idea that anything unusual was to happen, and were enjoying the drive as the road led them into a dense patch of wooda. A sudden shout caused the coachman to rein up, and the party found themselves covered by four carbines. The man who called at the prefecture a few days before approached gnd ordered the councillor to step out of the carriage. Covering the official with his gun, the man explained with cool politeness: "Paoll is there, just behind ithe bushes. He wishes to speak to the prefect alone. Advise his excellency to go to him, for if he refuses I shall be obliged to kill you. His exoellency's safety is guaranteed." The prefect didn't like it much, but he went: what else could he do? He found Paoli a little way from the road. "Slgnor prefect," said the outlaw, "I have taken this step in order to prevent a judicial murder. You propose to condemn my brothers. They are iniiueeuu i, rauu, eotayou iruui prison, am the avenger who sent my betrayer to his last accounting. In order that there may be no doubt as to my Identity you will photograph roe at once. When the picture Is developed every one will recognise me." But how am I to take the picture?" "The signor doctor who accompa nies you in all your journeys never moves without his camera. Just call him here." The picture was taken. On the strength of it, Paoli's brothers were liberated. Despite vigorous pursuits, Paoll succeeded in keeping ont of the hands of the gendarmerie longer. Then he became himself a victim of the vendetta. A sweetheart whom he threw over- , board for another recently betrayed his hiding places and he was taken unawares and captured. He is in jail in AJacc o and his trial Is to begin next month TREATMENT OF MALARIA. Or. Gill Wylie Gives Directions For Handling Disease. A few days ago, while at Great Folia nova tha Wlnnahnm Ntwa and Herald, we noticed posted In many conspicuous places the treatment below for chronic malaria. Working in the summer along the river In a section partially malarial. It was naturally expected that this treacherous disease would lay hold on the workmen. So the president of the Southern Power company, Dr. Gill Wylie, the eminent surgeon of New York, took great precaution against malaria among the workmen by posting everywhere his treatment of the disease. The very fact that it bears his signature makes It well worth trial on the part of any one suffering from malaria in any form. Directions For Treating Chronio Malaria. Take four l-10grs. of calomel after dinner, at nhrht and the next morning a saline laxative, a seldlitz powder or mineral water sufficient to give one free movement of the bowel* a day. After each meal take three of the 3 gr. capsules, or two of the 5 gT. capsules of quinine with the juice of a half of a lemon In a half glass of water, so as to Insure Its absorption, making 28 to 30 grs. a day. In large strong people the amount of the quinine can be increased up to 40 grs. a day instead of 30 grs. Keep this calomel and quinine up for four consecutive days in the above quantities. If during the four days the quinine makes your head buzz or disturbs you excessively, take 20 grs. of bromide of potash in a half glass of water in the afternoon or evening. . After taking 27 or 30 grs. a day for four days, then take 3 grs. tliree times a day, or one capsule after each meal for four days longer. After this a tonic pill which has arsenic and iron in it may be taken three times a day for several weeks if indicated. Then If at any time after this you have the pains In the back of your neck and exhausted feelings, and more 3r less depression or disturbed digestion have your blood examined and report to me and further treatment will t>e indicated. It would be perfectly safe if the same general symptoms return to repeat the above treatment in two or three months or more, especially if you live In a malarial district vhere there are mosquitoes. ^ By using Merk's bl-sulphate of quiilne, 6 grs. dissolved in a teaspoonful jf steril water, an injecyon can be made In the deep muscles of the but tocks with a stem glass syringe, giving two Injections of 6 gra. each instead jf one of the 9 or 10 gr. doses by mouth. In extreme cases two of these L0 gr. doses may be given by hypodermic instead of by mouth, more effec:lvely. (Signed} Dr. W. Gill Wtlik. All, Looked Alike.?Uncle Eph lad long boasted that he had never needed the services of a doctor, but low-he was 111, and his neighbor felt that the time had come when a physician should be called. "Come, now Uncle Eph," sald^she, 'we will call whoever you wish?you Itnow there's a good allopath and a tiAmonnatli nnH ttlap*'? ft new doctor, an asteopath. Now, who'll rou have?" "Wal," drawled Uncle Eph. "I Junno ex It matters?they do say that ill paths lead to the grave."Exchange.