Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ... THE TALASEE COLONY BANNA MAR DE VED0 AND HER ENVIRONS Being a part of the Early History of Jackson County Dedicated to the Memory of the Talasee Colony CHAPTER I. First Settlers From Effingham County. In the summer of 1786, when few white people lived within the present limits of Jackson County, Richard Easley, Abednego Moore and Johnson Josiah Strong, * came from Effingham County and settled near Talasee Shoals on Mulberry river, then called Tishmaugu. Wishing to conciliate the natives, and knowing they were excessively fond of showy trinkets and gay apparel, the newcomers brought with them a liberal supply of glittering beads and some remnants of cloth of various colors. At the time of their arrival a noted Indian whose name was Umausauga, and his only daughter, Banna, somewhere in her early teens lived in the immediate neighborhood. Though not a chief, his influence was considerable, his intellect of a high order, his physical strength gigantic, his prowess undisputed, his friendship true, and his hatred implacable. Contrary to usual custom of his people, he claimed a large extent of the adjacent territory as his individual property, and no one was allowed to live, hunt or fish on it without his permission. His claim lay on the south side of the river, and fortunately, the newcomers, without knowing anything of the reserved territory, pitched their tent on the north side at Jasacathor, afterwards known as the Dr. Pendleton spring where John Duncan now lives. Some days passed before the white men and the Indian nabob met. They had seen him in the distance and thought he tried to shun them; but one evening while fishing at the shoals, a native appeared on the opposite bank, and wading into the water caught several fish with his hands..
