Life in old Virginia . Rope Ferry o\er Mattaponi River, from West Point, King; William Co., Va., to Shacklefords Landing, in King and Queen Co., conveying the United States Mail and Passengers. Within about two miles of this ferry in King William County, was the seat of Opechancanough, Kingof the Pamunkey Indians, and brother of Powhatan. This ferry is within two miles of West Point,where the Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers join to form tlie York Ruins of White House, on Panuinkey River, Virginia. Here lived the Widow Custis, who became the wife of Washington. A glimpse of the PamunkeyRi
Life in old Virginia . Rope Ferry o\er Mattaponi River, from West Point, King; William Co., Va., to Shacklefords Landing, in King and Queen Co., conveying the United States Mail and Passengers. Within about two miles of this ferry in King William County, was the seat of Opechancanough, Kingof the Pamunkey Indians, and brother of Powhatan. This ferry is within two miles of West Point,where the Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers join to form tlie York Ruins of White House, on Panuinkey River, Virginia. Here lived the Widow Custis, who became the wife of Washington. A glimpse of the PamunkeyRiver to the right, Pamunkey Indian Reservation beyond, across the river. THE INDIANS OF VIRGINIA 33 hatchets. Another article of interest made of clay is the pipe of joy. In the bowl of this pipe are five holes madefor the insertion of five stems, one for the chief and one foreach of the four councilmen. The smoking of a pipe duringa peace conference was an ancient custom amongst theIndians. There is a ferry within nine or ten miles of the reservationknown as Piping Tree ferry. It is tradition that at thisplace the whites, and Indians of this tribe met and formeda treaty, and at its conclusion as usual, the pipe was passedfrom mouth to mouth for each to take a puff as evidence ofgood faith and friendship, after which the pipe was depositedin a hollow tree near by the rivers side. In after time whendisagreements arose because of the whites failin
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