 Scattered about the settlement were seven tiny tub mills for grinding corn..."
Kephart's book "Our Southern Highlanders" (published in 1913) was the first widely read study of Southern Appalachian culture.The fourth chapter of the book, "A Bear Hunt In the Smokies," recounts a typical bear-hunting excursion to the crest of the Smokies.Three members of the hunting party— Granville Calhoun, "Little John" Cable, and "Doc" Jones— were children of early Hazel Creek pioneers.