Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-08-30

of pine of the best quality, both the yellow
pune, and llghtwood, is to be found alonY
the line OF the road. The soil is penerni,
" light; so that the excavation aud cnbank.
ment, viii be of the easiest kind. The
swafnps WHICH il will be necessary to s,ra.st
verse are all firm; averaging from six =
.I5ht inches Of soft allusiial ma ter ~,
flrn sandy or clay subslra,uln. The lima
VI 1''e road VIII elicroach but little on vaI,,a.s
Ole private property, and sicn it does, by
lie facilities which it wilFafi6rd, will more
than rcqaite individual sacrifice. and theyee.. (
fore cali for no expense bv way Of rena,n..I
ration on the part Of the Company. Thav, ]
consequently, IN the estimate, made no al.,,a
'owance Tor the purchase of lands. -
In compliance with the wishes of tbs
Commissioners, ] examined two lines be-. !
! tween Nv Cheraw and the Waccamaw river
lhe hFst, which ! shall designate asthe Lop. I
sr Route, leaving Cheraw, crosses ihs R;o
peedee 10 the high lands on the css,e,,,s
BANK, and passes thence by Marion Cnnsss
House: nearly direct 70 the nasieable s..
ters oi the Waccanaw. The oibes Ena
wi!eA wi, ! wiltterm the Upper Route, depart. !.
ing from Cheraw in like manner w;.h@,hs
lower route, continues nearly direct n pensss
ns':svllle, the Court House Of Marlborough q
Dis'rici. = From Bennettsyille, i, aiftsel$
passes BY the east of Catfish Swami.
joining tile Lower Line al Marion Canr, s
House. OF joins the Lower Line bv nassi;ns
through = the .thorouebfaren between. the I
head Of Catfish, and the south fork al a.
Muddy Creek. ~ : = {
l.he first object of iaportapce w,,E.j,
presents ITSELF isthe ssdepaslure from fy,as
raw, and the crossing ot the Big peeas,,
river. Cheragisat die bead Of nayeattiion e, non
ofthe Big Peedee, and Occupies d yefS eIe.
vated position on rs western bank AS]
gradual descent from the iowr, 10 ,Ile rive,
can be obtained, by following down o ridSe "a
who winch leads from the soulh end oflHc town m
70 a barrow strip Of iand N Col.
i,ubose's plantation; bordering on the
Eer, The greatest part ofwhich is said to-
be above the highest frestess. This leads.
to tlle'nnulh of Thonpson's creek. above 5
winch, the Big Peedee could be crossed on !,
shoaf. The river there is only four fee.
deep at the lowest water. and is con,;ned,a 3 !,
a narrow cirannel. The obiec,io, - ,r;s
crossing place is, that bridge attias poin,
would, al, high water. cut oflhe navigation
from the town, unless draw. briitipes b, s
! used, which vii. be both inconyeniienfs and !
expensive, Again, curve off very shors !
radius must be used in crossing tie river
or else the bridge must be built yervIob' /.
hqueIy to the course Of thcs.ream.
TO cross the river above the presen, I
bridge, which is considered the head i
navigation, a-depot could be established
/; above Maynard's Mil, in the valley Of
lanyard creek, by cutting into its banks.
and partially filling the ravine. Thence
an embankment of about a thousand 6ea,,
long would reachthe river: after crossing
which, structure of piles mile in length
averaging SIX feet ii, height, through Har.
;rington's field, would reach tie I,;oll,nds
on tbe eastern bank. Blu oiepo, n ,Js,nn. !,
Yard rayine would he neither sufficiently
ample, nor convenient of access from The
own. will proceed to consider one which
deem more so.
AT the head Of a ravine in the rear oe,
w adswortl,s store, commodious depo, cam
be formed, by cutting and filling lew feet
in depth. And there the Company,s S:oras
Houses, DC. may be built, 10 commitment,
immediately with Front street, and Ker.
saa" sreet, continued. From this de-.
pot, by a descent Of between so and
90 feet to the. mile, follow the bank
Of the ravne, cross WhortIcberry c,eek !
and reach the river bank near i,s intersec.
ilon Wlill the northern boundary of the E
town, an elevation sufficient TO cross above.
the influence ofthe highest freshe.s. Fmlns
! the opposite bank, an easierly course ,hro,
Mr.. kollock's field, will, in the distance of.
a mile, reach the highlands. By crossing,
the river here, the highest ground ON the
eastern flat will be occupied, and tIr. den,h {
Of the river is Cor 8 feet less than near ibe.
site OF the present bridge. The river f,ts(
should be crossed by piles and truss work.
1t would be unsafe to cross them by EN-.
oankment, because of the great body
OF water which flows over them durina tbe
highest freshets. Tie River wo,,il y
propose tocross by a bridge, about 42O fee,
long, OF wooden superstric.ure, resting ON
abumenfs and two piers, which SHOULD be
OF stone. For they will be subjected mol
only TO an immense pressure of wafer
| (which, when at the highest, rises nearly
forty feet above low wafer in the river,) but
likewise to violent shocks from, the foatiny
trees which are borne down by the current
For the purpose Of building the asu,rneu.;
and piers, a compact hard sandstone can
Ibe obtaiued half a mile above. sror, ,bn
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