Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-05-24
AGRICULTURAL.
From the Farmers Register.
MARL OF SOUTu-CAROLINA.
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Nhsu!NGToN CRY, Jan. 24th, 1888.
Dear Sir take a moment. in the
House, to drop yon IL line on subject on
which we converscd snmcwhu, when had
the pleasure 10 meet you here, to wit. the
mari formations or deposi,cs in South Caro-
lima.
There is Il region commencing about
forty miles below Columbia, and running
parallel to the coast in which is embedded
mncii Of n material which have ALWAYS
believed 10 be mari. A friend has sent me
Il sliali specimen in this letter, and shall
send Il larger one by some other conveyance.
This specimen, is taken, I think, from the
banks of The CODgarcc, or rather the Sau,ee.
about seventy miles below Columbia. For
forty or fifty miles, the banks ofthe Watcree
3 abound with this material 1t is burncdn
to lime, and used for all the purposes of
laying bricks pointing and plasicrinc. 1t
has not yet been applied, that l eau learn,
~ agricultural purposes.
Iiyou will do me the favor TO let me know
what is the quality Of this mari aud what
soils il should he applied to. and in what
quantities, will he greatly obliged TO you.
Your ob't servant.
l.. II, Ell MORE. Of S. Carolina.
We havc had not moro leisure than
would suffice for very slight and inconl-
plr.e chemical examination of the earth
sen; III The letter above; but that examina-
t."n was enough 10 prove that it was very
rich inarl. more accurate analysis will
he made, ANA the result reported in the next
number. But we can undertake now to
say,lhat this extensive depnsitcia sa means
OF improving The lands of South Carolina.
win be Of incalculablc value
We had not entertained doubt but that
tic same ca!carc,ns formation which lies
under The tide water region of MARYLAND.
Virginia and North Carolina, extended also
under ,!i, same region IN South c. arolina.
This might be safely inferred from the sim
liar geological features, in other respects, of
tha whole OF this great region. But we had
never heard, unit! lately, of the actual posi-
tion or even existence there Of any mari
visible or accessible. and we believe that il
Is certain that not the least use has yet been
made q! ca|carcouS manurcs in South Car
nhnn--tiiouSh it as much wanting there,
and would yield as great profits, as any
where else.
1t is matter ofaddi,ional qualification to
n;, personally, that our inquiries and sue-
fcslions on this subject have not been with
ont cHcct, III Inducing our correspondent TO
direct his mind 10 this subject. Ills native
.ta.c possesses in these beds of cacarcous
manure. an unwrough, mine Of wealth tha,
will YET be far more productive, and a
thousand fold moro valubc, than all the
gold mines in our whole country
And yet urreioicing in the knowledge of
these facts and the anticipation of their fii-
tnrc results, are accompanied by some bit
ter feeling of modification. We have heen
laborins, for many years, in practical agri-
culture, aud hy writing and publishing, to
induce our countrymen to use this most
cheap and efficient Of NIL manures; and
though we have had many subscribers and
readers among the intelligent planters Of
Soutt'-Carolina. 10 this day, all our urgent
advicc and instruction have not served to
induce single cultivator to mari even so
much as an acre Of land. Truly. we have
bat small encouragement to persevere in
Offering them advice and instruction.--Ed.
Par. Rrg.l