The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-10-30

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all the requisite clements superior to this
one Here we have Il never falling noun
tain stream prccipilatcd over prcclplce
full thirty feet in height. with an immense
natural dam of solid granite; the land so
situated Immediately below the Fall as TO
present most admirable sites for the fac
iurv buildings On the other side, Il beau
tiln hill to locate Il Factory Village, from
whose crest :; magnificent view OF the
Blue Ridge Mountains is presented: scarce
three miles distant, shutting out the North
and Northwest winds surrounded by
abundant springs OF the coolest water; II
climate subject to 10 extremes oi heat or
cold; where Doctors find it hard to make
q living; where chils and fcvcrs are not
known, except when brousl lit from the
low country. from whence invalld> ire
oucntlv resort to gain eXnberant health
from the pure mountain air and clear nat
ural fountains where there is also aoun-
dant fine building stone, lime and timber
Just where it is wanted.
Little EiverriscS among the mountains OF
the .inalachian Chain in Pickcns District,
S. c.. aud flowing along the Southern
slope between wooded hills and fertile
and cultivated bottoms, unites with the
Tamossee Greek and other tributaries, un-
til its volume equals twenty-five feet in
width 10y five feet depth at lis lowest
stage of water 1t is here suddenly ar
rested. and ills current brought almost to
Il stand-s,il by this huge rock dam. full
twenty-five broad on top. and almost lev
el. stretching directly at right angles
across the bed OF the stream for full one
hundred and fifty feet in length: causing
the water to back up and spread out to
near about the same with. Close to the
ri..hl bank there is Il break in this dam of
about TWENTY-FIVE feet in width. in the
ccntre Of which break there is Il large
rock projecting from the immense rock
bed below, which forms Il central pier rs
of bridge; the banks eli either side of
solid granite rock, and forms abutmcnts
on both sides Immediately above the dam.
1t is onIv through the break before de-
scl@bc,l. that The divided waters take their
leap down the rocky c.u>m. within tie
distance of :, hundred yards to Il pool full
thirty feet below the level Of tic water
above the dam Standing in the centre
OF this rock dam vou can dip y"ur hand
into the stream above. while YOU can drop
pebble into the river below. Il rcrpcn.
ciicular hci yh, OF thirty feet; though The
face OF the Fall is not perpendicular. but
;bounds in numerous cascades. bounding.
,lashng and toumimg among the rocks he
low, where sudden bend i'll the river
takes lis further course out of view On
YOUR RIGHT hand. Just bclaw the 'bntmrnt
rock. Tie land gently slopes oil to near 4
level. and no enc could doubt that this is
the spo, lor factory h,;h!ngS / h,' break
in the dam wiihii> central pier. criiii hc
locked with Il ilood-=a'e. or could he w;Ii-
cd up with rock andcement in :; ltw days.
raciu. lh" entire stream under human
control. by opening Il ilumc nt race be-
hind and around The rocky buimcnt he
fore mentioned. And here | would men
lion that if an additional height ol TALL
were required this c"uld hr readily in
creased To fifty feet by building upon the
natural dam from 'hnlmcnt to hn,mcnl.
In examining the spot where propose
iind nalural ol.rniHg Of proper 'Iimcn-
slons III The ROCKS. ANA extending hcar
halt tilc requisite distance th"u5f IL, !, "iS
clicked up WIN c"rt" ana rocNS' Ills Is
"i,a' n'ra',' p> i ''at'I'', w. la1r
visited 'his Sl'o' WIFI WIFI VI ,'I''l'',e'
Jones VINO OWLS seN 'i"i '''ou>'''', "V'HI =,
ol !aha "'lacc',' 10 a"u ."el"'''''2 ''',',r.,'
site; ne purchased ''''s ,';!c. II, S''-,
with the express view ana 'H,f"!'',' "'
CARRYING OUT 'Hc purpose 10 M'''c'' ''"I'i
nature and human rcaSol, so S'i''h$'y
point, us lle legitimate OBJECTS OF ,h'I
h'il'v combination " e'I''I'''I ''''' n''''
not the iatc war deprived Nlr. Jones .! u. Il
large portion OF his means, tins locality
would. ere this. have been known rs The
site OF one OF the largest cotton iaclolicS
in the Southern States.