The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-02

Vhhaesipes are run by forty orse-
power stshonai agine, which ,wo,ss oise-
lessIy below thsln. Ss-e, invented for
washing ores, and seem adnsssh shsy adapted TO
their present purpose, Each maahneP ata
Of large trough, in which revolve, .psfaffsl
with each other, two spindles armed With
blades Or Hanges. When q loaded car reaches
the platform o spring is touched, and the con
tents fa1l.into tho trough. The action Of the
revolving blades scatters the Jumps, and, at
the same timo, propels them towards the
lower end OF the trough. Water from the river
| is pumped steadily in while the churning is
going on, and when the humps escape at the
bottom they are cleansed from all external
| impurities and are ready for shipment. - - !,
:. The washing machines are on,a bluff on the
river, and the cleansed humps that com le from
them fall within stones throw Of the vessel
which is to receive them. Ships Of cunsidera-
BILE tonnage can be brought alongside, and the
work CT shipment is qlickly and easily accom-
plished. SO other >1naMipusktiou thsn the
washing is done5by the company, as they have
a large contract for the washed earth to I'LL;
but it is presumed that at alater day the phos-
pilates viii be made. soluble and sold by the
company themselves. ..-,.,,., .,,,-
- AMOUNT OF WORK. Z. RI
The washing machines" can turn out two
hundred tons day when in full work, bnt at
present are not working at more than half that
rate. Most OF. the laborers now employed are
negroes, and they do not work nearly as well
as the white laborers, who would. dig, on an
average, one ton per day. White mon cannot
work on the beds in the summer months, 80
that the company reserves its principal labor
until after frost. The negroes generally are
well behaved, but when paid of on last Tues
day. amused themselves by brutally. beating
one of their number .e,..e...z.i ;l,..4
VALUE OF TIE BEDS; III. -.
Near Cambridge, England, there is tract
of phosphate land, which rents for about four
hundred pounds, or two thousand dollars per
acre. The proportion OF lime is about the same
as in the South Carolina beds, but thelumps
are much more difficult OF access The ph0s.
pilates are fourteen to fifteen feet below the
surface, and the deposits are so uncertain that
whole districts of country may sometimes be
bored before they are found The d6posits are
not continuous, and in many places ars only
small patches, The yield is from two hundred
and fifty to three hundred and fifty tons. per
acre, and the deposit about nine inches thick.
The Ashley beds, on the contrary, are with
in twelve or eighteen inches OF the surface, ,the
deposits are, certain and continuous, thede-
poait is more than one foot in thickness, aud
the yield is more than six hundred tons per
acre.. s,is.'.7 .l.s.i '-et. -
This comparison shows the superior value Of
the Ashley River beds, especially as the land
did not cost upon an average more than ten
dollars per acre. At presentthe washed earth
is estimated to be worth about ten dollars per
ton, and at this low rate each acre would yield
in gross six thousand dellars, the land being
left as rich for agricultural purposes Jas
it was when first entered by the pick of the
phosphate hunter. .r gaA4i.}lls
ORGANIZATION.
The whole operations of the'company seem
to be well organized, and their work goes on
with smootlness that speaks well for the ex-
ocltiye ability OF Colonel Joseph A. Yates, the
engineer in charge Of the works. Tho ,busi-
ness of the company is evidently conducted
with energy and Judgment. the sonoiia yatl-
ministration is safe in the experienced hands
of the officers, who are as fOr ,ws: President,
Professor +. s. Holmes; secretary, A. q.
Locke; solicitors, Presley, Lord& Inglesby;
agent in Philadelphia, Samuel Grant. Jr.
In conclusion, it may be ssid that the pros
poets of the Charleston Mining and Manufac-
turing Company arei highly favorable. Their
lands are well located and rich indeposits, the
value Of the phosphates is ateadily;increaaing,
and they evidently have before them a bright
and prosperous future. South Caroliua may
yet give from her bosoma new wealth 10 COM
pensate for that which her SONS have lost, and
i4the organization OF companies for develop
in the phosphate riches Of our: State we see
the means OF adding to the fecundity Of our
soil as well as of advancing the trade and i'm
portance Of the city. ~
The beds OF the. Charleston Mining Company
are not, by any means, the only ones that are
known. Since the great discovery was made,
lands have been explored in every direction,
and at least three companies. are now in
operation. Others are talked Of, and the whole
business is still in its infancy.
A DENSE VOLUME OF sMoHE broke out yester-
day afternoon from the ruins OF the late fire
opposite the Charleston Hotel. The fallen
walls have evidently covered large quantity
of combustible material, chemicals &c., which
have been smouldering since the fire. The re-
cent clearing OF the sidewalk opened fresh air
holes, and gave the flames new life. Though
tho smoke was very dense and obscured
large portion Of Meeting g-street, the fire was
not considered dangerous.
NoTIcEs m BANKRUPTCY. Meetings OF the
creditors of the aforementioned bsnkrupts, to
prove debts and choose assigneea, will be held
at the Office OF the Registrar, Hon. r. B. Car
penter, No. 72 Broad-street, on the days and at
the hours named:
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