The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-14
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Water Power OF East NIIz-i.-ippi.
Communicated to the Mobile. Tribune.l
EDrroR NOZZLE TRrBUSE. Having
long experience in water power and ma
chinery. was solicited by several gentle
men, both North and South, to examine
water power in East Mississippi and Ala
bama, within twenty miles of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad To save great deal
of trouble to examine every little ravine,
l passed myself of rs in search of bottom
and slough lands, in which | succeeded
without having my purpose known.
Tallahala, a fine stream running into
Leaf river, near Augusta, in Perry coun-
ty, Miss. This stream being so remote
from navigation or railway, abandoned,
it running through a remarkably poor and
thinly inhabited country.
yellow Greek, a fine and bold little
stream, runs into Chickasaha river, near
Waynesboro, on the Mobile and Ohio
railroad, three miles from the station. /
found a good situation for light machine
~, such as rolling, darning and yarn
mill, and would recomend the stream for
such a factory
Oktibbeha, west FORK of Chickasaha
river at Enterprise, i found some good
situations ten or fifteen miles above its
mouth, but no suitable bluffs TO set n
frame, except in It's channel, which would
be some risk, as it is bold stream, but
rock bottom in some places. a good wa
ter power, but many objections for fac
tory. Oktibbeha, the east prong, runs
parallel with the Mobile and Ohio railroad
from Enterprise to Meridian. Six miles
above Enterprise / saw some good situa-
tons for machinery, but long and fire.
quent eddies, and the stream holder in
some places than others. Indications Of
submarine crevice, which is "A risk and
some danger in machinery, and also, by
obstructing the stream, would interfere
with some nice farms, but good water
power; but like that of Chunky, the
frames would have to be set in the chan
mel of the stream
All the streams north of Lnuderdale
Springs, learn, head in lime country
and frequently dry up, or become very
weak in dry weather, as is the case in the
lime countries. Archusa is bold little
stream, sufficient for heavy work This
stream runs into the Chickasaha one and
a half miles below Quitman, while the
public road crosses the stream one mile
from Quitman. 1t has a good bluff on
the east side; water-twelve horse pow
er. learn that the back water from the
river backed up at this place % feet, and
in 1860, 26 feet. Three miles above
Quitman the stream cuts its way through
an open pine forest low and very sandy;
a beautiful stream and constant one
One mile from Quitman, on the same
stream, AT mill, saw the only situation
for factory. The rock crops out a few
feet below the surface.
Sucanorchee runs into the Bigbee riv-
er near Livington, in Sumter county. |
saw some fine bluffs and good water pow
er, but learned that it headed in lime
country and was weak in dry weather.
Buckatunna, long stream, heads in a
pine and sandy country, runs parallel
with the NJ and o. r. X. for fifty miles,
and enters into the Chickasaha near the
State Line Station, varying in distance
from the railroad from 5 10 80 miles by
section lines. Striking the stream north
east Of Quitman / found the banks very
low and wide and swampy for fifteen
miles, to Pierce's old mills. At this
place j found the best situation j had
seen. Eight miles below, at Horns old
mill, a good bluff on the west side and
good rock bed, but the banks above very
low and sandy, and a law, fiat, sandy
country on the east. Returning to Pierces
old mill, spent one day examining the
channel for two miles above and below,
and the country around. A beautiful,
high open and level country jets up 10 a
bluff on the east for three quarters of
mile; on the west il the finest yellow pine
forest | ever saw; and fine white oak
timber within few yards of this mill.
A Mr.. Pierce commenced cotton fac
tory in 1854, and having capital, turned
his work into a saw and grist mill, intend
ing to go on with his work as his capital
would increase. Being a diseased man,
he died, leaving no one TO take charge Of
his work. Since, the work has all decay
ed and fallen in. He cut channel 10
feet long in the east bank, 10 feet wide
and eight deep and threw a dirt dam
across the stream Of Clay and Mari,
which is yet standing. Set his work in
the stream below, having no tumbling
dam and no draw gates, the stream since
has cut it, way some two hundred yards
from the mill TO which / would have no
objection i'll were to put in machinery at
this place by putting in a tumbling dam
seven feet high and forty-nine feet long.
BY digging the canal twenty feet deep,
which is cut in the rock, frame could be
set in clay bluff, resting on a solid rock
two feet above high-water, entirely free
f-ovv, Ja,ov rub;.h - ao iniuriot,o 20 ,,a
chinery and yarns when set on the water
All the works could be put in without the
least exposure TO water excess or the Tum-
bling Dam. This situation is 81 miles
from the Mobile and Ohio Railroad on
section lines east of DeSoto, by road IL
miles beautiful country around on the
east, and dotted with nice little farms,
and healthy country one mile and half
east. A fine chalybeat springs, which Is
known as Pierce's springs, few miles
below. On both sides Of the stream are
fine and rich prairie farms--some Of the
finest ever saw. On the west side of
the stream about 4, 900 bales Of cotton is
raised, and within 8 or 9 miles around
this mill.
will recommend this situation 10 cap
italists North and South for cotton facto-
ry. Constant water power to forty horse
power. This is one Of the best situation
! found in my survey, / persume Messrs.
Mellen, Hicks Eustis, who live at Pierces
Springs, as old settlers, could give some
or any information required, being old
settlers at that place.
w. II. WINTERS.
EXIT MRS. STOWE.
Lady Byron GrandsOn Settles the