The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-29

REQ river, has lost heavily by the
overflow. Mr.. Soogers works large
number of penitontiary hands on his
plantation, and it was calculated that
ne would produce 1000 bales of cot
ton, and n still creator proportion of
corn. The extont Of tho actual dam
age cannot be ascortainod until tho
flood subsidies. Mr.. w. G. Chids is
reported to have lost 800 stacks of
hay, which was ftoated down tho rivedi
by the current. Other planters have
met with similar losses which will
amount, in this locality, to thousands
of dollars.
Tho Union Timos says: Tho dos
truction of grain is truly lamentablo.
The whoat in tho shock has sproutod
in ovory instance, and not loss than
ono half tho crop is either totally dcs-
troyod or so seriously injured that it
will hardly mako flour fit for use. The
oat crop also has boon SO seriously
damaged that not moro than one
quarter of tho fino crop it promised
| two weeks ago will DO made.
Tho corn on tho bottom lands will,
in almost ovory case, have to bo re-
planted; but it will bo throe or four
days from ovon now botoro much Of
tho land will be in condition for re>
planting.
Tho Augusta Chronicle and Sontin-
ol says: The recent froshct in the Sa-
vannah river totally destroyed largo
portion Of the corn and cotton crop in
tho bottom lands below the city. In
many places the fields were ton and
twelve foet undor water. Tho total
damage done is estimated variously
fiom ono hundred thousand to two
hundred thousand dollars. Ono farm
or had two hundred acres in corn and
Hungarian grass, which cost him fif-
toon dollars per acre All of this is
lost. A number of oolored draymcn
who wero planting on n farm near tho
city, lost everything. Many planters
are 80 dishcartoncd that they will not
mako an attompt to rcplant. Even
whore folds arc roplanted not moro
than half n crop will! bo made.
At Tumbling Shoals, in Laurons
county, Dogro man was drowned
whilo cndoavoring TO save his wheat
crop, which was cut and stacked in
tho iold. Seeing the water rising, he
endeavored to secure the wheat bcforo
tho water became high enough to wash
it away. Before he could get any of
it on high ground, the rapid current
carried him and tho wheat beyond as
sistanc.. and ho found watory grave.
In :. lotter to tho Groonville News
Col. II. =. IInmmettt, President of the
Piedmont Manufacturing Company,
speaking of tho highth of tho water in
the Saluda rivcr, caused by tho froshot
says The freshot in the river at this
place reached its holght at 5 o'clock
on Saturday afternoon. 1t is said by
the old citizens living in this vicinity,
to havo boon about fvo feet higher
than tho frcshots of 1852 and
1865, and just about as high as the
great. frcshot ofAugusJ 18th 1888, was
tho highest oVor socn or heard OF by
any ono now living near horo. The
latter statement is verified by high
water marks made at the time. Tho
water rose at tho foot of the fall hero
on Saturday "a foot above low water
mark.
THE SAVANNAH FLooDs.-Tho rains
throughout Georgia have boon almost
unprecedented. At Savannah the fall
was fiftoon inches, ono fourth tho
yearly average The Ogoochoo canal
has been considerably injured and
worse damage is foarod. Tho farms
around Savannah, on tho Augusta
Road, have been flooded, and in somo
cases tho crops were destroyed. Tho
rice plantations on tho Carolina sido
Of tho river arc all overlooked, and somo
littlo damage is feared, though an in
tolligont planter informs the Savan-
nah News that the crops arc in such
n condition that no serious loss would
be sustained, provided thoro is q spell