The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-06-19
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1873.

and be predicted that at some
future day the mines Of this
region would be more important
and remunerative than those Of
California and Colorado.
They had never been worked
lower than the water level, and
none Of them had yet reached the
granite, where he believed with
Profs. Tourney and Lieber, that
the most astonishing results would
be obtained.
From these Interesting mines
we went to the iron region Of the
county, and he was more as
tonished at the rich field here
opened for remunerative indus
try, than with the mines of
the more precious metals. Salu ne,
looking at the group ofrocks, con-
taining the magnetic ore of iron,
tho red and brown hetnetites: the
limestone and flexible quartz for
duxing, "here we have iron ore of
nearly every species and Of the
very best quality, with rocks for
frestone and fluxing, all on the
banks of noble stream capable
of affording abundant water pow
er. The resources of your coun-
try, sir, are illimitable."
With Profs. Tourney and Licber,
he was also much interested in
the itacolumite, or flexible qnartz
to be found in this region, and
identified it at once, with the
Brazilian and Ural Mountain for
nation and was astonished that SO
few diamonds had been found, as
they were the sure and certain
concomitants Of this rock.
We next visited some of the
many shoals, formed by the gneiss
rock, iptersecting at right angles,
the many beautiful and magnif-
cent streams, which flow in paral-
lei directions through this country
the Enoree, the Tiger, Fair
Forest, Pacolet and Broad Rivers.
At Mountain Shoals, on the Emo
rec. there is a fall of seventy feet
in q distance of two hundred
yards. At this point, the gnelss
is much contorted, and affords a
natural dam. Prof. Tourney, in
speaking Of it says: "It is an ex.
ceedingly beautiful spot, standing
on one of the little islets at the
foot Of the falls, and looking up
ward, the noble river is seen as if
emerging from an arcade Of green
foliage, now foa,ning and spark
ling in the sunshine as it dances
over the. broken edges of the rock,
and again hiding itself in the deep
shadows of the vine clad trees"
At Musgroves, Van 'Pattons and
numerous other places on this
noble stream the falls are equally
as interesting, and it is impossible
to examine them without being
struck, with the great facilities
which they afford at small cost,
for manufacturing purposes. At
Trough Shoals, on the Pacolet,
this magnificent stream rushes
through q crevice in the rock,
only eight feet wide, at an incll'
nation Of twenty feet in sixty
chains crashing like pipe stems
the toughest, and the most obsti-
nate timber thrown in to impede
it's progress.
Those were some Of the natural
and almost undevloped resources
Of the region of country, and
which impressed Mr.. Lancaster,
the English gentleman, of whom
we have spoken with wonder and
amazement.
A few mornings, about the close
of the season. before he left, he
rushed into my room, before l had
made my toilet with amazement
and delight depicted upon his in
genuous face, exclaiming "see
what | have found" at the same
time holding out to me what
seemed to be the fragment of a
white coral, but now much de-
faced and disfgured by exposure
and time.
"Oh j" said I, "a coral, you have
found evidences of the submer.
gence of this locality"
"No," he eloquentIy replied,
"this is a primary formation OF
the Cambrian period, and has not
been under the water since the