The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-22
Il NJ USIGR0OM CITY.
How II Was Founded, Built and Uazod in "a
Single Day.
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Single Day.
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An excitement such as is rarely seen
outside ofa mining town, which, In
fact, could never occur from the same
causes in al old settled town, was cx-
pcricnccd yesterday. The ground
occupied as mill site by the Harrison
reduction works was throngcd with
hundreds Of eager men who were
quietly but ncrvously erecting Il NINA
ture city. a carpenter on uppor
Chestnut street opened the ball. Ho
had ,rad basclcss rumor that tho
patent for tho ground claimed as a
placcrlocation by Tom Starr would
never be granted, but that town site
would be granted in its stead. He
thought the time had come for Il divis-
ion Of the spoils, and went out during
the still small hours Of the early morn
ing and put up two foundations on the
Harrison grounds, at the upper end Of
the Chestnut street frontage. AS soon
as this fact was known by passers-bv
in tho morning, il caused considerable
talk, and Il crowd soon congrcyatcd.
Some thought one thing and some
another, and rs is always t! case, there
was one man who remarked that "ii
they were going to jump lots, he could
jump Us fast as any one" lie jumped
on foundation and another followed {;
then the scramble began. Orders for
four boards were rapidly despatched to
The nearest lumber yard or suw-mill.
and ns soon as they came on the
ground they were lacked together
and called tounda ion. The
crowd increased in numbers, and the
excitement was augmented by every
fresh arrival. BY noon nearly Il
thousand people were gathered in the
ncighborhood, and every foot of
ground fronting OH Chestnut and Elm
streets was covered with foundations,
and about two hundred real estate
owners had sprung into existence.
Still the orders for lumber flowed into
the yarts, and number Of uprights
began to appear, the first start Of a
building. This move was received
with general approval, and in another
hour some thirty or forty buildings
began to rise up and assume proper
tions. Several real estate transactions
now occurred. One man who occu-
pied a corner lot and had neat and
substantial frame structure, consisting
of four boards and IN upright, two-by-
four, received an offer of two hundred
dollars for his property, and took it
up. Tho money was planlled down,
and the new proprietor stepped upon
his premises and began to put up an
addition in the shape Of another two
6y-iour. Another man accepted the
bid of fifty dollars for quit-claim
decd. and passed rapidly away. Car
pentcrs were in dcmnnd Mt ton dollars a
day, and none in the market. They
were all busy jumping for themselves.
In the meantime a courier had been
despatched to the Argentine Mining
Company's works, and the entire
Working force was summoned to ap-
pear at the smcltcr office. They all
went in quietly, few at q time, and
attracted no attention. The acting
mayor, DR.. Taylor, went up to the
Office and swore III ten truSty men,
who Ind been selected rs special
police, and rs soon rs this had been
done they filed out, backed by fifty
brawny miners, and began the work
of razing tho tho newly-built city to
the ground. beginning at the uppc,
per end of the building, they mad,
rapid onslaught, and in ten minute.
Uff, ,hst. stick. WAS. fat. Little or nt
orS, seeing that they would have thci
hands full if any such thing was at
tempted, quietly gave way, and &C
ceptcd the situation. Tho Mcssrs
I.okcr and Hines were complete mas
tcrs of the situation. Teams wcr
employed, and in two hours time no
a board remained on the ground t
mark the recent city. =