The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-15
TagsAvAxSAB VALLEY RAILROAD.

AA ~ oa ANNap sALhEt AS3lLEVAVs
a Meeting Sr tbe Iioayd OF Direcasrs thae
WAS not Altogether Pieasant-AnotheE
ESper,mensal EARa 60 l,e SarEeyed. but
.iis Routa by CarSweil InStitute Is Ig-
ncred. -.
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Pursuant To the call OF Col. james M.
Iatimer, President Of ,.be Savannah yslley
Railroad Company, the Board Of Directors
of said Company convened in the office Of
John i. Breazcale, Esq, at. this place on
last Thursday, Sth July. for the purpose OF
considering questions of importance relat-
ing to the enterprise. l!l..j ~
President Latin.er called the Board 10
order, and requested J. l.. Breazeale, Esq,
To act as Secretary.
The srci! sVf directors VAS then called,
when the following answered 10 their
names, being the entire Board: J.,nes n.
Latimer, President. W. NJ; Humphreys,
b. j. Whitner, w. b. Watson, DR.. w. J..
Milford. r. z. Clinkscaies, j, r. Barnes,
s.. J. Hester. T. : Hester. 3. w. Norris. si
efp addition ta the members and officers
OF the Bdafd, o large number of citizeis
interested In the enterprise, and Who were
iaboring under the impression that the
Road would be located mt this meeting,
We're also present.
President Latimer then stated that tba
Board had been called together for consul-
tation. and to hear from the Surveyors,
who were prepared to make partial report
of their work. The idea entertained by n
large number OF citizens living along the
proposed line thut the Road would be loca.
tef to-day was erroneous, rs the Surveyors
had rot yet completed their work, nor had
1t yet been determined b.. whom the Road
would be located, whether by the Board of
Directors or COP pvention Of the stockhold-
ers. '-af
Maj. Thomas D, lee. Chief Engineer,
then submitted tlIe following preliminary
report:
ENaINEER's OFFICE V.R.R., !
ANDERSON G., H.. 8. G., July 8, 1850. |
Col. James M. Latin,er, Pfesideat Of he Sa.
ranndh Rdifey Raiircad:
SIR-In compliance with instructions nc.
ceiveti from you,, organized party Nav
19, 1880, and proceeded TO the making of o
survey from Anderson q. H., bJ way of
Lowndesville, Abbeville County, TO the
Greenwood and Augusta Railroad, near
Dorn's Gold Mine. "a
The tirst line run was made direct to
Tabor Church, on the G. g. A. r. R., near
Dorns Mine. This line followed the ridge
between the Savannah and Rocky Rivers
TO Lowndesville, thence crossing Rocky
River one,half mile below YUung's alilI,
reaching the ridge between Rocky and
Little Rivers near Mr.. Bolin Aliens, thence
along this ridge by way of Mt. Carmel and
hoDlnson's Store, end down the Mill Creek
ridge, crossing AIill Creek with the Snake
Road, thence TO little River, crossing near
the old Bordeaux town. From Little River
TO Tabor Church the line is along the valley
OF Buffalo Creek, nfter crossing that stream.
Length of line, 573 miles. Crossingh of
Rocky River, N45Aft. high. $50 n. span of
bridge 7 Mill Greek, 28tt. high, 2O0'ft.. tres
tie; Little River, IS n. high. $50 1t. bridgea
~ tiis request or parties east OF Little
Itiyer,I rapitwo lines from the G. G 4.
k.R., EptcTsecting the Tabor line as heFeas-
The firs: .;iis, called the Kennedy line;
leaves the G.. & A. II. r. AZ miles east OF
Tabor, near Mr.. Boag eKennedy's end fol-
Greek to Long Cane Creek OF the mouth Of
Bold Branch, thence to the Intersection Of
the Augusta road and sSnhke road ,at Mr..
Joseph Britts, themes east and near VIM.
kennedy's and Squire McCaulan's to the
Cato House place, thence down the valley
v. 1An9ei2On SLeek, crossing that stream
near near Mr.. VIM. Mars. thence direct to Little
River, onayfourth mile balow Gade's MIL,
f!Caihoun's Miil), thence up tho valley of
i'elots creek near Lodolnont Church to tho
intersection of the Tabor line. :, 3q
- From Anderson TO Kebnedy's, 66s miles,
TO Tabor, 68 5-6 miles! 1Aong Cane Creek.
~ II. high, $50 IT. span; Anderson's Creek,
20 r. high, so It, tIestle; Little River, o5 n.
high, $50 Il. span.
The secondl;ne, called the, ,Yriekem line.
leaves this @. e A. r. r., at Trickein, ID
miles seast OF Tabor, crossing Loug Cane
Creek above Patterson's Bridge, Bold
Branch and n prong CT Bold Branch near
DR.. Wideman's and Capt. VIM. Bradley's,
thence 20 Hopewell Church, crossing An.
derson's Creek near this point, thence across
the iiatwoods TO Calhoun's Creek and Little
River, near the mouth OF Sawney's Creek.
thence up the valley OF Sawney's Creek to q
Junction with the Tabor line near Captain
Eester's quarters.
From Anderson to Trickem, 54i miles {;
rom Anderson to Tabor by way of Trickem,
5S2 miles. Long Cane Creek, bridge 81 n.
high LOO n. span Bold Branch, 27 Il. filgfs.
2OO # trsstle; sAndefson's Creek, 80 #. high
100 It. tfestie; Calhunn,s Creek, 20 n. high.
100 #. span bridge; Little River, 20 II. llish'
15O II. span bridge.
:. by request, mado G Reconnaissance of d
line from the Cato Spring to Trickem by
way OF Danberg, ona mile below Pattersonfs
bridge, on Long Cane Creek. This route is
cheaper than The line by way of Captain
Bradley and d.. Wideman's. :
p BY your command, made reconnois.
sance of the country from the G. & A. r. r.
TO Edse!:e!d G. H. nv examinations were
made with view to connection at each or
the points on the G. & A. r. r. where our
surveys reached. Nv g
From Tabor and Kennedy's the distance
to Edgefield 9. II. 10 about 26 miles. From
trickem somewhat further The principal
features are the eFosaing os steYens' and
Turkey Creeks. SteveliR Creek can be ap-
proached and crossed above and below the
moi.th os Rocky Creek with O light line.
From Stevens Greek to Turkey Creek, seven
miles, the country Is somewhat heavier.
The crossing of Turkey Creek will be ex.
nensive-abont 65 feet high. From Turkey
;Taa Gfeek no. to Edgefield e. H. az miies) light
would cross Stevens Creek below the
mouth of Rocky Creek. The Kennedy and
Lrickem lines above the month OF Rocky
Creek. All the routes would cross Turkey
Creek below and near the mouth OF Cyper
The field work was finished June 20; the
party paid of and diNbanded. Work on
tias estimates was begun at Anderson
Monday, July 5th., and is not yet complet-
ed, have four assistants I'M this work.
Respectfully submitted,
THos. y. LIE, Cl.ief Engineer.
hiaj. Lee said that the line to IowEdes.
vile was on ridgo oil the way, and that
the work would consequently 10 very light.
b.. ..:s. ,,ie Ind ztot proceeded fnr enough
with his estimates to determine the approx.
innate cost ofjthe grading, per mile. The
heaviest work on this part of the Road
.Would not exceed 5000 cubic Yards of earth