The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-15
THESAyANNAHY VALLEY RAILROAD.
A Meeting of the Board Of Directors that
was not Altogether Pleasant-Another
Experimental Line to be Surveyed, but
the Route by .rswell Institute Is Ig-


| n MctllllK Os the hDdTu Oi OtcStOIS tAnc
was not Altogether Pleasant-Another
Experimental Line to he Surveyed, but
the Route by c .rswell Institute is Ig-
ncred.
Pursuant to the call Of Col james NJ.
Latimcr, President of .hc Savannah Valley
Railroad Company, the Board of Directors
of said Company convened in the Office of
John i. Brcazcalc, Esq, at this place OH
last Thursday, sth July. for the purpose Of
considering questions of Importance relat-
ing to the enterprise.
President I.atimer called the Board 10
ORDER and requested j. +. Drcazeale, Esq,
to act as Secretary.
The roll Of directors Was then called,
when the following answered to their
names, being the entire Board: James NJ.
Latimer, President: w. W. Humphreys,
B. +. Whitner, w. B. Watson, DR.. w. ].
Milford, r. +. Clinkscales, J. Il. Barnes,
S. ]. Hester, r. j. Hester, J. w. Norris.
In addition to the members and officers
of the Board, large number of citizens
interested in The enterprise, and who were
laboring under the impression that the
Road would be located at this meeting,
were also present.
President Latimer then stated that the
Board had been called together for consul
tation and to hear from the Surveyors,
who were prepared to make partial report
oc = -: os,,n,l by n
large number of citizens living along the
proposed line that the Road would be loca-
ted to-day was erroneous, rs the Surveyors
had not yet completed their work, nor had
it yet been determined by whom the Road
would be located, whether by the Board of
Directors or convention of the stockhold-
erS.
Maj. Thomas B. Lee, Chief Engineer,
then submitted the following preliminary
report:
ENGINEERS OFFICE S. V.R.R.,
ANDERSON c. H., S. g., July 8, 1880.
Col. James II. Latiner, President Of the Sa-
rannah Valley Railroad.
S1E-In compliance with instructions re-
ceived from you, organized q party May
10, 1880, and proceeded to the making Of
survey from Anderson Z. H., b. way of
Lowndesville, Abbeville County, to the
Greenwood and Augusta Railroad, near
! Dorns Gold Mine.
The first line run was made direct to
Tabor Church, on the G. g. A. R. R., near
Dorn's Mine. This line followed the ridge
between the Savannah and Rocky Rivers
to Lowndesville, thence crossing Rocky
River one.half mile below Young's Mill,
reaching the ridge between Rocky and
Little Rivers near Mr.. Bolin Aliens, thence
along this ridge by way of Mt. Carmel and
Robinson's Store, and down the Mill Creek
| ridge, crossing Mill 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 Greek, after crossing that stream.
Length of line, 57S miles. Crossing of
Rocky River, AS it. high, $50 #. spun of
bridge; Mill Creek, 26 IT. high, 200 #, tres
tie; Little River, As #. high, $50 it. bridge.
At the request of parties east of Little
River, ran two lines from the e. g. A.
r. R., intcrsecting the Tabor line as hereaf-
ter detailed. $50
The first line, called the Kennedy line,
leaves the G. & A. Il. R. u miles east of
Tabor, near Mr.. Boug Kennedys and fol-
lows the ridge around the head of Buffalo
Creek to Long Cane Creek ut the mouth of
Bold Eranch, thence TO the intersection of
the Augusta road and Snake road at Mr..
Joseph Britt's, thence east and near VIM.
Kennedy's and Squire McCaslan's to the
Cato House place, thence down the valley
of Anderson's Creek, crossing Eat stream
near Mr.. VIM. Mars, thence direct to Little
River, one-fourth mile below Cade's Mill,
(Calhoun's Mill), thence up the valley OF
Pelot's creek near Lodomont Church to the
intersection of the Tabor line.
From Anderson to Kennely's, 563 miles,
to Tabor, So Sc miles. Long Cane Creek,
~ it. high, $50 #. span; Anderson's Creek,
90 #. high, so it. trestle; Little River, 25 #.
high, $50 #. span.
The second line, called the Trickem line,
leaves the G. & A. r. R., at Trickcm, Al
miles east Of Tabor crossing Long Cane
Creek above Pattersons Bridge, Bold
Branch and prong of Bold Branch near
DR.. Wideman's and Capt. VIM. Bradley's,
thence to Hopewell Church, crossing An
derson's Creek near this point, thence across
the flatwoods to Calhoun's Creek and Little
thence up the valley of SaWney's Creek to
junction with the Tabor line near Captain
Hester's quarters.
From Anderson to Trickem, SAT miles;
from Anderson to Tabor by way of Trickem,
$50 miles. Long Cane Creek, bridge 81 #.
high, $50 #. span; Bold Branch 81 #. high,
200 #. trestle; Anderson's Creek, 80 #. high,
100 #. trestle; Calhoun's Creek, 20 it. high,
100 ft. span bridge; Little River, 20 #. high,
$50 #. span bridge.
BY request, made reconnaissance Of
line from the Cato Spring to Trickem by
way of Danberg, one mile below Patterson's
Bridge, on Long Cane Creek. This route is
cheaper than the line by way of Captain
Bradley's and DR.. Wideman's.
By your command, made reconnois.
sance Of the country from the G. Il A. r. r.
to Edgefeld c. H. My examinations were
the points on the G. & A. r. r. where our
surveys reached.
From Tabor and Kennedy's the distance
to Edgefeld C. H. is about &c miles. From
Trickem somewhat further. The principal
features are the crossing of Stevens and
Turkey Creeks. Stevens Creek can be ap-
preached and crossed above and below the
mouth of Rocky Creek with light line.
| From Stevens Creek to Turkey Creek, seven
miles, the country is somewhat heavier.
The crossing of Turkey Creek will be ex-
pensive-about G5 feet high. From Turkey
Creek to Edgefield c. II. (12 miles, light
TluHc.uIIC Cutl UC lIuI ut 1uUOI llNC
would cross Stevens Creek below the
mouth of Rocky Creek. The Kennedy and
Trickem lines above the mouth of Rocky
Creek. ALI the routes would cross Turkey
Creek below and near the mouth Of Cypcr
Creek.
The field work was finished Igne 20; the
party paid off and disbanded. Work on
the estimates was begun at Anderson
Monday, July 5th and is not yet complet-
| ell. have four assistants in this work.
Respectfully submitted,
TIos i. LEE, Chief Engineer.
Mai Lee said that the line to I.owndes
vile was on ridge all the way. and thnt
the work would consequently be very light,
but that he had not proceeded for enough
with his estimates to determine the approx
imate cost of the grading per mile. The