The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-08


TRoriH SHOALS AGAlN.-It was our
pleasure to visit this wonderful water power
last week. We will add this to what has
been said III our last issue. These Shoals
are OF Pacolctt River, about twelve miles
From Spar;anburg, and about three miles
above the Union line. Pacolctt Depot, on
the S. \ U. Road, the nearest station, is
two mites distant. The road between these
30. -l2rA~tl1i san!y, nth the oxccp-
tion Of the hill at the river. No improve
ments had ever been made at this place,
nEtil Leroy Macarthur came in possession
oft. He erected grist, -four and saw mills,
and cotton gin. He spent considerable
sum of money in grading 4 site for the
mill house, and improving the condition of
the road. The granite foundation of the
mill house, and a river wall Of considcra-
bic length, also of granite, are OF the best
workmanship. The property passed from
AcArihur to Nathan Littlcjohn, deceased,
and then by inheritance to Nathan II. Lit
tl"johr. From him Walker, Fleming 4
Co. purchased the property. This is about
all the hist pry the place has.
Browns mil is situated little more than
Il mile above TIE Trough. In this distance
| the fall Is gentle, perhaps not more than
five to eight feet. The river narruws in at
the Trough, and originally the granite
! s.7Irr,a3 thIr.71>ntal bed clear across the
/ stream, which is about $50 feet from bank
to bank. In process of time channcl was
worn out in the middle Of this granite bed
and III very low water the whole Of Pacolctt
is forced through this narrow passage -
pI r,,I Ia,
men, used tn jump across this trough l.
| 1t was considered quite u feat to do So
Another kind of sport was for the young
men to 90 in the stream above and permit
themselves to be sucked ill.," as they said,
and be carried through the Trough. They
always came ont unharmcd below 1t would
! seem that no one could do this and come
! out alive.
There is Succession Of falls here, and
there could be three dams built in mile,
no one interfering with the other At the
upper Shoal or Trough, a fall Of twenty
! four feet can be secured This will give
| 800 horse. power sufficient to turn 80, 600
spi"dles- Thes II few hundred yards bo.
low is another suitabl. place for dam, and
about the same power could be secured -
| hth dD'ul HitIl a. illllc DClOW the Uflu3p Is
an excellent shoal supposed to be equal to
the Trough. 1t is no eXtravagant estimate
to say that there is IA TALL Of G5 to - feet
| III one mile at this place, and that the power
! is sufficient, if well directed, to turn one
! hundred thousand spindlcs. There arc
! incHhau>tibic beds of easily worked granite
in every direction. There is no standing
| water in the ncighborh"od, so that absolute
health is assured. Tnking everything into
| consideration, we think there is not a more
favorable location III the State for cXtcn, ,ivc
iactorrS.- Cur. Spartan.
SELLING ConN FOR FUEL.-Tho Sioux
City Journal says: "Thc demand for burn
ing corn increases, aud Que firm alone had
three teams out yesterday supplying the city
demand. The selling price has advanced tc
80 ccuts per bushcl for \ No. / burning
corn % account of the limited supply
There is plenty Of green wood in the hand
OF dealers, but no dry wood except an oc-
casion1i lot on the market Hard or sol
coal, ior private consumers, is of course, GU
OF the question"
y little boy CT to his mother recent,
and SAID: "Mamma, should think if | wa
made OF dust would get muddy insid
WhcncFcr | drink