Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-07-21
JONES' WATER POWER.
WEsTMlSsrEn, 8. c., June II, 1885,

WESTMINSTER, s. c., June II, 1880.
1fr. C. Jones, I5massce-
DEAR Sin: After careful measurement Of your
water power on Little River (nade tho Slh
instantly nnd q general survey Of the surround
ings submit the following figures and annota-
lions, Wis
Horse power, 400; fall Of water 6l4 feet. in
a distance, horizontal, of It's yards have
never before seen water power Of its extent
possessed Of SO many nataral md local adyan-
tagcs:
ist. AT the hend Of Tho shoals thcre is hugo
rock extending rour.il lths of thcaistancc across
tho chasm, chasm 90 feet wide. This rock lies
ut right angles TO the flow of water over the
shons; il is rs feet wide measured fon&iludi-
nally with its flow, aud stands five feet above
tho water flowing through the remaining one
filth Of tho chnsm. Thus nature with her own
hand has fashioned lasting dam or wall of
solid granite five feet high with base 25 feet
wide, resting on q mountain Of rock, leaving
only about26 feet for human hands TO treat
I'd. The water can bo easily taken out on tho
East side and conveyed in II way directly
TO desirable building site only l75 yards from
the dam.
Sd. The site is of solid granite and on top of
Il beautiful ridge.
4lh. The distance from n perpendicular line Of
the sito Of motive power to building site will
not exceed 100 feet.
9th The site for motive power is perfectly
free from any dan,ago by high watcr.
9th. 1t can never be effected by bnck water.
since below it within distance of 800 yards
there is nbout 25 feet of fall. This 25 feet can
also be controlled.
7,h. The ridge above alluded TO is beautifully
sloped in front of building site; on the right
front The slope is descending and on The left
front ascending, all covered with forest trees
and shrubs. 1t is ample in extent for large
factory village. ,'.;
9th. There is small creek alfording about
200 cubic feet of water per minute, cmptying
into the river just above the rock dam. on which
there is shoul GOO yards from building site.
which Gun be sufficiently elevated by small
dnm 10 empty water into top Of building. The
ground is comparatively smooth and the Water
can be brought within few hundred feet of
building in small canal. This would give n
'uicc ittIo power separate from the main power
Tor driving the machinery Of The repair room.
\ 1t can be used for irrigation and as crowning
work of completion it can be made Perfect
snIc. gunrl against frc--a watchman That will
never tire or sleep.
OH There arc Il hn,r dozen springs Of pure
cold water within 500 yards Of site. any or
all Of which can be brought by natural flow
through pipes Oh floor Of building for drinking,
washing. &c.
10Th. On each side Of the river Adjacent TO
The power is several thousand acres OF undulat-
ing tmbcred lands from which ul necessary
building lnmbcrs eau be obtained and the land
is well adapted to The growth of cotton.
JOHN V. STRIBLING.
The above described property is distant from
Wnlhnlln, the present terminus Of the Blue
Ridge Railroad. about seven miles, and from
Seneca City, the junction of ,he Blue Ridge
and Richmond, Virginia, and Atlanta, Gcorgia,
Air Line Railroad about twelve miles. TO both
of these places the ground is very favorable for
building either tiamwny or narrow gauge rail
road. The lands through which either trnmway
or railroad would pass to either Wnlhnlla or
Seneca City are we'll adapted TO the culture Of
cotton aud tobacco.
The natural dam cnu 6e raised with rock l2
feet, at n small expense, thus increasing the
80 increasing the reserve of watch as to insure
ample the year through. This with the 70 feet
fnll, within 800 yarus below, will make the
powers here equal 10 700 horse power.
The increasing acreage in cotton is such in
this portion Of the county That in two yenrs
time the probabilities arc that sufficient cotton
will bo grown in The vicinity Of this water
spindles, with the corresponding looms.
The tract on which Tic water power is con-
tans $50 acres of land. will put the tract
and water power at $4,000, as that much stock
in company formed to improve and develop
the property, and will take $4,000 additional
of land surrounding the water power 10 any
party or company who will properly improve
and develop this property.
Ny belief is with Mr.. a. D. Lockwood of
Providence, Rhode Island, ns general advisor,
director, etc of the development Of this pro-
'periy, that onc.half, perhaps more of tho nee
cssary capital for lis full development can be
raised within this State.
Any fdrthcr information desired will be given
by addressing G.. JONES.
Cheohce P. o., Uconeo county, S. G.
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