The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-07-21
Minerals Of Anderson County.
Report State agricultural Department for Jul

A"/'"' 4'"te hVteutuTdt department J0r J!Hy
ANDERSON, June 7th, 1881.
Hon. Il. u. Butler, Commissioner of a0ri
culture, Columbia, S. c.:
DEAR SIR-In reply to your inquir,
| about the minerals of Anderson COUNTY
will make the following statement o
my practical experience of about eiph,
mouths in this county:
l. Gold has been found on severn
places, al III. Samuel Wiarton's. on Sa
vannah River, Andrew Watson's. and
Ben Stricklands, neal Rocky River, ent
many other places. No effort has beer
made yet to discover gold in large quan
titles in this county.
2. Gatend Ore has becu found on the
place of Mr.. Zschariah Hall. Storeyille
about one-half q barrel. l have seeu
the. sample, but have had no time 10
make a full discovery yet.
3. Copper. have been at work OH
several places TO make full DEVELOPMENTS
and found the prospect very encouraging
have sunk one shaft Of 90 feet on Mr.
Alexander's land near the Savannah
kiver, and have found copper from 3 to
1 per cent, but was compelled to s,ou
the werk on account Of the flow of water
into the shaft and the want of necessary
machinery. have also sunk shaft Al
ieet In depth on ST Iel Wharton's land
with the same result as the other. Cop.
per can be got in extensive quantities in
this county, but it will require large cap.
ital
4. Diamond. have not heard of apy
diamonds being found in this county.
There has been 10 search made for them
yet. have found the itacolumi,e. fiex-
loie sandetones and zircon, in lar e guam
titles In this county, and this is the best
indication Of the location of the dia-
mond. No doubt we have as good a
prospect for diamonds as either North
Carolina or Georgia.
.. Corundum. This gem is found in
large quantities on a. f. N1cFarland's
iand, only four and half miles from
Anderson Z. h., of which have received
oiocEs OF from % to IS pounds, and the
quality is fine. No further development
has been made OIL this place. 7 hold n
lease on this land, and will sell this
sPienoid prospect at low figure. Then
the Strlckland corundum and zicon mine
10 for sale; this mine l discovered ono
year ago, and find it very good pay.
ing mine. The sample can be seen at
my store in Anderson. Zicon can also
be got in large quantities. / can find
corundum ON several other places in the
county. The following gem. have been
found: Beryl, amethyst, garnet, epidote,
tourmallne, rutile, manganese, sumerhi,e.
ka9lin, k:yanlte, granite, serpenLine, clal-
cedony, jasper, agate. have found one
chrysolite of yellow color and resen,.
0ling topaz very much. A very fine
agate was found by DR.. Nardin on his
plantation near town. There are q great
many stones found in this county, which
are not mentioned in the abuve list.
o. A,cd. have found this valuable
mineral IN three places-two veins on
Mr: Wharton's land, one of the veins
called the "A. Mica. This mica is almost
the largest that has ever been found in
the United States. The second is found
about q half mile from the first. Oh the
same land, and is Of the finest wine color.
Ihe third mica bed found Oh Mr.. James
Gray's place, near Savannah River.
which hes not been developed vet.
1hese thfSe mines are for sale at nv
office, Anderson, S. G..
Z. As6estos. | have found two good
prospects OF asbestos, and will report on
them after have them fully developed,
which VIII take ME about month.
~ '""'OoyO. nave IWO mines tullV
developed. The largest vein of the
plum6ago or graphite is at Wilson Ash.
ley's, in Martin township. This vein is
the largest that has been known in
America. 1t is opened eight by ten feet
is a superior article of graphite. ana lies
in . compact bed-in my opinion it will
cover nearly one-quarter OF an acre. /
can get out solid blocks of from ore 10
five thousand pounds. This valuable
mine is for sale, and pasties desiring in
formation may address or call oil me at
Anderson; S. c. The other plunbapo
mine is on John Thomas Ashley's land.
and the vein il three feet wide. | have
located four moro shafts on the same
land, which will open in n short time.
aud will no doubt be successful in finding
ore IN one or two. will report on T. cm
i'll the near future.
.: Magnetic Iron Ore is also found in
various sections Of the county.
The most of the alb @ mentioned
minerals will forward to you that thew
may be arranged end put on exhibition
in your Office at Columbia, and afterward
at the Cotton Exposition in Atlanta, that
the world may know what South Carolina
and Anderson county can do in the way
OF minerals. Yours &C.,
Cu EDn,tn