Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-01-19
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM BLACKS STATION.

| BLACKS STATION, S. c., January 16.-The
development Of the natural resources Of our
county are interesting to everybody, especial
| ly the development of the manufacturing and
mineral resources, which are ample to consti-
tute an immense source of wealth within
| themselves.
Mr.. j. A. Deal, who is at the head of the
Cherokee Falls Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany, is now receiving and putting in his ma
chinery, which will soon be in full operation.
The Magnetic Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany, on the opposite side of Broad River, is
also preparing to commence the work of erect
ing an immense factory, in which several hun
dred thousand dollars will be invested. These
two mills already seem to be a verifcation of
the prediction once made that along the
Ninety-nine Islands of Broad River, would
be the seat of an immense manufacturing in
terest.
The development of minerals in this section
is also a matter worthy of note The Magno-
liza Gold Mining Company is operating near
Smiths Ford on Broad River, with much sue
cess. This work is under the superintendent
of Col. j. w. Seacrest, whose methods are sue
cessful and are conducted at a comparative
ly small cost. He is now opening up and eX-
posing immense beds of gold ore. The point
of operation is al immense hill, at the base of
which is a creek known as Magnolia Greek,
where the machinery is in operation for mill
ing and reducing the ore. From the mill
through this hill tunnel is being opened,
which cuts directly across six different Veins,
averaging from five to six feet. Along this
tunnel an iron track will be laid for conveying
the ores from the levels to the mill. The lev
els are also intersected by shafts from the sur
face One Of these shafts has already been
sunk depth of 100 feet.
The character of these ores is brown and
honeycomb quartz.
The Gietz vein, as it is familarly known
among miners, has yielded on an average per
ton of from $4S to S52 in gold, and from SIS to
81 in silver, besides so pounds of metallic cop
per and 26O pounds of fne-grain magnetic
iron. suitable for the manufacture of Besamer
steel These results are attained by the roast
ing process, at an expense of $3.50 per ton,
not including the cost of raising the ores.
Five different assays, made by Col. Mills, OF
New York, from one hundred samples shown
him, taken from other veins of this mine, give
a result of $3.50, free gold sulphurets, as
saying from $685. 50 to 1862, the latter result
being obtained by heat and chemicals
Prof j. G. Sheppard State Chemist of South
Carolina, made an assay from the Tooker mine,
adjoining this property, giving an average OF
S33 per ton, all going to show that this section
is equal to the mining districts of Georgia or
North Carolina; while practical miners con-
slider it superior, from the fact that the veins
are of greater width, thus obviating the ne
cessity of performing so much dead work.
We may expect foreign capital in this Sec
tion soon, as several mining properties have
been put on the market through the influence
of Col. Seacrest.
Southern mines are now being looked upon
more favOraby than formerly, as miners have
invested large sums in western mining prop
crty without receiving adequate returns, and
they are now inclined to develop the promis-
ing fields nearer home.
Within the last few days United States rev.
enue officials arrested near here Ihaddeus
Long, Mingo Haywood, colored, and Peter
Pruitt, for illicit traffic in whisky. They
were lodged in Spartanburg Jail. EGO.
COTTON STATEMENT.-The statement OF
the National Cotton Exchange at New Orleans,
for the four months ending December 3lst, Is
sued last Friday, shows receipts at delivery
ports of 1916, 81 bales-a deficit compared
with the same time last year of 2OO, ,295 bales
overland by rail routes to mills direct 3O9, 7Oo
bales, against 257, $50 last year. Northern
spinners have taken this season |, ,O13, 9l6 bales,
or an increasee over last season of 174 ,9O1
bales. The exports to foreign ports show
decrease of 125, 59S bales to Great Britain, S2,.
7sS to France, 74,19S to the continent and
4,133 to channel ports. Canada has taken
overland 1910 against u, 100 last year. The
amount of the crop of 1SS1'S2 that has appear
ed in sight at delivery ports and overland
points of crossing is 35S3, 6S4 bales or l52, ,S71
less than last year. The most important fea-
ture of the statement is the addition of 103, 274
bales to Virginia--a movement for four
months over and above the aggregate returned
to the local exchanges through their regular
daily telegraph reports. The error was occa-
stoned by the omission of shipments via West
Point.
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