The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-12-07

enable him to bo habitually on tho scene
OF river mining wherever carried on
"a. There should be II complete nrI az
curate survey made at once Of the whole
phosphate territory belonging 10 the
State, 80 as 70 show tho location of the
different beds and determine the value Of
each in ttc thrco qualities Of richness,
extent and accessibility
81. The beds so HsCcrtLincd aud de-
fined should he divided into sections Of
Approximately equal valnc and tllcs" see
tons arranged in groups.
ith. Exclusive mining rights ia certain
selected groups should be sold, after wil.
advertisement and under competition, i'll
such manner as that the sales shall be
iEade AZ rcnuncrat:vc to the State ~
possible
oh. The rest Of the ten ritorv should he
rigiiiy reserved and protected from de-
pIcda,lonS, the successive groups of see
tons to be brought on the mark. only
after Intervals, Of years or in caIr prices
should advance inordinalciy. lhc rr>"r-
v:,,iOi Oi tEvsu areas ami ti:c conditions
upon which they are 10 10 succcs>ivclv
marketed might he made one nf the COW
cnants Of Tie future sales of mining
rights, 10 as u render this policy irrcyr.
cabi" and thereby increase the value OF
what IL now TO he sold.
9Th. The present holders Of general
rights should bc limited To- the territory
tons Of territory, If any. hereafter ~
may he necessary to afford "a Just and
fair field to ali vino may have been hero
tolore actually engaged in the buSiurs, OF
mining under general rights. No iiycn-
mt. however, should be hereafter ISSUED
and every proper effort should be made
to put All end To tho system
7th. Tho state should keep faith, fully
and fairly. with all who have acquired
either general or special rights, and
should in turn cXa-t full aud fair conl-
pliarco with hil tho requirements Of the
contracts comforting such rights, especial
ly those that forbid the same Eariics from
holding both general and special rights
and those that require the forfeiture Of
exclusive rights To territory not fairly
developed.
9th Precautions should be taken
against the mining rights hereafter gran
ted becoming monopoliZcd.
Mr. r. l.. Roche, tho special assistant
CT the department, is commended for
the prompt and faithful discharge Of his
duties.
SHIPMENT OF PHOSPHATE ROCK.
a general tablo showing the total ship
ments of rock bv every company or in
diri,il,ai working under grant, charter or
license from the State since 1870 is given
III the report Of the commissioner Of ag-
rirulture. In 1870 the shipments amour
/ ,D
1872, 22.5G2 tons: in 1873, 45,777 tons in
1874, 57,1lG tons; in 1879, 81 .9G9 tons in
1876, sl.9l2 tons; in 1877. l26, ji9 tons; in
1879, 81 ,I003 tons; in 1871. 9S, $50 tons in
1880, 5,l627 tons; in 1881, l2i.5Il tons
in lSS2, liO,II22 tons, making the total
shipments; for the twelve years given.
9iS s;j2 tons.
THE DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
During the ycnr, notwithstanding the
prevalence or smallpox and other dis
couraEinE features that have hampcrcu
this department during the past year SuD
Immigrants have up TO this date heon
brought into the State and located. They
arc generally of Il thrifty class and nTo
generally giving satisfaction.
THE STATE FISHERIES.
The Fish Commission of the State is "A
branch of the department Of Agriculture
and is managed by Mr.. G. J. IIuskc c.
During the past year he has distributed
$4,000 California salmon, 4,545 German
carp. % blue brcam and 80 black bass
Increased interest iS being manifested in
the Development Of this work AMI tho
results have been gratifying. 1t : not
generally known that South Carolina
come, twentieth in the list Of fish. prodtl-
cling States, with ,Uu5 fishermen and
ever, noted for her shrimp fisheries, these
being more extensive than those Of any
other State, AMI nearly as important ns
those OF all other States combined. In
1850 her fishermen secured $4,000 BUSH
els, valued at Ss7 800 The principal fish
cries uro about Charleston, where several
hundred negroes, with All occasional
SnuniRrd, aro engaged in fishing with
hand lines from vessels and small boats
10 supply the city with whiting, black fish
and other species. \ limited fishery oc-
ours at Georgetown and i'm tho sounds
al. rx-k
fish arc shipped to tho interior cities.
Beyond the places mentioned no sea fish
cry OF Importance occurs. though th1re
is more less fishing for local supply ale Ig
all portions OF the coast. Four hund red
thousand pounds of nlewivcs, locally
known as herring.) 207 600 pounds of
shad and 26l $50 pounds of sturgeon
with considerable quantities OF other
species, were taken by the river fisher
men, the largest fisheries being in the
Edisto River and in tho tributaries OF
Winyah Bay.
STATISTICAL ISFORMATIOH.
AZ part of his report Col. Eutler pub
fishes the statistical Information with re-
gard to the yield of the various crops in
the State during the last year. tho grand
total showing that the farm productions
of South Carolina of 1882 OK cecil in value
those of 1881 by slS,572, ,525. Anumbor Of
IABli.At SIATEMENTS
are incorporated in tho report, giving
valuable information upon almost eyerv
subject OF Importance to the material well
fare of the State. table giving the av-
erage wages per month paid Lo farm
hands, including rations, shows that in
Georgetowr County the highest wages,
Sl2 50 per month, Is paid, and in Claren-
don County Sc, the lowest. During the
year the farmers purchased supplies to
the value of $ll ,2S3 AS, as against 80 OIL, :
345 In 1851. or this amount $9,2lS,3lI
worth of supplies were bought on a cred
1t. as against s., 7,3S4.072 in 1851. Darling
ton County ran ahead of all tho other
counties in getting goods ION time" her
purchasers running rs high as 81 .l25, ,l44,
and Horny County asked for less credit
her expenditures amounting to 2l3 $40.
The farmer who operates on credit paws
as nearly az can be estimated the follow
o6 per cent bacon Gi per cent, flour 60
per cent, meal ~ per cent. and hay 66
per cent, or an average of fraction less
than so per cont. OH farm supplies--chief-
ly tho necessarics Of life
With reference to the smaller indus
tries Col. Butler says: "When our poo
ple devote more attention to tho smaller
industries, which they surely will do,
there will be sure, steady and perIna-
nent Improvement III our agricultural
affairs.
The receipts OF the department during
the year ending October 81, 1882, together
with tho cash balance IN the State treasury
to tho credit of the department ut tho
close of tho preceding fiscal year, amount
ed to sos, ,555.s5. Tho expenses OF the de-
partment during the year amounted to
$2l 95S. 50. leaving cash balance In the
State treasury on October 81, 1882, of
$l6,597.2G.