The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1884-02-08
UNION COUNTY IN 1854
MANUFACTURES

49, j. Number and kind of MAnufacturidg ,estab
lishmenss: Flour a1degrist mills 38. (lumber
ries 8, total 45. Capital employed. SIS. 900
Value of annual product. $4,000. Number Of
persons employed White Al, eolored 20 total
= z. Number ofcotton mills, none. There are
cotton mills in course Of construction, or com
lauies being organized or capital being raised
therefor.
3. Flour aud grist mills SO. Location and pro-
prietors North Of Pacolet River-G Muerr s.
Co., Jetferies g. Kendrick, Jciferies s Spencer,
j. II. Jeferes, J. ID. Jeleries, VIM. Jetferies, +.
w EisoG. Between Pacoet aud fair forest Creek
-Hames s Jefferes, Frank Trimmier, W. II.
Robertson. Between the Tiger and the Enoree
b. G. Wilburn, W. Humphres, J. c. Hunter
G. ID. reake. Between the Tiger and the
Broad. C. Richards estate. }. W. Sartor,
Crosby Co. L. }. Jones, W. I. Jeter, G. ID.
Pcnke /; and others in and near Union G. ii and
westorit, including Pinckney Township. Mum
Der of hands employed ; White 50, colored "a;
total GO. Capital employed, $4,000. Value
of annual product, $4,000. Glasses of pio-
duct All grades of -four. meal and grist. Rate
of toll, onc-tcnth. Water or steam power
Water %, steam IL.
4. Foundries and machine shops, none.
monty operated by the SAME power s Hat efs s sgd
hy the -four and grist mills, and employs the
same hands. This lumber business, ut The best
is a small local one, aud is included in the -four
AMI grist product, AS part and parcel of the
same.
q, Turpentine stills, &C., none.
Z. Other manufactures, g. Char acter: Build
ing and reg airing wagons anu carriages includ-
ing The repairing of farm implements and ma
chnery, and also smithery. Names &c.-Rob-
inson x Allen Union c. H., and other minor es.
Establishments scattered through the county.
Capital employed, $4,000. Hands employed
White, . colored 8; total 10. Value of annual
product, ST, 500,
l. Number Of mines in the county, gold
mines Two Of these mines are operated and
three are not
list The West Mine, owned and operated by
the West Mining Company, is composed of North
ern propretors. and is located twelve miles
northwest Of Union G.. ii. 1t has been worked
about two years by the present company. The
veins are in tale and mca-slate formation. "A
twenty stamp mill is in operation day and night.
From so to IS hands--25 white and 80 colorcd
are employed with a capital of about SO, 900.
The value Of the ore is From 81 TO $50 per ton.
I'd. TheT ompson or Fair Forest Mine is owned
by the Estate of DR.. DR.. A. w. Thomson. 1t Is
located twelve miles northwest of Union G. H.,
and adjoins the West Mine. The formation
foundation is the same as the West Mine.
ten-siamp mill is now operated at the mine by
Maj or w. L Thomson The value of the mill
is about So, ,000 The value of The ore is from
So TO 500 to the ton. There are three we'll de-
fined veins on the property that assay high. This
is u very valuable mine The number of hands
ut present employed is 20 colored.
Sd. The Mott Mine is located about ten miles
northwest of Union c. II and about three miles
from Glenn Springs. 1t sowned by w. B. Will
son Jr., of Rock Hill, and d. Fnrrar, William
Munro ant. James Munro, of Union. This
mine is slate formation, with quartz ore in large
bodies. and reported to be a true fssurc vein
by Nj. Tuomey, State geologist. This mine is
not now operated but it was before the war by
company compo 3ed Of South Carolinans. The
value of the is from So to Sl00 per ton. 1t
was very productive formerly, and yielded
immense prY6t. Ore wa. taken from the vein
shat yelaeqS ,6Oo penis weights in eleven bush.
els Of ore.
4th. The Norris s. Nucholls Mine. owned by
j. w. McLure g. Co., of Union is located sixteen
miles northeast of Union C. H., on the Pacolct
River. The mine is not in operation. 1t was
worked previous to the and paid we'll The
value of the ore is from SO to 500 per ton.
9Th. The Posey Mine is located about eleven
miles northwest of Union G. H.. the West
Mine. II is of the same formation as the West
Mine and the ore is of about the same value
1t is owned by William Posey, Mrs. ierndon
and Asa Smith This mine operated b, fore
the war. and was considered very rich,
q. Number of quarries in the county, none
operated.
AGRICULTURE.
l. Number and kind of i'm mproved agricultural
implements Sewers A, reapers 25, sulky
ploughs II, guano distributors 500. harrows 25,
grain drills 2. Number cf steam engines in use
farms and their horse power, 54, average y
horse power total 324 horse power
=. Head ofimproved stock in the county, SC. ?
There are very few sheep of any kind in the
county. OF cattle there are very few thorough
breds, but about 100 grades-crosses with the
Devon and Durham breeds. There is one
thoroughbred jersey bull
3. Efficiency of colored labor as compared
with last year. and with its efficiency FIVE years
ago? Men of equal intelligence vary from 25
per cent "better" to % per cent. worse than
II was five years ago. My own impression il
that it il about the same compared with both pc
riods, SO far as the older negroes are concerned;
but as for the younger ones, with few excep-
tions, it is difficult to conceive more hopeless
outlook than they offer
4. Supply of colored labor as compared with
the demand and with the supply and demand
last year and five years ago? There is no per-
ceptibe difference, but thero is some complaint
of want of labor, as there always is and will
be.
5 Proportion of viii c to colored field labor ?
About one-third white to two-thirds colored.
6. Number of hours to full days farm work ?
Twelve.
Wages paid male and female farm laborers?
About SlO0 to men and $50 to women per an
mum.
Extent OF field work done by women and
ehildron, white and colored Not many of Ell
iher age or race work all the year round, but
they do work to n considerable extent in plant
ing, hoeing and gathering the cotton crop. The
whites are far the best.
9. System of labor most in usein the county?
The system most in use is for the landowners to
furnish the laborer with land, farming imple-
ments and work animas-the owner feeding the
animals-and then TO divide the crops equally
between the landlord and iaborcr. The wages
paid for hired labor range from 500 to > 100 per
aDnum with rations