The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-04-02

tE"s VI ltS uiscoFeTy, III the same
length of time which has elapsed since
the United States mints have recorded
the production Of gold, the value would
reach the enormous sum Of 5000 000, 900;
and there is reason to think that it will
far exceed this amount, as the demand
increases every year and the supply is
believed to be inexhaustible.
MINERAL DEPOSITS.
South Carolina is said to have very few
mineral deposits of much value, but the
samples shown here seem to refute the
opinion Of geologists, and the researches
which are constantly making among the
once almost unknown mountains of the
"Up Country" RI the northern part of
the State is called, may bring to light
wealth that is not now known. We see
here that the State possesses fine quail.
ties of gold, silver, copper, lead and iron
ores and sparkling among them, the stars
of the mine-rubles, emeralds, topaz,
amethysts, garnets and other gems.
There are some very fine building stones,
soapstone and marble, with granite, from
the guarr;es around Columbia which are
now doing paying business. The most
interesting of all things shown in this
section, is the collection of fossils from
the quarries of the phosphate deposit on
the South Carolina coast. The following
account of the supposed origin of this
deposit will convey good idea of the
curiosities to be found in this exhibition
of fossils, the largest collection in the
United States. The immense jawbones
and teeth Of these old fossils makes one
feel thankful that the animals they rep
resent are now extinct, or have grown 30
beautifully smaller as to have lost their
former terrific appearance.
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE STATE.
The natural history Of South Carolina
Is superbly illustrated here by collec.
tion of stuffed animals from the Charles.
ton Museum. The beautiful birds Of
this State make bright CLINT Of color
among the dark animals and CHASTITY
skeletons, they are placed beside. A
group in one of these cases never fails TO
attract the attention Of visitors. 1t con-
sists Of an immense rattlesnake wound
around an old mossy tree, wbose limbs
support vine Of the yellow Jessemine
(the vine and flowers are OF wax). A
mockiDg birds nest has attracted the
snake, and the family of birds are rep
resented az attacking the snake, rs mock.
ing birds will, in defence of their home.
This group is perfect copy of one of
AudubnnR plates. Over two hundred
specimens nf the fish of the State are
shown in this collection, but they belong
to the State Fish Commission. which has
in the last few years done greet deal to
increase the supploy of good fish in
South Carolina. Those exhibited here
are preserved III plaster and painted and
varnished until they present very life
like appearance. Among them is n trout
which weighed l4l pounds and some
specimens of the German carp which in
the warm waters OF the Southern States
reaches in few years q prodigious size.
Lord CORVALLIS said, great many years
ago, that Carolina was worth conquering,
if only for the brim in her streams, and
great many will agree with the old
gentleman when they examine the Speci.
mems exhibited here.
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
The people of South Carolina realize
annually S33 100000 from the products
Of the different manufactures existing in
the State, and space proportionate to
their Importance has been accorded to
the manufacturers in the State exhibit
wherein to display their work. Ten Of
the cotton mills of the State, the Colum-
bia Hosiery Mill and wagon factory in
Greenville, have availed themselves of
this fine opportunity to advertise their
business and r. feet credit upon their
State at the SAME time. Eleven compa.
nies engaged in mining phosphates and
the manufacture of commercial fertili-
zers unite in making one of the most in.
teresting and instructive of the many
wonderful and important things to be
seen at this Industrial Exposition. They
show, by samples of their productions
and photographs of their mines and
works, the whole process Of mining and
manufacturing the South Carolina phos.
pilates which has done 80 much for the
State. Not only has the royalty paid by
them to the State lessened taxation, but
the sale Of fertilizers has enriched the
owners, and at the same time the appli-
cation of them to the worn out lands Of
the State has enabled the farmers to in.
crease the amount of produce per acre,
until comparison of the crop raised in
1884 with that Of 1860, the most prosper.
GUS year of ante bellum times, Is simply
astonishing.
The annual product of the lumber and
naval store business exceeds the value of
the products Of the cotton mills in South
Carolina, and exceeds in value over 300
600 bales Of cotton at $40 per bale. Both
branches of this forestry trade are we'll
represented in the exhibit Of the State.
The lumber exhibit is said by lumber
men who have examined it to be the best
selection made by any State. The 140
of the surface Of each piece polished to
the extent Of the wood polsher's art.
The work was done in the workshop of
the South Carolina Railroad in Charles.
ton, whose artisans are accustomed to
using the beautiful native woods in the
interior decorations of their cars.
AS truthful exponent of what the
State contains, there is no State exhibit
in the Exposition which surpasses that
of South Carolina. Other States may
exceed it in specialties. Some Of the
Western States expend their whole effort
on grain, others make their minerals the
point of interest, but South Carolina
does not allow the phosphate or rice to
eclipse the cotton, grain, lumber or man.
ufacturing interest, but shows the whole
State for what 1t is worth, and convinces
all who examine the exhibits carefully
that the resources Of the State are as
valuable as they are varied. After all it
is impossible to show in an exposition
the chief charms of this State as a place
of residence. They consist of climate
at once healthy as mountain air from the
North, meeting the ocean breezes FROM
a. Al