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DOWN In THE MINES.
NO GOLD FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DUG
MANGANESE.
Lamentnble disappointment of Faith
full Workers New Hotel Conn
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MCCORMICK, S. G., April &C. 1856.
Mr.. w. D. Bowen and another gentleman
from the Augusta gun factory, or shop. came
up Friday and opened the depot sale. 1t WAS
generally thoqEht that IT. Woulu r,a nave 70 oG
different combinations until it came at the
very one Mr.. McIanc had last set at, then it
flew open without any trouble. The Snvan.
nah Valley Railroad negroes were Il Delighted
crowd when the safe was opened.
MeSsrs Z. i. Calhoun, w. +. Penn and j.. p.
Smith spent two days ut Alr j.. \. Searlcs
last week fishing and hunting. We are not
able to report the success, but heard they got
few fish and some game.
The Creighton ticket election for two more
Wardens came Off Friday last ana resulted
in tho election Of MessTs T.. NJ. Chamberlain
and w. G. Ludwicks. None OF the Traylor
party voted at the above election, or we have
not heard of any one who did.
The manganese hands are in Il lot OF trou-
ble The report from Europe & OF the ore ret1pns fI
brought the sal intelligence, that there was
just enough money to pay the royalty to Mr.
Mccormick and the shipping expenses, ano
none for the hands. Their faces are long and
they walk about as If in {. trance. You cam
see them in conference at ali times OF the
day. 1t seems that they worked with the pos
itive intention Ol receiving their pay as som
alre sorry for them for we know that IT was
hard work and they should by all means get
their justly earned money. we are NOT anle
to say whether the mines will be worked any
more or not, we presume not very soon htan
rate The Company are considerably lnucDt-
ell 10 these hands, and no money to pay them
with. 1t is certainly a bad state OF affairs
Since writing the above we saw MI Jas; CoLi-
ran, Jr. and asked him if he Thought the
manganese mines would he worked again
He replied: IF compromise can be made
with the creditors of the MbCormcl Manga
nese Mining Co., Why 1t TT, wil pc Sa s'artco up
Mr. Geo. D. Wadlcy Superintendent of the
Savannah Valley Railroad was in town on
Friday and Saturday, looking after the mon.
ey that was iu the safe ut this place TO pay OH
his hands.
Several gentlemen came up from Mt. Car
mel and Wellington on Saturday last
Among the crowd we noticed McSsrS John
Morrah, Samuel Cadr. - Paschal. we dlu
not know the rest. The trains on the above
road come we'll filled with tlat-car passengers
There is said to be more freight shipped to
Mt Carmel at present than is shipped to this
place. How is this. Mccormick merchants?
mercantile line. Our surroundings are
are just as good and as strong as MI. Car-
mels.
4 young man from Bordeaux was in town
on Saturday last ana wanted to get q rue
back on the cars, after gaining consent OF the
OF the railroad men to do so, he exclaimed: !:
"I would rather have the engine behind than
i'm front; 1t might run against something II
II was In front Of the BOXES.
DR.. J. J. Seiger is In town again, ready 10
take out your old snags and give You new
set of teeth for Il little money. SO he always
gives it out. .
Several persons from town went out to Ma
pleton or "Sweet Easy" where Col. /. y. Da!-
lis lives, to church last Sunday.
a gentleman in town named his last two
sons Paul and Silas. We truly hope they
may live to be such men as Paul and SlaS
were, and accomplish as much good as thcy
did.
Miss Latimer of Cahoun's Mills, in COM
pany with a lady OF Augusta, passed through
town last Saturday enroute for IowndrSriile.
Mr.. Jack Cox is speaking strongly OF re-
engage in the mines out there. lie has
WORKED there before both in gold. silver and
copper mines. His family Will remain in Nc
CorInicll until his return. ..
Miss Mamie Reynolds has opened n millin-
cry stock in the rear end OF tic Cash Store.
p. T.. Sturkcy, Esq, manager.
Prof w, A. Branch left town Monday with
host OF little children 10 go fishing IN
"Ci!amOn" River. No use for anybody else
to go fishing now. lie had about twenty l"
Our new depot is not started yet. We cam
not account for the delay. All the material
has been at the place OF erection for month
or more.
Mr.. W. \. Branch of the Mccormick Hotel
saws he has eighteen hundrc,. dollars to com.
plcte his hotel, and expects to make 1t one OF
the most cOnliUrtahlc hotels on the Augusta
and Knoxville Railroad This will oilcr to
summer visitors from Augusta, or anywhere.
Il splendid opportunity to spend INC
summer in one of the most delightful
towns in the up-counlry. Besides the
the magnificent scenery around. our water
cannot be excelled in any up-country or low
country town or city. There has been but
one case OF bilious fever since the town WAS
started in 1879 or 80, and that was brought.on
by pig pen near IL dwelling. An excellent
chance to send your children to school within
three hundred yards Of the hotel.