The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-01
bridge is 43 miles from Columbia aud Al
miles from the river junction.
NAVAL STORES STATIONS.

contains about 800 acres. and carries on {,
very large business. Second, Kaiulcr's
Third, Bell Hall. These stations are on
the Lexington side. Considerable guano
will hereafter be shipped from Charleston
to these points, instead of sending it 10y
| rail.
There arc also the following creeks emp.
tying into the river: Congarc CHI Creek,
Hunts Creek, Clay Gut, Mill Creek, Big
Fever Crock (Which divides Lexington and
Or%angcburg countics), Old River. Cedar
Creek, Pocket Hole Creek, Devils Elbow
and Buck Head Creek.
IL FIRST oAr ON THE CoNGNTEE.
In 1S23 Il boat ntmcd the Charleston"
undertook the nip from Charleston to Co.
lunhia. On board was a young lady, who
was going To school in the former city ard
who was on her why 10 SrcuA the holidays
on the Snnlcc. She is now an old lady.
Mrs Atkinson, and is living in George
town.
This was The first boat that ever p'yra be
twccnlhctwO cities. niSi5iivoyiruycl was
stopped and no boat his ran on the Con
garcc Siucc, until navigation was made
possible last GEAR.
HOW lrCAM ABOUT.
In 1856 through the instrumental V of
our Con.rcSSmcn, and earnestly and ctIcc-
lively assisted ty the Columbia 30 mi Of
Trade, Congrv>S made al anpr; priadion Of
81, 300 far work on the CUn9arcc. In
February, 1887. thc wulk WAS commenced
by Assistant Engineer WhilfuId, inlrr the
supervision At Captain BiNhy. Mr.. Whit.
ford was very diilgrnt and assiduous and in
five months succeeded in clearing II channel
seventy feet widr and four feet deep, by
the removal OF artificial distractions. OD.
siruCiiuus bad been accommodating in The
river for Eurtytwo Years and the CELEBRITY
all ChCuNu",s with which they were 10
moved is remarkable. With liie money
apr piiatcd there was also bulls \ first.
class self p'"pclling stcum-hoi>tcr which
was used in the work and which belongs to
the government. This was accomplished
by the s@triclcs, economy and thu indrfaliya
bic personal attention OF Mr.. Whil;Ora.
SOME GRAND POSSIBILITIES.
With The improvements nlrcady made
the John VI. Cote is enabled to make two
trips q week. The nineteenth of June vii,
be the last day 81 gracc given To In" South
Carolina Railway Company To place a draw
in their bridge. When this i done the
South Carolina Steamboat Company Will
place upon the CongaIC" a steamer with Il
carrying capacity Of 1000 bales Of cotton
or the s;ur" number Of barrels of roSin.
The boat will make regular trips and ever,
inducrmcnt will be offered To shippers r"r
quick and cheap transportation. Thu cos
per bale will b. about one thirl of III,
present railroad rate.
Heretofore the people on The Lexington
bank have been compelled to haul thriI
produce by wagon, 10 some railroad station
Tho territory along the route is cNccedingl,
rich and is productive uf magnificent lin
Der. Here we IiMd cypress, pine. oak, ash
, sweet gum, map'c and almost every vaii,t,
= Of wood known to the Atlantic States. Iht
opening MP Of The Congmcc will furnish
cheap and easy transportation facilities All,
induce the erection of MILLS, lurrunlinr dis
= ~tillcrics and stations for the p;oduCtinn .
naval stores all along the line.
, MoLr AID FROM ro.,Grrs.
Tho ur<, sion in Ills ..orL i =,
l Govrrnincr, ,iI rnr lie rnr, KIM, SS,n'
tary Anderson, ,i tn" lt mr,i Of Trade. /
SCI ding III weekly r'tiiohS To Congress