The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-02-02
bridge is 43 miles $rom Columbia aud Al
miles from the riveSjuuction.
NAVAL sFoF&s STATIONS.


ing, now owned and used 10y Capt. g. NJ.
Olsen. 1t Is known also as Olscn's Bluff,
contains about $50 acres, and carries on
very large business. Second, Kaiglcrs
Third, Bell Hail These stations are on
the Lexington side. Considerable guano
will hereafter be shipped from Charleston
to these points, instead Of sending it by
rail-
There are also the following creeks emp.
Hunts Creek, Clay Gut Nfii oreois, ore tsG; Big;
Fever Creek (Which divides Lexington and
Orangcburg cOuntics), Old River, Cedar
Creek, Pocket Hole Creek, Devils Elbow
and Buck Head Creek.
TIE FIRST BoAT ON THE CoNGAREE.
In 1922 boat named the "Charleston"
undertook the trip from Charleston to Co
lumbia. On board was Il young lady, who
was going to school in the former city and
who was on her way to spend the holidays
on the Santec. She is now an old lady.
Mrs Atkinson, and is living in George
town.
This WAS the first boat that ever plycd be
tween the two cities. In 1915 river travel was
stopped and no boat has run on the Con
garcc since, until navigation was made
possible last year.
HOW IT CAME ABOUT
In 1886 through the instrumcutnlly of
our Congressman, and earnestly and cflcc-
lively assisted Ivy the Columbia Board Of
Trade, Congress made an appropriation Of
- 800 for work on tn" Congarcc. In
February, 1887, The work was commenced
by Assistant Engineer Whitioid, under the
supervision Of Captain BiXby. MIR. Whit
ford was very diligent and assduous and in
five months succeeded in clearing a channel
seventy feet wide and four feet deep, by
the removal of artificial OOStruciOns Oh
struclionS had been aCCumulnting in the
river for IOrty-two years and The Ccicrity
| and chCapnCSs with Which they were re-
moved is remarkable With the money
appr prJpriatcd there was also built Il first
Class sclfpOpcling stcam-hoi>cr which
was used i'm the work and which belongs TO
the government. This was accomplished
by the StrctCst economy nnA til" indcfaIig0-
bic personal attention OF MIR. WhiUrOrd.
SOME GRAND POSSIBILITIES.
With the improvements already made
the John NJ. Cole is enabled to make two
trips week. The nineteenth of June will
b, the last day Of grace given to the South
Carolina Railway Company to place Il draw
III their bridge. When this is done the
South Carolina Steamboat Cumpany will
place upon the COngarcc a steamer with a
carrying capacity Of 300 bales Of cotton
or the same number Of barrels OF rosin.
The boat will make regular trips and every
induccmcnt Will hC offered To shippers fOl
unlrN ard chclp tran&puraliGN. The cost
per bale will be ahuut oncthiri of the
present railroad rate
Heretofore the people ON the Lexington
bank have been compelled to haul thCiI
pfGGuCc by wagon, To some railroad stnti0u
The territory along the route is exceedingly
rich and is productive Of magnificent Tim
Der. Here VIC find cypress pGe, oak. ash.
sweet gunl, map.c and almost every variety
of wood known to the Atlantic States. The
opening up of The CNngarcc will furnish
cheap and easy transportation facilities aud
induce the erection Of mills, turpcDtinc lis
tilcricS AID stations for the production Of
naval stores all ;:long the line.
NONE AID FROM CONGRESS-.
The next step in this work is to sccur,
Government aid Tor its cOnlinuatiOn Sccrc
tary Anderson, Of the Board Of Trade, is
SCI ding i'll weekly petitions to Congress
signed by citizens of every class, to inCluc,
| further appropriations. Having ulrc al,
shown what benefits have been derived
from small appropriation and five months
work. it is easy to sec that additional aid
sufficient for the complete development OF
the river, would be an incalculnblc bless
l''S W o'il pc'l'lt.
| ADVANTAGE TO DRAINAGE
When the proper governmental improve
| mcntS have been made Capt. BiXhy say!
| the river vii. not DC SO liable to Owen flow
These OvCrliDWs have already caused con
| siderable damage and last year an immcns,
amount of property was destroyed thereby
| IL Will also improve "the culture, value an,
hral;h OF the ad Nrcnt towns ami CncOurag
|, f,f Sl,,
| territories. In no other way can So sinal
an expenditure of public money produc,
such valuable results IN the development 0
the country at laIgc."
SOME OTHER RESULTS.
| When Congress grants another apnro
| l,riati0n and all the ObStructions in tLt
| river have been removed, we VIII haV,
open navigation to Georgetown and Charles
| ION, and when the Canal is completed an,
| the two miles below Gcrvais street, we vii
| have oUcn navigation from the mountain,
to the Srah0ard for steamers OF 0rdinar,
| capacIly, and HE whistle of steamboat,
will he heard en- every side. This is at
| object 10 bc attained in the near future. i
| Congress grants the aid asked for. Th,
| benefits aCCruing to Columbia will be com
municatcd TO Il dozen adjacent counties.
EEsrMING THE ROUTE.
The party amused themselves on The
voyage hy taking in the scenery and dis
cussinG.ohj"ctS of interest. At 2.3O Tn,
guests were called to dinner, and an clcgan
one it was Mr.. Tom Branigan had {
corps OF walters on hand and served one OF
The hncSt dinners that | have ever assisted
in dcmoli>hing. There were turkey, wild
duck, chicken salad, tongue, oysters, coffee
cranberry sauce, potato salad cold SlaW