The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-02-02
'(From tho Columbia Daily Rccord.)

'(From tho Columbia Daily Rccord)
CoNGAREE, S. c., Jan. 20 i venture
tn, statement, without fear Of successful
contradiction, that two thirds of the citi-
zel s Of Columbia and three fourths of the
population of South Carolina have no adc
quate conception of the navigcrous posi-
biilics Of the Congarcc River. Too many
have long considered il in no light but that
Of muddy, rock bottomcd stream, inca.
pablc Of being put to practical use
The writer has hitherto belonged to the
great army OF ignOrants, who have been
unaware of the grand opportunities for the
city Of Columbia and the Palmetto State,
wrapped up and lying dormant in the
ulignuus waters that lave the limits Of the
Queen City of the South, and awaiting
only the Titan sparks of ENTERPRISE and
| ENERGY to tranSmutC them into vivifying
| clements of progress. The events of YES.
tcrday have lifted the scales from my eyes
and sec that rot half of that rivers grand
forces have ever been known.
! These preliminary remarks have been
suggested 10y Al trip down the Congarcc,
| given by the Columbia Board Of Trade to
n number Of guests OF whom the writer
had the honor Of being one.
WHY AND WHEREFORE.
| For some time the Columbia Board Of
| Trade have devoted their attention to the
| CongarcC River as a source of water power
| and rs tic most potent adjunct in the fu-
turc greatness Of this city. They lave re.
| gnrdcd it as 7'dr excellence the means
whereby Columbia is to take her place
among the cities of the South They have
doEG more. They have acted upon their
| belief and, us will hereafter be shown,
| have been instrumental in Il work that will
| live after them.
On several occasions the South Carolina
| Sicamb al Company have rendered The
Board Of Trade the use Of their steamer for
! the purpose OF 81 cing AMI comprchcntiing
| the possibilities Of CoHgarCc River navga-
ton. llclc w"s the opportunity to show to
| Columbia, and through her to the world,
her great treasure Of hitherto unused water.
power, Accordingly IN excursion was ar
ranged for yiStcr,iny, and the Board issued
! Invitations to u nuinbcr Of gentlemen to
| accompany them and have their eyes
! opened.
LEAVING THE CITY.
We loft the City Hall at 30, comfort,
ably cnScOncrd in carriages and 'bussCs
! Just before leaving rain began To- full i'll
duCinE scVclnl gcullcmCu to remain behind
and the cAcursiomiSts To fear that Il bad day
! had been selected. Not so, however, for
| the rain - Il soon wiped his sudntory brow
and hcIoic Old Granny WAS reached The
c.rmcAlal Hood g,tcs had been closed.
THE PERSONNEL. OF THE PARRY.
The cAcursionists included the following
gentlemen:
From the Board Of Trade, G. J. Ircdcll,
President; II. Nj. And. rson Secretary: +.
w. Wing and Jasper Miller, G the EXccu
! tive Committee u'Id tic following members;
| Geo. X. Wright, II. T.. Branigau, Philip
Mo,z, ID. II. Crawford. n. W. Trump,
George L.. Baker, M: A. Murklcy. J. IL.
Menckc. G.. STANDBY, II. G. Robertson,
ID. l.. Boozcr, W. II. Gibbcs, Jr., p. G..
| LUrick, r. N. Richbourg, and William
| Robinson.
Guests: Governor j. p. Richardson, Ex-
President :. A. pe,rcc Of the Board Of
! Trade who came from his home i'm Georgia
for this special purpose, Col. l.. p. Miller
OF Genr&r.own; Col. II. J. Lipscomb, Req
, /, sentative b, l.. Abncy, Frederick Condit
! W. } Keenan,, DIR. Bird Miller, T.. NJ.
! Brayion, Allra JGn,S, a. a Nos, Joseph
Bates and John $. Bates Of Wnlcrce River,
G.. NJ Olsen, \. Il. McCants, N. G. Go,.-
! Hll.S of The NeT% 0I,d C0uriCr, J. Wilson
! Gihbrs of TIE EvrNING EECoHD.
At 10 o'clock the party reached CRANKY,
three miles fro II State House, whcrI they
found .hc boat awaiting them. On board
were Capt. w. III. BiXby, of the United
States Engineer Corps, having charge of
the river and hArbur improvements in South
| Carolina. Assistant ErrinCrr Red Whit.
l"'h' III" Napt' w Naflloh, Ohitcu S'AlIS
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is u high pressure, si,c,whccl steamer, with
! Il length Of l?5 feet, Il width of I5 feet has
about five feet dcp,h Of hold, and draws
four fee, whcu deep loaded. Her steel hun
WAS made in sections at Wilmington, Della,
ware, and put together with the upprr
| WOO" ""ik III MAJ Ieston III 1856. She has
600 bales of colIon. Irs,rrIuy She r,nS
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