The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-02

permitting the miners 10 roam NJ will and
pick about. mining Tor the ricn pockets 'Iid
beds mos; easily accessible. In thinking over
the conditions surrounding the industry ana
proper course 10 be pursued III lis manage
ment, ! have always deemed II tsScnti"! that
tucre snoUld hc q survey OF the phosphate
territory, Dut q personal investigation show
ell ;llat such Il survey. TO Hr or amy value.
would require n large outlay and mucn line-
Therefore j: WAS deemed best by Ia" Com MIS-
son rot TO undertake" Il with INC means
place: at our disposal. viz. Sl".G"n- THIS
amount would hardly have been sufficient to
give Us q dredge adapted TO test even the
shallow streams with less than twenty !eet
of water. ana when IL is remembered ttl;t'
most OF the eStuaricS cmptying into 81. He!-
ena Second and Port Royal h3rbor are very
deep. and that much OF the rock nl!heu haS
been raised out Of water over forty feet IN
dcpth with an Ovcrburdeu OF sand OF rom
six TO twelve feet thickness, the obstacles n
the way OF Il survey can bG read!i ~ seen. "
found that in order for the inspector 10 eNcF-
else any intelligent SUPERVISION OF me hilN-
inc ;t.id 10 enable him 10 see that 'he royal
" was honestly paid. il was absolutely neces-
Sary 10 provide some means OF water Trans
porration therefore we used part OF inc
money - $3.50. in purchasing small steam
launch Tor his use. The balance OF the appfO-
priatlun is still in the Treasury. but owing TO
an omission in the appropriation b!lI lhe
Gonna iSSion was forced 10 borrow enough
money TO pay The salary Of Inspector Jones
and other ex penSeS. This money was klndi$
loaned us by the Carolina National BANK o.
Columbia without interest. and provision
WiIt have 10 be made Tor Its payment nc
amount is S2.S?I. II.
on the Is, OF March IN accordance Win lne
instructions OF the Act creating the Comhils,
sion, we took possession OF CoosaW lllNcr anu
issued license to mine therein TO three com
p1uieS. Two OF these entered the river. out
were enioined in the United States Court by
Judge Slnonton. He took advantage oil the
fact that the Phosphate Comm l>S Ionc!S We're
.ni i,Nfi i,.ii
officers, although he knew they We're STATE
officers. 10 grant the injunction
AS the public prints i!a"c gwen lnii 'tc'
counts OF all subsequent litigation and The
present status OF the COoSaw case. shall not
mention il further than 10 say that wniIe
there is a decrease in the revenue cohst
oucnt upon the Stoppagc OF the CoosaW Co!ii'
nany O So CIT. CO. We feel that the state Is &c
be congratulated upon the present status. as
there is every reason 10 expect mat thc ~
| tied States supreme Court VIII sustain Ihe
view already expressed in The decision o
| Chief Justice Fuller and the sui DC teiihi
mated early next year. -,
| The price OF phosphate rock continues hiSh
and as soon as work can be resumed IN I9o
saw River there will be An increase IN tae IN
come of the Stale from royalty more lhitn SUI
ficient to recoup us for the little loss we nave
sustained in maintaining the right oi ih'
state 10 control her own property it"oolq oe
WISE in my opinion. to give tne C"islEit,S!ou
he mower TO impose 4 graduated royait! 10
:;
!. 10 permit it 10 fX the royalty OF ROCK II
streams other than Coosaw att less rate tt,si
Ior that river. Some OF the rock Is OF io'
Grade. and some of the deposits are very nara
maiiir" mining difficult. Therefore. 4 fiNeo
ROYALTY for every locally preciudeS prom
table mining in many streams II conceSSio.iS ,tS
are not made TO the miners. IL WoUiH .als'
be better when CooSaw River is opened 70 up,
portion that territory among the 0!llerehl
persons applying for Z license ara requl!'
linen, TO mine over the whole allotted TERN
iory. We have found, by the report OF II!
soector Jones, that under the management OF
he Bureau OF Agriculture. Commissioners
Butler and Mr.. Roche. the dliicfeGt coihP't
MES notably the CooSaw. have been pa! IN
less ROYALTY than the law requires. by reason
Of not maxim" due allowance Tor the mos
I'm re expelled in drying the rock. How much
of this if any, can be recovered VIII nave u
be determined by the Courts il the A!tornes
General shall deem ii wise To enter suit. ne
loss TO the State thus discovered mas amount
ed 10 Sl32 Sol. 81 since mining operations were
begun and SS6.313. 80 since the eStaDllshEeht
of the Agricultural Department in 1881. Ing
difference 6.i3 per cent, between the amounl
of moisture actually expelled and thaL wh!cH
the companies hare allowed. amounts for
fiscal wear 10 more than Sil,WD, ana as INC
present officials cannot be held respohSiDlt
for any 11tCtsi agreements or negIect on III.
mart O T Their predecessors, payment OF thlS
sum will be demanded, and, II necessary, en-
forced in the Courts, while We Will IN iutui'
require payment on the basis OF Si.!o per top
for dried rock.
Before leaving this subject desire 10 men
tion the importance OF some steps being
taken TO prevent the damage now resultlns
to the States interests in the Ashley, Stonc
and Edisto Rivers by the dumping o. me ue
briS or tai!ingS into those streams from tnt
works OF the land miners. Some time ago !
addtessed I. communication TO Capt. +.
Abbot, L. >. Engineers, at Charleston. ask
ing for Information as 10 the niilhS up -
these streams by reason OF this debris being
emptied therein. He replied that be had re
ported TO the authorities :tWashington at IN re-
gard TO Ashley River, but Knew ho'hihs o.
! Gh.truction 10 the other streams mentioned
and in formed ne that Congress, last Dccem
Der, had passed an act prohibiting the dump
| In. OF such material into naViGable streams
The States interest is 10 prevent her pioS
phate beds from being buried so that they
cannot be profl,ably mined, and Inltee
States seeks to preserve the navlSabihty O
rivers. But for fear the Uultcd STATES authoi
tiles may not press the matter l cali it Il
YOUR attention.