The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-11-26

permitting the IN lners TO roam at will and
pick about, mining for the rich pockets and
beds most easily accessible In thlnklng over
the conditions surrounding the industry ana
Merlt, have always deemed II essential that
there should be q survey of the phosphate
territory, but personal investigation show
ed that such G. survey, to be OF any Falue,
Therefore it was deemed best by the Commits
sion not to undertake 1t with me means tii .
placed ut our disposal, viz, $40 0G0. rms
amount would hardly have been snfncient 10
Shallow streams with less than twenty feet
| OF water. and when 1t Is remembered tnat
most the estuaries emptying into ~. hei-
eua Second and Port Royal Har6or are very
deep, and that much of the rock mined mas
been raised out Of water over forty leet IN
depth with an overburden OF SAND OF lfom
six to twelve feet thickness, the obstacles 10
the way Of survey can he readily seen. we
found that in order for the inspector 10 eHer- exc
else any Intelligent SUPERVISION OF the MIN
ing, and 10 enable him 20 see that the royal
ty was honestly paid, II was absolutely neces-
sary to provide some means OF water lrans-
portation: therefore we used part or Inc
money, s2'slssO. in purchasing small steam
launch for his use. The balance or the appro'
priatinn is stil In the Treasury, but oWIng m 70
an omission Ia the appropriation Bill tne
money To pay the salary. of Inspector Jones
and other expenses. This money was Klndly
loaned us by the Carolina National Bank ol
| Columbia without interest, anu proVis149u ZIG u
will have 10 be made for Its payment. Ihe
amount is S28 A.
On the 1st or March IN accordance with the
linstructions OF the Act creating the Gonllils,, J,
sion we took possession OF CoosaW hlVer anu
issued license TO mine therein to three com.
panies. Two of these entered the river. but
were enjoined In the United States Court oy
Judge Simonton. He took advantage OF tne
fact that the Phosphate commissioners S,eIe %eIe
! iyIi itfd tto1
officers, although he knew they were Slale
officers, TO grant the Injunction.
AS the public prints have given Iuli &C
counts OF all subsequent LITIGATION; nan ana at Int
mention 1t further than TO say that While
there Ia decrease In the revenue conse
quent upon the stoppage OF the CoosaW Gom &c ~
pany of $50 1880. we feel that tne State Is u
there is every reason 10 expect that the un
tied States Supreme Court will sustain tnt
view already expressed In 1he decision %
| Chief Justice Fuller and the sult DC Iel"'
The price of phosphate rock continues 1igl g
and as soon as work can be resumed 10 Cuo
saw River there will be all increase 70 Inc ~ M
ficient 10 recoup us for the little loss we have
sustained in maintaining the right OF IN
State to control her own property II wouiG Ut
wise, In my opinion, to give the Conf n
power to impose rcgr 10 qoe and Also
to permit 1t to fix the royalty on rock II
streams other than t'oosnw at less rate tnaI a.I
for that river. Some of the rock Is OF loW
making mining difficult. Therefore, fixe!
ROYALTY for every locality precudes prom
table mining In many streams u CONCESSIONS e,n
are not made to the miners. IL wouiu a,s. ne
portion that territory among the 1ileren
persons applying for license and require
them to mine over the whole allotted teTri
Tory. We have found, by the report OF IN
spector Jones, that under the management o.
the Bureau Of Agriculture, Commissioner
Butler and Mr.. Roche. the different 'compa
o les, notably the Coosaw, have been Payne
less royalty than the law requires, oy reas4s 3s
tu re expelled In drying the rock. HOW muct
of this, II any, can be recovered will have tt
be determined by the Courts If the Attorney
General shall deem II wise TO sater err saio; n'
ed To sl32 ,35l 81 since mining or srations We1t
begun, and 1878 80 since the establish hmenl Ter
OF the Agricultural Department In loso. int
difference. As per cent. between 'ne @ eSII bIci,
the companies have allowed. amounts iol
fiscal year to more than sll 900, and as me
present officials cannot be held responsln,le
part o ( heIr predecessors. payment Of thli
sum will be demanded, and, II necessary, en-
forced In the Courts, while we VIII IN lutnr.
require payment on the basis OF si.lo per lou
|
Before leaving this subject desire to men
tion the Importance Of some steps peint
taken to prevent the damage now resuitlnl
to the States interests In the Ashley, stone
and Edisto Rivers by the dumping OF the M de
bris or taIlings into those streams from In,
works of the land miners. Some Time ago
addressed u communication TO Capt. +. Y
Abbot, U. s. Engineers, at Charleston, ask
| ing for In formation as TO the ming up y
| these streams by reason o this debr1B oelnf
empt ed therein. He replied that he had re
ported 10 the authorities at Washington IN re
gard TO Ashley River, but knew nothing
Obstruction to the other streams mensioneu
and in formed me that Congress. last Decein
Der, had passed an Act prohibl ting the dump
| Ing OF such material Into nnvigable streams
The States interest Is 10 prevent her phos
plate beds from being buried SO that the!
cannot be profitably mined, ana Unlte'
States seeks to preserve the navigaoillty
rivers. But for fear the Uuited States author
tiles may not press the matter call IL
your attention.
Educational.
The Report of the State Superintendent
Education makes q full exposition or the con
diton of the educational institutions OF ~
State. Our free schools are not In satisiac
| fory condition md never will be until IN