The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-06-25

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The alluvial bottoms of the lower sec
ION OF the county produces fine corn
ropsr on the ridge and table lands
he finest of cotton and oat crops are
Produced, and this section is also we'll
'daptcd to the production of the per.
'enn'al grasses, though they have not
oecn tried to any great extent. In
;he upper Or hill section, corn, rye,
oats, potatoes and tabacco, can be
grown to the best advantage, and
where the land is not suitable for cul-
hvatlon, all kinds of fruits will grow
and there is no better peach and
grape section to be found on this con-
tinent. Last years crop was good
and there is yet in the county plenty
OF cotton and corn to sci. This year
our prospect is far ahead of any other
section of the State Any person
wishing to live in a community where
diversified farming can be made a
moncy-making business, should come
to Pickcns. The climate cannot be
czccllcd and it has every ADVANTAGE
to be desired for M agricultural com.
munity.
1t is now known that tho hills of
Pickcns county arc rich in commcr-
cial minerals. Iron, mica, asbestos,
copper, frldspar, and limestone exist
here in paying quantities, as the gcol
oSists givcit: "Thcsc minerals abound
there and only await the influx of cap.
ital and energy to make this one of the
most thriving sections of the rapidly
growing South The finest granite
to dc had is found here in incXhaust
IDLE quantities, and samples of good
marble have also been found in some
places
The opportunities offered here for
stock raising are uncxccllcd even bv
the best portions of what is known as
"the stock raising States" With n
small outlay Of capital and Il little
work, this county would afford some
of the finest pasture lands i'm the
world, and horses, mules, cattle and
sheep can be raised here ut Il large
profit. There is ~ doubt that
the best "f grazing grasses can bc
raised here and all the pasture lands
would be well watcrcd by clear, linn
p'd, refreshing springs and streams,
and when once the lands have been
set III grass it will remain set for all
time to the exclusion of WORTHLESS.
undcrSrowth and weeds. LDng win
tcrs, the banc of stock raiscrs, is
thing unknown here and very little
forage would have TO be prepared for
the Keeping ot stock as compared to
other less favored regions.
Lh'lc ilfc i've towns III the county.
r'"''E' '"hrrty, Central and Calhnm
vi '"c "Ar Llnc railroad and pickcns
line first three and last have Good
schools running ten months in fine
year. Calhoun is a new town lust
laid off, at the depot for Clemson col
lcgc at Fort Hill, three fourths Of a
mile distant. There is generally
good school for ten months In the
other townships, the public fund be.
mS supplemented by private subscrip
tiOns.
Evidences Of industry and thrift |
are on every hand. In the last twelve !
months more new dwellings, have
been completed than in any previous
year OF tho county's history. The
hmbcrs for building and in fact for
almost anything abound. Pine, oak,
III all it's varieties, chestnut, walnut,
locust, spruce, ash, hickory and many
other varieties.
The county now has q population
Of near 1900, mostly whites, an in
crease during the last decade of near
~ Ii per cent. The whites are large
~ in the majority, and the percentage
of increase i'll the white population is
more than double that of the blacks
1t is predicted the increase during
the next decade will be more than Is
per cent.
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