The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-06-24
For the TIHEs.
A sk.teh Of Lcckhsrt Shoals.

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siderable notorie.y through the ehort' oi
tao Of Uniou's eoierprising citizens, hess,s.
Far,ars and as IL b Dis far to become 'he
Lowell OF the South. your scribe has 'eem'u
il n duty TO Furnish an imperfect Description
Of il ih;~t;-. y,.n-ps 1t "Ou'u inae'cs'
some of the res lers Of the "IiAEs. ihe'e
shoals on the eastern eide OF the ~ ~
loca ed in the northwestern part 'i C"e
County eighteen miles northwest OF onee"'
:; I.ys and fourteen miles south OF sharon,
lion ON ,be "Three C's" Railroad lh9
| SLo,l. on the western side OF the river arc
| in Union County, fourteen miles northefS' "
| the town Of Union. u
| In giving the natural formation oi "e
| shoa,s | cannot % better, perhaps, man
o .s ,rh,t las already been said by Civi'
| rp;ar. who have examined the Shoals
| I,ckbort Shoas IS formed by the ihtru'
| lion ~ two tran dykes, 800 yards Ara,
| causing the bed .f the river TO DC helo "
| ;.arsd rock much resembling tho crater o.
o,d volcano ON tho west shVrs 'ne
| GROUND i, yrry hiily, an there - u
magnetic attraction. The eastern sno'o
! Irregular, and wii,ns from "oo ~ ~ :,
| Above tho Shoas the river c2niac's ~
ooO yards and forms the sidy wh'ca "
Aob fee, lorr. aud 70 To - feot deep. ime
wss,eru shoe is there level, and Inc mus
recede 800 yaris from the river, a"u 80"
~, r.,urp io il above the Shoal tatlar
| mil il on the west, and Osborne m'' ou
the cas-, side OF ihe Shoals. Inc tot'l i'ns'.
Of Lockhart Snoa's is l4l miles, ms IAN -
~ Gr fact or % s feet to n mile lhe
ho;,,h, abnvs The Sc, de, ,srmiDed by barom-
{ 80 d,ter. non that determined oy
, nrelminary railroad survey from chester u
| Union, by Isl feet.
These Shouts took their n'mo i'''
= r,mIv Of iocl;h.r,s. who lived on the eas'
: .;Ic Of the river. Why this name SNou'i oo
Given them IS no! known, rs tue ProPe'.y
~. which was owned hy the LocshHr's "u' ="
the possession of other parties previous - ''
- ownership by therh , c,,Is
% on hath sides of the RIVER il g:aud anu SUI
l;m,lv hp,u;ifll which, when vleweu lro'h
hoa, in the eddy situated between oPPe'
le and Lower I.ocNhart Shoals; inspires on
with n feeling of awe. Near the 1901 o' 'l'
Lower Shoals en- tho cast site OF ,ne ri,t
i situated circular 'lndiah """"',
rhich i. about 100 feet in diimater at IN
IN base and 80 ~ 90 icct IN di'ma'SE t. ."
Of on,Y and 80 or 40 fe. in height. iew yea,
, ,he l,,e DR.. W VI. McCAIlum, mad
s..-,.;u> into the s,dc of this mouuu al
,,h,,ircd human teeth, and also dog tee'i
~ in an almost Iercct state OF Prese' ,"'U ~,
n and also n small amount of"wsmPu", ~
>, land ON both sides of the RIVER III 'He'
shoals i, strcwn with broken pottery an "h
i'm very p.rfect specimens of Indian sEi'i sn
;.,,,y Fraction saws that the Indian
-. nem many miles # the surrounding couu'r
- collected Mt this mound Mt the proper heaso
# the year and hold their "groea CO,
dance" Possibly at these caronsals Ill
Indian hunter made love TO the ousN
bIock.evei maiden. This doubtless was PTi'
sce 10 the lnudmg of Columbus at San o"N.ay
ext They a;so camo here for the purpose ol hs'
4. IL, tnNI - II
- Fen Mt the present time tins IL S'e
r.,o,, t,r those Who " ,sh TO indulge In Z
hsbinc sport. In spring large numbers L
Indians. however, gather here, ani ior "
or ,brce DAYS enjoy all encampmeh,'
- This mace is also Of historicai ih'ere
10y although its history il yet uhMriten, "
Xix. Uomers II lad will for the hrSt
um- or throc hundred yerrs of ex'stehce'
.o,o. carried down f;om one generation W "nN'n
father relating it TO soi aho 80" W
.nn As have it, tho british during
par Io.;,,n Revolution were accustomed
son rr;rI their rr.iu Tor supplies at the mil
:: Tho eost s;da Of the river, whose owner
'. ,rue TO the cause Of the Ccionists. luis
Mrs. .r~. :. ~r;",;tiu" .Nai,. nrd ,he" ,q3GPecr
ime- BRITISH coming agiin 10 grind, tried 10 70
TING h'm to reveal irs hiding place, using as tn
hnri resort, hauGing hm up by the thum
This was effective, for he quietly gave
son again put into active use.
As MANurACrrRINu SITE.
i'm Lastly We come TO consider the Shoals
manufacturing site. The only reason th
the water power at this place has never be
u.s. utilized for manufacturing purposes is :
want OF transportation. Several efforts ha
IN been male within tho last few years TO o
mn tain Railroad 'mnunca;ions, all of whic
Wiro futile This scribe has been told
Inose Wh' were conve SAINT with the fact
is that the Senators from Chester, York ar
Chlon always bitterly opposed any schem
which would give Lockhar Shoals Rrilroa
COMMUNICATIONS. This il is said is matt,
of record in Columbia. There is railroo
is scheme on hand at tho present time. know
US The Capc Fear and Cincinnati Railwa
company, which proposes to bui d n roa
having as objective points, SOUTHPORT on tb
North Carolina Crast and Cincinnati, Obi,
This would give the people on the east sid
IN OF the river direct railroad c ,lpmunicatiops
NJ as the county Of Chester has subscribe
o.ndS to The amount Of SlOO, 900, and il j
S',PuaIeu IN tho bonds, that The railroad
OF when huI', Is 10 run to or WITHIN ON, boI
~ Z mile of Lockhart Shyals Ii is sail NV nor
20 sons VINO are in position to know. rha, IN;
roid WI! ccTtrlnly he brilt A great deal =
!" the route has already been located by the;
20 Engineers, yet they are slow TO c,n,;nruc,
n the work of grading
:. The scheme which promise, 10 give the
earnest communication, is the ono which
I was gotten up recently by the tircless energy
le and erscverance Of the MrIsrs Farror- oi
o inIon. This road. whca huilt, will b., y
- snort liu", hnNing for its objective point.
" !ockhaW Sh"I'S AMI JonesviIlp. ON III. T.
h ani ID. II. Il. system.
y NATURAL Any LNTiGrs
Now AS 10 the natural advantages. The
e nndcvel"ped horse power al these Shoals il
, SIMPLY immense. 1t is said. and has been
Wrltten by every engineer that has examined
these Shoals. that the ADVANTAGES of this
place asa manufacturing cite is second to
none IN Tho United States. in tn, sense tina,
greater power can here be developed, a lcS.
cost than at any other manufec:uring SIT.
examined hy them. Concerning This N,