The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-03-06
Great Water Power.

There is great amount of water power
up the Savannah river that is being
wasted.
There are miles of valuable falls above
Augusta, which could and should be
utilized. There is an old canal up there
which was begun by the State of Geor-
gia, and costing $4,000, which will fur
nish number of unrivalled mill sites.
This matter has been prominently drawn
to the attention of the public in COM
munication from DR.. d. A. j. Bell, OF
Parksville, which appeared in the News
and Courier.
Here is what the doctor says and agrees
to do: I read with much interest your
editorial some time ago suggesting to
professors aud students the advisability,
as we'll as possible advantage to our in.
dustrial progress Of drawing representa-
tions of our water powers and having
than properly advertised at the great
Atlanta Exposition this year, and Icame
near at once proposing to furnish enter
prising students and teachers with car.
riage in order that they might explore
our Savannah river and perfect drawings,
representing as great power as can be
found, together with as many natural ad-
vantages, upon any river Of its size on
this continent.
Inow make the proposition to furnish,
ton and board to as many artists or mill
draughtmen as can be induced to explore
our Savannah Valley between where
Stevens's Creek empties into the river,
twelve miles below ParksYille, to Nc
Cormick, ten miles above, on the old
Augusta and Knoxville Railroad.
Cannot one ambitious young artist,
engineer or draughtsmen be foupn who
will undertake SO profitable an under
taking in practical drawing? If 80, he
will please communicate with me, so that
can arrange conveyance and necessary
equipments.
A few miles west of Parksville, oppo-
site what is known as Long Shoals,
(which has about seven miles of falls,) on
the South Carolina side, are the remains
Of an old canal, which was begun many
years ago by the State OF Georgia. Major
Tucker, of Mccormick, an old resident
OF this community, says that the Legis-
lature of Georgia many years ago appro-
priated thirty thousand dollars for this
this canal in order that cotton boats
might pass "Ring Jaw Shoals" as it was
then thought impossible for boats to pass
"Ripg Jaw" on account of the greatness
of the water fall. When the Georgia ap-
preparation was exhausted the canal was
abandoned, and has never been renewed,
because Of the fact that pole boats finally
succeeded in passing "Ring Jaw" Major
Tucker, who owns the land of tho old
ru6. nentary canal, has had the old canal
resurveyed for the purpose of ascertain
ing the fall, and finds fall of sixty feet
10 the mile. He was assured that suffi-
cient supply of water could be gotten to
run any number of factories by short
spur of a dam run obliquely into the
river.
Along beside this fall can be bought
any quantity of land of any variety
either bottom land or high bluffs for
building sites.
A gentleman of Baltimore, in speaking
to the Rev. w. G. Bussey the other day,
relative to this matter, said that an elec-
trio plant could be put in here that would
run all the machinery in tho city Of
Augusta, thirty-three miles distant.
However this may be, there is no supe-
or water power and t,rritory to sustain
it on either side the Savannah River,
which simply needs utilizing.
A railroad runs paralleled with the
river OH this side from Augusta to An
derson Court House, and any factory
situated on this side Of this river at any
place between these points could be con-
nected with the Augusta and Knoxville
Railroad by spur of not over mile in
places feel it my duty to give this in
formation to the public. ."-AugNsta
Chronicle