The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-19
a GREAT WATER POWER.
Bright Prospects for Development on
the Upper Savannah

| oright prospects for Development O,
/. the Upper Savannah.
The Mccormick Times gives the fol
lowing information about prospec
tive development of the magnificen'
water powers on the Upper Savannah
near Parksville
Some time ago DR.. Bell, of Parks
vile, wrote a letter to The News ant
Courier in reference to the splendid
water power at Long Shoals, on the
Savannah River, which is owned b,
Major L.. Tucker, of this place. DR.
Bells letter was copied by d great
many papers at the time, and the mat
ter was given a wide circulation. The
matter came to the notice of Mr.. w. j
Craig, of the Port Royal and Western
Carolina Railway, who was so much
interested that he wrote to Major
Tucker asking for full information on
the subject. This was promptly fur.
nished him, and several days ago Ma
jor Tucker received letter from Mr..
| Craig that contained some very pleas
| ing information.
Mr.. Craig writes that the Port Royal
and Western Caralina Railway is anx-
ious to do all in it's power to develop
the country along it's line of road, and
that he is making up party to inspect
the water power at Long Shoals. The
party will be composed of leading citl-
zens OF Augusta and other places, and
will be accompanied by survey yors and
newspaper reporters. Mr.. Craig will
furnish tt ausportation for those who
desire to make the trip.
The yarty will como up from Angus
Ia to Plum Branch, and go down the
river in boats rs far rs Parksville or
Modoc. The trip will be made somo
time after March Is, but tho exact
date has not yet been decided on. Mr..
Craig writes that he proposes to have
survey made of the water power at
Long Shoals, and have the matter
written up and advertised in the lead
Ing newspapers of the country. This
is a move in the right direction, and
those who own property along the Sa-
vannah River are to be congratulated
that Mr.. Craighas interested himself in
terprising and progressive gentlemen
in the South, and is in position to do
moro toward developing this section
than any other man.
reporter for the Times So r, Major
Tucker in regard to the matter and he
talked quite free ly-~~ffe thinks q great
d,ai of gGou can be accomplished by
the plan proposed by Mr.. Craig and
says he will do all in his power to
make it success. He has been in
correspondence with several capital
lists who have heard of this magnili-
cent water power and as soon as the
date OF the trip is fixed they will be in
vitcd to join the party.
AT Long Shoals there is as fine wa
ter power as can be found anywhere,
in fact, 1t may be said to be unlimited.
Many years ago the State of Georgia
undertook to dig IL canal there for the
boats to pass through and spent $780,
600 on it, but before the canal was
completed the boats succeeded in find
ing u way to pass the shoals and the
work was never finished. Major
Tucker now owns the old caLal and
most of the land on both sides of tho
river and it is this place, "Ringjaw
Shoals" that is attracting so much at
tention.
Major Tucker had the place survey
ed several years ago by I'm experienced
engineer, and the gentleman told him
that it was the finest watcr power he
had ever seen and that there was suf-
iicicnt power there to furnish cleo
tricity to run all the machinery in the
city of Augusta, thirty miles distant.
There are high bluffs on either side of
the river at this point, which furnish
a splendid site for building the dam,
and it is said by those who have seen
the place that most OF the water power
can be secured by spur dam built OBJ
iiquely into the river. The watcr
power on the Savannah River is at
tracting n great deal OF attention all
over the country just now, and who
knows but that in q few years there
will be immense factory towns at Ring
jaw, Trottcrs Shoals and other places
along the Savannah.