Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-05-11
Black Diamond flows.

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bright times are ahead for the two
Carolina ports. With the South
Carolina and Georgia Road part
of the great Southern Railroad sys-
tom, Charleston may look for a great
increase of business in the near future.
Then with the Black Diamond COM
ing into Port Royal, connecting the
great Lake region with the South
Atlantic, passing through great
mineral, mining, timber and agricul-
tural and manufacturing country,
there is every reason, and one beside,
for believing that tho traffic that will
be done through this port will be
simply enormous. The building Of
this great trunk line and the now
movement of the Southern may, per-
haps, force the Atlantic Coastline to
use the Port Royal Road and thus
open up another channel of trade.
That the Black Diamond will be
built goes without saying. All that
has been asked by the promoters is
likely to be obtained-that is the
cost of the survey, rights of way in
this county and terminal facilities.
Last Friday Capt. P. X. McCully
and Col. J. l.. Tribblo, of Anderson,
and Col. L. w. Crenshaw, chief en-
gineer of the system, reached Beau
fort, and that night a number of
prominent citizens called on these
gentlemen and the subject was dis
cussed at length and with satisfac-
ton. Saturday these gentlemen
visited Port Royal and the site of
the proposed terminus. The owners
of the waterfront have signified
intention of letting the Black Dia-
mond have what it needs for term
nails, and requested that a plat of
what is desired should be made and
forwarded at once 30 that the proper
transfer may be made. The road
will require 1000 feet front, and
proposes to build an iron dock
One surveying party, under Capt
w. j. Kirk, will reach here this
week and Immediately begin the
work. Another corps will start at
Anderson. It is the desire of those
interested in England to start the
work at this end, and, within thirty
days after the transfer of the site fol
the terminal, the work of construct.
ing the road will begin.--The Pal.
metto Post, May 4th.
In the matter of locating the per.
manent line of the Black Diamond
in South Carolina, the engineers are
progressing rapidly. 4 warm COM
petition arose between Greenwood
and Abbeville, two towns between
Anderson and Akin: S. G., for the
location of the road. The two towns
are about ten miles apart and pos
sess about equal advantages as tc
distance, route and expense of con-
struction. Both towns complied
with all requests made of them by
subscribing the amount asked of thon
and guaranteeing subsidy. But wher
it came to terminal facilities Green
wood could not secure such as woulC
be required, while Abbeville stood
ready to guarantee all the terminals
necessary, and the Abbevillo route
has been decided upon by the official
of the road. 1t is matter of regre
that both of these cntcrprising ant
deserving towns could not be on th'
nne.-Dover Ky) News, May 4th
Letters from Sir Thomas Tancret
and Hon. II. G. Dickinson, London
received this week, assure those in
terosted that every thing is working
smoothly, and the task of completing
tho "details of the negotiations 70
the money to build tho Black Dia
mond lie being pushed as rapidly q
the magnitude of tho enterprise vii
permit. 1t has been requested tha
all subsidies pledged but not votc'
shall be closed up at once, so as t.
avoid any delay when everything il
ready for construction to begin. w
can assure our readers that the worl
of securing tho money is PRACTICAL,
closed up. The work of construction
will proceed according to the plan
as arranged and reported by 81
Thomas Tancred.-Dovor (Iy.
News, May 4th.
The officials of the Black damon,
are receiving daily. tho most encour
aging reports from all along tho lin
of tho success being met with il
securing rights Of way. The land
owners appreciate che benefits O
such a road and are responding lib
! orally, and little trouble Ia experj