The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-16
INDUSTRIES IN CAROLINA.
STATE Not NEGLECrING HER Ma
TUHAL RESOURCES.

rtHAL HE~OtRCES.
Iron Mining HAS suffered From Lack
of Revenue Faciiities-TxtcnsiNe
ouRrryinE Plant ~ Columbia
That Works Many HanJ--state
Capitol nciar Finished Ia Column
bia Grsnitc-Nein of Coal Report
ed Found-Catawba Fails 90 ne
Uulised.
Columbia 8 g. De- l5-ln me rush 20
build cotton mills south Carolina Is NOS
uosugoui OF her natural resource.
Tho WONDERFUL strides takcn ln the lum-
boring industry are bringing great deul
o. revenue to Tho state
Iron mining has been carried on Ia the
upper part 81 Che ~tatc under great dis
advantage ON account OF tho nck OF
proper ranroad facilities.
Gold mining has f,r years been proat-
abb in Kcrshav county. whore tho Halle
ana tho Hrcwer mines arc located ia
York county sold m.uea have been wotkeI
spasmodi ally. ANA in Saluda county tbls
week "A company capitalized 40 500 ooo WAS
organized TO develop so,ne rich veins saii
20 have hocn discovered there In New
berry ana Union counties there Is rold
which Will De- mined
HaolIn is 90 be found in great abundance
in Aiken ard rairHed counties ana brick
tlle and pottery manufacturing is rapidly
being developed
LKtrnstv~ Granite Quarrtcs.
ono 90. tho most extensive auarryng
plants iu the country @. o. be found vi th-
in tne city limits 81 columbia The stew
ara Contracting Company ~ this city en-
pioys about go men. and rs furnishing
granite Tor iefty work ln Savannah aud
Tampa. anl has other contracts running
into tlc big thousands
Tho Ross QuarrtiuE company. also OF
this city. works an equal force - hands
nud ia uuliiiur Jetties at Charleston and
Georgetown
The state Capitol is being finished in
! Columbia granite. A. Ninnahoro is a biE
granite concern which ts said 90 own one
solid rock ~ TEN acres which has ass fine
I a grain ana Is a. easily worked az any
granite JOB the world
Mouazlto q sand like mineral once al
I most priceless ami sill valuable tn the
Manufacture 90 electric appliances. is
/ found Boo abundance BOZ York and Fairfield
/ counties.
! Yesterday 90 was reported that Ia Pair
/ field Couuty. vein 90 coal had been
found Mr sam Dulipse was having 81
+ well dur ana vein of anthracite was
i pierced for u feet. he carried specimen
/ 90 Winu sboro IL fused we'll and some
/ 90 ~ has been sent 90 Clemson Cullegs
/ for a chemical analysis.
/ This End was mnde between Gladden'a
/ Grove and tho great falls % the Cataw-
/ ba. n g. isolated from railroads hut is
I on the line % q road proposed from cam
/ den 90 Chester ana thence over the 'hes-
I ter and Iouoir 90 tine coal regions of
i Western Virginia Tho Chester and L.
+ noir. now narrow guage. Is being made
standard ruawe FOR that purpose.
Coal Mines Found.
/ II is singular that discovery o. coal
/ has been msde ou tbe the proposed coal
/ seeking line from Eamden % Chester
/ Each Of those places mas apieudd railroad
/ facilities now Chester having Elk ouuet-
aud Camden ive, so that 10 ihe coal bed is
az an extensive 60 may be put IN easy
| touch with the markets.
The CataNba Fats. near this find Of
/ hidden cool is remarkable place. When
tho United States government was rast.ng
/ about for a piaca 90 locate rs nnuona.
I military academy two places were pre-
sonted West Point on the Hudson aud
i cAtawba Falls. south Carolina The
i former was choeen. the president of the
/ United States senate deciding tie vote
/ For the purpose q navigation a canal
/ was commfucoi here. ana about 100000
/ was cNpt nded. Bat the war between the
states eudci this as So d.d 30 many tn
clplout undertakings 300 this state.
Fhe fails and tho ahDuttius lands are
| owned by "A company headed by Col Lee
/ Roy Sprin@s % Iauca ict. to.. spring