The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-09
TAKING IN THE COUNTRY.
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| trca. NJ Stanford hal bean ali along
! .herc and considered the findings too
poor to work. But the men went 10
work and lie left them. They happened
TO strike place where there was II dip
in the Slate rock, and the gold had
| accumulated in il, it took them ten days
to clean it out, and they got SlO0 On
Worth Of gold out Of it or SiG &C q dav.
while Mr.. Stanford was getting out about
$500 day i'll lis stake. Several negroes
! have been known to make 81 to $500 per
| day washing sand for gold. Mr.. Stan
| ford has made as many as five shipments
| of gold in 5 weeks one hundred dollars
worth at Il shipment. he buys from the.
| hunters. Mr.. McCravey, who used to
| live there, and owned the hotel says he
| IS thinking Of going back, as he c0alh
| 70 ont any day and get from .Jh. To 81 90
! in little while from the branches Thrrr
| is lots uf the precious metal around West
! Springs, and 1t Is IL matter Of aStoIiSh-
Ncmt that more people have not moved
into this territory and settled.
There j; one of the finest Springs in
this section here. and lis medicinal proper.
ties are uneXceled, rs can be testified to
bv those who have uSe d The water. y
Mr.. 0ttS came there some time ago, yer,
low spirited and in very bll health, lie
could hardly walk To tha Spring. lie b,-
gan to drink the water and the effect WAS
wonderful. lie w..S weighed when ne
had been there Il day or two, ard lie
gained rapidly in weight and became
cheerful aud Lively and in 10 days his re-
cOvecy was complete and his weight had
increased - lbs. in the ten days. 1'hr
waters are wonderful remedy for
chronic dy ScutcTy and stomach troubles
There is surely y bright future for Yves.
Springs. 1t only needs the right parties
20 get hold Of things up there and start
all 10 r1.liu-s, The grca,e,5 lrOup!s
;" Il" IS very ii.t!c 2"cDnmuG ions, in
til ny 0f near boarding PAGES. Il hotel
i5 sIre iG is true, but there Should Dn
",;;ageS built ncac the Springs tiIat could
II .,nttd, bY parties who would like to
= vi.h Il family to ,pend a month or so
he Spg!Ags. The Spring should nc
;',.h up, and the place should be ma L.
- I2ctiEo, it now has too much OF led,
~ * numOer. deserted appearance;
'nnsuS surrounding it lave been allowed
10 1T cnwr, arc the first thought that
caters the mind OK d stranger Is that tie
ACE has been long deserted. There is
W.. are glad To ste some evidence Of ia-
H. W. I'''iy EOl'I, 'D!l W ". -Sti. Joe ID.I-
sill Is improving liic pid. he has recently
lOught, by II new rOO!, and interior i'm
p"jYrnvntS Mr.. Walter BetS.Il, is buiH.
:o1;, anG So is Mr.. Stanford. The ice hts
been broken, AID we bop" to see the gcod
Wnk continued, and new buildings ad /
II. - Tie pace Will le attractive TO the
CSC as well as beneficial 10 The health oi
Ni-i;oiS.
Ii IS more tIian probable that a rail
lo.d Ui'f~raSS there from Union in the
lot vGay distant future. Tnerc is Il good
opening for some one to make money 10y
buying land and improving it near this
famous Spring.
We made an early tart Tuesday, and |
avIiv, d at Linder's store about 10 O'Clock |!
where we found \ crowd awaiting us. j
and we began work as soon as we could !
get thawed out We met many Of our I
q friends ut iris point with whom we !
fGsed lie time very pleasantly. We are ,
under obligations to our friend Mr.. Lee |