The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
DENDY'S BRIDGE.
C"unty's Mine OF Cnrios
May be Explored Next Summer
Noah's Voyage Of Ten Months Be-
fore he Landed at the Final Rest

fore he Landed AT the Final Rest
ing Place Of the Ark.
Through the courtesy OF Capt. Nckles the
Press and Banner had an opportunity ias,
week OF inspecting The new road from one end
10 the other. We drove up to the creek, where
the bands we're at work throwing art. int
animal W which drew our buggy WAS hilcheo 10
q tree and we ''cooDed' log across Long
Cane aud walked over the entire length oi
The work OF changing the public highway
from Deudy's bridge 10 the ROCK Hole pro-
crosses gloriously. Work on the ROAD from
Long Cane TO point on the old road oeyond
the negro church on the east side OF the
creek has been nearly finished. Mr.. ID. W.
OF an ample force Of convicts. who are throw,
ing dirt daily, leveling and grading the ROAD
from the Rock Hole To q point on The pubic
highway not far from the fouI,miIe post %
the west side Of the creek. Mr.. Thomas
Thomson is cutting timber fur the splendld
bridge which Mr.. Ashley King has contracted
to build. The bridge and trestle Will ot
about l4O feet In length. The bridge IL 10 be a
ITO foot truss. Is feet above low wafer mark
and covered with shingles. The bridge IL Il
thought, will be finished by the hrst OF Aprl'
bridge is ready for use, aud better graded
road does not run from AooeviIe. ~ IL III
fact, a splendid road which will invite pleas
ure drivers. Instead OF pulling up and down
where the driveway 10 estimated to rise and
fall at an angle Of about thirty degrees anO
cross the stream In the bottom less bottoms al
Long Cane, the new road Is made above high
waIsr OF only such gentle ascent and descent
as may be pecessary train the road. Depres~
sions in the roadway have bad terra cotta
pipes put across them, and the lace OF the
driveway has been lowered or raised In such q
way as TO make the best road In our acquaint.
auce.
The road Is 80 good that II our grand juror
prove the JOB and authorize Capt. NickIes to
40 for Long Cane as he has already done 10,
Rocky River, namely, Build bridges at all
needed places. and lay out and build other
Abbeville in the past has had less attention
from the County Supervisor 'han any other
section Of the County, and credit should oe
most acceptable work that has been done
hereabout since The hnod. 49,
Besides giving US u splendid road. he will
in little while be ready TO turn over lhr
hottomIess bottoms al Depdy's bridye 10 the
United States Geological Survey, or To the
Philadelphia Society which Is digging out and
bringing 10 light ths hurled treasures and the
hidden mysteries OF Rabylonia.
Should Congress make an appropriation SUI
ficienlty large 10 warrant the undertak Ing
search might be made for Noah's ARK. the
mighty sbip with lower, second and third
stories that went TO sea many years ago With
great cargo OF living freight. II Is SAID tha,
that great ship touched AT the mountains OF
Ararat. and tradition has II that 1t had al,-
pointment 10 visit Charleston At period
holding big Indian show In that city.
II scientific research should reveal the fact
that the great ship WAS foundered In the mud
al Depdy's bridge, the broken INK would he
found In The chain OF the history Of the ship.
which was commanded by the greatest OF lhs
navigators, and the hnding of the remains oi
that ship OF whose wher' ahonts We have
heretofore known so lyele ~ou d make thu
a land To b- visited By the descendants of The
survivors of The food In all parts OF the world
Abbevi'le County would then move 10 th'
front rank as historic spot, and l. wou D.,
second In im mpor,ance onlN to the Holy l. ,nd
The discovery that Noah's great airing
vessel lies beneath the mud at Long Cane
would enrich our railroads, and to accOm-
modate the travelling public newer and greatel
hotels would haye Ia be built. Towns would
rise from the overlooking bills. and both o
our railroads won'd build spur tracts TO the
historic spot. Men would come from the
ends OF the earth, no matter whether they
were lipeal descend~nts OF the survivors o.
the flood, or merely Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution, or only Sons and Daughters
of the Southern Confederacy. Even Mrs
Davis, the widow of the lamented President
OF the Southern CODtederacy would either
come IN or write nice letter, telling us q
the pleasure " hlch shr realized 10 The mem
ory uf having passed So near the sunk q huls
OF the great ship. Az mere ''y.play she won Id
refer TO the fact ,hat m she and ,s1.S Mrs: Davi'
family Immediately before taking their de-
parture from amongst us.
The isthmanian canal Is a matter OF some
importance Just now, but II you want rea
to look for Noah's Ark In the mud al Dendy',
bridge. When that work begins the grea
canal will dwindle into poor little drair
ditch. The islands of the sea will be nothint
more than a speck on the ocean, and Mis-,
Stones fOohardy act In exposing herself tC
capture by Bulgarian brigands Will cease tc
excite or TO interest our people. The fac
that the cotton mill controls our school will