The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12

was begun.
Engineers concur in the opinion
that the most satisfactory improve
ment Of the c,iuch river Is by locks
and dams. winch is estimated to
cost 81 $4,000, to carry up to Coal
Creek. about aeYenty-fve miles from
its mouth. an extreme low water
acpta Of four feet. This would, at
the same time, secure the improve
ment OF the Emory river TO Harri-
man. Tenn.
Powell'o and Emory Rivers.
The principal tributaries OF the
Clnch are PoweHs river. the gen
eral course Of which is parallel to
the CIinch. and which enters 1t on
the west about lightweight miles
above It's month. aud the Emory
river. which flows from the north
and enters the Clinch about four
miles from its mouth. The entire
basin drained by the Clinch and Its
tributaries has an area Of about
5000 miles. Its total length is about
$50 miles.
The commerce Of the Clinch river
as shown by the reports Of the chief
years for the five years previous
to 1901, averaged about 10000 tons
Of freight per annum and about 1900
passengers. The business has IN
creased since then. and during said
period Of Ave years previous to 1901,
10000. coo feet OF logs have come
out Of the river In RATS The freight
is made up largely of farm products,
general merchandise, stone, sand
and iron ore transported on stenm-
boats and bargos.
The valley Of the Clinch Is said
to be rich in coal, iron ore, marble,
zinc and building stone. A number
OF coal mines are in operation in
the valley. At Brushy Mountain
extensive coal mines are operated
by the state Of Tennessee, and at
Coal Greek IN 1900 they would have
needed 200 cars a day to move the
output, which was moved entirely
by rail.
An examination of the chart would
show that there are thirty-six places
between Coal Creek and the mouth,
where the navigation Of the river at
low water is impossible by reason
of insufficient depth of the channel,
or excessive velocity of the current.
The total distance covered by these
distractions is 1854 miles, or lit
tie over 70 per cent. of the whole
length of the river under considera-
ton, and more than 50 per cent. Of
the entire fall is concentrated at
these distractions, giving to them
a slope of nearly five feet to the
mile.
Elk River.
The Elk river rises on the western
slope OF the Cumberland mountains
in the South Central portion of Ten
nessee, flows in southwesterly di-
rection, and finally empties into the
Tennessee river about thirty miles
above Florence, Ala.
Fayetteville. Tenn, is regarded as
the head of its possible navigation.
Above this the river is too small
and the fall too great to admit OF
Improvement. About fifty-six miles
of the navlgable portion lies in Ten
nessee and thirty -four miles in Ala
bama.
In its original condition the river
was INSTRUCTED by low bridges, mill
dams, fish-trap dams, rock reefs,
powders, snags and overhanging
trees. The project for its improve
ment provides for the removal of
surface Instructions below the
point where 1t is crossed by the
Louisville & Nashville railroad thir-
ty-four miles above Its mouth. The
project further contemplatas cut
ting through the rock reef at the
mouth of the river. SO as to permit
the easy entrance to it from the
Tennessee river.
During the year ending December
81, 1900, six steamboats, and twenty
eight barges navigated the river,
carrying 6,9S7 tons of freight valued
at $lo9, sS1.S3.
The only appropriation for the
Improvement of this river was in
the river and harbor bill approved
March 5, 1899, which authorized the
expenditure of $4,000.
Little Tennessee River.
The Little Tennessee river rises
IN the Blue Ridge mountains, near
Rabun, Gap, Ga. 1t flows north
west. then west, emptying into the
Tennessee river Mt Lenoir City, Al
miles below Knoxville. Tenn. Its
total length is about 1874 miles. 1t
crosses the state OF North Carolina
in its course, but the navlgable por-
ton is entirely in Tennessee.
The average width for the Is
I,niles from It's mouth 10 the Chill