The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-17
Bare Hills and Flooded Valleys.

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Without dwelling on the point at
Ellis time, when other features and
Incidents Of the grave situation are
pressing on the public attention, it
should yet be noted that the general
and disastrous foods in the upper
counties Of the State emphasize in a
way that cannot be disregarded nor
forgotten the oft repeated and earnest
scientific warnings that have. been IS
sued II late years as to the assured
calamisous effects of den1ding the
mountains and hills and valleys OF that
rsgien Of their forests and forest un-
ssergroWth. j..
The warning bas become too familiar
10 Tequire to be recalled and explained
at length. Il was in substance that
the clearing OF the region of nearly all
IS woodlands would result, sooner OF
later. as the same course had resulted
"A some Asiatic and European coun-
sries, notably In Spain, IN such sudden
srushss of great bodies Of water, down
The slopes and through the valleys,
after heavy falls os ram, as Wouid
9essroy .alleuse psosetss a,.as * ss;Ie I.ad
On ssae hill sides and in the valleys by
Washing away their topssoll or bury.
ing the low land farms Under great
depths OF sterile sand.
The people Of Southern Europe have
experienced such conditions IN full
measure, as the effect Of the folly Of
shesr forefathers, and in recent years
sse- s,ss1 r,,enav nav - refasasting their
1.ssSs g. ss n,easnra off fnsure nroSec-
=, 80 TTn;ta5 States tbe lesson
r.s.1, - =, ~, "a lss-ned Int Is being set
s.ss = aSar ;n.raasing e-
.s = go .,,s s.A =, sres - f,ooes that deva-,
ss.sss-s, s.ta-s;.e ss % al1avs = the Middle
81 - s:ls 49,, pe s. ssstss alans, the valleys
80 ~, g;ss; ss;r1a; and RI its great
I.;.l, l,tsnts of fhe
Z. Gbesa vaiiav Fave been
s 5,sIIsrs every
-as,S ;,,-lsIbor and con.
AAsg 3, s-s-s 1.-sgact - sheir faras
..A.ss s,o,,s floo5s n,nr;no
- = ssi ;Iis sr and n1a;ns to the
.ss : p.s s. ft,ere and tf,a WORT becomes
11,otb rera eypgnsiye and more in
ssfeetuaif every year. a moderate es-
~ rrate of the cost II, ff1e region of coun-
3Trv affeeted Of the deforestation of its
,-7r,ss+orcbed yvnuld he Of startling pro-
1919 s,s n,,s and would certainly rise
ssi,oya ! billion r,f doliars The whole
-, ssns a ss-d, tta Sssfroyed forests on the
ssIs .,.S yyste. courses would mot
-. 80 ;lss sansed Nv the;r rec-
ss.s.ss 1sss ssastrvscfior srtS .1.i-ie,,,7
ss sIss Issson ;s nnt wholly new one
sS;s j,;i ,,arE IF sse aonnfry Some of
;,a q, 's,. ,reat sfrashsss,, Of the last few
s1IscaSes r.s a have ebeen ouite destructive
syo,,oh II i;nnrress very deeply the peo-
ssis ,,Sss e .i tbs 5;sfr;cts affected by them.
r. sfs-ss r. bs-e as eisawbere - is seen. the
;ro,,o- and concern
m, oe The nnnar cs,nnties
1sss feu dsvs =, i Fhe worst OF
;Fs IND n tfle history of the State.
PIC nronarfv ffaaF has been DESTROYED
~ fae 6oods Is, one or two: counties is
Sel.yrsTad . sfl2. O0 O00 in yaIue. many
: yses baya s baa, s.acri6ed many neonle
;,sSs sss =, SSssn rendered hamgless and
ss1srai 800 ss,o,,ss,,d have bee, reduced in
= - ,s;sst s,s, to . condition Of dependence
Z. =, : ~ ,s5.ri i,l;s .yen I. na,os;fy
3; 3 : "a 60 rs5o sted - fine ouEset we
80, ,es disnoseS 10 Law Zoo rnueh stress
~, 49, sI:s sfeafnr,s of tha denlorable situa-