The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-11
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South Carolina resources and popula-
tion, Institutions and industries, pub
lisheu by the State Board Of Agrlcul-
ture of South Carolina. and printed in
1883 by Walker, Evans and Cogswell,
of Charleston, S. c., contains what
follows:
Page 13O. The Savannah river is
now navigable for pole buats carrying
Sc bales of cotton tor 154 miles above
Augusta.
The report of the Chief Engineer U.
S. A., 1879 states that for all outlay of
$lSS,00O permanent channel three
feet deep and sixty feet wide, of safe
and easy navigation for such boats,
could be made.
For $97 900 in addition to the above,
ia miles could be made into steam
boat channel 1870 feet wide and feet
deep.
Page 623. The Savannah river di-
vides the State of South Carolina from
Georgia.
1t has ship navigation of Is miles
from the ocean to the city of Savan-
nah, and good steamboat navigation
l49 miles further to Hamburg and Au-
gusta.
Above these places, 100 miles to An
dersonville the river has SO miles of
rapids with a fall of about feet to the
mile on regular inclined plane; the
other 81 miles is smooth deep waller.
Boats descend from AndeIsOnville
with 20 bales of cotton or 10 tons.
The Tugaloo is navigable for similar
boats 25 miles to Pulaski.
The Seneca river is also navigable
for similar boats 26 miles or & miles
above Pendleton Court House.
At the junction of l2 miles GEEK the
Seneca changes its name into KeoW ee,
which is capable of being MADE navi-
gable entirely within the mountains
by merely sluicing the Tugaloo
branch of the Savannah liver in the
mountains, a short distance ilCm Hi
wassee, q navigable branch of The Ten
nessee river. BY means of these
streams it is believed the South Allan
tic may be connected with the W esl-
ern States by nayigable canal. The
general government have o1deled sur
yeys to be made to ascertain its Lrac-
ticability.
III. A book issued by the State OF
Georgia having lor title "The Com
.monwealth Of Georgia, the country,
the people, the production. Part L.
The country-prepared under the Ui-
rection of j. Il. Henderson, commits
sioner of agriculture, printed in 1885
by Jas. P. Harrison aud Co., Atlanta,
Ga" says:
Page ia. The Savannah river forms
the eastern boundary of Georgia sepa-
rating from South Carolina.
From the sea to The city of Sayan-
nah 20 miles,, there p navigation for
the largest class of ships and sesgoing
steamers.
Between Savannah and Augusta las
miles river steam boats drawing 4 to 5
feet ply, except during the stage of ex-
tremeiy low water.
Above Augusta for l54 miles to Pan
ther creek, IN Habersham, there is
navigation for small crafts known as
''pole boats" which ply between the
points named at all seasons, affording
u cheap and convenient mOhe of trans
portHtion for the products of the river
valley and adjacent country.
The United States government is
now improving this part of the river
SO as TO afford navigation tor small
steamboats,.
". Each of the two books men,
toned give considerable attention and
space 10 the water powers of the upper
Savannah. The Tugaloo and the Seneca
rivers.
They describe in detail The shoals OF
these rivers, their distance above An
gusta, their fall aid their available
morse powers.
These books having been issued by
the States of Sou.h Carolina and Geor-
gia, furnish your committee the indis-
putable proof that the States named
recognize that the upper Savannah,
the TugaloO and the Seneca rivers are
and have always been navigable riv-
ers, admit that they ale susceptible OF
improved navigation, mention as q
natural condition the interference OF
the general government in the i'm
prOvemept of said rivers, and in short
supply your committee with the indis,
pulable proof that the upper Savan'
nab. the Tugalno and the Seneca riv.
ers are in fact as we'll as in law United
States Davigable waters.
If your committee cannot obtain
these books at the Congressional Ii
brary keep them at their disposal,
And if they desire additional ploo
they can be furnished with:
The testimony of owners OF boats
and boatmen who used TO carry Oh
these rivers the navigation, trade anc
travel from the mountains to the sea.