The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, May 22, 1903, Image 4
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PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
BY
Ed. H. DeCamp.
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tbe views of correspondents.
Correspondents who do not contri
bute regular news letters must fur
nish their name, not for publication,
but for identification.
Write short letters and to the point
to insure publication; also endeavor
to get them to the office by Monday
and Thursday mornings.
Obituaries will be published at five
cents a line.
Reading notices will be published
at ten cents a line each insertion.
All correspondence should be ad
dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager.
TIN ORE.
The Ledger has frequently referred
to the great quantity and variety of
metalic ores in Cherokee county, and
not long ago mentioned a vein of tin
ore that Capt. S. S. Ross had found
on his lands northeast of and almost
in the city suburbs. At that time
some gentlemen frcm Pittsburg, Pa.,
were doing some developing work on
the vein. After they had sufficiently
uncovered it for a satisfactory export
examination of it to be made, Mr.
David T. Day, of Washington, D. C.,
Chief of Bureau of Mining and Min
eral resources of the United States
Geological Survey, came down to Gaff
ney and made a thorough examin
ation of the vein and made his report,
which we find in the Mining and
Scientific Press of May the 9th. We
give tho report in full below:
“Tue existence of ca>siterite in the
region of King's Mountain, North
Carolina, has b«.en known for twenty
years.
“Crystals of cassiterite, many of
them an inch in length, have been
picked up in the clay soil in the
neighborhood of King's Mountain and
even on the streets of the village of
King’s Mountain, particularly after
heavy rains. This led, about ten years
ago, to active|prospecting for tin veins,
it was found without difficulty in
many small pegmatite dikes quite
common in the granite area of this
region. Finally efforts were made by
competent mining engineers to obtain
the tin on a commercial scale. For
this purpose a 10-stamp mill was
erected, and after stamping the tin
bearing pegmatite, a Frue vanner was
used to separate the heavy cassit-
erite These efforts were abandonee,
however, not so much on account of
tbe small percentage of cassiterite ob
tained as for tbe reason that the
great proportion of mica in the peg
matite filled up tbe mortars, forming
cushions and making it difficult to
crush tbe quartz and feldspar. An
other effort to exploit this tin area
was made about five miles east of the
village of King’s Mountain, possibly
eight years ago. On sinking a shaft
on the supposed vein it was found
that the granite in this place con
tained more manganese than tin, and
much of the supposed tin ore was
worthless tourmaline.
"Within tbe last two months other
veins have been found, presenting a
more fascinating proposition for de
velopment. They show that the region
containing tin is larger than had been
supp sed.
"It should be noted that the iso
lated peak, called King’s Mountain,
rising 4000 feet above tbe surface of
the Piedmont plateau, iu Gaston
county, on the southern edge of North
Carolina, is simply a part of tbe great
granite area which characterizes tbe
Piedmont plateau in this region. Ex
tending northeast and southwest, on
the southea-t flank of the mountain,
is a bed of limestone extending nearly
to the summit. This limestone is also
a characteristic feature of the Pied
mont plateau, for many miles on tbe
southeast flank of the granite. On
its western edge it has been locally
changed into marble. The junction
of the granite and limestone is notice
able at Gaffney, in Cherokee county,
South Carolina, near tbe North Caro
lina boundary.
“About 1} mile northeast from the
town of Gaffney, and well into the
granite are two parallel ridges of ap
parently fine-grained granite. In
cluded between them, running the
usual northeast and southwest direc
tion, is a bed of red clay, interspersed
with veins of kaolin, apparently* a
thoroughly decomposed pegmatite
dike, perhaps 70 feet in width. Little
effort has been made to determine its
length. Through this clay crystals
cf cassiterite have been found in con
siderable quantity, so that it is hard
ly possible to pan the clay at ary
point without obtaining plentiful
traces of cassiterite. Frequently the
streaks of kaolin, in the red clay, con
tain more than half their weight of
cassiterite. This clay has been pros
pected by trenches, by the owner, 8.
b. Ross, and in this development
work he has gathered some three or
four tons of fairly pure cassiterite,
containing occasional bits of magne
tite. Tbe decomposed area coatain
ing tin ore is so large as to render
washing operations for saving placer
tin profitable. Water could be ob
tained about 10 miles away with suffi
cient bead for bjdraulicing. A small
er creek will furnish enough water for
working a force pomp against the
face of the clay, a more economic
method of prospecting tbe property.
Arrangements for this form of de
velopment are now in progress. The
' interest aroused by this discovery has
led to onening up at least half a dozen
other pegmatite dikes, all containing
more or less cassiterite, but not es
sentially different from those which
years ago failed to maintain tbe inter
est of their developers. The ore
strongly resembles the greisen of
some of tbe Black Hills tin mines, al
though usually more decomposed.
“The clay found by the writer also
showed an depreciable amount of
monazite.”
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.
Miss lone Littlejohn and Miss
Jinny Mae Miller have been elected
as teachers in the graded schools of
Union.
Rev. L. C. Ezell will fill his regular
appointment at Limestone Springs
church next Sunday morning at 11
o’clock.
Train No. 11 from Charlotte, known
as the 2 o’clock train* brings no mail
now, and the Columbia State which
came on that train is held back till
the 4:20 train.
The county road machines have
been doing some work on the streets
in the city this week, to pay for the
work of city convicts who had been
working on the county chaingang.
We had the pleasure Wednesday
afternoon of a call from our little
friends. Misses Julia Sarratt, Lucy
Wilkins and Mabel Mercer. They
were accompanied by their dolls.
Come again, little friends.
The exercises closing the session of
graded school No. 2 will be held to
night in the school building. Hon.
Clyde Hoey, of Shelby, N. C., will
deliver an address on the occasion.
All are invited to attend.
H. M. Fairey, who has been work
ing for the Virginia Life Insurance
compar*’ in Gaffney for some weeks, |
has returned to his home in Orange- j
burg, where be has accepted a more
lucrative position. Mr. Fairey has
made many friends in Gaffney, who
regret to have him leave.
Two of the axles of the county’s
traction engines have broken, appar
ently without any unusual strain
upon them. One broke Wednesday
while passing through the streets of
Gaffney. Iney both broke at the
same place on the axle, which indi
cates that the axles are too weak or
improperly made at that point.
Col. J. G. \Vardlaw has begun the
building of a new house on his pretty
lot on Limestone street. He is build
ing it for his own home, and his well
known good taste and ample mean?
assure another handsome building
for that quarter of the city. Mr. J.
M. Bramiet, a master of his trade has
charge of the work.
Death of Mr*. W. W. Hell.
Mrs. W. VV. Bell who was so severe
ly injured the firet of last of week
near Little Thickety, inth is county,
by a freight train on the Southern
catching her while she was attempt- i
ng to cross the road in a ‘buggy died
Monday afternoon. As soon as possi
ble after her injuries, Mrs. Bell was
carried to a house of a nearby farmer
and medical aid was sought. Drs.
Crawley and Nesbitt, of this city,
quickly went to her aid and did every
thing possible to relieve her suffering -
While there was no hope for her re
covery, everything that a devoted
husband, kind friends anfi|careful|pby
sicians could thick of was done for
her until the end came. The remains
were carried to Spartanburg Tuesday
and ouried in Magnolia street cem
etery. The bereaved husband has
tbe sympathy of The Ledger.
Their Thirtieth Anulvernary.
On Monday afternoon, next, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Smith will celebrate
tbe thirtieth anniversary of their
marriage at their home on Grenard
street.
Tbe celebration will also be in the
nature of a reception given in honor
of Mr. W. W. Watt and his bride who
will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Smith next week. Mr. Watt is a pop
ular traveling salesman of Charlotte,
N. C., and it is quite a pleasant co
incidence that the visit of himself
and bride comes on this happy oc
casion.
Tbe man who borrows your money
acts as if he were doing you a favor in
trusting you enough to take it from
you.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
People You Know and People You Dou’t
Know
D. W. Cooper, a good farmer and
champion fruit and vegetable canner
of the county, made a short business
trip to the city yesterday morning.
Mrs. J. V. Welch and daughter,
Miss Palmetto, of Lancaster, are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Condon
on Frederick street.
C. P. Huggins, Esq., of Laurens,
came to the city yesterday morning.
He favored Tbe Ledger with a call.
T. C. Petty went to Charlotte,
N. C.. Wednesday on business.
S. Q. Sarratt, E. R. Linder and
W. N. Turner returned yesterday
from New Orleans.
C. J. F. Scruggs, of State Line, was
an appreciated Ledger visitor yester
day.
J. C. Jefferies spent Tuesday in
Spartanburg.
M. M. Tate, pension commissioner
of Cherokee, spent some time in tbe
city Wednesday. He called on The
Ledger.
E. H. Gaines, who has been in the
city a few days with his family, left
Wednesday for a short time on the
road.
R. S. Lipscomb went to Spartan
burg Wednesday on business.
Ed. H. DeCamp left the first of the
week for tbe Confederate reunion in
New Orleans.
J. M. Williford, of Rock Hill, was
in tbe city Tuesday and Wednesday
visiting bis relatives, Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Poag and family.
W T m. Young, a prosperous farmer
of Algood, came to the city yester
day.
W. D. Byars, of Algood, spent
some time in the city Tuesday.
J. E. Foster, of Gowdysville, came
to the city Wednesday on business.
G. VV. Bonner, of Grassy Pond, paid
The Ledger a pleasant visit Wednes
day.
H. D. Mathis, of Ravenna, was a
business visitor in the city Wednes
day-
James Service, of Mercer, came up
to the city Wednesday on business.
Martin Roberts, a young Broad
river farmer, spent some time in the
citv Wednesdav. ir**
R. T. Lawson made a business
visit to the city Wednesday—called
on The Ledger and renewed.
Peyton Price, a worthy Battle
ground boy, paid The Ledger an ap
preciated visit Tuesday.
John B. Brown, a progressive farm
er of Ravenna, made a business visit
10 the city Tuesday afternoon.
M. VV. Brown, a Ravenna mer-
3hant, was in the city a short time
Tuesday.
John Hames, of Davisville, N. C ,
came to the city Tuesday and favored
The Ledger with a call
Mr. James Burgess and his daugh
ters, Misses Lula and Edna, favored
The Ledger with a call Tuesday after
noon.
J. C. Plonck, president of the Chero
kee Falls Manufacturing Company,
was in the city Tuesday and paid The
Ledger an apprecited visit.
Prof. J. P. Cooley, who once taught
the Beaverdam school in this county,
and who has been recently reaching
in Covington, Ga , visited friends in
the jounty the first of the week, and
called to see The Ledger Tuesday.
Walker Moss, a sterling citizen
from across the Broad, was in the
city Tuesday and favored The Ledger
wit h a visib.
Capt. John D. Jefferies, of Asbury,
was a business visitor in the city
Wednesday.
Mr. John Allison, of Grassy Pond,
was in the city Tuesday. He said he
had hoed bis cotton over the first
time. He is never behind with bis
farm work.
MIhhIou Rally,
The next mission rally in tbe series
planned for this year by the Foreign
Mission committee of the Broad River
Association will be held next Sunday
night with Mt. Arrarat Baptist church.
The good people of the Mt. Arrarat
neighborhood will have a bountiful
basket dinner on the ground Al!
are cordially invited to attend and
will be heartily welcomed.
PROUKAMME.
11 mw Service of t>ont r .
11:30 Mission Sermon - Kev. A. D. Davidson.
12:30 Keeess and Dinner.
1:30 Service of Sons'.
2:00 Mission Address—•‘Mlssionarv|Acliievc-
mc nts of the Past Century” - Rev. Arch C.
Cree.
Lunlnlntry In Chinn.
In China the practice of Inniolatry
exists at the present day and is of very
early origin. The chief festival, that
of Yueping, or moon cakes, is held dur
ing the eighth month of the Chinese
year. Persons make cakes of various
sizes in the shape of the moon and
paint different figures upon them.
Friends and relatives pay visits to one
another, give entertainments and pre
sent their cakes after making protes
tations and pouring out oblations to
the moon.
It is very remarkable that a verse of
one of the Jewish prophets should be
explained by this Chinese custom.
“The children gather wood,” said the
seer, “and the fathers kindle the fire,
and the women knead their dough to
make cakes to the queen of heaven.”
Old EncmicM.
It Is told of a Confederate veteran
who fought in the Spanish war that in
moments of excitement he thought he
was fighting the Yankees. A biogra
phy of Kinglake, the historian, contains
a similar story of Lord Raglan, a vet
eran of the Napoleonic wars.
In 18T)4 Raglan went to the Crimea.
Two French officers were attached to
his headquarters.
Several times the staff was embar
rassed and amused at Lord Raglan’s
habit, due to old peninsular associa
tions, of calling the enemy “the French”
in the presence of the foreign guests.
Bound to Get There.
“Don’t you think,” said the generous
minded man, “that you would feel more
kindly toward your political rival if
you could Imagine yourself inhisplace?”
“My dear sir,” answered the energet
ic man, “mere imagination won’t do.
I’m going to put myself in his place if
it can possibly be managed. He has
one of the best places in the govern
ment service.”—Washington Star.
’For sale by Cherokee Drug Company.
CoucluNive ArK'iiment.
First Office Roy—I guess de boss will
raise my pay.
Second Office Roy—Wfiat makes yer
t’ink so?
First Office Roy—I give him ter un
derstand I’d stay till he did.—Judge.
The London Times prints daily dis
patches by Marconigraph.
SHYLOCH
Shylock was the man who
wanted a pound of human
flesh. There are many
Shylocks now, the convales
cent, the consumptive, the
sickly child, the pale young
woman, all want human flesh
and they can get it—take
Scott’s Emulsion.
Scott’s Emulsion is flesh
and blood, bone and muscle.
It feeds the nerves, strengthens
tbe digestive organs and they
feed the whole body.
For nearly thirty years
Scott’s Emulsion has been the
great giver of human flesh.
We wil! send you a couple of
ounces free.
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists,
409-415 Pearl Street, New York.
50c. and fi.oo ; all druggists.
Wanted.
Plf”Adverti8ement8 under this head will
oe Inserted for one cent a word each inser-
tlor.. No ad inserted for less than ten cents
Climb a tree and watch for the man (riving
away Kalola if you suffer from Indigestion.
If you are not, tied get a sample of Kalola
while the man is in town.
-WTANTED-You to know that free sa >iples
of Kalola will he left at your home
during this week. Kalola is crystallized min
eral water containing the medicinal pro
perties of four noted springs >f acknowledg
ed power to cure Constipation, Indigestion,
Dyspepsia,liver, kidney and bladder troubles.
Kalola is pure and safe. Please try free
samples.
W ANTED—Three nice hoarders; young
men preferred. Apply to W. P. Thomas,
707 Limestone Si reet.
C )W WANTED—3 to 3H gallon part Jersey
_Cow wanted at Commercial Hotel. tf.
W ANTED—To make straightloans on city
real estate. No commissions. Several
thousand dollars to loan.
Apr2i>-tf J. O. Jefferies.
For rent.
FT,
it RENT-Nice residence,
tlejohn.
See J. N. Lit-
5-22-31-law.
Notice.
iceT
TOE-delivered anywhere in tiie city. W.
J-O. Johnson. Phone 7. S-15-tf
VTOTICE—Fresh Marshmallows 20 cents tho
J-’ pound. Lipscomb & Richardson. 5-19-tf
Strayed or Stolen.
OTKAYEDOR HTOLEN-A Black Pig with
stripes across shoulders, about six or
seven weeks old. Reward if returned to
Miss Adline Clary. 5-22-it-pd.
QJTUA YED—Harrow pig; right e
L* crap, left one swallow fork. Re
Petty.
ear smooth
Reward. John
5-22-lt
Jersey Bull.
fEKSEY HULL For service at Oil Mill. O.
1 W. Bonner. 5-22-3t-pd
WANTED:
To buy your milk, fat or poor cattle
Will sell milk cows on installment or for
cash, whichever you desire. Will ex
change milk cattle for beef or yearlings.
4-7-imo W. D. KIRBY & CO.
Pine Grove I'anigraphs.
Pink Grove, May 20. — If jou will
allow me space in your paper I will
give a few dots from this community.
Farmers have about come to a
standstill on account of the recent
dry weather.
We attended the convention at Grov
er Sunday; it was a grand success.
The Antioch choir took the lead—
Grover and Bethlehem will have to
spur up
Mrs. Susana, wife of Capt. W. H.
Carroll, died on the RUh inst., at her
home in this section after » long and
proiracted illness Mrs Carroll was
a nonle woman, with all the good
traits of character that rrake home
happy. She was born October 28th,
1828, and was in her seven! y fifth
year. She was buried at Antioch
Friday, at II o’clock, where a large
crowd had as8 u mblecl to take a last
look at the remains. Deceased leaves
a husband and six children,, besides
the many friends and relatives who
mourn her loss. Let ns all try to
live tbe life of this good and noble
wo man.
Much success to The Ledger and its
readers. Farmer Boy.
Sweet Pence Assured.
Rufus—Nossuh! Ah don’t have no
aio’ trouble wif de boss at de shop.
Uncle Remus — Huh! Yo’ naus’ ’a’
done reformed yo’ ways, den. Is yo’?
Rufus—Nossuh! Ah’se done quit de
fob!—Chicago News.
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THE OLD REUAE
Fell Away.
“I understand his friends have all
deserted him.”
“Yes. You see, they discovered that
he was actually going to need their
assistance.”—rolorndo Springs Gazette.
&AKIH0
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
Oil Mill at H'llkinsvllle.
Mr. Frank McCJuney, of Wilkins-
ville one of the corporators of the
Wilkinsville Cotton Seed Oil com
pany, paid Thi Ledger a visit yester
day. He stated that the company
would begin building at at early
dale, that the mill a ten-ton one,
will be at Wilkinsville in this county,
and that his company hopes to
have it ready for the crop of seed this
fall.
Book* of siihseripHnn -rill bp onened
at Wjikinaville on rpH 27 h inst. ;i* 8
o’clock n. m.
Perfect Is one * s palatable, pleasant to take,
etrse an< j can b e re ii e< i U p 0n t 0 act gently, but
Laxative ? horou g hl y. Cleansing the entire system of all
impurities. Such a remedy is Mozley’s
Lemon Elixir. It is a pleasant lemon tonic, acceptable to
the most delicate stomach, and acts thoroughly upon the
bowels, liver and kidneys without the slightest unpleasant
ness. Sold by all druggists at 50c a bottle. TUf/\ rtoW c
Jlfoz/ey's Lemon//of Drops, without an <3
equal for coughs, colds, sore throat and J omnn
25c a bottle. L'Utnun
Elixir
bronchitis.
THE .SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Th« Great Highway of TRADE and TRAVEL
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN STATES.
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Excellent Service
Quick Time
Convenient Schedules
Any Trip la a Pleasure Trip lo those who
Travel via THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
The Finest Dining-Car Service in the World.
For detailed information as to Tickets. Rates and Sleeping-Car reser
vations address the nearest Agent of THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
W. A. TURK,
Passenger Traffic Manager.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
8. H. HARDWICK.
General Passenger Agent.
WASHINGTON. D C.
W. H. TAYLOE.
Assistant Gen. Pattenger Agent.
ATLANTA. CA.
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Here is a Bargain.
Two excelent corner building lots within five
minutes walk of Carpet Mill. These lots will
be sold on the •
Easy Payment Plan
of only $3 per month. Here is an opportunity
of a lifetime for working people. Apply to
EI>. H. J>eOAlVIF>.
Line up.
Get an early start on your crop of
turnips, fresh lot of seeds just opened
up, the sort that grow.
RUTA BAGA, SEVEN
TOP, YELLOW GLOBE,
WHITE GLOBE, EARLY
35a WHITE FLAT DUTCH,
r- YELLOW ABERDEEN,
EARLY PURPLE TOP
STRAP LEAF.
S. B. Crawley & Co.
613 Limestoni Strut
Drugs, Perfumery and Stationery.
Prescriptions properly filled
and promptly delivered.
STAR
THEATRE
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Monday,
MAY
'Em Famous
l 1W AGES
FAMILY
Musical Concert—Vocal,
Instrumental, RecitativJ.
25c 35c 50c
Curtain at 8:30. Seats on
sale at Ledger Office
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