THE PIEDMONT REGION. 137 



ORES AND MINERALS. 



Silver in argentiferous galena is found in Spartanburg and Laurens, 

 and more recently in Edgefield and Abbeville. Across the Savannah 

 river, from the last named localities, the mining of this ore for silver, as 

 well as for lead and the zinc blende associated with it, is attracting much 

 attention at this time. 



Copper is found everywhere in the gold veins of the " Carolina group." 

 As it increases regularly with the depth to which tlie veins have been 

 worked, experts h%^e been satisfied that it will be found in remunerative 

 quantities. "With this view, work was being vigorously pushed in the 

 Mary and in the Wilson mines, in York, just previous to the war. Since 

 then attention has not been directed to the matter. 



Bismuth, in quantity, was found by Mr. Tuomey at the Brewer gold 

 mine in Chesterfield. 



Iron in magnetic and specular ores is found in inexhaustible quantities 

 on the western slope of King's mountain, in York, Spartanburg and 

 Union, one also in Chester and Abbeville. Brown htematite occurs in 

 the mica slates of Pickens and Spartanburg, and has been used at the 

 Pacolet and Cowpens Iron Works. Bog iron ore occurs in nearly every 

 county of the State. 



Limestone appears in York, Spartanburg, Laurens and Pickens. 



Barytes, in great quantities, occurs near the Air-Line railroad in York. 



Manganese, in great purity and abundance, is found at the Dorn mine 

 in Edgefield, and also in Abbeville, York, Laurens and Anderson. 



Graphite, in considerable quantities, is found in Williamston township, 

 and elsewhere in Anderson, also in Spartanburg, Greenville and Laurens. 



Feldspar* of excellent quality, in extensive veins, occurs in Easley 

 township, Pickens ; in Lowndesville, Abbeville, and also in Anderson 

 and Laurens. 



Asbestos occurs in Spartanburg, Laurens, York, Anderson and Pickens. 



Steatite or soapstone is found in Chester, Spartanburg, L^nion, Pickens, 

 Oconee, Anderson, Abbeville, Kershaw, Fairfield and Richland ; whet- 

 stones and flagging stones are found in Edgefield, Abbeville, Chester, 

 Lexington, Fairfield, and the Pee Dee country. 



Sphiel rubies, in Pickens ; tourmaline, in York, Edgefield, Laurens, 

 Anderson and Oconee ; beryl, in Edgefield and Laurens ; corundum, in 

 Laurens, Anderson and Oconee ; zircons, in Abbeville and Anderson. 



SOILS. 



The area of land in the Piedmont region whose culture is impeded by 

 the rocks prevalent there, is comparatively insignificant. This is due to 



