baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, ðə ɡˈuːs kɹˈiːk ænd lˈɪɾəl ɹˈɪvɚ nˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən kˈʌmpəni kənˈæl sˈɪstəm hɐdbɪn kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ˌɔn ɡˈuːs kɹˈiːk tə bˈɔːlz ˈɛvɚɡɹˌiːn mˈɪl,  ʌpstɹˈiːm fɹʌmðə mˈaʊθ.
By 1845, the Goose Creek and Little River Navigation Company canal system had been completed on Goose Creek to Ball's (Evergreen) Mill,  upstream from the mouth.