The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-02-12
Internal Improvement.
MIR. REINHARDT'S LETTER.
LrScoLNroN, n. c., JAZZ. 30, 1896.

IISCoLNToS, y. T., JAN. ~, 1000.
To the Editor Of he Charlotte Journal:
DEAR SIR-l attended meeting at Nor
canton last week, on the subject of the con.
lemplated Rail- Road from Charleston 10
Cincinnati. As we expected the people OF
Mecklenburg would take an interest IN this
important project, | was requested to trans.
mil copy of Peter 5. johnson, ESq's let.
ter TO Col. |. s. Avery, for publication IN
your paper. Ii accompanies this, and shows,
very clearly. that the road up the North
fork OF the Catawba TO lis head, and along
the connecting streams, offers The best, while
it is perhaps not less than 100 miles near.
err than any route between Charleston and
Cincinnati.
The proceedings of the meeting at Nor.
Canton will be sent TO YOU for publication;
BY which you will see that a meeting OF the
Delegates from Burke and Lincoln, and
South Carolina, is TO take place al Charlotte
on Tuesday of The second peek Of your merit
Superior Court at which meeting II IS ex.
pected Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Rowan, and
lredeIl, and other Counties IN the State that
feel interested in this grand PROJECT, will
have delegates.
At the meeting in Morganton we had
several intelligent gentlemen present, who
were acquainted with the valuable minerals
on this route. 1t was SAID there was a
abundance of the finest Marble, (equul TO
! the finest Italian, Iron ore in the greatest
abundance, (sone OF which Yields 10 per
cent immense beds OF Stone Coal, Cop.
per, (some of the specimens were sent TO
professor Cooper, and said 10 be very rich, J
Lime Plaster, and Lead. A gentleman who
attended the meeting, SAID there was an I'm.
mense quantity of the finest kind OF Slate
on the Route, enough he thought could be
had to cover the City Of New York. that
is now living there useless. A very lnteIl.
gent and experienced farmer, who was pre-
sent, who had tired the plaster on his Lands,
which can be got on thus route sand, give
/ him the plaster and lime that can be had,
and he could make his Lands as productive
as the richest lands 10 the " est. In fact,
the Rail Road on this route once completed,
our farming interest will rise with new en-.
ergles, and with our favorable climate, will
no, be surpass d. These valuable minerals
brought into use, with the Salt, IN time OF
war we would have nearly all the necessa.
ries within ourselves Gold, Iron, Lead,
Copper, Salt, Stone, Coal Plaster, Lime,
Slate, and II is believed Silver aud I'm will
be found IN the mountains.
With a Rail Road through these mex.
haustlble mineral regions, who can antlcl,
pate the change in this State 4 health.
region, With water-Power that NAV do The
labor OF more than five hundred thousand
persons, would not be too large an estimate
Connected as would then be the interest d
the " est, the immense produce Of that pro-
ductlve region would pour It's riches into
I our Atlantic ports, giving increased value
TO our Exports, and consequently ucreas nc
our Imports.
From the communication OF Mr.. John.
son you will see there is no doubt but .
Rail Road IS practicable, and most so OF
the direct Road from Charleston TO Cincin.
mai. We expect to send gentleman from
this County to make Typographical Sur
ycy trom the South Carolina line to the
head of Licking River. /, is expected he
will be accompanied by several gentlemen
acquainted with minerals, 10 view the I'M.
mense wealth that will be brought INTO use
BY the Rail. Road.
The Survey TO which Mr.. Johnston al
udes, was made with view of making a
Turnpike Macadantzed Road, and taken on
ground that afforded the greatest quantity
Of the necessary materials, Rock and the
shortest Road vas preferred, so that the
survey might be improved for Rail Road
Respectfully, &c.
l.. REINHARDT.