The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-02-12

ghany. believe il mas be crossed with
a. much facility At This place Is any 9th.
Ct in the limits 81 North carOiina; and
when : Cir allowance is made ioE the
great iarIIy with which you approach
lhe i'ui a tie gap. aud thus have bat ;
s.nglr nbaRisin 10 20 eVes. ] sliOuid
think ,hs VAS decidedly tie cheapest
ronie for p sing hat range. From lhas
place yaR .a.erasg.t the nlG.- Ridge by
h,gh labis Lad. ana art oa ll.e iap Vi tie
mountain h ,ihonl G.srrelslag thai You are
,Gsf' 'saaan a high hii lesel country; and
in $40 ai0le d.s;aaee between the tao
ranges. iiR Alies!lany aad Blue Ridge.
there j. u, a ssngle hin Of much sire.
The aseeli IT the B.us Ris..e may be a.
sily el,eee,l. both tg1n l.ae nasuFe II lhs
sall and a. fare ri tie country. passing
dawn The sa..ey ri The iadkln until y"u
get iuin IA, gicinlty Of Nslsrshnu'ugh.
ahere 1t s!l be uecrssary IN PISS some
hills in ME- - asrrnd a high nudge.
leading 1lrkr"5v s,,gih ihru-gh the rnan'
lies 1t Nh. lredel and Me SlenhaTs.
| This high ani dispi,ss tie waters If the
ca,awha sad the Yadklh. ard i in the
! whalc rnus nae 81 The Grulsssl, mast lr-
vel aud 5es. road ri lhe same distance
i'm the s,es., and tnllrely Tree ~ IL ahole
course lfoh interruption By streams If
any size, ih.erd Il u at -ull for the va
g,,uers 10 ancgIe w.lrr OF their hOFses
on lhai 70 q.
Near thaSmth Carn.iaa line. and BE-
tween that and the Ca,au ia. the face ri
the cognFyhs generally - favorable lot
the CONSTRUCTION If rail- Dad - j. usu
Al in that nnge Of the tate. In this
there ate gab creeks of 80 - ,ize to pas:
Srsar Grab. shout ten i't.es south oi
Char tie. lad lerl cnes. snae SIX
miles iar'hsr On; bu. As he hahks are
buid 10 the sa.eg's edgr, aad tie hali,ns
lirm. il is balesed they offer 80 sermns
obstacle 10 be construction II permanent
aud safe buaa+s fer tie p4.-cge Oi the
road. Iaawha. it j. TIRE. H. large
stream, ". II mIy be asilt passed by j
bridge qalle b .uw tlsr Old Nation Fad:
when at liaRd .hgfc j. 4 us, rAltusnr
quarry ol the finest 80 -. wit' qnsGlIties
Of I'm" tlri5cr not Ter It. ard ul.t. la raj
il; nF . bridge mas b. shrAwu acros. Ihe
river ahols two mllrs above. 1T "n view
1t ne cnuHrs tie rad can b. madr 10
approach iae u.rr vl;A more sac.Hy at
Ma POINT. Ircm l.t ssa.tb hauA - tie
Caiaw ha lEet Gee. he nn dali'tulty 10
selecting a r.cucsi rouse to tnlnnha.
where u nv be ea~3IN concerted wIlh
The Charleston and Hamhut.t1 RAIL fnad.
Hvre irl ne rtqUr.' Etasl-0..H - IN
some g.uid nap ii lte :. an. ulce
the ro43e a. suggested: tl.vy vii Sud
that from the point where thrt 'tta s'lua
W the " ,,4ues Valley Ia hl.A'.io
rou.A, Il IS almost straight au, 'ha o.
Wiaesbnroush they urn due soU'h b.
Sialesv,'ir ara Charlotte. passing 1h""F"
4 part Of Nurh !sgr3rl. Chester aud I a.
irld 10 Cu'up orl. You will al 30 ME
lbc ten milrs Iram a direct line. and IA -
,ol onIy lhe nearest but hes, location ,nr
arh work from the ,wo Caruhnas la
Eat Tennessee.
| L. the wh"l" extent At dat range nf
mouta,us winch I've along the western
border cf the two Carotnas. there u 90
| p4ce Where thy can be passed with ~
little rea mouutaln road. 81 lhts poD nj
the Dert Gap Their" is not more II 10
SIX mics Fhlct truly deserves the ultrl
AMI ! suspect ~ II the gentlemen Won
lnsreot l1s Enls, ana avail themsclu
al tic best "a mauon Of the parut
TIRE, ti.e rn0t" nov passed, good as
-. may be grrr improved Approar
IT,. range at any MI: south ol thl>. ant
yn4 will have to rasrl OF least sctcnt,
miles in a mOu NOUS country. VI hers
You must eneour numerous large hi, ),
at a corresponding cos, or the slnuo.,
ties of the route Gould So lrngthen 4 /.
road as nearly to d GbIc the distance, md
make 1t greatly ick rr than the one sur.
gesIed by me.
1t Is important lie road should pass
through a country 4 aI has something 10
send on u. Now true that in gene.
raj last Tennessee but few products
that would pass of " rail road. f.,
stock usually travel 4 20 10 matkc,; h., .
in going up the Naiak T. VALLEY ,,u ,a.,
through the very cent ul Cares county
where they haze most Intensive banks al
the richest iron ore, I'D which. # IN,
Rad were once located would broom. a
mine Of wealth To the lta.r. Ftum the
richness Of The ore al the quality Of
their iron, with the icrtIity oi their river
lands and the cOnsequmi cheapness ol
living, il they had the j vantage Of rail
road for transportation, they would fair
ly compete with the foreign iron a
I Charleston, or assist in supplying Gin
, clnnati, that Birmingham Of the west
! Ashe county in North Carolina, in whlcl
a part Of the iron region lies, would ais
? benefit from the same source, opening l.
4 them new avenues Of profit and fresh mo