The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-10-28


south Of US on the sea board is supplied from
the same quarter, aud as facilities Of trans.
ponatIon into the interior are improved,
the quantity will continue to Increase
There are in Rowan aud Davidson especial.
ly, vast bodies OF meadow lands worse than
waste for they contribute largely, in
their unculiyated state, to the destruction
OF our health: they are capable OF produc.
ing a more delicate aud nutricious article,
than that brought coast wise. 4 Wagon.
er told Us that Rowan horse will not smell
Of the Northern Hay, when put beside that
which he carried with him from home. He
though, that habit might have produced
this preference for home production so he
referred the matter 81 some cattle in the
streets Of Fayetteville these likewise pro
nounced in favor Of Rowan Hay. A Rev.
gentleman from the lower part Of the State,
lew days siuce, ia conversation with one
OF our intelligent Farmers, as,onished him
a good deal With the fact that short time
since ho had paid SI,25 per hundred for
Hay IN Wilmington. Sir, says our neigh.
Dor, II We could be sure Of getting 20 cents
per hundred for all We could make IN this
county, there are hundreds Of US would soon
get rich al tie business. With our uucou.h
habits u husbandry, with our total mat.
tentiop 10 the selection Of grasses, our dc.
icleBcy .. skill ia curing, &c.-f these
things may b. predicted OF tbs business
what may not be sad Of il when a good
price should stimulate TO diligence and pains
10 tins branch 81 agriculture. Let Us now
turn our attention to the mineral kingdom.
There are large bodies OF the very best iron
on both sides Of the ladkin river near
Beags Shoals IN Surry county there are
bodies u Il again on Mhchell's, aud Fisher
rivers not lar from the ladln. These
mines have been lmperiecily worked by
means Of blonmcrles or common iorges
without furnaces, which professor Olmsiead
demonstrated 10 loose ! Of the metal
Should Fayetteville be ever connected viii,
US by urans OF Rail.Road (o, the policy
81 winch "e mean to speak presently the
large establishment about TO Be erected In
that town by the United States Govern.
mcut for the manufacture OF arms vii ere.
ale demand Cor Iron IA addition 10 the or.
binary requirements OF domestic use, aud
ihl4 ne ihJuk must build rp large bust.
ness III this article alone. THIS view pre-.
supposcs The Improvement OF the J adkin
river above is intersection with a Rad.
Road, an event winch ~ tilnts not Cnly like
IS 10 eusuc buta compa ra,yely at small ex
pen,e, US we shall IN the proper place en-.
deator 10 show. The Iron mines Ia LIN
coin county are believed 10 be equal in
quality and productIycneSs Ia any IN the
World as proof OF this sc adduce toe mum
ber Of handsome fortunes made out Of them
"a a ihluly settled country with Imperfect
machinery, and 10 other means oil traaspor
t.ttun than wagons over our miserable roads.
The extension OF such work INTO that re.
4,on would undoubtedly produce immense
suits IN this business also. ltwould open
a new day Tor the Iron masters Of Lincoln,
la Uking a general view al the productions
az these Nalies, there are many things that
we cannot onumeTate-manN now ConSd-
cred as totally UNIV or'hy of notice, that may
become of great Importance as articles Of
traffic the anccdote of the New England
tuan who carried his warming pans 10 the
West Indies aud who sold them ut large
profit, not for the purpose expected but as
sugar Summers, Is gwen some times 10 H.
lustrate The success Of laundering and fool.
Ish adventures IN speculation but II may
better serve to show how far the actual re.
suits Of energy and enterprise, transcend
forecast and calculation. There is scarce
an instance of improvement IN America
where new and unexpected sources o. profit
have not accrued, that have astonIshed their
proptetoss. II might not be safe To reckon
on these chances alone but having on 9TH.
cr premises come 10 Il satisfactory couclu.
sion, such extra conIlagencieSarc the source
OF great consolation TO those who adventure
their money IN such enterprises.
Another consideration Of no less import.
ance presents Itself in the amount of travel.
ling that makes its way through this sec.
ton Of country from observation we would
say, that no part of North Carolina eS
hibns larger share of travelling by private
conveyanceS from North to South, than pas
scs through Salisbury besides this, the
stages passes through here in the same di'
rectlon evory other day, and generally
well filled very often much crowded.
There is also Stage line from Tennessee
through the HIckorynut gap, Rutherford,
Lincoln, Salisbury to Raleigh, twice a week
each way this line we understand is also
well paironIsed, and the travelling on both
has been gradually increasing for several
years past. Considering that our roads are
almost itnnassible IN the deDtb nf winter