The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-11-11

raise noue, aud with some 1t Is not prln.
cIpal part Of their crop. The Cotton Fac
tory near LincClntoD, consumes al least
5000 lbs. per month, los 900 lbs. per an.
mum, equal to $50 bags oil 800 ID. each /;
this supply for the Factory is principally
obtained from small planters, some Of whom
have not wagon and teams to take it TO
market although the owner Of the Factory
has generally given the market price at
Columbia, only deductlng the price Of haul
my, the planters who have wagons aud
teams, generally haul il 10 Columbia, aud
very frequently sell II for less IN Columbia
than they could get al the Factory. The
product OF the county at the smallest calcu.
Iaiion, may be estimated at 3D0G bags.
1obdcco.- have fine lands 10 pro.
duce this article, and ine climate, but
lhe difficulty OF getting 1t to market causes
our Farmers to omit planting 1t. None is
raised fol market.
Hay, an article raised OF very fine
quality IN this county, from wet lands or
natural meadows, aud much tame grass,
clover, herds grass, feather and orchard
grass there are but few farmers in the
county that have not good meadows many
OF these meadows will produce / tons OF
good tiay per annum per acre. Suppose
the 1000 free holders ia the county TO have
ouly acres each, (many Farmers have ~
aud each acre 10 only produce ? tons Of
iiay per acre per aunum, II would appear
Il! tue smallest estimate, 10 he $500 tons
per annum.
Could a market be found for the Hay
produced 10 this county, lof quality equal
to the best timothy is II not presumed thai
one hall OF the meadow lands IN this coun.
" are IN cultivation, more than double thus
amount could be produced for market, and
suppose that ouIy l. 500 tons al HAY could
be sold al - per ton, II would amount to
The sumo SOL 900 per annum.
There are several Gold mines in The
county, one Of which is cer.aiuiy the rich.
est III the country, has lately produced 100
pennyweIghts per day from the labor of
hands, whichin quicksilver, suppose this 10
be worth only 40 cents pes pcanS weight,
would be 30 dollars per DAY.
We have 10 this county six Oh mills !;
the quantity Of Oh made IN these mills we
could no, ascertain. The operations OF
these mills 90 To show that considerable
quantity OF Flax is raised.
We could not ascertain the number Of
Saw mills. Which is considerable as an
evidence of the many Saw mils, every
stream Di sufficient SIZE furnishes valuable
seats Tor water power, ot which there are
great many /; the Souihlork running near
" through The middle Of the county, affords
a great many valuable ulll seats, 0llh the
advantage al water power and the great
many tributary streams, but a small part OF
winch have beea vet brought into use, but
saved Lumber j. very pl MY aud 81, cheap
that there are but few counties 10 the State
where the Farmers So generally live IN so
neat aud comfortable houses, and which has
gwen employ taenl 10 80 may house cdrpen
lers, that a considerable member of our
Young men learn the house carpenters
business.
The same may be said Of mi!lwrigh's;
the demand lot mills has caused many
Young men 10 learn Tic millwright bust.
ness the necessary ambition among the
mil owners has caused our AliliwrIghls To
exert their skill IA making good substantial
work that IS rarely eAceIed IN the State.
Such Is The character Of our mlllwrlghts
aud house carpenters, that they have fire.
qucat calls to 90 INTO South Carolina 10
bald mills or houses, such IS the character
OF cur mechanics OF tins kind IN Sonth Ca.
rollna, ,ha, generally a Journey mau who
has learned has trade 10 this county, is at
once relied on as workman; another
characteristic that recommends them is they
are lourueymen OF sober and industrious
habits.
We have one Woollen Factory in this
county, with 40 spindles in operation, which
has iuiing mill attached 10 1.-THE euter.
prlslng owner makes James cloth which he
tuls. Ills factory has been in operation
only about Is months, all the goods he has
made, he has found ready sale for, at from
90 TO 80 cents per yard at Wholesale
These goods are sold by retail in our stores
at 10 cents 10 100, are coming INTO general
use, the demand increases as the goods are
known.
We will next say something of the Iron
Works IN Tins county we have five forges
IN operation which are able 10 make from
the ore $50 lbs. of Iron to each fire, these
5 FORCES with the number of fires in use,
are capable of making 1850 lbs. of Iron
per day, and supposlng they would work
300 days in a year, might produce iO5, 900