The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-01
From he Raleigh Standard.
OUR TkIP.


We make no apology tor giving our read.
ers'some observations relative to our visit
10 wilmington, where may be always found
a lar sample OF good old n. Cerollna hos
piiailiy and kindness, as well as IN the
slaunch Democratic counties OF New Han.
over, DupIin, and Sampson, through winch
we passed and paused. We make no apoi-
ogy we say-tor these observations relate
TO improvements, most OF which are inter.
esting 10 our citizens generally.
And first, as 10 The W IlmlD2ton and Ra
leigh Ran Road. There are 80 miles OF
this road graded from Wilmington, 10 a
continuous line, besides about - miles IN
the 90 miles and aynesborough. Near.
/ " all the hedUy grading between W lining.
ton d Waynesboro is completed the gaps
that are TO be filed IN are mostly the light
work. At the Roanoke end the road IS
graded TO Enfield, l23 miles south OF Hah
TAX, and the superstructure nearly compile
ted; tins, with the q miles from Halifax
TO eldon, already flushed, will make %
miles al the north end OF the road, which
will be IN use by the middle Of June, aud
probably earlier. At the W lm,ngton end,
the rails are now LAID and ready for the iron,
tor about 43 miles, ana 0 miles mo,e are III
state OF iorwardness, the TIMBER being
dressed ard most OF II LAID down. The ne.
cessary iron IS hourly expected, which Can
be spiked down at the rate OF | nile per
day. 1t is confidently believed tina: The
road will be finished 10 the DuplIn, Court.
House road, before the expiration Of the
Honth Of July next, and that Locomotive
and tram will cross The Neuse by Christmas.
OF the steam boats owned by the com.
pauy We shall not attempt description.
" can give dimensions, speed, power, &C.,
but II is difficult 10 enuneIate the various
elegancIes and couveuences Of modern
Steam Packet. There are two packets, the
Boston ana the North Carolina Ihe Bos
ton is las feet long PSI beam; anu %
hold; buthen $50 Ions, aud draws 10 6
feet water, hen loaded. she has Two en-
gnes with copper boilers, each IS horse
power, and finished IN tue best style ot work
manship. / he Boston has three cablus,
u UeelueS ettit EooiliSj ultu eau bCGCuIUtHuudte
800 passengers.
! The North Carolina is 1871 feet long !;
"a feet beam: 81 leet holG; buftheu $40
tons, and draws feet water when load
ed. Her engine Is 100 horse power, with
copper boilers &c, OF the most approved
construction. She has a ladies' and two
sentlemen's cabins, besides the saloon aud
STATE rooms, and can accommodate SO TO
io0 passengers.
Al present, The boats run between them)
but tao trips each week. Another boat
similar to the North Carolina viii be com.
pleted III July, when three trips per week,
10 Charleston, will b. made. The North
Carolina has been running since the 5th
December last; and although the captain
has positive orders 10 run 10 tsks OF bad
weather, she has lost but two trips on her
regular days.
The North Carolina, cost nearly sixty
thousand dollars the Boston abau, forty
FIVE thousand. The Boston has been out
IN two severe gales, and made harbor,
each time, without any difficulty.
The only buildings as yet erected by the
company, are machine shop, 50 by 40
feet, If brick, covered with slate tempo
rary wooden bul,dlng for bIacksmthS and
carpenters shops, aud wood she'd. Other
buildings will be erected rs the road pro-
crosses. There are. as yet, but two locom
liyes on the road but two others, manutac
tured in Richmond, NIrg., are daily ex
pected.
The habits OF the operatives on this road,
are strictly temperate j: We think this an
important matter; none but temperate per
sons should be tusled with the manage
ment Of locomotives, steam boats or stages.
Were this universally the cas", 1t is obvIonS
that accidents would be much less fir, quept.
Businesses is unusually dull on the sea
board al tins season, and IN Wilmington it
is uucommonly 50 at this time. There is,
Notwithstanding the =" hard ;imts," mark
ed improvement in the place, and IA sober
and discreet rise IN the value OF property
The Baplists have just completed very
neat edlfce for public worship; and several
private dwellings, ATE going up.
The hlng Fash Of BdrreR Rirer Caught !
On this day week, We learn. that Mcssrs. I
Hobsen and Powell four most expert angierS) /
were fortunate enough 10 catch, On our nv /
er three miles above Bowling Green.) with /
a small perch hook, blue cat .fsh that
weighed one hundred and thirty one pounds,
and measured at least SIX feet. Where |
such fish can flourish, steamboats, may IN
safety flourish. Gg.etfe.
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