The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-05-30
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We make a. spa,asy far gising osr
readers sosne .shsrTs s'iaas relative - our
-, n Wh.,nc..,a. ShsEe may he al
w.vs (sgna a f.ir sample ol cad cd
.Nor,h cs,s.ias IsasPiisliiy aad kIndness,
asw.ll.sra ire s,sunrh DrIRs'eEasle eana-
ties - Ssx Han.vsT. naPisa. and Saaar-
xoa. asraneh ah.sh Ne p.ssed and pass-
ed. We maze Ia sg~.llgy NC sss--ioF
.II.pse observations Fsia'. n Improvements,
.ranss Of wi.lch =rs iGtsrFsHng 10 nuE siiI-
zens generally.
And :irsi. IS "a the Wilmington and
Raleigh BAD Rad. There are 50 miiss
of his 90 graded FROM Wilmington. 10
q eaai .,.nsas Tine. bes,tles about - miles
in .,ashca pieces be'weeR the ler.Gins-
lio 4 q. sie SIS m.les ard Wsynesh"Eongh.
f..a..v al The hea-y grading hs!@een
WILMINGTON and Wayneshagoaeh = con-
ple,ed: HE gaps that are 1" be hlled an
are mostly The light work. Attic Roam
osk end, The road is graded 10 Enheld.
Ias miles south Of Iial'fax. and the ST.
oers,rue,ure nearly completed; this. with
,he "a miles from Ilaliisx - Weldon,
slready finished, oil make 20 miles a.
,he NORTH end Of The rHsd. which will be
in use BY the middle Of June. aud Proha'
NV earlier. Al she Wilmington end. the
rails are now laid aud ready for the iron.
Tor about - miles, sEd 10 miles more
are in 4 state OF GOrwardness, the timber
being dressed and most at Il laid dawn.
Tie necessary rsa is hourly expected.
which can be spiked down al the rsle Of
mile pes day. Il is confidently beiieE-
ed that the road Sill be finished 10 the
Dunlin Court House Tusd. before the ex-
pirs,ion Of the mOnih Of July next. aud
shat a Locomotive aud Train will cross The
Neuse by Christmas.
OF The steam bnats owned by The COM
many. We shall not ailsmpt description.
We can give dimensions. speed, power
&c. hul il is dlfficuII TO enumeraie The
vssioas eleganeies and convenienees al a
m,.Iern s,e,m packet. There are two
pake,s. The Boston and the North Caro-.
lima. The Boston i. las feet long. rs!
beam: aud 81 hold: burshen $50 tons,
and draws :! feet water xhen loaded,
She has two engines with copper boilers
each IS horse poser. and finished IN The
= best s,yle al workmanship. The Boston
has three cabins, besides state rooms, and
can accommodate $40 passengers.
The North Cdrolihais l67 ieei long
81 feet beam; o! ieeI hold; buEthen 37I
tons. aud draws 5 feet wafer, when load
ell. Her engine is 100 horse power
with copper boilers, &c, OF the most aP
pfosed construction. She has a ladies
and Two genIlenen's cabins. besides 'h
saloon ALL state rooms, aud can accom-
moda.e so 10 100 passengers.
Al present, the boats run Ibelwee
them, but two trips each week. Anon
er boa, similar 10 The North Car"lIn
will be completed 10 July. when tire
uips per week, 20 Charleston. will b
made. The North Carolina has bee
running since The 5Ih December last; an
although the captain has positive order
TO run no risks Of bad weather, she h;
los. bot two Trips on her regular days.
The North Carolina cost nearly sixi
thousand dollars: the Boston about Tort!
five thousand. The Boston has been o.
in two severe gales. and made hsrbo
each time. without any difficulty.
The only buildings as yet erected 3
the company. are a machine shop. Il
by 40 feet, Of brick, covered with Stat
Temporary wooden building for blae
smiths and carpenters shops, and
wood shed. Other buildings will
erected as the road progresses. The
are, as yei, but two locomotives on Il
rad; but two others, manufactured
Richmond, Va. are daily expected.
Tue habits of The operatives on III
road are s,rlcily temperate; We think III
an important matter: none bul sempera
persons should be trusted with the IN
nageEeEt al locomotives, steam boats,
sia!s. Were this universally the cas-
accidents would be much less frequent
Business is unusually dull on the 81
basrd al this season, and in Wllmingt
n,s uncImmonly so al this time. The
j., nal" outstanding the " hard times,
isatked Improvement ~ the place. ant
sober agd discreet rise in the value OF p
perry. The Bspiists have jus, eompi
eli seFy npsI ediice Tor public worsh
aud several private dwellings are gol
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