The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-02-09
CHEROKEE COUNTRY.

we have been much grahfied by the ia.
sPection Ola Map Of the csuntry lately &C.
CURED by North Carolina from the Chero.
kee Indians. II was executed by Col. r.
beaver, OF BuncoInbe, who was appointed
by Gov. Dudley under the authority Of the
last Legislature, to survey these lands, with
view TO their being brought into market.
The Map is most beautifully delinested, and
has gwen US an idea of tho value Of these
lands not before entertained. The number of
tracts surveyed is | ,393-containing each
from 30 to 400 Acres-and making, in the
whole, 2lO,592 Acres. The land is diyl
ded, as to quality, into five classes, and the
Act OF Assembly prescrIbes the minimum
price at which each quality shall be sold.
Surprising that it should only sell at the
prescribed rate, it will produce to the State
S9l ,19l bu; some OF the land equals in fer.
ullty any on the Roanoke, and is exceed
ingly rich IN mineral productions, and will,
no doubt, command price three or four
times as great as that fixed upon 1t by the
State.
This section Of country will, in very
short time probably, be erected into a new
County, aud will almost rival old Buncombe
IN extent Of territory, which last, it is new
generally known, covers greater area than
either Delaware or Rhode Island.
We are confident Hthe manner in which
Col. Beaver has discharged his duty, that
4 he (
lection OF an Agent 10 carry cut the views
OF the Legislature.
he Act Of Assembly prescribes that the
Sale OF the surveyed Territory shall Gem.
mence at Franklin, IN Macon County, on
the first Monday Of September next, under
the superIplcndance of Two Commissioners.
10 be appointed by the Governor. We
have no doubt that the Governor viii, at an
early day, issue his Proclamation giving of
fciCt notice OF the time and place OF Sale.
lib.
A Great Yield Of Corn. seems to be
difficult matter 10 convince our Farmers
that one acre Of ground is capable of being
made to yield as much as eigh, or ten Acres,
tended Ia the commnn way. We see II
stated that Chief Justice Buchanan, ot Ma.
ryland, raised the past season 100 bbs. Of
Corn on 30 acres Of and-beng Ia bbls.
10 the acre. In this section of country,
such product will hardly be credited vet,
If our Farmers would make an experiment
with single acre, ploughmg and maturing
as !, ought 10 be done, they will find that
equal success viii attend their exertons.
ID.
A Ner Candidate for tie Presidencu.-
The Baltimore Chronicle, announcing the
arrival Of Con. Stewart, of the L. 5. Ma
Wy, IN that city, says that ait is current,
reported he is about to receive nomina.
ten, for the Presidency from a command.
ing source"
We have had information TO the same ef.
feet for some weeks past, tut were not per.
mlt,ed 10 use il. The commanding source
Is Philadelphia where the meeting is To be
held. 1t is sand, the takinz the big shlp'
round to Norfolk was part Of the plan, and
we suppose the presentation TO hun of a pair
Of superb Gold Epaueus, by the Ward
Room officers Of the Pennsyl ANA, alse en-
tered into the scheme. HIS Biography too
has recently been published, ana We doubt
not other means used To prepare he public
mind for the arena.