The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-07-27

The above comparative views OF the tonnags Of
the port. OF Virginia and North Carolisa are so
much ~ favor NJ the latter, that bot tor the
from whence they are tasen. doubt OF ths cor.
rectacss might be sdmitt6d. That y. Car0ltga
has within her limits a seaport from wheEce
the tonnage ela AIRED, Is greater than any other port
In Virginia, aud greater than that 81 RichmonG
and Petersburg combined, may be fnstter o. saF.
prise 10 this Convention II mas been 10 thN com-
usi,-e-but such appears 10 be The fact "a {"
Carolina hiss bad entered al her ports 1000 tons
uf shipping moro th@n harg entered the parts sf
Virginia. The port Of Wilmington swus 400
tons more than Petersburg, and 1900 more Ibau
Richmond. The exports from North Carolina are
reported as faf below Virginia aud Soa,L Carolaa
and much less than the real aEoont for instance,
the whole smorut for North CafonA Is stated 10
be S5Jl,79 while correct account Of The exports
frsfn the por, 81 Wilmington only, shows the ..
taount there, to be 81 362. 100 g. Also, the nun.
Der Of vessels reported entering the ports Of
North Carolina. . stated at EOS. ~hile the return
0f the Harbor Master at one OF our Erfis Of entry
reports 1872 This difference - readily accounted
FOR, by the fact that vessels employ I'd coast S,se
/ frequently arrive aud DEPART from our pgrts Nilh
out entering at the Custom liouse. from v hence
The report ~ The Secretary of the Treasury Is o.
rived This fact 10 al-o arcouai tor the difference
70 the amoanl oferpotts iargs portion gong coa.
wise no, brlng reported 1t the CUsian IIou.e II.
I Is therefore very probable. that. could TIE real a.
/ mount Of exports from other ports IN North Care.
Ina Be correctls ssccfia,ned the y hoe amount
would fs bni little shs'i Of sJ,0t0,000 From
+ this state Of things yoDr committee confidently be.
+ lieyo that IL ths ciuzens 81 North Carolina would
send their produce Ia be exported from Port. Of
+ Der oan state instead of those Of neigh boring
states, The amount Of exports woHld 30 At least
equal TO thu, Of Virginia, If uoi $ Carolina.
Your committee cannot close ibis report, With.
. ont a6Y-riing 70 the mineral wealth with which
the state abound-, ard they sre happy IA state.
that 10 this bfaach Of tie report, they have been
aided by conference with an intelligent renilc.
/ man whose knowledge Of the mining operations, IL
inferior 10 none within our limits, and vbo mas
kindly furnished the committee sIth the following
/ Information
/ In the counties Of Gailford and Davidson are
/ found Tbs HARM s1ines, owned BY The Deep
4 River mining COMPANY. wbieh has shipped n New
4 York, VIA Fayetteville. Wilmington within 3
/ months 100 Tons Of Copper ore and II " believed
will rs'-g and prepare annually $50 tons. tbs u .
suIphprot kaoy in England b. The name Of vel.
0a Copper, and contains 334 per Ct. Of Copper
! The Guliord gold mining company, are 10 pos.
session Of number Of MINES on both eide 81 Deep
I
nave produced large quantities Of Copper ore ;
they have been worked for Gold, yieidIag about
! g per bushel, whereas had the ore been melted
tor copper it would have Welded equal 10 sl2
per bushel. The Baird mine, feic. Saath ii
| Greensboro has lately been worked hr Copper
and about 20 tens Of ore raised this mine has
| been lately purchased by an English company.
and will probably be extensively worked. The
Conrad mine miles East Of Lexington, has been
successfully worked for Gold, and ike most Of The
Cold mines In this region Us believed will b. sue.
eessfully worked for cspper. Tic Lead mines
lately discovered in the county Of Davidson. give
indications Of great profit they have been explored
70 the depth OF 60 H. and the annual product s 81.
ilmsted at 1000 TONS Besides these mines, there
others situated in other counties which tend Il
increase tbs resources OF the State near some Of
those mines, coal Of the best quality has been ais.
covered, ans It's supposed, to considerable extent
which must greatly increase the facility for ope
rating IN the mines. Accident has lately broueh,
10 Ugh, 10 Stokes large deposit Of Lime Stone,
in addition 10 that already known and which mus,
prove immensely valuable TO the upper sections Of
the state--bssidss, by these sources OF wealth.
ysur committee would mention the many Cotton
Factories already 10 operation, making no less