The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-09-12

I whirh ne inigl 10 made. NEST b secure.
The sides ~ me inlet may ~ praseraed
ny . ropgh wsll q slaas. god fusnsls.
Toe los whirh. hsrs soms reason Il
expect. may Be ionnd n me dfpsh 81 aboul
Zen Feet lhe psrsan uho ialsrmsd ledge
Daniel that vessel had foundsrrd in he
inlet. slso slasrd that ahs ballam % II
Vas composed Of . eonersiion u msrins
shsIls. possessing the solidIly u rock.
Masses az Ihess eoncrelions are visible
/ a Ocrseoke. and think IL probable NAV
be found along The whoie chain Of sand
banks which form The roasi Of North
csralina. and in all liksllhoed 10 The basis
on which IL rests. The sides u lhe
harbour. from ils greater width compared
with The inlet. would not. ] suppose.
require the protection of . slime WALL Il
IL should. abundance nf nsisIi.ls far q. -
vel a. Ear The inlet. may be had u the
falls Of tie Roanoke. | ere no reason
Why an harbour and inlet thus eonsiFIel-
cd md protected. shauld n0l keep per.
mahehily open with the d.psh drsi gwen
u; they vii be supplied By she Ocean.
The lides Of which entering freely and
being prevented by The dams from spread
ing Out. will rise 10 lis level. and no
materials Cor dePosilo eaa be brought IN
which tie Trhnrni waters wIll not carry
out Sgsin; currents Of equal velocity has-
ing equal eifret on then. The waters
from the land being enlirsly cut 81 By
Ihe dams, no deposiles are 10 be arpre-
headed from them; indeed I can perceive
no cause Tor On accumulation In he
harbour and none in The inlet. unless lie
current slnng the coast, which Mr.. Fallon
speaks oi IN his repor'. wide page 81
sh"uid produce ans; ol tie existence ol
which. hosrEcr. he seems 20 doubt. in
his subsequent obssrsaIions on the &c.
marks Of the United States Engineers.
(Psge 27,l AID ia . great degree, IL not
entirely dlscredils by the facts lie addness
10 show an abrasion Of the eoasi 10 The
neighbonrhood u Nagsheai. iIiosnoke
inisLl But if such . tendency should
become manifest II ans time, Ihe constant
application of . dredging vessel to remove
Ihe IncipienI depasiIes. wi.l form no e.
Psnse Al al To be compared with tie
imparIanee Of The work Ia the interests II
NorIh Carolina. or 10 the e"sslins trade
af the nation.
IL aill be needless 10 enter iEio q d..
tail 81 The mode ofoperslions until il shall
be sseerlalned whslhsr the plan be sppro-
we'd. but u nav not be smiss IN show -
nearly ss nv imperfect kno~lrdge Of The
localities will admit. the amount Of ex.
Penss which would likely be involved IN
The undertaking. IheuInGs submit the
following estimate.
The average depth 81 Roanoke Sasnd
" Thin the limits of the proposed harbour.
may be stated Al 81 feet. is surface 10 2. .
shove law water of the Ocean, 81 feet
being deducted from The level Of the Sound
wall II low water leave one frnt II walcr |
IN the Sound. and there will be feet oI |
sand, &c 10 be exrsvaled 10 orier 10 /
gise depth Of 10 H. IN The harbour .. !
Low tide. /
To exeaEais q channel 600 ards vide.
200 long and 0 feet deep. 3.I6O. 500 eu-
'Ie yards Of sand. &c. must be removed.
The dredging machine used on Cape
Fear river, Vas capsule uf taxing IN a.
lac rate oI 300 cubic yards per- DAY OF 10
hours. rqa.l To 10000 yards per year of
100 day'; ten machines I'LL take up gOO,.
100 yards per annum. aud in three year.
nd an half will remove 3.l5O.0O cubic
'ards. abOu, the amount required. I
0ae 81 these machines, shh tie fall
u:fi, " Oats, ST.. viii probably eesl
~, ~ re than s. 900 - lea vii cost $50. uco I
Oae OF them may be worked lot 400
allsrs per uI'nih. 81 which rate ten
'sy be worked three aud hsii years
., 10000
The cut through the baakswilI cost, [
. e1e.y.,lne. say $1,000
For hung the same with slsae wall
o ieet thick and S deep inr zoo Yards
~ each s,de, Will require 7200 Pct-
aes' Of stone. ct S. per ?sat, 81 GOO
Laying the sane, Of 50 pss perch. 1900
A pat of the sIui. Sc. raised from
he easnnci may be 81 arranged as TO
'fm tie dams the expease a. erect. 81
70 them may be 10000
lock Of hswn granite with iis sn-
'1rsenaaces may cost 1900
-
sa9. 900
" 800 yiris should be deemed . Il
n..icient width f,r the hsrbnr. instead
goo. wnich u probable. then the +
FORK may he accomplished IN has the
Igne, and AZ "a 600
'ss - reducing the total costa 10 sJi3, 400
'r~eaty.ise feet to the perch. Il
Prom the New. York star.
We commend The following 10 tie
arelul notice of Gus readers, aud If any
I them take exceptions To any part or
orion 81 il. and will communicate their
lev, 10 Us in wiring. we pledge our
elves To present the same to Peter Serb.
". who. from our knoa ledge of his
ourteous and frank deporlmenl. and cha.
actrr, will. we are sure. give them fsif ,