The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-12-10

70 lake 10 Pungo IIyeFs The Diner leading
IRON Alligator lake 10 Raimsn's creek.
tributary 10 Panso river. The former.
which ws will call Pungn canal. j. six
miles seven hundred and seseniy-foar
yards in length. siih an average Width.
d bollon. of twenty feet, an average
dsplh of sir feel. and fall 10 The bottom
Of Twelve and fourth feet. The latter.
the Alligator canal. 10 6se miles fourteen
hundred and City six yards long. an ave-
rage width. at bsilom. Of thirty fees. an
average depth Of seven feel, and q total
fall Of ten Iesi. These canals viii reduce
The waters Of each lake four feet. and are
Of sufficient capacity and fall 10 draw Of
all The wafer that may be thrown into
them By The lateral canals traced on The
map - necessary for The farther facility
Of draining; The immediate effects of
these canals will be 10 render . bell Of
land adjacent 10 Them. - well - The land
around the lakes. susceptible Of thorough
drainage and cultivation.
Al The time ! took charge ofihe work.
in April. 1899. the season for hiring
hands by The year had passed. and the
compeiilion for lsbourers. by The month.
from The Wilmington and RaIeigh and
The Gsstoa and Raleigh Rail Roads then
lin rapid progress. rendered il impossible
10 procure a sufiiciet force 10 prosecute
The work with the energy that was desir
led. The two main canals were, never
iheless. pnt under contract and commenc-
ed; but owing 10 these causes, moi much
progress was made during The past year.
Al Christmas. The season for procuring
lsborers, The contractors we're enabled 70
obisin . large force, and The work has
since progressed steadily and rapidly. m
interrupted even by sickness Of any kind.
Nearly one hall OF The Alligator canal has
been completed. The tributaries have
been commenced. and on The ooh OF Dc
lober The water of Pungo lake was lei in
! 20 Pungo canal. All the effects which
were anticipated Of drainage on it's Dor
ders and reduction OF The lake water
, have been realized: enough has slresd,
, been accomplished 10 inspire condolences
, and 10 remove all doubts and apprehen
sions (if any exisD as 10 The success o
The work. There are now ready for salt
5000 acres of land, bordering on Pung'
, lake, on the west and norih west. Thi
( ,rac. 10 covered with heavy growth o
, cypress and maple. and has been pro
. nouncsd, by competent judges, unequal
/. led by any lands in the state; and sue
0 also 10 nv opinion, after having contrast
b ed IL with The rich lands Of PssquolanI
a and Perquimons. and with those OF lak
n Phelps and Mstsmuskee.. In addition
. 10 this, there are 1000 acres Of Prsiri
/. land (,he growth formerly cypress not
l. cane and bsmboos. bordering on The G.
J. nal, and on the northeas. side OF The Iak'
Y ,ha, may also be offered for sale. In col
n frms,ion OF the producsivensss OF she'
h lands, Of which no one acquainted vii
Z, them en,ertsins doubt. would obser'
0. ,hss similar lands in The neighborhoo
ls bu, Of inferior quality, subjected to u
I'd most ruinous system oil cultivation I
" more than sixty years in succession, a
/. sull productive. yielding when she sc
10 sons are favorable to the imperfect pls
=. Of drainage. (which with bu, lev exec
I'd lions prevails every where) from six
he eish, barrels Of corn per acre.
nd | would respectfully recommend son
IN immediate action towards bringing the
N. lands into markeI-.he first step. that
.e, laying them off into sections. 10 ono
NJ much lsbour, and can be mos. easily re
or formed al this season.
10. During The ensuing year. Ail'gst
p Canal will be completed. and also son
~ of the tributary canals, and before the e
'e, piralion Of two years. we expect TO COT
ps ple,e the entire system Of drainage in
Il; ference to this extensive tract oil Ian
a. NV estimate for the accomplishment
ce this object will consume the whole amou
he 1890, 900. appropriated for this purpos
m and unless some further appropriation
Ia. made, the only fund applicable 10 an e
o. tended system of drainage will be u
az proceeds Of the sales Of The lands-whie
n; il for cash, would be ample together vi
IRE 1.-The amount of sales aceruing from TIN
oil 10 lime on ACCOUNT w uHet '""S~ -
Ter pared for narkeI to drain all the swan
or LANDS which the stale owns. THIS "
,c. more readily appear from the followi
by estimate. based upon prices considersb
Is, lower than those affixed 10 the lands
Of some of the mos, competent and q
,us perienced Judges who have examin
no Them. Under this siew. preferable to
her citing expectations that would not
IN, fully realized, I will assume the II
price Of SO per acre, and the number
Oh acres which the present appropriation
The 5000, 900 will drain to be 10000, .
ur. even at this low estimate. we have 81
he exceeding the cost Of drainage BY Sic
TO 600. Applying this ratio between
in lco.. OF draining and The income aris
ire, l,herefrom TO The million Of acres owl
a. Iby The state. the sum although enorm'
ou- would fall short Of the realization.
use This result. so beneficial and cheeri
pm. in itself, calculated 10 inspire conhde
,ha and recommend a steady and vigor