The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-07-10

great portion Of he Union.
We viii meniion only ono other subiee,
~ connection with this branch Or our M
quiry, and that Is he introduction ar the
.1lpaca o. PsrariaH Skerp into he noun
tains and highlands Of Virginia, Norsh and
South Carolina and Georgia. This sub
lleei has been already discussed in the
American Farmer, and alluded 10 II Mr..
Ellsworth's report, and appears 10 Be We
~ deserving Of our attention. The wool
OF The Alpaca enters largely into British
manufactures; more Than two lallIions Of
pounds were imported into Great Britain
IN 1913, and il is calculated thal more
than twelve millions Of pounds have been
used since lis first introduction ID 1892.
The animal has been introduced into
Scotland, and Mr.. Stirling Of Glasgow,
who is well qualified TO speak upon this
subject, says: Il can have no doubt that
when the subject is better understood. the
animal itself better known, and 4 more ex-
pediIious mode contrived OF bringing them
into Britain, we shall have thousands Of
them. When known. their docility, their
temperate habits, their hardness, and
| | may add, their easy keep, viii bring
them into general notice. 1 can answer.
without The fear Of being contradicted, that
they viii thrive and breed in Scotland
equal, If not superior, TO our native black
faced Sheep"
The American FarieT says: = There
are millions Of acres Of land in our vas,
territory which are not now producing a
dollar year TO their proprielors, that
might be converted into Alpaca pastures,
and thus be rendered sources Of great pro-
fit. In Virginia, North and South Carroll
m, and Georgia, there are mountains and
Highlands enough, IL converted into walks
for the sheep of the Andes, as would in a
very few years, add million 10 The anna.
al income Of those States" Il has been
calculated that the Alpaca could be deli.
yered IT the Atlantic ports Of The United
States for, atthe most, twenty-five dollars
each; its food would literally cost moth.
ing, as il feeds best on The coarse heritage
of mountain pastures, on such heritage as
scarcely any other animals could subsisi
upon. II might be desirable when flock
was imported that they should be accom-.
panied by and receive the care and aiten.
ton Of a native shepherd, which would Of
course, somewhat increase the expense at
tending them. The wool of The Alpaca
averages about ten pounds weight in the
stA~a.ss h~s. slss 'sa;s~sss % rS0uaad " IN
food which they get there, has not only
rendered their wool finer and softer, bu
has increased the quantity in some case:
10 seventeen pounds, and ihis wool j:
worth from Is. Sd. to Is. Cd. per pound!
or from 37a 10 SO cents. The Alpac;
lives for about twelve years without ex
periencing any material deterioration il
The quality or quantity Of its fleece. w,
see no reason why :ile Alpaca could no
be successfully na:uralized in the Unite,
States, seeing that il has been in Scotland
A few years ago the Kangaroo was III,
. only quadruped in Australia" says III,
| British Cultiyator, sand yet, notwith
standing its many peculiarities Of climate
that country is now thickly peopled witt
our sheep and oxen" Is notthis subjec
deserving The attention Of our citizens!
But The surface Of our wide and yariou
territory does not alone furnish object
worthy attention. The rich mineral an,
, metallic stores which the teeming cart
! holds in its capacious bosom, are every da,
becoming better known to us through tn,
. geological surveys which have been so pa
: iriotically undertaken by several Of tn
States, and by the general spirit of inquir,
and investigation which is prevalent anon
/, our scientific men. The salt, the coal, tn
/, iron, the lead, and the copper alone form
an element of our greatness, the impor
J lance and extent Of which cannot at pres
! ent be appreciated, and the due develope
. ment of these five articles would furnisl
| employment for hundred fold the labo
!, and capital at presentemployed upon them
! We need notimport adollar's worth of an,
! of these articles in their crude or raw state
Tor incipient form of manufacture, and ye
1 the annual statement from the Treasur,
department. shows that from 1889 to lS43
{ inclusive, we imported an annual amour
: of more than s2,7OO,OOo in copper, part
: ly in sheets for sheathing, coal and sal,
Our importation of pig, bar and scrap iron
I during these five years, has been to al
I amount of more than S3,500,000, annual
: ly, and of iron, steel and copper manufac
g tured goods we have imported more thai
!, 81, 100000 worth annually. Cannot tn
necessity for our continuing to do so be re
: NEEDED, or atleast greatly diminished, by
$ reasonable attention to the development
: of our own resources! Again, we are toll
c in the last number of Silliman's scientifi
journal, that there are Zinc mines in Ney
i Jersey, and Tin ore in New Hampshire
: let us hope the time is approaching whe
5 we shall cease to send 100000 annual,
j to foreign countries to purchase the former
: and more than 81 200, 900 annually for on
a supply Of the latter. Many other article
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