Spirit of the age., 1853-05-18
SPIRIT OF Gg AGE.


sumptuous living. And tins Is
not unfreauently the amount of their liquor
operations during their day Of grace on IN
earth.
The STATE GEoLoGIsT-A writer in the ar
Fayetteville Observer over the signature OF ce
:. Australis," few weeks SINCE made allu- tie
sion to the complaints against Prof. Emmons, Z"
that he was not progressing as rapidly with : :
his duties as was thought he should do-that
he was neglecting the great Agricultural IN
terests of the State in his survey and be-
slowing undue if not entire attention to the
mineral products-and also, that he was :
charged with speculating in these mineral
lands, and exercising the advantages OF his
! position to the detriment of our citizens, and
I rT,vrurTrors, De1ng himself party IN the
profits realized.
The article coming under Prof. Emmons'
notice, he has addressed letter to the OBJ
! server, in which he says:
1t seems to be expected that | shall reply
to the charge contained in the communica-
ton referred to. | shall do this very briefly
after have made two Or three statements
respecting the views [ entertain of the ult-
mate objects to be attained by the Geological
Survey:
: The State has two great interests to be CON
! sulted-the agricultural, which is first and
i foremost; the mining which is certainly very
important.
J One Of my first efforts was to promote the
. interests of agriculture The examination
Of the soils of the lower counties together
! with the native fertilizers, occupied my at
+ tcntion for six months. What accomplish
d y ed may be seen by reference to my report
- The remainder Of my time has been occupied
. in the examination of mines and mineral
II lands, together with agriculture and soils of
~ the mining districts proper. There are pro-
>, perly no mines or minerals in the lower eoun-
; ties but in the upper, both agriculture and
IL mining require my attention, and tley have
'F- both received it. AustraIis will not there
n0 n0 fore infer that because my labors are contin-
- ~ ed for time to mining district that am
S9:e' losing sight of agriculture. He would be
~ A. satisfied Of this, if he could inspect the soils
on collected for future examination.
wv wv The main charge in the communication OF
f"' Australis however is, that am leagued with
spectators in the purchase of mines. 1t
is said that he examines the minerals, tells
Re- the owner if he can get $ for his estate, tC
ith sell: and soon thereafter another person
ou- comes along offers the price, and buys the
U
gh- LIs.) OF this charge | remark that it has NJ
mi foundation in truth Another statemen
in mentioned to me by the Editor of the Oh
ON server, as one currently rumored, is, that
an have been employed by the agents of th
80 d :ll- vs-UrreuU Une I5dCnstnf1ds wer
Est, to have agents in this country with the de
ce' sign OF investing capital in mineral lands
mt but whether they were actually here or not
on l never had the satisfaction Of knowinp.-
HOWnUOy Sh ~ L
ms, what little influence possess to induce then
Ole to invest their money in North Carolina.
nee In all my intercourse with gentlemen, tn
no. owners OF mineral property, it has been m
9m- lnvarble rule to tell them all knew of thei
on property. My best judgment has been exer
an csed in all cases of doubt; and in no instane
ore have L informed either Northern or South
IAN ern speculator that such tract could be pul
9th chased below its value. I have ever regar
nee ded the owner OF a property as possessing tn
un- hrst claim to information. [ have often be
Sc lieved that the owner stood in his own LIGHT
ma but this L could not help. If thought SO,
al told him So l repeat what have said one
cue before, that of the best results of the Sun
nd COY I'LL L., hing working capital into th
OF State adopted this view very early, hav
wn acted upon it, and shall yet act upon it.
oP- Wrote long letter to a gentlemen of capita
cal In New York, with q view to induce him +
- O'''A
tull IN the belief, that large manufacturin
nd town could be built up upon Deep River
on ana wherever L saw prospect of the kind
'm' have urged 1t. But have been Just as III
sh- gent IN my reasoning to gentlemen of thi
IN State, as to those out of it. I have commu
ere nicated freely to every body; I have nc
nto pursued the course which has been pursue
OF IN some OF the surveys, to conceal every thin
: - from all parties this | considered wrong
tsp Nme my communications are free and full t
ex- all parties, they are also gratuitous.
'cu- Again, the best and warmest friends Of tn
s of Survey wish me to be in the field the who'll
OF time-the entire year. This is impossibl,
by and it would also be improbable, if it eoul
oes be. BY stipulation with his Excellencv tn
an Governor am TO perform 8 months seryic
op- in the field annually. This requirement
ons have fulfilled. spend the remainder of th
ons year in the Laboratory anddurinq this nC
uor riod, | employed four Assistants. for tw
we'd months each. By this arrangement, I su,
Gus ceeded IN making the large number of analy
nd ses which are given in my report had n
by desire to bring this matter before the public
oaS out when numbers are enquiring where | an
hey and what am about, it became necessar
ork to allude to the fact. [ wish to say to a
lew such inquircrs, that lam at work for Mort
oIrs Carolina III some capacity or other.
nS WORTH hNowING.-Some of the p7pers. {
Sht late, have hld a paragraph recommending tn
use OF 'oAeai F0ur in tile case of scalds O
nun nan burns; gentleman at Dayton saw it, an,
sue the other day, as he writes the Empire tested
ha' to his satisfaction He says:
'th- While at the supper table, a ltfle child
not which was seated in its mothers Ian. snddar
VS. " grasped hold Of acup full of hot tea; severe
IN ly scalding It's left hand and arm. immed
,h on ately brought a pan of -four and plunged III
lea arm into it. covering entirely the parts scald
hey ed with the -four. The effect was truly remark
-" abIe--the pain was gone instantly I the
IAN bandaged the arm loosely, applying plenty .
ho1 flour next TO the skin, and on the foIlown
,or' morning there was not the least sign that tn
FL "a arm had been scalded--neither did the chill
or sntfer the least pain after the application of tn
oss -four