Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-20
lENetniihe Mnermenf. No. IL

Such is the title of one of the most interesting pam
phets promulgated by the assembled wisdom o! state
Legislature. II ia the report OF Professor Emuons his
Geological survey OF North Carolina exceeding
hundred pages in readable type contains nevetheles
sound practical and hOme instruction than any other
Executive Document i; has been lot peruse for
many day. The introduction to the Report is worthy
the seuteutous brevity Of military Dispatch and it
furnishes the best key the history and circumstances
attending the publication, quote it ia full
Message and Report communicated to the House Of
Commons. Transmitted to the Senate with proposition
to prin' three thousand copes-ordered accordingly.
ITO the Honorable, tic General Assembly
ollie State OF North Carolina
81 herewith transmit the Report Of Professor Emmons
who appointed under the OF the last session 20
make geological, neurological aud agricultural survey Of
tho State.
"isencdJ DAVID s. REID.
"ENEcuTyE DTPAE.xTsT, RALEtGB Nov. 20, 1852"
II any thing be found more soccnot and to the
point it is not in the archives Of Virginia legislation
With much to predipose the perusl Of the Report
the reader will find that few pages exhibit about
mach matter for his consideration liz philosophy can
dream Of and e, .erc is scarcely citizen Of North Car
DINA Virginia who could l 10 appreciate the practical
tendency ofn that the learned Professor has 30 modey
and cautiously advanced.
The Agriculture! interests seem to have specially occu
pied his attention. and the larger half the volume de-
voted to elucidaon ofsuch chemical principles and analysis
ofsos &c. specially refer to the lower coune- Of the
State
The latter portion Of the Report y brefepiOme ofthe
coal fields OF North Carolina With some geological specu.
atons relative thereto Ia discussing this branch Of biz
subject fancy the Professor 70 be treadng very can.
tousy perhaps feeling bis way though not exactly gro.
ping 10 the dark.
Be this as,msy, he has most logically demonstrated
the existence Of immense 1ud invaluable deposits Of all
the various coal formations from toe bumnou. 20 the
anthracite. These deposits occur mainly on Deem river
Gnd have s,,ey engaged the attention Of Northern cap.
lsts Ycry extensive aud valuable formations are also
indicated on Dan river and If we remember rightly not
FAR from the region visited more than one hundred years
ago BY that gallant cavalier Of the old Dominion Who was
delighted With all that saw that he enominated that
region the Gland Of Eden"
The Deep river bitumuOus coal described by Pfofes
sor Emmons resembles very closely our best Blsckbcab
or Midlothian by the way, il i5 somewhat strange that
the Professor does not give the analysis OF that coal III,
description Of IL qualities Is minute and would be com
plete With the analysis
Upon the question Of quantity, the views Of the Pro-
lessor are more tangible and present themselves 10 due
mathematical language. He srgues by figures Snd d
course proves concusvey that it would require eight
thousand six hundred years remove all the coal from
The fields upon - 'quare miles Of Deep river at the
Of 10000 tons per annum -
The Professor sudes very briefly in conclusion TO other
minerals, such rs iron Of various kinds. and uubes
taingb ssumcs the manufacturing advantage II Deep
river aud other localities IN North Cirona to be vastly
superior TO any Of q similar sort further North
IL may be so-blt q old Richmond have 81 long
heard the sound Of water power shout witnessing il
Use, that shall remain 10 the list Of incredulous.