Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-30
For the Standard

CAPE FEAR AND DEEP RIVER IMPROVEMENT. s
MIR. ED1ToR: I had the pleasure the other day of
ascending the upper Cape Fear, from Jones' Falls
near Fayetteville to within Is miles of Haywood, in
Chatham County, in the COmpany's Steamer
The boat performed the trip finely, without accident
or difficulty In the course of another week she will
be able to reach the mouth of the Canal at Buck
horn nine miles below Haywood and as soon as
about another months work can be done on the line
the Steamer will be able to commence her regular
trips from HAYWOOD to Wilmington. She has two
cylinders and an eighty horse power engine She
made with tow boat 100 feet long, speed of about
8 miles per hour. Her time through the locks was
about ten minutes and she will be able to make it in
less with little experience in handling the
gates.
The Steamer with her tow boats will carry from
1000 to 5000 barrels as learn According to infor-
nation received on the river, l suppose there
$4,000 CO. 900 barrels of roSin above Fayetteville
awaiting the boats. We passed through SMILES
Falls without the least difficulty to the evident
prise of many persons residing in the vicinity,
of whom had predicted that no boat could ever per-
form such feat. 10 the forecast and indomitable
energy of our worthy President, Col Alex Murchi
son, mainly indebted in having boat ready
at the first moment to commence operations.
A belief that the above would be acceptable infor
nation to large number of the readers of your pa
per- besides other considerations not necessary to
mention here, must be my apology for asking small
space in your columns.
Very respectfully, yours,
j. Ii. HAUGHTON.
Peterborough Nov 26, 1853.
p S. have just learned from an authentic source
that vein of coal five feet in thickness has been
discovered at Egypt at distance of $50 feet and that
several other deposteS of coal have also been very
recently discovered "by the use of the boring APP
paratus" at other points on Deep River. Who will
doubt the Importance and value OF our great work
j. H II.
GOVERNOR REID. The Milton Democrat pays
well merited compliment to the Hon. David s. Reid.
No man ever filled the Gubernatoral chair of North
Carolina with acceptabty to the entire State
than has David S. Reid. His course has even put to
silence the most Vindctive and fault-finding among
the opposition. The Democrat says: "While the
Democratic party of North Carolina had good cause
for rejoicing at the which attended the eft
forts of their nominee for Governor, in the two last
campaigns resulting in his triumphant election, they
have yet abundant to be gratliied with his
able and efficient administration of the executive de-
partment of our State government. In this we may
truly say he has met the most Sangune expectations
of his friends aud disappointed all the predictions of
his political enemies. The first Governor which has
been elected by the Democratic party, under the
amended constitution ofthe State giving the election
of that officer to the people, he has performed the
duties pertaining to his station and more
Important, committed to the charge ofany othls pre-
decessors,) with fidelity and success which COM
mands the appreciation of all who disposed to do
him Justice.
Fearless faithful and impartial stunning no raspoa-
sibit eS that properly devolved upon him, he has
pursued straight forward course, and every thing
connected with his administration has gone on we'll
Having been raised and educated among the har-
dy ycomanry of his native county of Rockingham
by whose suftrages he al very early age eleva-
ted to important position in the councils of the
State he has sympathised with the people, in all that
pertains to their rights affected their common
veal and in the still more important posts of Repre-
sentative in the Congress of the United States and
Governor of North Carolina he has proven himself
fully adequate to the duties assigned him. and
faithful and true to the Constitution, and the inter-
ests of his constituents. We predict that he will
cose his present Gubernatorial term with credit to
himselfan honor to his State. AShe LYescs