The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-04-19
From The s. c. Standard.
NATIONAL FOUNDRY.

AtANtA hANta s1te t<st.ts1t"s
State Geologist. relating 10 the coal
fields in Chatham, and the Importance
20 the general government Of estab-
fishing national foundry in that re-
gion Of the State.
The high character of Prof. Rmmons
as Geologist, and the confidence Ia
which his judgment in such matters is
entitled, will. we doubt not. have
weight with the federal authorities.
North Carolina has asked but little at
the hands of the general government;
and in this instance. as in others, the
benefits Of the work Go be accomplished
will enure to the government as well
as TO her own citizens. We concur
with Prof. Emmons that the "govern.
ment should esteem itself fortunate il
il can secure so favorable position for
the contemplated national establish>
ment." We sincerely trust that the
attention Of the proper authority may
be directed to this matter, and that the
result may be in accordance with the
recommendation of the Professor and
the wishes Of SO many Of our people:
LETTER FROM PROF. EMM0Ns.
Haywood. April Q. 1854.
To his Rrceiieney. Dgid s. Reid
Sin: The principal object for which
| visited Stanly and Anson Counties
was to determine the character Of that
series of rocks which in Chatham and
Moore contain the coal. and especially
TO satisfy myself Of the continuance OF
that portion of the formation which is
immediately associated with the coal.
OF the special object which ! had IN
view, regret to say. that Twas not so
fortunate as to add much TO the infor-
nation which we already possessed.
The coal shales, however, | am salts
fed, extend to within few miles Of the
Pc, Dee, but Immediately upon the RI
yer the alluvial covers deeply that por-
ton of the formation which in Moore
and Chatham contains coal. lam not,
however, without hopes that hereafter
a fortunate excavation Of sumo kind
may be made which shall disclose the
coal shales.
On my return from Stanly and Ans
son, passed through partitions OF Ran.
dolph, Davidson and Chatham, which
had not previously visited, and !
deem it proper to state that these jour
news and visits over the coal field have
increased my confidence in its impor-
lance, and | now regard it more i'm
portant to the economical lu6lment Of a
national design than ever.
i You are aware, Sir, that the Govern
ment proposes to establish National
Foundry. Ii must be plain to every
consideratc man that such an establish
ment should concentrate IN itself or in
its location, as many advantageous cle-
ments as possible; and in order to be
carried on with proper economy some
of these elements, at least, must be
combined. in its location. OF these ne
cessary elements, II il plain there should
be coal and iron. Ii is scarcely neces
sary to say in this place that Deep Ri
yer furnishes the best of bitu,ninou'
coal, which may be used in the form O
coke, for smelling, melting, or reduc'
ing the iron ore, or for all the purpose.
for which fuel is required in the manu-
features besides, il may be largel,
used for creating heat before it is de-
bituminized. The iron ore Of Deer
River is both abundant and excellent
existing in connection with the rock.
belonging to the coal series, and ais,
in those which un,lerlie them Tn,
amount in the underlying rocks is in,
exhaustible-and that in the coal serie.
may probably be regarded in the same
light, as there is bed nine feet thicl
extending for miles in the formation
Copper is also another metal which !,
furnished, or which ] believe will b,
furnished in the neighborhood Of Deer
River. The two metals-iron and cop
per, are the metals important to ma
tional establishment. Zinc exists il
Davidson County, but it has been hi
therto lost and wasted in processes t,
which the ore has been subjected 70
the purpose Of obtaining the silver an,
gold which are associated with it.
: In addition to the coal and metal
of Deep River, the country furnishe
a great abundance of wood and timber
Theforests Of long leaved pine are as We
uninjured. For wood work and build
ing, timber can be furnished chcapl,
. for long time to come.
Deep River is accessible. 1t i
scarcely necessary to mention the line,
. Of communication which are opened
and which may be opened. Deep Ri
yer, | may remark, will soon be navi
, gable, aud which will connect it witt
the Atlantic by Wilmington and Fay.
etteville. Beaufort will ultimately b.
another terminus upon the Atlantic
But to complete the lines which shall
terminate upon the seaboard, line Of
lonly so miles Of railroad should be
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