Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-04-25

RESOURCES OF LINcoLN.--A correspondent from
Wilmington, over the signature of Stakeholder"
having made inquiries concerning the resources of
Lincoln county, the Hokeve Express furnishes the
following reply. 1t is interesting in view of the fact
that the proposed Road to Rutherford will pass
through that county in all probability, or in any
event very near it.
The territory of &c Old Lincoln embraces Castor,
Catawba portion of Cleaveland, and the present
county of Lincoln. Lincolton occupies the centre
of the old county.
county. To this L reply that there within said
boundary fourteen Boomeres OF FORCES, four smelt-
ing Furnaces, three boundaries, two Rolling Mills,
and one Nail Factory.
The Iron ore beds are nexhaustibe, extcndiL a
distance of fifty miles, from the Southeast
of Cleaveland to the Northwest corner of Catawba
county, passing the town of Lncoton. The veins
of Iron generally from to ten feet in wldth
and the depth of any one of them has never been
ascertained. The ores are various including several
species, and among them Magnetic Oxide Coumna,
and Red and Brown Hematte. Fora full description,
refer to Prof. Omsteds second Geology report
made in 1926 after examination of the Graham
ore-beds.
Though the Iron ore in this belt is inexhaustblc,
yet it abounds in many other valuable minerals, en-
bracing gold, silver, lead, copper, plumbago, man.
ganese limestone, marble of various coors, and CO.
bait ; and besides these, there are porcclain-clay
crystalized sandstone, &C., &c.
The Iron and Gold have been worked to
considerable EXTENT and is upon this belt that the
Hon. G. G. Bronson and Com. Stockton and others
are operating extensively.
There is abundance of limestone and marble,
of which the block sent by Lincoln county to the
Washington monument, is specimen.
There are within the bounds of " Old Lincoln"
about one hundred FIGURING Mills, three Paper Mills,
and eight Cotton Factories, which annually ship the
greater portion of their manufactures to the north
ern market by the way of Charleston, S. G. Three
Cotton Factories and two Paper Mills are in the
vicinity of the town of Lincolnton In the town Of
Lincolnton two large Steam Tanneres, capable
of manufacturing about 100000 worth of Leather
annually made chiefly from Spanish hides, and be-
sides these larger establishments, there great
many smaller enterprises, in almost every depart
ment of mechanism.
The water power for driving all kinds ofmachinery
is very abundant and constant not subject to stop
page by any thing but an occasional freshet. The
soil is not eXcelled by any part of the State produ
cling grain of all kinds Cotton Tobacco, and fruits
and vegetables in great abundance Wheat from
thirty to forty bushels per acre. Corn from forty to
sixty bushels Cotton from eight hundred to thou
sand pounds and Tobacco we'll as any where.
Glover, Herds grass, Orchard grass, Timothy, and
Bluegrass, which is the natural production of the
soil may be easily produced.
The climate is one of the most salubrous in the
world; no purer water can be found on the face of
the earth /; and the country abounds with mineral
springs not surpassed by the celebrated White Sui
phur in Virginia.
DER desires to be informed of the g bearing the
distance from the contemplated route from your
place to Charlotte.
The distance from Charlotte to sLincolnton, in
direct, line is thirty-two miles. By the Plankroad
it is thirty four passing within two miles of Graz
hams forge and furnace; directly by Brevards fur
mace; within two mills of his forge within one
mile of Johnson's forge; four from his furnace;
and within four miles from the High Shoals. These
works are capable of producing any amount of pig
metal that may be required; and with Rail Road
facilities any demand, however great, will be prompt
ly supplied.