The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-01-03


this being 50, recent examination
proves that they are in better con
diton for Yielding profits than ever
that as they have been explored til,
veins have improved in the quaint
ty Of metal which they carry. III,
Fentress mine has 81 feet in lhicknes,
OF yellow snlphuret Of copper. 'rht
Mct'ullock mine yield $500 wortl
weekly Of gold. The Jones mine,
though worked by a Baltimore compa-
ny at an exceeding great loss, is soon
% be worked again by its enterprising
and intelligent owner, Mr.. Fisher,
There is 10 liminution Of ore or oi its
richness, according to my most recent
examination. The causes of deprecia.
ton, 10 Come at once to the point, are
the introduction Of bad machinery,
and second, Of extravaganza in CON
Quoting all their mining operations. Of
bad machinery, may say. uncqui,o.
cally, that Burdan's machine has caus.
cd the entire failure Of rich Baltimore
company in working the Jones mine,
and has also failed IN working a
kind Of ore which was well adapted to
secure success. il the principle of the
machine had not been essentially wrong.
Many Of these machines have been
brought into tic State, and failure has
followed in. every instance, | believe.
Leaving the present state ol the mo
ncy market out Of view, all the instan-
ccs oi loss in working the first class
mines, may be traced to the extrasa-
CANT expenditure, and tie character
Of the untried machinery which has
beer employed. The mines them
selves have sustained their former
richness, and the increase Of prc down
ward has been perceptible. and they
still bid fair to continue 10 improve
il depth. There is, therefore, not the
least ground 10 be discouraged at Tie
present mlning prospect o. this Slate.
Il i not the place 10 state instances
ol nlismauageincnt, and todcmonstrate
the fact ~ particular cases. but there
are many persons Who know the Iacts
and arc satisfied 1t the correctness Of
my position. The evil referred Ii
will nsccssarily correct itself, The
evils. though great, will result IN an
entire change as to the profits 10 lie
sought III mining. Instead of sock.
ing profits IN the fluctuations which
can he made in this kind 81 business
by fictitious representation of value,
they will be sought from the products
d the mines in dividends. Economy in
working them will be maintained. A
lesson has been taught, that rich mines
may be worked At luss, especially
when salaries equal 10 the first Offices
IN tie government are paid 10 numer.
Gus managing agents.
| have mentioned in the foregoing
paragraphs only rcry few Of the mines
" hi. state--a catalogue of them would
occupy ton much space. bnt | may state
that myself and assistants have ex-
amined valuable copper and guild mines
20 Person. Granville, surry, Ashe.
Wilkes, Caldwell. Burke. ianccy,
Watuaga, Rutherford. lincoln, Meek.
lenbufg. cabarrus. Gnion, Rowan, Da-
wilson, Randolph, GuiIlunl, Montgo-
merry anL sianly.
As the public works progress 10.
wards completion, other Important
products will find their May 10 market.
The magnetic iron Ol lIa,ir, near the
excellent water power npun the South
fadkin, The chruuatc IL iron, manga
ncsc aud limr. and prnbabI, white and
clDudcd marbles u Stokes, will be
Wrought IL supply the WANTS ul Tie mid.
die section u the state. The compile.
tlnn ul the Genital Railroad will open
ahandrcd milrs Uf navigation upon The
waters 81 tie fadkin. lie country will
BE- penetrated aud 4 way opened for The
iron manufacture. Tor MliIch the dlllcr.
eut sections &c The St,tc possess all the
materials and facilities required. Tie
southwestern counties, llay no0d, Jack.
spn, Macon aud Cherokee, are rich III
mineral products, especially 10 the ores
nf iron, statuafy marbles Of the fincst
kinds aud cnlurs, common limestone,
sOapstonc, manganc.c. chrumatc ol iron,
used 10 making tic rhrom yellow, and
scrpcniinr marbles. have seen good
specimens Of copper 10 this section Of
the Stale, but Tie lDealitic. were con.
ccalei. Ul gold several mines are
ku0wn 0l sumo promise. III Cnnclu-
sion, | waulJ remark that 1 have unit.
ted much which might be said of the
mining interests u North Carolina. |
have been conscious that might say
too much. Il all worthy ol beng saiil
shuuld be- crowded into this cOmmuni.
cation. The Stale should &c satisfied
with her resources, and possess that
confidence in them which sllali induce
her citIIcns u make them available
BY completing her internal improve.
mcnts, winch are really necessary 10
take Ihrin 20 4 mar iet.
4. EMMONs,
Stale tieoloa VI.