The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1855-07-21
MAN.
~ VILLE. ~. G.

AROLlNIAN..
iii s S. zksor "A little hov, the
~ Er1ncjs Hedfick, of Davidson
6Qk6is childish raHlbles about
|1ie grand -fathen who resides
asjxhI 81 fia6 6S{ 81 Silver Hill, picked up,
"a last week hump of gold Weighing
al1red and twents s-fve penayweights. 1t
1yiag the surface, washed out, probably,
kke reeent hard rains The child carried
Hum 10 2 nse, and was rolling it about
1S9sr vas ordered to throw it out.
bortly after brought it in
sS q =. = a;', ;s.s;.s ~ss a'isas.ss Z sss
s;,s .ss56s soId' HeslFtk Z
himself of the cb q the metal, gave his
grandson e. ha! ~ S''"'s' as reward '0F
S. We,afe IN bat the whole lseS country, a9nds 'ds
3, "fse'ssSSea 'sEa ss%s a. '"Isas Gsa%
coppsE ,..,f Sill 81 ~an55iSG old Mines have been
opened and worsske in some cases with success
hut in others. failures have been experienced,
the result, most likely, of injudclous anu waste
ful nanaeemeut We learn that the "Russeii
nine so called, in Montgomery, but compfc'
hended in the mineral region alluded to above
il an instance of this Sort that it is now pay
whilst in the hands of specializing ana extra
yhyant northern Company, it did not pay eA-
tnscs And there may be other cases IKE IT,
| However. there can be no doubt OF the exis-
t9nce of these valuable metals III the sectloh
| designated, nor of the existence OF the lact s'"'
| Il will one day come to be regarded with con
siderable more interest than at present. Afo
f4ssor Em,nons we are informed, passed thr"uS',
| rortions of it, and was we'll enough p'e'se"
With the prospect to purchase a as'rac' i.,'
lot is adjoining that Of Mr. Hedrck, on winch
the lump was found.-Salts6ufy " "fe""f""
|
| DRewSED.-We have heard of several rcr-
!, sons within the last few days, who have lost
their lives by being drowned; and among ne
| ihhmbcr. we have the mournful duty to recort.
the ONLY son of the Rev. Samuel S. Bryant, OF
Germauton Little Edward, an interesting
i lad. of some II or IA years, was travelling IN
compauy with a voung lady near Eagle Fails
in the county of Rockingham. A heavy rain
occurring in attempting to cross small stream
which was much swollen the two were thrown
out of the buggy; the young lady succeeded II
making her escape; but the little boy wa;
borne down by the current and consigned 10
Y waterv grave At last accounts his body ha'
not been found The afflicted parents of this
: child have the deep synIathles OF the "ho''
;: We are also called upon to announce III
g death bv drowning of a citizen OF Guiiforo VIZ
:. Othenial Hiatt, VINO was "' M -
;. River, about four miles above ?ahes'o~", H. ~
the 4th of July. The river oe'hS up He 1a' n"'
swan over to save some wheae 'he AZ. was ~ u;
/ ger of being washed away; anu 'el tnam -,
!, Y much OF his wheat as ne coulo . ne wv" 'ha
i tempted to re-cross by s",nm'ns m'oH Shanste .
a little over half across he became eNnaus:e (
and sunk His body was found next morn'n !,
s. few hundred yards below where he went II
The deceased leaves family to mourn his sa
fate He was so or 60 years OF age
or or We have still another death by drown3ng Ct
- record. X young man by the name OF i1enl
be May was: drowned in Haw hIvcr ne"s nd' Ia.
or bethse mill III. a ,amance county, on o"",i
to morning Hast. re went 10 Tue l'se' .h ~ st.ao
nd undressed .htnlselt. ana ieapeo '"'o o'e
Nj wherest he ~ dtsr Was deep Not NnoT1'S nv ~
he. to swan, he:ssslnk t rise no more: MS po'
halS4ek, gssH, S feand t on !" ea"eSo'' 't'''''
ats1IA : = hsf 's'' man, 1,,,
le 1'a @ piesilas SIN n1acA 10y y p.s wv ',''
= is goingl. to TRY his hand at the mo'fers Il
Ivenne. fades. ! lie has issued a programme
$;. x Zoo os$=wlch he proposes to present
:. ~ :as2 81 4a;,a.,,;est ladies in Anne
~ ses 4r he- on,. premium of 81 .OC
g a@yns.,yone5of 1l =. $3.50: ono of 5000; one
1Esf 1l4esa. * 90 tuuetv of $40; aud one HI
M 5sad 81 80 The process by which the lia,
ST. esf fadies are to be found out and ascerta
s a. IS some wha t complicated; and we leave
SO II ssss11,e fle fsis Which will soon be published
s ri ;1;o,,,t Ssutfice it to say that