Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-11-05
For the Spirit of the Age.
Reaufort.

Beaufort. y
There are various ideas existing, in differ {
INT parts of the State, in regard to this place; :
and many ofthem very erroneous. The pub
lie are too we'll informed of the advantages
Beaufort Harbor presents, for me to say any
thing respecting that. 1t is known, perhaps
by every citizen of this State, that there is a
Railroad now building which terminates on
Inc harbor; but it is not generally known at
shat part of the harbor the termination is,
and the present condition and future pros
poets Of Beaufort.
Newport river, as will be seen by refer
ence to the Map. empties into the harbor
from the North-Beaufort being situated on
the East side of the mouth of the river on the
harkor, and Sheppard's Point on the West
side, the Railroad terminating at the latter
place. Beaufort at present contains about
1000 inhabitants, and having about a dozen
stores, is doing very little business at pres.
ent. Everything seems to be at a " stand
still" point at this time but | presume 1t IS
/ on account of the Railroad terminating at
the Point. where everybody seems to have
. theit eyes turned, with bright anticipations
! of tie future. 1t is surprising to me that
= thee are not more improvements going on
) t thst stdee Ct J the present. s. s1 tine but ! understand
z auc therefore no one can commence bust
e ness. Is not this very erroneous conduct on
the part of the ownersf Would it not be
to their own interest to sell a teso of their
lots, and give those who wish to settle now,
= an opportunity of doing SO for there are
hundreds OF. citizens in this State who viii
Sock there the very first opportunity they
70 have.
G. / see from advertisements in the papers
d that the Carolina City" Company intend
= selling a limited number sar lots on the 25th
- inst. They are doing Why don't
II the shepparl's Point Coz ny do likewise,
u and give the people a chan4 to settle down ?
for i is well known by Kwho know any
thing of the location Of the two places, that
,e the Point is by far the most preferable. Do
it the owners wish TO hold back to the very
"A last moment and make a fortune at once p
Or are they like some others who wish to
, keep it from being sold to strangers? Very
characteristic indeed. Here everybody are
a termed strangers, even if they are from an
ne adjoining County.
oft But to return to tHe subject. With al
* the advantages Beaufort and the surround
he ing country are blessed with, the citizens
Ia generally take less interest in improving
those advantages than any people | eyel
= knew. Carteret County, containing more
On, rich land, to its size, perhaps, than any 9th
irl- er County in the State has fewer farms
ut and they the worst cultivated, and raise les
ith produce perhaps than any others, according
to the population.
y Fish! fish!! Fish n! is all the cry here
Fish are every thing-bread, meat, clothe.
money, fuel and physic. 1t is said that three
Ken htths OF the men and boys Of this county d.
yer pend entirely on fishing for a living. A
ing though many of them own land, and that
raw the best quality, yet they leave it all uncu
- tiuatoa and ouop b1, oo.o r. ~. -
While speaking Of fish, | would here sta
that the present has been a most unsucces
full season for fishing. 1t is estimated TIL
the the exports of fish alone, from this place, VI
tau short twenty thousand dollars of that
former seasons. If this is true, and the Of
that sent winter is as severe as the last was, it VI
; for be a dreadful time for these who have depe
i. ded entirely on that business for a living.
would SURPRISE sumc-vf-uur UP me cuunnr
I"l'- people to know how cheap fish can be bong
here. Large Mullets can he bought for t,
that ard three cents each. Trout from II to
lent inches long, for three cents each. You M
d of buy enough for ten cents to last a small far
her iy all day. Indeed, if it was not for the fl
the people would alnost perish, for as | So
."ad above, fish is all their dependence here.
When iook round and think Of the ma
.dlfs' advantages this place has, / am truly s,
)r TO prlsed at the ackward state of affairs. Z
e old | am more surprised that North Carolina |
that never taken more interest in the best harl
and on net coast ana one OF the best on the VIII
ian a mpst-tako - "a SUN q great chai
! far gers will nrcessorln - go ~ oi s1l'
inducements for the merchant, the mechar
tie as aud indeed for business men of every ella
here, But there is one class Of men needing wo
ie in than any other-FARMERs. Let the farm
/ the instead Of emigrating to the West, CO
East, where they will find plenty of rich /;
=, cheap lands. and a convenient market for
= OF their produce.
-sKets The people Of North Carolina think
with little OF this place. Let thera visit it, r
about IT, write about, and get it into
! into heads OF the people that there is such a p,
face anu soon 1here VIII be a town, yea, a c
with : u n n1p 70 the
aiming 'lA1