Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-04-26

A VISIT TO TIE MINERAL REGIoN-One of the
Editors of this paper awaited himself of opportu-
nifty to carry into effect purpose he has long had
at hcart,-to visit the Coal and Iron Region of Deep
River, in Chatham County. In company with a
friend who had official interest in these minerals
but especially in the timber of that region, we
left here on Tuesday, and spent the following We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday in riding and rambling
over much of that interesting section as was &C.
ccssibc within space ofsome or 20 miles square,
And we have returned home more than ever inn
pressed with the truth of the language of inspi,a-
ton, 20 Lord, how manifold are thy works! in
wisdom hast thou made them all the earth is full
Of thy riches.'
The boundess wealth which there lies undevel.
oped only awaits the energies Of to bring it to
the ight-energes which would have been long since
employed if Northern State had been favored by
Providence with the rich treasures, at point SO
easy of easy of to the markets of the world
We hope soon to see the duty performed. The
work must be completed The coal and iron which
lie at our very feet mast be brought forth. The
wealth and the power which such minerals bring
with them to other States must be secured North
Carolina. And this is not to be done by any one
enterprise. There is room enough for both river
improvement and railroad And so strongly do 9TH
ers think there is room for even more than these
that delegation of some of the most influential
citizens of the State will start this day to Charles
ton, to concert measures for another railroad, to
connect that city with the mines; and part of the
scheme is said to be, to continue this Charleston
road to the North, by short road from the mines
to the N. G. road, distance of 25 or 80 miles, And
it is reported that Norfolk and Petersburg stand
ready to do this, when Charleston shall move on the
other side.
Our citizens must therefore bestir themselves, if
they mean not to be outstripped in the race The
Western railroad should be pushed forward to COM
pction with the utmost energy. If it were now
ompleted, as it ought to have been, are salts
fed that we should have no difficulty in having the
U. S. Arsenal here extended to its original design
we should have hope almost amounting to an as
surance that National Foundry would be located in
this section ofthe Stae the value of the propertyin
this town would be increased more than the amount
the road will cost; and its population and business
would be corrcspondingly enlarged.
But let US return to our object, which was to men,
ton what we saw on Deep River.
Our first visit was to the surface mine of the
Messrs. Haughton, ut the Gulf which has long been
known. There is no machinery here; but some
hundreds Of tons Of coal have BEEN taken out by
hand and sold in tho country around for smiths
use for which its adaptation is well known. 1t is
delivered at the mine at 10 cents bushcl a large
heap is now lying on the ground.
We next proceeded to Egypt. This is splendid
property. even as plantation, and ia cultivated
with great success under the superintendent of
VIM. AcClane, Esq, the Superintendent Of all the