The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-10-20
CITY OF M0REHEAD!!.
GREAT SALE OF LOTS!

ON TIE ELEN ENTH QlTm DAY OF
November aext, at The City OF Morehead, will be
sold public auction, the LOIS OF said CIIy.
This Is the Guy laid Oft by the ''Shepard's
Point Land Company" at the te minus OF the At
Ian &c aud North Carolina RAD Road, at Beaufort
Ilarbor, \. c., immediately the Atlantic Ocean.
The various Reports OF the L. ;. Coast Survt y
esta bsh the great exec cncIes OF tins Harbor, tor
facility OF entrance, depth ct water and security
from wind or wave, whilst Fort Macon completely
commands the enhance.
The inferior communications by water ard land
must make tins great COmmeTcI | City. The
vast productions OF the fertile valleys OF the Roam
Oke, Tar and Neuse Rivers and the commerce of
those great inland seas-the Albtmarle, Curntuck,
Cra0tan and PamlIcO Sounds, viii reach this tlne
IIarbor through Core Sound on the north, whilst
BOgue Sound will bear OH its bosom the agncultur-
al products, lumber, naval stores and fine ship tim.
Der OF the regions lying south.
The y. Il n. &. Rall Road which will be ready
Tor by the first of January next, passes through
the entire length of the City TO its wharf in Is feet
water at low IIde, and connects with the great \.
4. Rail Road Got which 1t is contlnuatlon) at
GOldsboro'.
The n. c. Rail Road, among the best in the
Union, 223 miles long, is completed to Charlotte,
where it connects through the South Carolina and
Georgia Rail Roads with ALBANIA AID the south
west; and by It's western extension, now III rapid
progress, 1t IS contemplated to reach the uade OF
Memphis and the Mississippi Valley by the net
wOIk OF all the rail ways that connect at Atlanta,
Chattanooga, or with tie East-Tennessee Rail
Road
The Port of Beaufort, Chattanooga, Memphis
and ST. Diego IN the Pacific, are about the same
parallel of latitude; and If that parallel be extend
ed across the Pacific, 1t will reach Shanghai, the
nearest great Port on the eastern Continent -
therefore, # the Pacific Railroad ever be construct.
ed land that should be done forthwith why may not
this new City become the Atlantic mart for the
commerce OF the East Indies?
Two short Railroads will connect the two great
Coal Fields OF the State, lying on the north aud
south of the North Carolina Railroad, with that
road and 1t is confidently expected that a vast
coal trade will be carried on through the civ:
i so, may not Beaufort become great coaling
Port, not only for purposes OF commerce. but
furnish the supplies to steamers passing near
the entrance gong north and south and may not
the new city become that great "eutre depot" be-
tween the north and south, to which our able and
distinguished cOuntTyman, Lieut.. MauTy, refers
III his unrlvaied Statesnanllke paper or the COM
merce of the Amazon, South America and the
Gulf of Mexico
The city of Morehead is situated on beautiful
neck of land dry plain, almost entirely surround,
ed with salt water: its climate Is saubri"us its
sea -breeze and sea bathing delightful its drinking
water good and It's fine chalybeate spring strongly
Impregnated with sui phur. will make it pleasant
watering place.
As not a lot has been or will be sold until the
day of sale, all will have an equal chance TO
get the best lots and to suit themselves.
1t will be the first instance of an entire new
city the Atlantic coast being brought into
market at once and capitalists may never have
again such opportunity for good investments.
Tor great city must and will be built this place.
J. NJ. MOREHEAD,
President of ShepPed's Point Land Co.
September l, 1851 llw