Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-13
Cape Fear and Deep River Improvement.

Through the kindness. of friend, We have bean uei
mitted to publish the following letter. xxhich we
think possesses at least peculiar interest at this
time though it is possible but little, if any, good can
now be effected by its publication:
PH1LAp'A., Nov. &c, 1856.
Deep River Navigation Company:
Sir cannot but express to you, and through you the
Company whose interests committed to my care
long delay the Deep River improvement More than
within reach and with the accomplished Engineer en-
poyed by the Company felt confdent of seeing done
believing as we sincerely do that the work is essential to
tho prosperity of this portion of your State
was one Of company of persons who rendered you
of July last and without complaining that such pro-
position not promptly accepted, do express you
continued delay of the work.
The outlay to has been very large and was done in
good faith believing that the River Company since tey
endeavoring to- do their part and still believe that
will be done at early day. if your Company Should
noying that the capital employed in the deve
opment the Coal Fields rendered wholly unpro duetye
while great wealth this or,en to u.s.
ready for the market yet, go forward in
completion Of our arrangements, by building, boats and
erecting furnaces until we see better prospect of the
petion of the river than is now presented:
With the arrangements of single shaft have now
opened into the coal bed is in to take
hundred thousand of coal per annum and there are
which coal is ordinarily the fa extent of our
ability An exhibit of the products of this region would
river yet compelled to look silence and remain
subject ali these disadvantages If the River COMPANY
alone the sufferers by the great loss of all the income
that would have been received IL ue the matter would
| be less a subject of complaint.
The iron Deep River of bete quality than any found
the State of Penny lvanG, and is besides more &C
eeSsb already have arrang bee made to erect
property One ready expe1 FIVE hundred thou
sand dollars with that il they could assured of the
early completion OF the river Our COMPANY designed
doing the thing and every Furnace will supply from
twenty to forty thousand tons annum passed
the Cape Foar and Deep River Improvement to market
Had the river been completed, contemplated that
whole region would already have been now
anticipated lo my certain knewle dye, than million
of dollars has been diverted to less profitable investments
because Of the want of to the The
the delay the embarrassed he river compaY
and unless it is completed soon should certainly
abandoned to the State which, for the sake of its
ter sure ought underS Ike to complete this navsa
| ton.
The most difficult thing have perform in this part Of
the country s for difficulty experienced &C
complshng improvement to comparatively nsig
nifGant with material that enrich the State
beyond any other and VIII ch eventually make Nertf
Carolina The creditor stat Of the whole Union.
In conclusion, Sir Know of better plan to suggest
than the employ of apabe Superintendent MIR McLane
obtain the necessary hands, and otherwise carry thu
plans of Mr. Douglas in the construction of this much need
ed highway. He is rtanly competent and has amount
of energy which. It had been directed this channel
would have put the work in successful operation long
Very respectfully,
dered for the work. four hundred men, who prevented
from prosecuting similar work here from wintry weather
weud willingly go North Carolina for this purpose
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