Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-10-13
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AN the eleventh QltLj day of NOVEMBER next nj the
city OF Morchead will be sold at public aucrion. til"
lots OF said city.
COMPANY" nj the terminus Of the Atlantic and North ca
DINA Railroad, at Beaufort harbor, N. e., Immediately at
the Atlantic ocean.
The various reports Of the L. $. coast survey establish
the great exccllencies OF this harbor Tor facility OF rn
trance, depth Of water, and security from wind OF wave,
whilst Fort Macon completely commands the entrance"
The interior communications by water and land murt
make this a great commercial city. The vHst productions
oi the fertile valleys OF the Roanoke, Tar, hni Neus"
rivers, aud the commerce OF those great inland seas-ih"
Albemarlc, Currituck. CrOathn, and Pamico Sounds, VIII
reach this tne hsrbor through Cor: sound on III"
North, whilst Bogue Sound will bear ON its bosom IN" ag
ricultural products, lumber, naval stores, hnd hnr shIp
timber of the regions lying south.
The Atlantic and North Carolina Rail Rond, which VI
be ready Tor use by the first Of January next, passes through
the entire length Of the city. to its wharf, in Il feet winter.
at low tide. aud connects with the great North Carolina
nil road (of whioh 1t is Il continuation at loi,ooro'.
The North Carolina rail road, among The best IN Ia"
Union, 2G3 miles long, 10 completed 10 Ihhfi"t'r,
where it connects through the South Carolina and Hroi
sa Rail Roads with Atlanta and the Southwest; ana oy is
western extension, now in rapid progress, IL j.. contsii
plated to reach the trade OF Memphis and me mi's'ssipil
Valley by the net work of all the railways that connect r.,
Atlanta, Chattanooga, or with the hssl ie"Hessee hA''
Road.
The port of Beaufort, Chattanooga, Memphis aud San
Diego ON the Pacific, are about the same parallel on lhti-
tude. and If that parallel be extended across the Pacific,
I, IN r.acb shanghai, the nearest great pori on III" sa.t.
ern Continent; therefore, II the Pacific Rail Road ever b"
cnns,ructcd. Isud that should be done forthwith why
NAV NOT tEIs b" Sv
rornmerre of the East Indies
rwo short railroads will connect the two great Coal
rialJ, Of the state, lying On the North and south Of iii.
Norh Carolina railroad, with that road, and IL IL conf.
IDENTIFY expected that a vast coal trade will be carried On
through the new city. II so. may not Beaufort become II
great cosling port, not only for purposes Of commerce., bU;
to furnish the supplies to steamers passing so near the en-
trance, going North and south and may not the new city
become that great entire depot between the North and
South, to which our able and distinguished countrylnhn.
Lieut. Maury, refers in his unrivaled sstesmanlise paper,
IN the commerce OF the Amazon, South America, and tie
Gulf OF Mexicol
The city Of Morehesd is situated on a beautiful Eeck 81
land, or dry plain, almost entirely surrounded with salt
water. lu climate is salubrious; It's sea breeze and sea
bathing ~delighttuli its drinking water good. and its hns
c~halybeate spring strongly impregnased with sulphur VIII
make 1t a pleasant watering place.
As not a single 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 irst instance Of an entire new city on tho
Atlantic coast being brought into market at once; and
capitalists may never have again such an opportunity ior
good investments,f for a great city must and will be built
at this place. .
Sent ee-ctf Sheppsrd's Point Land Co.