The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-11-02

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those part ofEarspe that abound, find such dit
ference incredible to be written" Inside of
the long narrow tract of -isianls along which they
coasted for two hundred miles, they found what alr-
peared another great sea- between them and The main
land. Everywhere they struck with s'rprsc;
they behed the variety, the magnitude and beauty OF
the forest trees which only surpassed those of Boz
hemia, Muscovia HercyAia,p fbut s'bettcring the
cedars ofthe Azores, of the Indies, or Lybanus.s a@
Two years later, after residence of twelve months
on the main land with "a party OF colonsts Ralph
Lane declared sthemain be the goodliest soil un-
der the cope of heaven, t'thc goodlicst and most
pleasing territory in the world, and the climate 80
wholesome, that had not sick since touch
ed the land here" He Ehirrns that III il chad but
horses aud kline lin reasonable proportion, i
dare self being inhabited with English,
realm in christendem were conlparibie 20 II. For
this already, find, that what commodities tsoever,
Spain, France, Italy, tie~East parts do yield
us, &c these larts abound with the growth
of them all, aud supdry other rich commodities, that
parts of the world, be they West East Indies,
have, here find the greatest abundance of'~ saa+
When contemplate North Carolina ut the pre-
day, recognize the features here described.
There is the coast the long line of low sandy
islands probably formed by The deposits Of scdi-
ment, where the Gnyi.tl waters from the interior
checked in their course by The opposing current
ofthc Gulf stream With the exception df the fnc
harbor of Beaufort there the same difficult ihles
which terrified these carly yoysGcrs and on their
maps were marked with figures Of sinking ships An
side of the range thcrs the broad shallow
seas most abundattly supplied with fish, and those
other inhabitants of the deep, which alike c;lcu-
lated TO minister to the necessities md Injuries of
mankind. On the ''niainS there lands not info
rior in fertility TO the Famous Dcltas of The Nile
or the Mississippi Cultivation for one Hundred sue
cessive years in the most cxhatt rg Of the grain
crops, has not diminished tlteir productvcpcss.--
Though it has cost eihgto rcndsr these swGmIjA
lands suitable for cltltivaOn vet no aGiicuual i,l
vestmcnt ever made in America ptriar@ '.SirIts r.
better return and this fact AFFORD Guct r"i ifrfia-
tion ofthe truth that Providence 'h~3 detfccJ mt
the best things in life shall l,our 70 att4in r%l
And yet, up to this tine but tn;Il pr orio taanl
persons think not ono ftticth part Of The srrlnp
lands in the Eastern portion of the Statc lave Been
put into GUILTY. alton When after the muIntr o Tul-
land all this region shall have been reclaimed the en-
tire present population the STATE might be rtmov-
ed it without being abIctoJ cultivate the half of
it. Almost every portion Of il, too is penetrated by
navigablc streams Passing inward hundred miles
more from the coast we reach that belt Of pirc
land, which formerly regarded rs tnIy valuable
for its timber and naval gcnerilfy hut which
later experiments show. may Without daicuit y8bc
rendered highly productive By the arplicatcn Of
mari lime it has been nsceriaincd That most or
this region he made to yield abundant crops both
of cotton and the cereals Westwnrd of Ibis, there
stretches for trce hrfndrcd miles "a lnodcr-
ateiv elevated andniating conntry; presenting nl4
most every variety Of landscape soil fnd prodncorIn
At its borders, there rises mp nlourtaiti
ousregion'with bodcr scenery and more bracfng
climate Few OF our own Citizens realize the extent
of this district, af the fact, that 1t s
three hundred miles in length. and has probnBlyl
more than forty peaks, that surpass in altitudc,N
Mount Washington, long regarded IS the most elc-a
waited point III the Atlantic States. Though this rc5
gion does not present the glacier fields and
eternal SHOWS of the Alps. yet their want il amply
atoncd for. y vegetation rich as the tropics them
selves boast of Rocky mnsscs, of imlnenses
height and magnitude andsIong ridges and frigbtluR
precipces be found but the prevailing char
acter of this section, is Of such fertility that the
forest trees attain their nagicens proportions
ON the sides and about the tops of tho highest
There too be seen those strange
treeless which ig bitantsa s,IT
posed to be the prints of the Evil one as he
stepped from mountain tos mountain. Their smooii,
surfaces covered with waving grasscs
suggest far different associations the present Hbe-v
holders The Landscape is yargated too, by tTretE
of thirty and for miles in extent, covered
with dense forests of the balsa fir trees appearing
in the distance dark "tle plumage of the ravens
less vernalfowers ,among which the numerous spc-s
cifs of the azaa, the kaInIia, and the rhod6dendron
especially contend in the variety sdeIicaey and brill
ancy ofthcir hues From, the sides of the mou1i-
tains flow cold Iimpid sstrc,rns along broad and
beautiful vallies Though snch region this
the eye, its chief merit is that every
part of it is fitted to be occsped by and TO minister to-
the wants of man. saE f ~ tsearas .a ss-a .sggr
Our State from the scashores TO its western limit,
is probably well watered any equal extent of
territory the face OF the globe, and in all the
middle and upper portions, the supply of water pow.
er is inhausble In fact there single rivers
such as the Cafawaa and French Broad. or sRacng p
river of the Cherokees which sufficient to moyc z
he machinery of State Throughout our entire ter
ritory, there are no barren wastes, and rarely a.
square mile to be found which maintain it's
proportionates share of population. Ia all its g.
parts too the yariety. magnitude and beauty of its
y explorers While the aseabOard counties have
those peculiar to that regions like tho cypress, iu-f
niPer live eak. and the gigantic pines OF the swampsl
1T to become the .'masts 0igreat AdnIFs7 and the
mountains such Varieties suited TO n harder
climate the State whole contain re-eg
of almost all the of the NORTH
American forest in their fullest aud grandeRt deyel-s
Dpncn md TO afford in the greatest profIson+ all
manner q. timber aud beautiful woods for the uses Of
the artiicer. 44 srrs -s=.sr a. -..s Far . as-f-f
When we look beneath the surface of the carthf
there abundant Objects of interest North GarOl-r
IA has the distinction of being the first of all the GOV
ernment of the world that ordered geological SER
vey Of its territory, aud she ias i my opinion
greater variety of mineral substance than any SIM
gle State of the 4Unisn. Not only does she present
he diamond, gpatinula. gold, silyer and many other
substances interesting to the nan OF science their.
ra rty, orattractre to the lovers of ornament,
their beauty, but she possesses rn great abundaEcs
those minerals wbc add. the wealth and
prosperity Of State Though her coal
measures are not PERHAPS as extensive as those of
sonc OF the other States yet they are sufficiently
10 b. ncxhau=tibs, while the ceals are Of the lery
best qualities for fuel for the making of gas ard for
the manufacture OF IFons haa - eg-- a.. - a- -.s
With respect to the. ores of iron think she may
she only has ali such they possess hS.
to contain the aud VARIABLE black band ore and
that quantities vastly surprising the deposits in
Scotland itself When, therefore, welook to the coal
ures ON Deep river and find aa these in
the greatest aban aeea "a ssElIsf or bs szseo lc
aznI- Iny, i