Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-10-23


tains flow cold and limpid streams along broad and
beautiful vallies. Though such region as this can
weary the eye It's chief merit that almost
part of il is fitted to be occupied by, and to min
lister to the wants OF man.
Our State from the seashore to its western limit,
is probably as we'll watered as any equal extent of
territory on the face Of the globe and in all the
middle and upper portions, the supply of water pow
er is nexhaustable In fact there single rivers,
such as the Catawba and French Broad, or "Racng
river" of the Cherokees, which are sufficient to move
the machinery of State. Throughout entire ter
rtory there are no barren wastes, and rarely
square mile to be found, which cannot maintain its
proportionate share of population. In all its
parts, too, the variety magnitude and beauty Of its
forest trees fully sustain the encomums of those ear.
" explorers While the seaboard counties have
those peculiar to that region, like the cypress. ju-
niper live oak. and the gigantic pines of theswamps,
fit to become the "masts Of great Admras, and the
mountains such varieties as are suited to a harder
climate the State a whole seems to contain re-
representatives. of almost all the trees of the North
American forest in their fullest and grandest devel
opmcnt and to afford in the greatest profusion all
manner of timber and beautiful woods for the uses
Of the artifcer.
When we look beneath the surface of the earth
there are abundant objects of interest. North Carroll
has the distinction of being the first Of all the gov
ernments of the world that ordered geological sur
vey of its territory, and she has in my opinion,
greater variety of mineral substances than any sin
gle State of the Union Not only does she present
the diamond platinum, gold, silver and many other
substances interesting to the man ofscence, for their
rarity attractive to the lovers Of ornament, for
their beauty but she possesses in great abundance
those minerals which add most to the wealth and
permanent prosperity of State. Though her coal
measures not perhaps extensive those of
of the other States, yet they sufficiently
to be nexhaustibe, while the Goals of the very
best qualities for fuel for the making of gas and for
the manufacture of iron.
With rpSppct the ores of iron I think she NAV
fairly claim be the first of all the States because
she not only has all such they posse in the
greatest abundance. but she is the only known
to contain the and valuable black band ore and
that in quantities vastly surprising the deposits in
Scotland itself When, therefore. took to the coal
measures Deep river, and find all these ores in
the greatest abundance, everything, or between the
coal seams themselves and consider all the advanta
ges Of this locality. hardly doub, the correct
of the opinion expressed by the most expert
enced miners and manufacturers Of iron. that when
proper outlets opened, BY the completion of the
works Of improvement now in progress, iron
be there made and transported to Wales, and sold at
as cheap rate as that for which the WEIGH manu-
factu-crs afford the article.
Extensive beds of valuable marls are ascertained
to exist almost the entire eastern portion of the
State, and afford the means Of making fertile, most
parts of that section. Recent examinations have
brought to light to so great an extent, lime, copper
ores and other valuable minerals, to satisfy every
that North Carolina is eminently fortunate in
her geological formations.
The agricultural productions OF the State are not
less varied than its surfaces and Soils | know of no
article grown in New England New York, that
cannot be obtained with less labor and at lower
rates in the mountain region Of North Carolina
Whatever the middle and western States Of the
Union yield can be produced in abundance not only
in the central parts, but in fact all over our State
While tobacco may be prottably grown in almost
every portion Of it, Of the northern counties
md n1,bl
what old Virginia herself. any other part Of the
world grows C"t,on of fine qualities is produced
in the lower counties. in great quantity to the
acre, and with as high profits, in the south
tern States. The progress this culture has of late
made, with us, when we consider the large
suitable to it, renders It probable that distan,
day North Carolina will take rank among the first
cotton States Of tie Union. The rice of the Cape
Fear is esteemed equal to the best in the world and
its culture may be largely extended in that region.
The lowand counties OF the east and northeast, as
producers Of breadslutfs. destined to be to the
adjacent regions what Egypt in the time of the
Pharaohs
The grape is indigenous in every part of the State,
from Currituck to Cherokee, and among tn. hun,
dredS Of native varieties that from time to time
brought to light after the neglect and waste of cen
turics, there are doubtless many which will equal,
possibly surpass the delicious Scuppernong of the
Abemare region, and the famous Ca,awha of Bun.
combe. With such indications. and favorable
SOILS, anu why may we not IN time, approx
inmate the vintsges of France and Germany?
Mr. Webster once remarked to me in cOnversa-
ton that he did believe that should ever be
able to obtain good wine from the Atlantic slope of
the American continent The reason given by him
this: the prevailing winds of the temperate
gions being from the west and as in the United
States they came from the land, a much higher de-
gree of heat felt in the summer than in Europe,
where they blew from the Atlantic ocean. Hence
he thought the extreme heat of the summer here
hrp OH
ton. unfavorabe to the production Of good wines
If this view should present an insurmountable diff.
entity, with respect to wines made from foreign
grapes. that ripen in the heat of summers, it
nevertheless would not exist in the of the ma
tives, which do not usually come to maturity until
| the greatest heats of the summer are past namely
| in the months OF September and October In fact
in a district OF few miles in extent on the Trvon
| mountain, Nhere neither dew nor frost are ever
| known, and which is remarkable for the variety and
excellence oft native grapes, they often found in
fine condition in the open air, as late December
In the wine districts of France there are embra.
ced in all about eight thousand square miles, con-
siderable portion Of which consists of rocky steps,
and terraces unified for the production of the
cereals and vet the yield in wine is of the value of
more than fifty millions of dollars annually, while
the product of brandy is from ten to twelve millions.
! 1t thus appears that the whole yield from these
eight thousand miles of territory is equal to about
one half of the average value of the cotton crop Of
the United States for the last five years. There is
doubtless in North Carolina, much greater amount
of land than this suitable to the growing of grapes
and may we not hope, one of these days, to become
great wine producing community?
| With the single exception of the sugar from the
cane, know of no agricultural product of the Un-
ion, which is not suited to our State. do not
merely mean to say that they may be produced, but
that they all find in limits their appropriate
soil and climate and be successfully cultivated
to an extent greatly SURPRISING the wants of our
own people. All the domestic animals existing in
the United States thrive within our borders
almost every part of the sta'e, he finds his best