The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-30

ten or twelve thousari hhthltan's and with little ba
the crest natural beauty Of he p &c 10 mend n
From Columbia took the railroad 70 Charlotte, pass
ing through beautiful unduatng country, and crossing
several rivers which diversified the shifting scenery
Charlotte is a handsome, though small tosn, in the
famous gold district of North Carolina where there Is
branch Of the United States Mint superintendent bya gen
tleman Of scientific at.anmens, Dr. Gibbons OF Phiadei-
phia According TO reliable accounts furnished this gold
region is superior to any district In California or
Pixies Peak The difficulty With it is that IT Is owned by
mdvduas and they ignorant Of the value OF the pro
perty dresdfuiy afraid Of being cheated There one
mer there part OF the richest portion or H.
He p,oughs il every now and then, When be wants mug
get Sometimes be up worth $50, sometimes one
worth SIZE, and sometimes worth as much a. 5000
lie lives miserably this til his ncoessties again drive
him 70 tho plough in quest of another piece OF the shining
metal great many capitalists made him splendid Offers
IL he would permit them 20 mine his small property,
but he invariably refused preferrng 70 live the life o. the
dog In the manger farm OF eighty or one hundred
Of land which contains gold worth ten millions of
dollars, but which no viii neither work himself nor per-
NIT others to work. while he lives abject poverty all
the time The proceeds Of the mines at Charlotte last year
amounted TO half million of dollars, and tho gold
was coined at tho branch mint there But would easily
YIELD under energetic enterprise ten twenty milons.
II the richest gold region this side OF the Aeghanes
and far superior TO that OF Pixies Peak abou. which
much nose Is made gentleman named Andrews, q
doctor, Of Charlotte, has in his possession wonderful
specimens OF the gold OF this district He Is great enthu
sat the subject, and possesses information in
laon to il than any other person met If the farmers
in the gold district OF CHAR would give the same
privileges to dggers they &c; in California,
soon such avalanche of adventurers would
descend upon ii from the North would make it
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in the South, while the whole State would be improved
beyond conception.
From Charlotte proceeded by railroad to Raleigh,
the capital CT North Carolina and thence to Weldon in the
same state, q new town on tho Roanoke river where
three four railr Dads meet. This soon prove
growing place. The Roanoke ut this point capable Of
contributing vast amount OF water power and facilities
for every species OF manufacture Indeed, in
nearly all the Southern towns the water power
is immense; but the application of IL Is very
small compared with what we witness in the
Northern States. The want o. active capital and
Of enterprise stands obstacle for the present
in the way OF advancement in manufactures. But IL s
only question Of time The day will come when the
mighty power TO which nature invites the art Of man.
which might turn the machinery Of the world, but which
flows idly by in wssteio proiuson vii! be applied to
thousands and tens Of thousands OF wheels and then
latent Of the South will be developed TO an ex
tent beyond the widest dreams Of her sons.
As far South as Raleigh line Of railroad and as
Charleston and Savannah another found the HERALD
for sale by pcwsboys, price shilling Twas the only
Northern daily paper saw.
In the South they not active in pushing business
rapid in their movements in the North the West
ard Northwest At Chicago and Louisville the HERALD Is
sold in great quantities. and all that Western region
But in few years it will be found all along the
railroad lines of the South, which opening in
every direction and traversng all its vast territory
We had only time TO stay ow days in any one place.
but enough to satisfy that the region through
which travelled is of the most delightful spring
pleasure trips for few weeks that be enjoyed on any
part Of this continent The best time return to New
York about the LIST Of Nay when the weather becomes
settled and genial and rather pleasant to Northern
people than the very atmosphere of the sunny
South