Newbern weekly progress., 1859-12-06
From the Fayetteville Observer.
TFXES IN NORTH CAROLINA.

1Tcssrs f.. J. I{0ie s. Son :-GENTLEMEN -
Two letters have recently appeared in the ObSer-
,,er written from Texas giving a description of
the climate, soil, productions, etc, OF that new
and Hourishing State, and Of the cheapest and
best way to get there from North Carolina. Now
I've if known to all whom 1t may concern, that we
lave rich very rich lands in the old North State.
that for climate, productlvenesS, convenience OF
market etc, can scarcely be, 1t at all, surpassed
anyw here. But l wish to speak particularly y of q
district of country below NeWbern, which L have
rcceutly visited and some of which have very
carefully examined There is a body of elevated
low lands commencing near Neuse and ST. ching
thence North by the head of Bay river and down
South creek to within few miles OF Pamllco
r;,.cr in Beaufort county. 1t is about Is miles
wide and on an average u long. All of 1T, how
ever is not first quality, but L suppose that at
least two.thirds, or hundred and fifty thou
sand acres are. 1t Will bring from to 10 bbl5.
of corn per acre. Some of it is very good for
wheat and some of it for cotton, producing, it IS
believed. BAG to the acre. Mr. Noah Guiltord,
on South creek sowed 4 acres in wheat and mea-
s,lred ND ll23 bushels. Over % bushels per acre.
But let the reader judge OF Its productlVeneSs
from the following description:
The soil is from inches to Z feet deep 1t is
of a dark mulatto color i'll the more elevated poT-
tions and in the lower, black. 1t IS OF course of
vegetable origin Underlying the soil is red
mari clay from II to 1S inches thick, under that
q blue mari clay of about equal thickness, and
under the blue clay an immense bed OF shell
mari of uneven thickness and in various stages
of decomposition. Can such land ever be exhaust
ed The timber is gum and poplar, with oak,
ash. horn-bean beech, with rattan and reeds and
rrsss. The range exceeds any thing in North
Carolina Thousands of cattle not only live thro
the winter but keep fat upon the reeds, &c.
These lands are drained at expense of not
more than s. so per acre, at the outset, and are
very easily kept drained. The yield of per
acre the first year will more than pay for clearing
| saw a field of corn on the lands of Charles
TriDp on South Creek in which there had never
fooly fno ohnF Had
in the Fall, and everything burnt Oft the last Of
May and holes dug in the ground with hoe and
the corn planted and chopped out twice. It was
thought by good Judges, when was there in
September, that it would produce IL bbls. per
acre.
On the Neuse river there are beautiful sites for
building at town Just laid off called Cherryville.
This place is near enough to all the Southern
part of the lands: it is healthy. The river is
from 6 to 8 miles wide, the water salt, ebbs and
flows, and the breeze delightful. Fish and oys
tors abound. -Ex-Sheriff Chadwick, who lives,
and has lived for many years, on the river, just
above the town, told me that it is nearly healthy
as Beaufort that chils sometimes visit them but
they are mild and readily yield to the usual reme-
dies. And Samuel Whithurst who lives at the
place. and has for many years. assured me that he
never had physician professionally called in to
any of his family, white or colord.
Now is not this place-thOSe lands, take them
all in all, ofthe garden spots of the world
Vessels, bound from and to Newbern, go up and
down on the Neuse, in full view. Also, steamers,
fishing smacks, ETC.
The very best of those lands can be bought mo,e
or could few weeks ago-for So, $8 and $40
per acre 10 is the highest price, believe, asked
for any. Thousands of acres have been bought
in the last few months by farmers from Hyde, who
say that the land is nearly equal to the very best
Hyde county land worth ) l25 per acre. Other
farmers have and are buying.
J. c. BLOCKER.