Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-12-10
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From the Fayetteville Observer.l
TEXAS IN NORTH-CAROLINA.
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GENTLEMEN Two letters have recently appeared
in the Observer, written from Texas, giving de.
scription of the climate SOIL productions etc, of
that new and fourshing State, and of the cheapest
and best way to get there from North Carolina
Now be it known to all whom it may concern, that
We have rich very rich lands in the old North State
that, for climate, productivencss, convenience Of
market, ETC.. can scarcely be If at all, surpassed
anywhere But wish to speak particularly Of
district of country below Newbern, which have
recently visited, and some of which I have very
carefully examined. There is body of elevated
low lands commencing near Neuse and stretching
thence North ~ the head o. Bay river and down
South Greek to within few miles of Pamlico river
in Beaufort county. 1t is about 10 miles wide and
on an average q long. All of it however, is not
first quality, but suppose that at least two-thrt
or one hundred and fifty thousand acres are 1t
will bring from to 15 bbls. of corn per acre.
Some of it is very good for wheat and some of it
for cotton, producing it is bcved bag to the acre
Mr. Noah Guilford, on South creek, sowed 4 acres
in wheat and measured up 1929 bushels Over %
bushels per acre. But let the reader judge of its
productiveness from the following description:
The soil is from & inches to feet deep. 1t is Of
dark mulatto color in the more elevated portions,
and in the lower black 1t is of course of veceta-
Bile origin. Underlying the soil is a red mari clay
from - to Is inches thick, under that blue mari
clay of about equal thickness. and under the blue
clay an immense bed of shell mari of uneven thick
ness and in various stages of decomposition. Can
such land ever be exhausted: The timber is gum
and poplar. mostly, with some oak, ash, horn-bean
beech, with rattan ans: reeds and grass. The range
exceeds anything in North Carolina Thousands Of
cattle not only live through the winter but keep fat
upon the reeds, &c.
These lands are drained at an expense of not more
than 81 50 per acre. at the outset and are very ca
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first year will more than pay for clearing. saw a
South creek, in which there had never been a
plough nor mattock; the timber was felled in the
Fall, and everything burnt off the last Of May and
holes dug in the ground with . hoe and the corn
planted and chopped out twice. 1t was thought by
good Judges, when was there in September, that
it would produce II bbls. per acre.
On the Neuse river there are beautiful sites for
building town just laid of, called Cheryville.
This place is near enough to ali the Southern par,
Of the lands; it is healthy The river is from to
miles wide, the water salt and ebbs and flows, and
the breeze delightful Fish and oysters abound
Ex-Sheriff Chadwick, who lives, and has lived fol
many years on the river just above the town, tolt
me that it is nearly as healthy as Beaufort; thai
chils sometimes visit them, but they are mild ant
readily yield to the usual remedies. And Samuc
Whtehur>t who lives at the place. and has for man,
years. assured me that he never had physician
professionally called in to any of his family, whit
or colOred.
Now is not this place-those lands, take them al
alone of the garden spots of the world:
Vessels, bound from and to Newbern, go up an,
down on the Neuse, in full view. Also, steamers
fishing smacks, etc.
Tae very best of those lands can be bought nor-
or could few weeks ago-for IS. 81, and SO pc
acre. $40 is the highest price, believe asked 70
any. Thousands of acres have been bought in tn
last few months by farmers from Hyde, who 50
that the land is nearly equal to the very best Hyd
county land worth 1926 per acre. Other farmer
have and are buying
J. C. BLOCKER