The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-11-27
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4 VISIT no THE cOALFIEI.Ds.

Mn. HEakTr;-l have just returned from
visit 10 the coalfels In Chatham county,
and | send you a piece Of coal. and black
band iron ore. that ] tosk out OF the mine
with ny own hands ass feet from the surface
Of the e.rih. have been asked. sinc, re-
turned, II there was much coal al tina coal
fields. say, IL the Confederate States would
use al the iron they want for thousand
Years, might perhaps then, il abnut the
nine, tell them how much longer 4 would
last There is coal aud iron ore, aud that "
the best quality. plenty and to spare. !
used "a think when Hugh Waddeli, Esd,
told me such long and big tale. about the
iron ore aud coal, and that | ought to 60
there aud 20 10 work, That he was just joking.
OF telling big tale berause he had a. lhter-
cst there. Rot, nv dear sic. he did net be-
sin 10 tell the trurh; he greatly moderated
Il. They are nov taking aut coal 10 album
dance. makisg iron IN small way, ard alsn
making oil. ] have 10 doub, but the cnal-
fields III Chatham, will soon be tile ggeas
I,ovrll .f tke Confederate States. ! lhink
/ NV Convention ough, 10 take steps to lave
the place fully devrl ped. by ssnd'ns suita.
bic men 10 the neti Confederate Congress.
requesting the appointment 81 jnlnl com
mitlre 81 intelligent men TO VISIT the mines
and make thorough examination. and zee
for themselves. and | have no doubt that ~
less than three months from the time they
make the visit, there will be great naticnal
lountry and other works commented there
(or there i The irsu ere 10 make 81 the can.
non and every thing else they neej, AMI coal
enough Tor 81 their wants and IL spare, aud
plrnty Of water power On the river 70 carry
an, amount of machinery, and 10 the midst
ar cotntry abnandiug with health aud a.
buhdanee u corn and pork; aud then per.
haps tie State will take the matter 10 hand
and make some WAY 70 ge Tiers and take Us
coal and iron away. The river navigation
has been badly huichered up; i i bad been
a beef steer and bu,ehered a. bal A. the nav.
ieation la been. | am sure the heel wald
have never sid iur n. value. What man
or eompan, 81 men, i 10 blame for his
cannot saw: bot tnat the blame = e Tall n
somebody is Just a. certain as there . COS
Al The Egypt nine. Before close ! wi
Just say lof Mr.. MeClain, that North Caro-
! lima nught 70 be proud Of such man, Ice y
certainly knows his business. would als'
remark. that the Fayetteville Railroad :
running now within three miles 81 the pIi
and viii not be completed till May % Jun
merit they are now carting over this tire
milrs Of road to the Fayetteville Railfoa
.oins fifty Or sixty tons 81 coal per day.
will stop these remarks lor the present
; and IL you think these few lines worthy the
room IL yuar time honured sheet YOU M
give them a place. and ~ my next I will ~
YOU short sketch % the coal regions md I
the works and the manner Of raising thr CO
with much ease four hundred and Oft, OF 81
AZ feet. tell sou they can raise fsur ,
Eve tons Of coal. and put u on top Of y
ground a. soon ~ our well.diggcrs can raj
bucket Of dirt out 81 well twenty Or tw,i
. u i've feet deep.
!. | remain your humble servant.
A. c. MURDOCH.