Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-11-08
Gov. "Orth-Members Of the Board of Pub
lie Works of North CnroIina-Steam M T.
acknowledgements Canal, &c.

| Gov. Worth-Members ofthe Board of Pub
lie Works of North Cnrolina-stea mer
Clinton-Chesapeake Canal, &c.
Special Correspondence of the Norfolk Day Book
CURRrrUCK COURT HOUSE, N. c.,
October 20, 1866.
The visit of our Governor Worth to this
remote part OF the State has gratifed our
people very much. We only regret our
friend Parks President of the Atlantic and
Chesapeake Canal Company, who SO kindly
extended his Excellency an invitation to
visit this section Of the State, did not in
! form rs previously of his intended visit,
that more Of our citizens might have been
present to welcome him on his arrival $?
our village. We were glad to see s.. many
Of the prominent citizens Of tAe State Wiz
Governor Worth-an4ong them We ST.
the following i. T. Battle, H. ~.Lced
CO., and ?: Fl: Wi'.~' Say, OF Rowan
Works of the Board of Public
sCas'- zen. Cox, President Chatham
j. -4leid) Railroad Company; J. D. Whit
lord, President Atlantic and North Carroll
IA Rallroad DR.. Hogg, of Raleigh Capt.
Jarvis late member OF the Legislature from
TINS county a; Mr.. Latham, State Proxy, and
Mr. Busbee, the Governors Private Clerk.
mond, son Of the late Dean Richmond. of
New York, large Stockholders in the Canal.
The party were embarked on board the
steamer g CiAton," under the special
charge of Marshall Parks, ESQ, President.
and arrived here from Norfolk on Wednes-
| day evening, Oct. oath. It was exDected
that they would visit Elizabeth CITY that
evening, and we learn that the CITY Board
was out II fall force at the wharf IN antici
PATTON CT their arrival but the latenass of
i the honr OF their departure from Norfolk.
I'a2a the aaany objects Of interest to view,
prevented their progress SO far by day light.
EtAe Governor expressed himself highly de-
hghted with the Company. He was parti-
cularly Interested with the Canal, and paid
especial attention to the navigation and
every thing OF interest connected there
with. On the way here he passed the
steamship ''Bettie," from Newbern. and
the steam tug "Chowan, with a large tow
ct vessels bound to Norfolk, laden with
the products of the '.Old North State"
seeking market. He viewed with interest
the magnificent stone dock of Great
Bridge, the largest structure of the kind on
the Atlantic coast, the steam dredging boats.
those powerful machines which nproot the
earth and eXcavate far beneath the surface
OF the water, to which, with the aid of gun
powder and the indomi able energy of the
contractors, Messrs. Cartwright, Barton &
Co., we are indebted for so good :, nayiqa
ton.
The party re-embarked on Thursday
morning and passed out again into Curri |
tuck Sound The sun was just rising an
parent out of the great Atlantic, giving |
our visitors fine view of 81 sunrise at sea. |
Crow, Knott's Island, and the many sand |
mills doomed up on the horizon, giving us a |
distant view of the coast, while to the
Southwark lay Church, Cedar and Piney
Islands. Passing through Cedar and Coin
JOCK Bays, our steamer soon entered the
lanai, and soon We were safely moored at
the Canal Bridge, when our party took q
nasty view OF the Notifications erected nv
the Confederate forces under Gen. Wise
and those ct the Federal army, commanded
Oy Gen. Burnside. Here, too, was the i
scene OF several successful raids
Inc steamers Arrow EMILY" and
: Fawn," were captured by the Rebs the
'Wo former taken off up the Chowan. the :
after burned. Passing on, we soon entered
North River, a bold and beautiful sheet of
water, which empties into Albermarle h
sound. After passing number of vessels :
coming up, we changed our course and re- t
raced our steps; many regretting the en- /,
sagements OF our Governor would not per F
mt ms visiting larger portion of Eastern
North Carolina. +
), Inc Clinton returned on Thursday to Nor
Ok, and we learn the Governor and his
'arty left on the next morning for Raleigh.
tightly pleased with their visit and with fhe 7
reat work In which the State is large u
'tockholder. Z