The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-06

The Hone of North-Carolina.


Amid the gloom and dependency which
has been thrown over the public mind by
the troubles through which we have past,
there is CLEAN OF nope still extant, Tor
North Carolina yet to hc rich and glorious
State. We have perhaps more natural II.
cilities than any other State III the Union
Our soil is 81 diversified that we can mise
all sorts OF grain, grass. clover and fine lrull.
| will speak particularly of the Western
portion of the State That section produ-
ces the finest apples in the United States
Though only very small per cent OF the
country is settled as yet, the State may
confidently expect that, that portion ct the
State will soon be the wealthy portion OF
North Carolina. 1t only requires ten years
for man with a capitol of $1,000 to make
an independent fortune That amount will
buy a mountain farm adapted to fruit and if
he plant 1000 apple trees--in five years they
will pay expenses in ten years they Will
produce ten bushels of fruit to the tree
which will make 10000 bushels, which at
so cents per bushel would be worth $10,0 900.
The fruit produced there last year brought
that from the tree notwithstanding it had to
be carried on wagons 80 miles to market
When the Western North Carolina Rail-
road is completed we will have transporta-
ton from home 1t is also confidently he
lievcd that the Blue Ridge Railroad will be
completed at an early day. 1t crosses the
w. N c. Road at the mouth of Nantihalla
river, in Macon County, running 70 miles
through Macon. That will give us direct
communication with Charleston, S. c., and
y also with the West.
e. Grapes grow fine in Those Western Coun-
ties, aud that will soon bea source of wealth.
We raise very fine wheat, rye, oats and corn.
i,, We can raise 200 hundred bushels of Irish
potatoes on one acre of mountain land be-
fore it is MANFRED, and a great deal more it
the land is highly manfred. The raising of
this one article will be good business when
the Railroads are completed. One laborer
can cultivate eight acres in potatoes, which
will produce 1 600 bushels, that at the low
price of so cts per bushel, would pay him
$500. The raising of cattle is good bust
ness; it takes but little labor to raise hav to
20 feed them upon in the winter, and they get
very fat grazing on 'the mountains in the
summer.
f Rich Copper Mines are found in several of
those Counties. A great abundance of iron
is found in Cherokee County. Rich depOs-
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other Counties. There is also IN abundance
of emory in several of those Counties. The
climate is very healthy. The best springs of
water in the world gush forth from those
hills and mountains. Beautiful flowers cover
the mountain sides. The valleys are cover
ed with luxuriant berries that grow sponta-
neously Our small rivers and brooks arc
clear and abound with beautiful mountain
trout In word, with the right improve
ment, Western North-Carolina would he a
home OF pleasure and wealth. And as an
additional inducement to immigrants would
state that we are to have Republican form
of government in which the laborer is to he
protected in all his rights. We are to have
system of free schools by which means all
the children OF the State are to be educated
at the expense OF the State. So it is to he
hoped, that through the instrumentalty OF
the Republican party and the blessing OF
God, that we will yet have happy country
j. r. AMMONS.