Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-04-17

It's Politics. Villages. Schools, Soil, Cli-
mate, Mines and Inhabitants.

mate Mines and Inhabitants.
Special Correspondence of the N. Y. World
CHARLOTTE, April 2.
have taken somewhat extended trir
through the cold North State" stopping
at each place of importance to see how thu
work of reconstruction was getting along
how the country was recovering from the
shock of the late war, and also have exam
ined the different mining districts alone
the route, work in which I have been as
sisted by practical miners from Colorado
and California. The residence of ex.Gov
ernor Vance is at this place, and though
declining to head the Conservative State
ticket IN the approaching election, he is
nevertheless devoting much of his time in
stumplng the State, which is having good
effect, as he is very popular stump speak
er. The Conservative element in this
State is strong, and the World, [ find, is
the leading Northern paper taken in this
State, and IS to be found in almost every
village at the news-rooms.
Finding good quarters in this place, we
have prolonged our stay, and have also
been more minute and careful in the ex-
animation of the mines in this locality than
at any of the other places we have visited
during our sojourn in the State. Before
further speaking of the mines here, ]
would say this is the pleasantest, most en-
terprlslng, and thriving place [ have seen
IN the State. It has three fine churches
Presbyterian, Methodist and Episcopal;
two large female seminaries, one under the
Presbyterian, the other of the Methodist
denominations, each having a good num-
Der of students. On our way to this place
We visited the mines near jamestown and
High Point; the Tuck and Harrison s
Mines, near Salisbury, the old and celebra
ted Gold Hill district lying some fifteen
miles southeast of Salisbury. and the Van
National, New Hope, Reid, Crosby and
Phenix mines east and southeast of Con-
cord. Many of these mines are now being
reconstructed and systematically open
ed, and will, ere long, with new and i'm
proved machinery, be working with good
results In the vicinity of this place are
numerous mines; some having been work
ed for many years prior to the war, yield
ing large returns, even with the old drag
or CHILEAN mill, which was the only pro-
cess in use here until recently. They have
now introduced various kinds of machines
for the reduction Of the ore, both by wet
and dry process.
About one mile west of this village is the
Rudlsiu mine, successfully worked for many
years, but now owned and operated by a
Baltimore company. They now have a
good steam engine, pump, and hosting
works at their main shaft, which is 200 feet
deep, developing to the full satisfaction of
the superintendent. At the Jugnot mine
they have introduced machines and are
nearly ready to operate. This property is
owned in New York, as is also that of the
Empire Gold Mining Company, lying north
Of the JugnOt, and some six miles westerly
of this village. 1t is less than six months
since the last named property passed into
the hands OF the present owners, during
which time they have sunk some five or six
shafts at different points along the vein,
erected fine mill with full set of ma
chinery, and shipped some $50, ZOO in gold
to the stockholders.
Among the old miners in this section the
Empire Gold Mining Companys property
is considered one of the best in the State
the developments of the past few
months indicate that their opinions were
correct. The great trouble in working the
mine has been on account of the quantity
Of water found at the depth of about fifty
feet. This prevented us from making as
deep and extended an examination of the
property as otherwise we would, but as they
uON A6f0 al duu SGGiu1 uO1SLluS
works at the main shaft, we have no doubt
that they will be soon working the vein at
the depth of 100 feet, where it is reported
they have very rich ore, and as their mill
is in good order and works we'll we have
every reason to expect large monthly yields
of bullion hereafter.
The Wilson mine, the Cops Hill mine.
and the Mclean mine, are all now opened
and worked under the new order of things,
and will no doubt add materially to the
metallic wealth of this section of our coun-
try-a section that am satisfied will soon
command the attention of many of the
capitalists of our Northern
States.
have been much pleased with the for
nation of the country, also the climate for
agricultural pursuits, and believe that the
same energy and care exercised in the Gull
tivation of the soil here, as is displayed in
its cultivation in the Middle or New Eng
land States, will prove it far more produc-
tive than theirs. Peaches, apples, grapes,
and blackberries, seem to grow almost
spontaneous, the climate being SO favor
able for them. The people of this section
are hosp1table and friendly, and free from
all that moroseness we expected to find
herein fact we have at all times and in all
places been treated in the most friendly
and they seem DESTROYS to have
Northern men come and settle among them.
Erorr tho Now VorL