New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-15
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With ample proof in view AZ hand that the % South
ern mountains here named are all higher than any noun
tam IN the North what becomes OF the phrase Down
souhi Hitherto some oi YOU nave thought OF coming
dorm sonth Think Of hat no more; but Instead. think
much OF coming APP Southland come accordingly and
when You do como bring with you bcseoch you.
word o. bombasi, but as something suggestive OF
vital and salutary principle OF action the motto L1ce
Many Of the mountains Of North Carolina would well
repay the little expense aud great fatigue Of visit from
any one who delights IN bchOldiug and studying the
Oftiv upheayed wonders OF the world Among these In
WIiteside Mountain the Bald Mountain tue Grandfather
Mountain, the Grandmother Mountain, the Pilot Noun.
tth the BaH r Head Paint Rock, Chimney Rock,
Table Rock, and Gingercake Rock arc also inter
estluc In the mountainous regions of North
Carolina also numerous cataracts cascades gorges,
rayines precipces chasns caves groit9cs ana other
such as eau hardly fan In the better years 30 come 20
afford infinite pleasure 70 numbsles, 'onsi Panie,s.
Catawba Fails, the Tuokasccce Pals the HckOTy-Nu
Fsiis. and MIicheIrs Fails; the Warm Springs che
degrees wnrmer than the blood, the Cttawba Springs,
syringe and the RED aud White sulphur and Chalybcae
Springs the Mcdowell Cave, the Natural Walls or Trap
Dykes Of Rowan, and countless other natural objects
most 81 them uuCmbelsACd and rough IN their primitive
uuiquencss hut all Of them picturesque. hcalthNyng
and marvellous 20 be seen IN North Carolina hud are
now patiently awaiting they have awaited since The
time OF their creation the incoming ~ people, potent
white peope-whose enterprise and appreciation VIII do
Descending from the highlands TO tho lowlands Of
North Carolina we shall fiud bordering the Atlantic,
no less than 100000 OF OF swamps, comprising In
the aggregate 81 territory larger thlu tho Nhoe
State OF Connecticut Some OF these gamp are Said To
he higher than lands OF firm and sohd sur
face the explanation being thot the spongy masses Of
many Of these good artificial drainage has been
obtained and in every case Of this KIND the labor OF
dching has rewarded with the most fruitful aud
satisfactory results have been crodiby Informed OF
cases where the astonishingy rich soils thus
reclaimed from AN excess OF water have, without tho
addition Of any fertzng substance produced upward
Of bushels Of 70 the acre The price Of these unre
claimed swamp lands is from e TO $40 per acre ana belr
natural fertility IS believed 10 be absolutely incNhausu
BILE They well adapted 10 the growth OF corn wheat
rye oats cotton rice potatoes and almost every other
ordinary product OF the field; also 20 sheeprasng and
wool growing Tho most noted but not lhG most arabic.
localities O this kind are the Great Dismal swamp ihe
Little Dismal swamp the Alligator swamp the Catfish
swamp 'ISSe' ,'',,g ,stt,iart's o,J ,Icr
conIaravcy inland bodies OF water, such as Pamlico
Sound, Albemare Sound, Currtuck Sound, Mattanus-
kcrt Lake Waccamaw Lake. ana Lake Phelps. The prn-
cpa rivers Of the state are the cape rear the Roanoke,
the Neuse the Tar, the Ch0wan the ladkn tho Caiaw-
ba, the French Broad the Hawasee the Pigeon ana the
NOachucky Several Of these rivers and the larger
sounds and estuares nayigabe and In addition 10
all these interior natural facles ior tfade ana com
mercc, the State has coast line Of at least 800 miles.
noans r. nosityey mmcasurable Indeed n Is no eSng.
ccratiOn say that In less than oneaf OF the counties
number OF gently and fOrciby descending streams 10
turn with perfect and with excess OF room and
power twice much machinery as now exists In ali the
world The immense power OF the water OF some Of
rivers may be inferred when inform you that several Of
them have their beds IN rdeVs Of more than ordinary
mountain hight The French Broad and the Hiawassee
flow elevation Of at least 1000 feet, while the
courses gush through channels which, IN many places,
appear 20 cut out OF the surface Of little worlds Of
In the midland counties, between the high mountains
of the west aud the tideswept marshes Of the east
Guiding hills valleys plateaus, glades and glens and, In
travelling from the sea into The INTERIOR 80 gradual and
vet 80 great the rise OF the ground that hundreds or
thousands Of homes may be selected at almost any ee
walton not exceeding 1000 feet
Every part OF the State, except where tho wOOdmen
have done their work Is covered with dense forests OF
trees both decduous and evergreen among which are
The Tla tbe 1frgh h0
locust the walnut She chestnut the cherry the hickory
the pine the hemlock the cedar, aud the cypress OF
the several species Of oak the best the white land white
believe is always found to be good II not the best OF
whatever species genus, tribe, ORDER sometimes
grows 10 be sx feet IN diameter and high, and other
large 80 proportion Perhaps no state IN The Union
so rich i'm the variety beauty and excellence Of It's boz
tauical productions North Carolna for here indeed
ourishes and 10 perfection almost every tree
and shrub, aud plant aud grass ana Hover and vine,
and fruit and grain, aud vegetable, that grows any
where between the arctic and torrid zones.
Nor Is 10 only abOyegrOund that North Carona IL nat
uay rich She possesses vast stores OF crude mineral
treasures. and Is ready TO yield them up at any moment
10 industrious aud enerprsnE OF mind ana muscle.
on this subject and subjects akin 10 IT, Prof Kerr.
our state Geoogst, in his theological Survey Of North
In the study Of the metalferous minerals, Inn
portant TO bear In mind TWO leading facts; FIRST
eions metals, chiefly on the TANKS OF mountains,
od in tracts marked by disturbance and upheaya I'm
tbe vicinity Of trap dykes and other orupvo rocks and
al the intersections Of these with sate and second that
eir occurrence is most frequent In the oldest forma-
tons the primary aud lower secondary. The rocks OF
North Carolina belong TO this lowest horizon, being
wholly Included with the unimp0rtant exception Of the
coaGelds In the primary group so that prepared
for the statement that there Is hardly TO be found terri
tory of the same extent with great variety OF yau
abe minerals In the treatment Of tins subject IL VIII be
sufficiently precise for our purpose To divide the usel
minerals into classes namely the meallfcrOus ores
which occur mostly In veins and earthly minerals aud
rocks which found mostly IN beds. Under the INST
division occur gold, silver copper lead zuc iron ana
ungsten and here for convenience, may be added tho
danond aud uLdcr the second may bc mentioned, as oc
currug I'm this tate under such circumstances Nsrcnder
hcIn economically valuable coal, mari, limestone, mar
a architectural granite sandstone pOTphyry, hrcsOuf