The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-06-08
Western NOrth.Carolina.

We have received from New York friend
a copy of circular in relation to Western
North Carolina, written 10y "a correspondent
of the N Y. Tribune, and would like to lay
its entire contents before the people The
object of the circular is to induce immigrants
to the North and from Europe to emigrate
Southwark, and to settle in Western North.
Carolina.
After displaying fully the many advan-
tage attending the purchase of lands in that
region OF the State, the circular says:
I'VE find large surfaces of land for sale,
some of it steep and rough, that can be had
for dollar an acrc--snme rolling with resl
CLAW soil. that is held at from 81 to SIS an
acre. and some-not great deal, of excel
lent river bottom land, fine rich alluvial
soil, that is sometimes flooded and produces
| 40 or so bushels of shellrd corn to the acre,
without manure But little of this rich
alIuvial land can be had separate from red
clay, hill land or from steep mountain land
by which it is surrounded; nor is the richest
valley land desirable to live in, because of
occasional overflow. In practical point of
view, the question of home in that State,
depends for the present on railroads. A
road is partly built, extending from Sails
bury, westward to Asheville and thence
down the French Broad to the East Tennes-
see railroad. This road is now complete to
point called Bridgewater, Is miles west of
Mcrganton, and by the 4th of July, the cars
can be running as far as Marion, the county
seat of Mcdowell. Near this town, on the
upper waters of the Catawba, We think is
the best situation for Northern settlement.
From this as base line, settlements may be
pushed out into the mountains where the
land is cheap,but for the most part steep and
the population sparse"
The railroads, which have been referred
TO, We have good reason to believe will
soon be completed, and this magnificent re.
gion opened and all its resources fully de-
veloped. ar $50
Our respondent at New York says:
"The migration to that section will not
be massive, but gradual and permanent.
Judge Van Wyck will go there Immediately,
and know OF several other good citizens,
who will soon be on their way. The Judge
is "a man of ability, and will soon become a
valuable citizen of our State
The circular gives the following addi-
tional particulars, concerning the dairy
business in that region, to wit:
"The following statement has been fur
nisled to the committee by W. S. Cornell,
who has leased the Elk Mountain Cheese
Factory, near Ashville:
SoIL-On the northern slopes of all the
mountain ranges in this section, the soil is
black vegetable mould, with gravel sub
soil. which always is largely impregnated
with Mica-on the southern slopes red clay
is the soil-the southern slope is always
inferior to the northern.
CEREALs-As a section, it is so poorly
adapted TO growing grain as to be hardly
worth your notice; the soil and climate is
adapted to almost all the grains that flourish
in the Northern States but being so noun
famous. makes it laborieus to cultivate prof
itably. l..
housekeeping the Pacific coast and
slopes of the Sierra Nevada, think no part
of the Continent can surpass it for apples,
grapes, and all the other small fruit.
VEGETABLES Yield largely and are of
fair quality.
DAIRYING-To this branch of agricultu-
raj industry it seems to me these mountains
are particularly adapted, the water is free
stone. 1 have tested the temperature of
over thirty springs on this mountain and
find the lowest temperature to be As degrees
and the highest 81 degrees F. II. The best
water ever met with and in great album
dance.
GRAss-Exceed anything ever saw in
quality and rapidity of growth Orchard
grass, Blue grass, Timothy and Clover, are
more than a foot high to-day, but not so
thick as in the pastures of the North. can
get more cheese from milk made on these
mountains than any have ever found. l
have made as high as one pound of cheese to
every u pounds of milk, and some cheese
makers here have done even better.