The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-01-06

which she continued unintsrfiptedly until
sometime during tho war; when she sunk
below Wilmington service Of thifty-fye
years. and period Of service without
parallel in Steamboat annals. \
Other boats followed the Henrietta, and
the current Of trade flowed as Of old up and
down the Cape Fear, until the building Of
the various rail roads-all Of them giving
Fayetteville the go by-turned traffic into
new channels, and threatened TO dry up the
very life blood Of the old town. To regain
lost ascendancy, or rather to obtain some
hold upon existence. il was necessary 10
catch some Of the spirit Of the age, to uti-
lie some Of its improvements, and, to re-
establish BY speed and regularity some Of
the lost advantages. But to do this it was
essential to discard old models Of boats, and
to devise craft Of lighter draft as we'll as
Of greater power than belonged to the class
Of which the Henrietta and the Cotton
Plant were the recognized types.
This was successfully done, and between
1855 and 1861, there were 10 ori2 boats,
capable Of running when there was any wa
ter at al, and making the trips through
between Fayetteville aud Wilmington or
vice uersa in daylight.
These we're all destroyed at the close Of
the war. But the various boating eompa-
nies by degrees have replaced the destroy
ed ones, until there are now eight or nine
engaged in the trade. Of size full large for
freighting purposes and offering atthe same
time most pleasant passenger aceommoda-
lions. A new business in the mean time
has sprung up in Fayetteville and the cOt-
ton raised on the Cape Fear, and the album
dant supplies Of naval stores from its upper
waters, almost supply the loss u the trade
carried away BY the railroads. and infus-
ing new blood into the exhausted veins of
fated community.
The river is now scene Of more activity
than ever in. old times. Boats pass dali,
each way every day, and always with full
freights. The navigation is unobstructet
for the work Of the navigation company wa
well done. and is still kept up. In th,
early reports Of the Navigation Company
il was remarked THAT the river Is mucl
subject 70 land slides" The same may B,
said now. Everywhere the eye encounter
slips and slides and trees with their top
sweeping above the water. rapidly denud
ing the banks Of their thin margin Of tree
and reducing the river to the appearance o
an ugly canal. But the company keeps +
its work. and still preserves 10 the State il
only permanent and safe interior na,isatio
Of 100 miles. go
came down in the North State, Capt
7. ]. Green. | cannot speak Of the boat j
II comparison with others, for have boarde
none other. But ! can say that my expe
| rience on the North State was extrernel
pleasant, for the arrangements for Passen
3 gers were agreeable and comfortable,
E pleasant saloon. pleasant staterOOms. goo
table, and withal a Captain who is ever
. inch MAJ aud gentleman, one in whoI
S you may rely and one whom you must the
5 roughly respect. Let me commend til
; North State and Capt. Greer 70 all VIII
,, would Try trim down Or up tho Garc feal
0 And advise many 70 make il, for il vi
. be revelation Of the resources and power
= Of North Carolina Of which too many 81
' ignorant. q.
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