Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-06-18
Our Special COrresp pOndenee.
RALEIGH, June 11th, 1875,


Nessrs. Editors Leaving Fay
etteville by the 4 z. NJ train On the
Coal Fields Railroad, we had q pleas
ant run through the most desolate
looking country in North Carolina, un-
til we reached point three miles FROM
JonesbOrO, where the locomotive took
notion to break, and we lay at an
chor in the woods-our anchor afore-
said being the blown off and cold 10
cOmotive aforesaid-until sometime al
ter dark another locomotive came,
took in US tow and put us on the side
track at JOnesboro. This is a pleas
ant looking little town with five good
stores and some smaller establish
ments, hotel and some good
looking residences. The place appears
to be high, dry and healthy in the
midst of gently rolling country, and
the farms around it look to be produc-
tive and we'll cultivated. Leaving
JonesborO we went on 10 Sanford, two
miles. This village is the point where
the Raleigh and Augusta Air Line
Railroad crosses the Coalfeld Rail
road. It has three small stores,
small smoking tobacco factory, two
small hotels, several small dwellings,,
and altogether is one of the smallest
places we have seen, too small IN fact
is appear on any map that we have
been able to get hold of. The Air
Line road is finished for nine miles
| South of this point, and six miles more
are ready for the track, the laying OF
which is going on slowly. Seven
miles west OF Sanford Is Egypt,
| the present terminus of the Fay
ette7ille and Western Railroad, which
NJ tn 70. nj Icl,
then to Greensboro, then changed
back to Salisbury agai, and now it is
doubtful if it ever Guns beyo, d the
Egyptian darkness in which it has stop
ped; but it ought to run to Salisbury
and connect with the Western exten-
tion, thus giving Fayetteville con-
nectlon with the great North West
ern routes through Tennessee and
Kentucky. Then with her route fin
lshed to the Carolina Central Railway,
she would have a seaport just at her
doors. We got fair accommodations
at Sanford, and after staying long
as we wanted, got on board the
cars ofthe Raleigh Il CASTOR Railroad,
III front of the hotel, where we had
not long to wait before the Fayette-
vile and Egyptian trains arrived and
We started for Raleigh. As many of
your readers may not have passed |
over this route, we propose to give a
running sketch of it. The first |
place we noticed was called Os-
good, nothing remarkable about |
it except that 1t appeared to be i'll
rather poor country and not grow
ing. The next point was Lockville, |
which has beautiful situation for a |
village, some considerable improve |
raents going on and will probably, at |
sometime, be a nice little village. |
Leaving Lockville, in short distance
we cross Deep river just below the |
highest locks in the United States,
works Of great value All this part of |
Deep river for about forty miles is /
navIgated by steamboat, and if the |
locks below on the Cape Fear were in
order, boats of light draught could |
mington the year round. Can nothing |
be done to effect SO desirable a result. |
Barges, loaded with coal, iron, iroH
ore, soapstone, granite and the
desirable products of this region
could discharge on the wharves
of Wilmington, and your city would |
have u basis for manufactures which |
she very much needs for her ultimate !
success. This matter has been argued |
so much that 1T is hardly necessary 10 |
multiply words about 1t. Sometime |
Wilmington will have to have this |
Deep River Improvement perfected, |
aud the sooner the better. Owing TO |
the low price of iron one of the finest |
furnaces IN the United States, situated |
just below the railroad, is not running. |
1t stands there finished, ready, and |
has never run blast. The next point |
of interest is the town of Haywood 1T |
stands near the confluence OF Deep and !
Haw rivers, and is not we'll seen from |
the railroad. We would have liked |
to have stopped at the old town and |
renewed some old acquaintances of |
former years. The next point is
Merry Oaks; a wayside depot, but a
pretty situation. The next Apex
We have now left Chatham ard |
entered Wake county. This place is
spreading over the hills greatly; it has
an air of life and hustle about it, and |!
the improvements seem to be substan-
tial. And now after a short run we
reach Carey, where we cross the late |
North Carolina Railroad, and run par
a!lel with its track to the depot in RaI-
eigh. Distances, from Fay yetteville to |
Sandford, SO miles, fare one dollar !;
from Sanford to Raleigh, A miles, fal 9
two dollars and-a-quarter; and a quar- |
ter Of a dollar extra if you do not buy |
your ticket before entering the cars.
Thank you, DIR. Hawkins We re
turn thanks also for another favor
The schedule IS so adjusted that the
trains q: rives III Raleigh just 90 min-
utes after the train on the n. @. Rail
road has left for Goldsboro, and pas
sengers are politely informed that they
are to lie over in this city twenty-three
hours and forty minutes for the next
train. After loafng round Sanford
two hours after sunrise, 1t was strong
ly impressed on some of us that the
aforesaid arrangem ment was an
imposition, and nothing could
reconcile them to it bat the
pleasant smiles and courteous treat
ment Of DR.. Blacknall at t4- Yarbor-
ough House, which we very soon after
enjoyed.
The United States Circuit Court is
here in full blast with its usual cases
of minor consequence, nearly all OF
which could be settled by Justice OF
the Peace. The Supreme Court of
North Carolina is also in session.
We visited both bodies. Called Oh
our "native young Governor" found
he had gone up to Trinity College
Commencement. Went back to the
ting ready for another trip being as
ever SIN TRANSIT"
The Princess of Wales appears to be
l. i 4 Al.