The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-12-12

III Theam ala6osof he espes fxnf ~
\ ~ the clsafilsI through which. ~ ne earl,
I edMasereial bis6sypof tBss ss2ss the prin
cipaI dlstribuiion b. n,trchaislizs, fortb,
jHsersMs and ~ xtang ahipioys.s " tb,
products OF The country were male. earl,
ficalied Attention sothe necessity ofimpro
wing tsss paylgAslon, Lie Ill Souiher,
rivers. II flewesl ylHpngti hanks dverliung
with large treex; and those bsnhslhein.
sott and friahle rccopstsiilly sAying d,
Aiill,g tie channel with the sGodieyof tl,.
sress csrdsd III ~ The slide. which Dc.
Icsnle 40 stths' formidable snsg and sa~
lyYrssrslysl formtd The -hneleus " mum.
bcrlees sheala and bars. The oldgenera.
'tion Of merchants 81 Fayetteville. then
engagedl n Z lucrative direct trade with
British porss, eassy seaght tIissfaa d d.
Ilislatian. AND M l7ee,, tls sissstl&f5 ths
chsrtefy ofths Cape Fear Naxigsitou
Company was granted; and THIS yHas the
beginning Of q work which has made lbe
Cape Fear River ethsloniy stream on The
Atlantic cosst, Smith Of the James safe In
lis navigation. ty ,kag seoniinued, fsys-
is,sa,ls. mi istsly aalsfrsp,sd work o,lI
distractions. ~ SO 90
Upto Isl1 traffic on the river was con-
,luc,ta l'SI tsls bo.,sa bd~ssof frAlslfto
100 tons burden. proIwiled against the
current BY the slow md ialsorio,Is opera
lion ofi,olIiig I iin That year. she stesnper
Hemietiawa4 put Oh The river and WINS
the pioneer Of The steam service which
exists 10 this day. Itmay be remarked
OF tile Henrietta. Chat she continued ~
work until at least the, year ils57. d t,srfod
Of 40 years. and was at the time af her
withdrawal, the oldest steambat ID ex-
istenee. Previpnsto 1850 there were rare:y
more than three boats Dn the riverat my
one time; ami alI of them were bnais ~ tho
great dram a. the summer stage OF water.
II Is npt necessary here 10 enunlriate them.
Abo,lt ls50n new era was orsriied. and
several bosis &c light draft. with the sub
s,iiutiog 81 The stern wheel far lI,s side
wheel, and with some reference to the
mfortahle carriage ~ paxsengars, were
introdaced, some built 1t Wilmington,
Delaware. others ai Fayetteville. Theib-
Iroducllou 81 these boais, shieate ms II
nearly all Stages Of water. and making
very ravii lTiis beiwren Fayetseville spd
Wilmington. stimulated business tsa great
degree, xrd caused the coiistruciisn %
others, until the humber nj one time
tearbes ttiIbr iwriyet Thedestriuiim af
sone. and diminuiion.s Of business has re-
dticedihe number howl 10 Eve. pwned.b y
two conspabiss ~ naentioned In oar article
of last week. = a~ss.s
The boats now running And fall EN-,
pIcyn,~ut, and their departures. are ~ mr.
ranged NJ tu give bnat daily each way
from Fsyestevilieand Wilmington. Their
ffeights down consist istgeiy aof naval
stores. aud the quantity to be taken un ..
the different landings have much to ID,
with the length o. the downward paSsage
Owing 90 the varying heightofthe waters.
there Is no possibility 81 permanent
whaiyes, or svai ierinanent Ianiir,xk.
The barrels 81 rnsin ainl spirits 10 be taken
on, are, placed bs their owners stsbme
convenient place above Llgii water mark.
A trelieirorf SLIDE isdug from The wafer
edge up 10 thetop ~ ihs bank, and rhsa
a boat siops for I fra ghs. TIE hands leap
ashofr. ascend the .pank, aud l+gip,tlis
operaiiahOr rolling ne barrels down ioilse
boa: Thisis alabvriups, yet > sleliestss'
The slide riiussI an H,igis'sf
IS degrees, and % prevent NIL hebarreisI
from g,ing heller skelier 10 the river, the,
drst bsrrelIs started down sndwht, Hes
sharp chimes acting as break, which
ci,tcks the othersr sloa ~ that is edgsd
.iown, the Others following in:impAlient
procession. until The gangway b RESOLVED,
when the first = turned ON Us side aud
ruled aboard, the others fumbling aser-
wards In luslinrous haste. occasionally one
n,lHe impatient than The rest Jumping
side and taking lhe wafer. frpm which ID
u wilh sons iifsiculty hshed out. Bdi !
this rarely happens, owing IN the ex-I
perience aud good management u, theI
boaiu n. A striking fe~h,is dftliis wdrk
Is the quiet syod hunor % the men Not
. snurnsnf, not a hesitation u q menienth IN
obrying an order, " no heard. hutln lsbors
iiIat are soms,ime- ipcredlble ard insx-
foxures 10 weather thar are fearful, there
l,fsvsils the atmayt .cieeffulnsssi, The
crews arr epmposed o. both. willie and
black In about the same propertion' The
engineers are ~hiie. the pilots blauk. That
a ieast Il Yur observation, We beard no
zagry wanl or oath uttered ou the Mvr>
rhisoin, and Capt. Cspso,; tells us he per-
rniss nathing of The kind. .f
u was m tl,st boat We wentdawn 90 our
last trip. while all the boats are cumfor-
laolc, she n said o. be tfebe4t lp&ssenger
boat sn lhe river Her lower deck u ~.
cu,,led with the engine and freight,
leaving all her upper works free fyr the
81 passengers. AID three
accommodation are 81 excellent diameter
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