The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-06

General Survey Of the ~tate's Re-
sources. Edited b, l.. ". Hale.

sources. Edited bs Il. ". Hale.
The second volume Of Nr Peter ~ Hale's
series OF useful books about the resource.
oi North Carolina. jus; published BY the
author ~ Raleigh and by F. J. Hale & Son.
DO and Ss Resde street New York Il. ). In
the Coal and Iron Counties of North Caro-.
INA. Il : a compact volume OF AS pages.
ana an excellent new map OF the State II
contains, arst OF all, extracts. concerning
our coal and iron deposits, from the Geo
logical reports Of DIR. Emmons and DR..
Kerr, Col. Laidley's and Admiral Wilkes
reports to the War and Navy Departments
and the census reports. not SIMPLY II the
population but Of The whole industrial con.
dliion of the State, by counties. This part.
of course, IS compilation, but usefu.
aud convenient compilation surely The
second part consists OF sketches Of sh, -,
counties in which coal or iron is found. by
residents Of those counties. II may intercs,
the readers of THE CHRONICLE TO know
the names of the writer's o. these sketches
some of whom, in fact, are already writers
for the The CHRONICLE
Mitchell. Iancey, Buncombc, Madison.
Henderson. Transylvsnis, Haywood. Jack
son and Macon counties are described by
that we'll Informed and clever Journalist.
j. ID. Cameron. OF the Ashevlie Cia.<E
Macon. Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Haywood.
Jackson and Swain, by VIM Bcal Ale
ghany, by f. l.. Vaughan Ashe. by J. w.
Todd Watsuga, by W w Lenoir Mitch
ell again. by J. III. Greene; Henderson
again, by w W. Jones Wilkes. by Rev.
II. w Barber; Caldwell. by NJ. V Moore
Burke. by 5. Med Tate Cleveland and
Lincoln. by ii. r. Schenck CASTOR. by
w. A. Graham Catswba, by X. X. BRYAN.
Iredell. Alexander, Yadkin and Surry. hv
J. p. Caldwell Stokes, by f. + b. Glenn
Forsyth, by {: B. Watson Davidson. by NJ.
II. Pinnix Davie and Rowan. oy l.. )
fahu 1 ID NJ
Mecklenburg, by VIM. Johnston and Chas
X. Jones Anson, by II. L. Bennett Mont,
gomery, by {. G. Wade; Randolph and
Guilford, by Lyndon Swain, Rocking
ham, by J. d. Glenn Person, by J. W.
Cunningham Orange, by X. r. Battle
Durham, by w. W. Fuller Chatham, by
Nj. q. Waddell; Moore, by McIver Il Black:
Richmond, by W. l.. Steele Cumberland.
by iona Evans Harnett, by j. +. Hodges
Johnston, by NJ q. Waddell; Wake, by r.
b. Hayw ood and a. w. ShafIer Granville.
by A. Ii. A. Williams /; Vance, by J. II.
Young Franklin, by j J Davis Halifax,
by w. X. Bond Nash by A. w. Bridgers:
Wilson, by J. E Woodard.
To THE CHRONICLES readers this simple
statement is a sufficient explanation and at
the same time a commentator Of the book
Yet it falls SO in the line of work that this
journal is undertaking, that THE CHRoNr-
Gle begs leave to congratulate the author
in the State ought to be his reader) on two
things first and the less useful as ii is) on
the accessibility of these reports Of Dr.
EmmOns and DR.. Kerr, which ought TO be
household literature and which hitherto
could not be and secondly and especially
on the sketches of the counties by North
Carolinians. This marks new departure
All the world has written about US, kindly
and unkindly, and the story of our natural
wealth has gone abroad in many unhap-
py shapes that many men are incredulous.
What we want now is definite and trust
worthy information. We need to awake
ourselves first of all and this volume and
its predecessor ON The Woods and Tim
bers of North Carolina" look at least like
We breathe blessing atmosphere, for which
rich men and good men elsewhere would
willingly pay, ii they knew of them.
Mr. Hales book, which, of course is not
thrilling, is an excellent corrective OF errors
about our resources and the best possible
praise of our dwelling place. 1t points out
those possibilities of manufacturing which
are bound one Of these days to attract capI-
tai. 1t is the story of our most useful sub
tcrranean treasures, told attractively and
Opportunely.
Anything like summary Of the book it
is impossible to make. 1t itself is a sum
mary. The CHRONICLE commends il as
the most satisfactory and the most satisfac-
tOrily arranged information yet Obtainable
on this important part of our resources
Both Mr.. Hale's books. this and his
Woods and Tim bers of North Carolina, -
though they contain not q line ot advertis-
ing, are the best advertisements OF the
State that have ever been published It
would be piece Of good fortune for us il
they could be widely distributed in New
England and in Europe.