Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-19
CHARLOTTE.
Stea mboat for stanton River-sisfe AbsUi
the New County.

Correspondence the Richmoad Dispate i
COLES FERRY, July Is, 1885.
The anticipated early orening TO nav
igation Of the Stanton has stimulated
the enterprise of a couple of gentlemen,
who propose to navigate the river with
a steamboat. One of the parties ia
gentleman of means in this county, re-
siding near Randolph a.; the other an ex-
State legislator of Campbell. The lat
ter, passing through here the other
day, said the steamer, very
suitable little craft, capable Of
accommodating forty passengers, had
been secured from a broken firm at a
very reasonable figure, aid would be
brought up the Dan and Staunton rivers
to Randolph next. month, and be ready
for work as soon as the river is ready
for it. The steamer is not calculated
to carry heavy freight. Such goods
will be lowed in batteaux. The boat
is to ply between Randolph and Coles
Ferry for the present, as the appropris-
ton Of Government funds now on hand
is not sufficient TO open the stream fur
Their, but it is expected that the iext
Congress will furnish the means to
open the river up to Brook Neal, IN
Campbell. Captain Manning, the en-
gineer in charge, is now at work With
his hands mile or two below the ferry,
and the not unmusical chant OF the men
as they drill into the rock lying in tho
bed of the river can be heard through
my open window while | write. Their,
is force Of some thirty men engaged
on the work. Dynamite is used for
blasting, and the charges are set off
under the water by electricity. II is
estimated that it will take two months
to complete the work, if high water
does not prevent or retard the work.
The new county movement is slim
lated by the steamboat enterprise, AZ
the people say that outlet to the raj
road will facilitate their trade from
Brook Neal, the propose oOunty-seat, 20
much that they will be able to have a
good tobacco market st that place.
The canvassers COR the Brook Neal
masE-mceting Of the 25th arr busy AZ
work in Halifax and Cam ell, and
report the nCE county scheme A. yer)
popular. Two names for the corni
arr discussed-Enterprise aud Ds-y
the first sugge .tive 81 the spirit thai
animAtes the plucky seceic.s, ans o..
second ., complimentary b. 'heif iisfn
guishod congressional rcpresouat
Who is 9 gen, Al toAst in thls section. hs
anti NV county people, sho rm
Dee boz large force outslds Che r
bounds. rIdiCos tho m8tcmfft ni 800
uwI not .osaf BEL saythlug k9d 60.
/ CO. uafsrs hs better VAT uHt II.
ant nf i hal hsfsrs lhfY tfe Be-
r .lta stoui ukmlne Ii 81
meets eth ffssi ifs
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ff s1i 10 H esulH probably lssc
asf hspal en-. rhls tha X
fr'y thai Hei sur. Hslna
Hu ssl .aIf asn "a ~ .h
laf.. Iasi Iha pos sn.
.Fal ~ largely st
nr uA
ra1s be relisd on. le.l thu
l'ta lieine, pte nsw county mighl
+ be made Of ssps fssk 81 he Dee. Fscy
/ n thIse othsrs Cam all. ClaF!etto,
81 ilai.sF- shefs a. aai-st is gvrs-
rally oioss. 40 fisf tpv d ~
Question shs 4 bscs 90 .asaisffI
Wy ths vss The tyiss n this orr,
spo dsnos yea issss Cd ~ liia refer
"a g. th'sn, F-counJ ssfelosrt "a le
ne sav iAa % wa Froposel o. al Of
sbout aJ,tsN popaaH,r rem Chsr-
lette The MISTAKE |. obuo 10 those
who know that the population Of Char
lotie u not much over 10000. The
figures should have been $500. And
while corrections are in order, |
would like 10 have il under
stood that in the same correspondence
the fine estate " hildsndo, r" in halifax
county, at Coles Ferry, which was ere
dited 20 Major Charles s. "Covingt on, -"
has for tie proprietor that popular gen
ueman, 80 well known in the State aud
almost as much belonging to your me-
tropOlis as TO Halifax, Major Charles S.
Darlington. His is one Of the finest
old places in Halifax. where old Viz
ginia hospitality is dispensed with open
hands. vox.