The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-07-31
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

ABOUT through this State aud its ad.
joining neighbors l am once more
settled, under a broiling sun with an
abundance Of "yellow Ays" and myr.
lads OF mosquitoes to keep me com.
pany and remind me that L am not in
Pennsylvania. We are truly in the
heated term in every sense. The glass
registering go steady, in the shade.
Although this great heat, through the
day, we have beautiful evenings and
mornings, and one can keep fairly
comfortable by proper care. Our
greatest trouble is to secure sufficient
ice to preserve our eatables from day
to day. Our logging is now finished
for the seas %, and our mills close
down on the thirty first Of present
month for sixty days. We still keep
a large force in the swamps taking logs
to the waters edge for security against
fire during the dry season, which work
will last until Sept. 1st.
Our Company is erecting large Mills
here for the manufacture Of excel.
sior'', one of the articles used in pack.
ing; also in mattresses, to quite an ex-
tent. This material is made from the
slabs and refuse Of the mill, and is
said to be the finest in the United
States. 1t is very interesting to watch
the process of manufacturing it. Our
Order Book is already filled from the
maj iority of the cities Of the North. l
predict for it great success.
notice the crops and harvesting
are about all done, and the Fall plow
ing in preparation. Fruit of all kinds
is in abundance; the water melon is
here to gladden. the hearts of all, both
black and white. All business in
LAUNDERING in this section is closed for
the season. Large ships are in tran.
sit North, with heavy cargoes of North
Carolina pine, aud the product of the
farms along Albemarle Sound, the
transportation of these products usu.
ally taking from three to five months.
While this branch of business is in
progress, labor is scarce in the swan ps,
necessitating a shutdown.
The Storm Season has passed, and
with the exception of the great heat,
the climate is beautiful in the extreme,
with the most delightful moonlight
evenings that l ever saw. A most
singular feature of this country is,
that on these July and August eve.
nings the birds will sing constantly
through the night until day light.
All of the featbered tribe that 1 have
seen in this country are much different
in size and plumage from our northern
birds; they are much larger and more
beautiful. The deer also grow to
greater size, and are more easily
captured. These swamps abound in
game,-bear, deer, fox, wild cat and
panther. should consider it para.
disc for hunting.
This section of North Carolina is
reaping the benefits of lumber boom
at present, there being large parties of
timber buyers here from Baltimore
and Philadelphia, looking up cypress
and pine tracts, which have heretofore
been considered too far from water to
be Of any value, but the new method
Of ra;lroading logs makes all availa.
BILE. On one of my trips South /
visited mill which is saving and
planning 10000 feet pine daily, and
are under contract with an European
firm for that amount for ten years,
cutting timber from eight feet to eighty
feet in length. have never seen any
timber in Pennsylvania that will com,
pare with North Carolina pine for
length and uniformity of size, and
the quality is unsurpassed for building
purposes. From the reports of the
L1tmJernan it is highly mentioned as
one of the best classes of pine in use.
The great objection to numbering in
this part of the State, is the low land
and the water; if that can be over
come, the day is not far distant when
N. G. will, in numbering, surpass many
of our Northwestern States.
Can't you leave Tionesta long
enough to come down and sweat, and
drink juniper water? Is is the "Wine
of Life" in this section, and all who
partake Of it, are sure of the best OF
health. | was in hopes to reach home
in time to attend campmeeting, but
from the amount Of work ahead OF
me seq no chance for such a pleasure.
| hope you are all we'll, and the grand
/ old town is booming In oil.