The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
Up Fayetteville.

The city of Fayetteville--the county
seat of Cumberland county, North Caro-
lima, and early after the Revolution one
of the alternate seats of the General As
sembly of the State, the Federal consti-
tuition having been ratified here in 1888
is situated on the west bank of the Cape
Fear river, at the head of steamboat
navigation. 1t is port of entry; and a
regular line of steamers ply between it
and the seaport of Wilmington. the river
being navigable all the year. The Cape
Fear at this point divides the fiat lands
of Eastern Carolina from the rolling
conntfy0f the middle section. The banks
or bluffs at the boat landing are 10 feet
above low water. The corporate limits
extend west from the river one and one
half miles. and north and south two
miles. The western half rests upon ii
level plateau 10 feet above the eastern
half, which latter is level with the top
of the river bluff. Cross creek. a pie
turesaue stream of clear sandhill water
supplying within the city limits $50 horse
power. enters from the northwest, and.
flowing east by south, almost cuts the
town in half. Blount's creek, another
clear sandhill stream, supplying within
the city limits 80 horse power, enters
from the southwest. and flowing east by
north through the upper plateau, and
along the south boundary, turns north
in the lower plateau and. unites with
Cross creek in the northeastern quarter
of the town, whence they empty into the
Cape Fear half mile off.
CHARMING HAYMOUNT.
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clay. rise 100 feet above the upper pla-
teau. north. west and south, SO that the
| heights, which are just outside Of the
city, lie in a horse shoe with the heel
resting on the river From these
corporate limits the sandy land. similar
~ undertake, rolls away to the westward
until it meets the stiff red clay Of Middle
Carolina, forty miles distant. Numerous
handsome residences crowd this fringe
Of hills to the west. forming the suburb
known as Haymount Fine views Of the
lowlands Of the Cape Fear and Of the
intervening town, embowered in shade
trees are had from these heights, while
the pure air of the pine forests is balm
to weak lungs and diseased air ducts
THE STAPLE PRODUCT.
Turpentine getting and distiling was
an important industry for many years
around Fayetteville until the trees Were
exhausted. Farming trucking, frni
raising and vine growing have taken it
place. Cotton is the staple product now
1000 bales being marketed here, an,
5000 bales i'm addition being within cal
from the tributary country should Their
be further local demand. Thre
miles from the limits is the largest vine
yard east Of the Rocky Mountains.
FAYETTEVILLE FORMERLY TIKI
CHIEF MARKET IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
Fayetteville before the war, and espe
cially before the day Of railroads, wa
the market town of the State, DRAWN;
an immense wagon trade from as far a.
Southwest Virginia. besides the TRADE
nearer by stretching to Raleigh on TIN
north. Marion, S. C., OH the south, AM
the borders of Duplin on the east. A
the breaking out OF the war it had 81,
100000 in paid up capital in its fou
banks. 1t was the seat Of a splendit
United States Arsenal, ranking secon'
only to Springfield and Watervliet
which, during the war, hayins
addition of all the Harper
Ferry machinery, became the sol
reliance. in this respect, of the Confeder
acy. 1t was also the seat Of the Stat
arsenal; and, up to the revocation O
the charter of the United States Bank.
was the seat of the only branch of tina
bank in North Carolina Here, also, wa
the earliest considerable seat of cotto