The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-11
NORTH aROllNa'S WEALTH.
Her Natural resource. Diea EeyoaJ
Popular knowledge

Her Natural RESOURCE. Riea Eeyoad
Popular Nuovledx-.
II is expected that 4 closer acgualnt
ance with the great Pau-AmeFioan Ex
position 10 lie held at Buffalo next
year VIII convince the people OF North
Carolina OF the wisdom Of being re-
presented by = proper state exhibit.
Where there Is onereasou for the states
representation AFFAIRS there are q score
OF good reasons why IL should have tn
exhibit at Buffalo. The great markets
into which this state sends her prod
ucts are tie cities OF the United States
The state is seeking. not settlers speak
ing u foreign tongue. but Americans
from any state who are looking for
grand opportunities for Investment or
for engaging actively IL profitable lines
Of business. Many OF L own people
do not realize that they nave one OF the
most productive states in the Union
and one Of tie richest In natural re,
sources.
Both in agricultural products and
possibilities and IN mineral wealth
North Carolina Is one OF the most
favored states of the Union. All agri
cultural interests have rapidly adyaac-
cd since 1890. The corn crop OF 1893
Appropriated 10000. 600 bushels and
that OF 1894, 33.0o0.O0O bushels. Much
attention has been given TO truck farm
ing. and rs much as $4,000 worth of
produce has been shipped from a single
$3.50, -, ~ cnnrAr1 IbnoInrrfo y ra a
tensively grown by our citizens, North
Carolina having been at Il time al
most the only source Of supply for the
United states. Since 1870 much atten-
ton has also been given to crap cul-
ture. both for the manufacture of wine
and the supply Of the northern market
with grapes. The climate and soil are
especially adapted to the culture Of the
vine. ard vineyards are found in al
most all sections. 1t Will interest
many to learn that no state has within
its boundaries so many OF the plants
| used in medicine. the Atlantic slope of
the Blue Ridge furnishing 40 varie-
ties. One firm annually ships over
100000 pounds. the dried roots, herbs
and barks going to all parts of the
world.
In the cotton year ending Aug. 81,
1899. the area under cultivation for
| cotton was 1.311.T0S acres and the pro
duction go, G2O gross bales. For the
| wear 1S90-19OO the area was 100000
and he estimated yield 1913 pounds OF
lint cotton per acre.
The timber lands Of North Carolina
| are one Of its most valuable posses
| sions. The great variety Of soils and
the wide range of climate give rise to
q rich and varied forest growth. In
the southeastern counties under the IN
huence of the gulf stream are found
the ~magnolias. palmettOs, live oaks ana
other semitrOpical trees, While on the
! higher mountains of the west are the
spruces and frs. The state abounds
in pines, and from this tree is derived
one Of its most valuable products-that
| Of turDcntin4. Out Of Do oaks indigo.
nous TO the United States, North Caro-
| lima has 10. 1t has all the light pines,
four Of the five spruces. six Of the
| eight hickories and all Of the seven
| ~magnOliaS.
The mineral wealth Of North Carolina
IS as boundlcss as its agricultural and
! forest resources. and the further de
velopment Of this wealth offers great
Inducements to capitalists seeking in
vestmcnt. They have no need to sc
to South Africa or the golden sands OF
| Cape Nome. There are both gold and
silver to be mined in paying quantities
in North Carolina. Work is being
pushed in the Greer, Cappi I1ill. Sum
merviile and other mines IN Mccklen
burg county: in several mines in Ca
barras county. at the Gold Hill. Dutch
Greek, and one or two other points l.:
Rowan county; ct the Belle mine IL
Moore county. Portes mine in Frankllr
county. Mann-Arrington min in Nasl
county and at points in Stanly anL
Montgomery counties.
In silver the most notable activity
is at tie Silver Hi mines in Dawson
county and the T~routm3n, near the di
vidiEg line between Rowan and Ca.
barras counties. There was a notable
gain in gold mining IN 1898, the out
put being i.CG4 fine ounces. valued al
$4,000.
Copper and iron mines are being
worked, 3Gd Q~U3rry.nI is carried OF
, upon 3a extensive scale. In 1858 there
were GCarr:cd granite valued at S19.7G.
ard sandstone and limestone valued a
50, 100. :,tal. &JU.G1I. The copper ores
found include native free copper. cup
rite. aZuritc. l~nalachitc. red oxide. cop
per glaze and the green and blue car
bonades OF copper. There are Severa
promising iron mines in operation. \
company has recently been formed II
Macon county TO mine Systematically
for the gem rhodolite. also for the ruby
sapphire and other c~oTUnGU:u gems.
Mica In North Carolina.
There are extensive beds Of mica Il