The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25
''CaDjtaI'' of "JarViS County"
Continued from Page One)


But the whole county is making roads
that are as good as the Washington
and Atlanta road, and some Of them
much better than most of the Capital
Highway.
The big cotton factory at Duke at
the present is driven by steam, but
out on the river a few miles away is
the possible power of Smileys falls,
one Of the promising rapids of the
Cape Fear river. Here is not only a
fine and valuable water power, but
one Of the most picturesque spots on
the Cape Fear river. The falls extend
about three miles up and down the
river, having a fall in that distance
Of q feet, an exceedingly rugged bot
tom, and a rocky channel most of the
distance. The road from Duke to
Ellington crosses the river at the
falls, new and substantial iron
bridge spanning the stream high
above the water and the view is one
of interest. The rocky rapids are in
siggh up and down the river for long
distance. Several thousand horse
power is available at the Smiley falls
and it would seem that the Duke pro-
position is ideal all the way through.
Here is raw cotton without any limit.
power to run thousa nds Of looms, an
ideal climate for operatives, roads
that are reaching out to all sections.
ample railroad facilities, farm COM
| munities that will supply all manner
of food stuffs. Health conditions are
Of the best, the water supply is up to
the highest standard as the water of
all the coast region IS where it has the
| sand as gigantic filter.
Harnett Favored In Power
| Harnett is highly favored when it
comes to power. BeScideS Smileys
Falls, near Duke. farther up the river
comes the Battle Falls and Buckhorn
both of considerable magnitude. be-
sides a succession of smaller rapids
between. The whole descent of the
| river from Buck horn to the foot of
Smiley'S Falls is about ninety feet in
ltWenty-fOur miles or nearly four feet
to the mi,f. This fall is conspicuous
at points Ike McAllister's, Fox Island
land Douglas Falls. In the ole days
when the Cape Fear River Wa S, fitted
with dams and locks in the hope Of
making it a navigable stream dams
were in existence at these three points
as we'll as a three places on Smiley S
Falls and at Battle Falls and Buck
horn. The reconstruction Of dams at
all these places would provide from
10000 to 10000 horse power in Har-
nett county alone. Buckhorn is the
only one of the power sites that has
been utilized, but it is doing it's sha re
of the work of the community, its
power and light service going out to
all the territory round about, prOvid
ing the towns in the neighbOrhOod
with electric current for all purposes
: and giving them strictly modern airs
: and convenience.
There is always a possibility tha,
the iron industry of the Cape Fear
valley may come back. Years acc
befCre the enormous deposits OF
: hemantite iron was discovered in the
r Lake Superior country from Buckhorr
: up the river was the site Of consider.
able and thriving iron producins
! business. Furnaces were at the dan
+ at Buckhorn falls, which furnished {
: steady and dependable power. From
o tthere up to Lockville and Carbontor
activity prevailed Forty years agt
9 the greater deposits of ore elsewher,
9 and the financial difficulties tha
: overlook the country put stop t,
> the iron industry of the Cape Fea
9 valley, and it has not vet revived
Whether 1T has any prospects or not i
, hard to say. But if iron has n,
;. chance here other things have, an,
the old iron romances are left as
v ngure IN the interesting history an,
+ traditions of what is destined befOr
r. many years to be great manufactur
a ing valley.
Final Battle of War.
Not far from Dunn was fought on
e of the final battles Of the civil wa,
le AS Snerman's troops moved eastwar
le toward Raleigh they were met q
e Bfue,s mountain, in Moore county. b
al Hardee's command. From there the
IN pressed forward on the Fayettevill
e. and Goldsboro road until at the littl
s settlement Of Averasboro Joe E. John
son confronted them with his arm,
n and the skirmish that had been run
ming along the line of march for sey
,e erai miles eliminated in a battle j
In which considerable number fell n
"a Doth sides. The Federal dead wer
removed to Raleigh. The Confede,
or a.es ne IN the lttle cemetery on tn
battlefield, marked by what is Ga;
70 De the first monument erected ;
the memory of the soldiers of RI
~ Confederacy. Most of the dead Al
- unknown, and the whole field of az
is uon Is Wlthout Distinguishing mark
ls Ihe battlefield Of Averasboro is M