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i vf yiv jax xy Ji! 3sfcia?sr v n t t l i ru in In advance, per year,$2 00 Not paid in advance, 'i 5Qj Not paid niu six months have expir ed, 300 Not paid till the year has expired, 350 No subscription received or a less time than a year, unless the price be paid in advance. CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS J AND THE GLORY OF THE STATE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF ITS CITIZENS." T 11.11 S OF AD7BHTZ8INO; DY Witt. H. BARBIE FAYETTEVILLE, N. C, JUNE 30, 1849. Oneaquaxeoftwentv-one lines or less, for one inser tion, CO cents ; every sub sequent insertion, 30 cents except it remain infor sev- ieral months, when it will be charged 3 for - two months, Si for three, ,c. S10 for twelve months. VOX. 10-DTO. 540. GCJ- Liberal deductioa for large advertisement by the year or six months CHEAP CASH AND BARTERING STORE. W Bank where h. to now oponin? a largo ml general assortment of GROCERIES, Suited to the Barter Trade. Also, Shoes, Caps, and Hats, Saddles, Bridles, and Collars, Crockery and Glassware, Hardware and Cutlery, Blacksmiths' Tools, in sets, 50 sides best Spanish Sole Leather, 5 tons Swedes and English Iron, 2 ditto Castings, of best quality. With many other artieloa, eoniprisiiiR a stock as complete itny in thin place, all of which will be gold at the very owaat market prices for Cash, or given in exchange for ;i kind or Country I roduce. NEW GOODS. . Just received, a large assortment of beautiful and fine Candies, ladies' Steel Bead Purses and Clasps, Tassels, Rings, ladies' Curls, and a gen eral assortment of fancy articles in his line. Feb'y 24, 1349. H. ER AM BERT. Sept. 23, 1848. J. M. WILLIAMS. &01 Mew Boarding House. '. II. TOOMER having taken the large building on ( jrt House square, formerly occupied by Mrs Miller, is prepared to accommodate regular boarders, or transient parsons, with good board and comfortable lodging. lie jollciti a share of public patronage. OeUber 7, 1843. 502-tf H0TCHK1SS' Vertical Water Wlieel. There are several hundred of these wheels in in operation in different counties in North Ca rolina. For proof of their great advantage over the common flutter wheel, or any other wheels now in use for saw mills, we confidently refer to those who have applied them to their mills. We can recommend them particularly for their su periority in cases of a low head jf water, or back water. We still keep a supply of Wheels, suitable for different heads of water, at Wilmington, New bern, Washington, Edenton, and Fayetteville. The wheels may also be had of E. A. Brevard, I.ineoluton, and Uriah Wells, Petersburg, Va. Persons wishing to obtain the right to use the whirls, will be served on application to D. Mc Xeill & Co., Faetteville, N. C. D. McNEILL, A. A. McKETlI AN. D. J. McALISTER. Feb'v 3, 1S49. v That b.mitiful residence on Haymount, for merly belonging to C. I. Mallett. Kq.. near the residenre of Mr Hale, is offered for sale. !t has .itablcs and out-houses of all kinds : and everything in cumulate order. This residence is so well known, and i. ss commanding a site, overlooking the town, that fur- tfcr particulars are unneccssury. Jcuquire at the Caroli nian Oflfcoe. im 10. 1847. 456-tf. ATALTAarPBELL, A UCTIONE & U , AND Commission Merchant, Mrs. B- WALTON, MANTUA-MAKER & MILLINER, HAS received, and will open the 22d instant, at the White Brick Store next door north of that lately occupied by Messrs John Iiuske &. Son, Green street, her SPRING & SUMMER MILLINERY, including Ribbons and Flowers of a superior qual ity, Gossamer Bonnets, Black and Drab Straws, and other fashionable BONNETS of various kinds. Straw Bonnets cleaned and altered to the pre sent style. fjrj-Gentlemen's Hats cleaned and pressed. Orders from the country will be promptly at tended to. Fayetteville, March 24, 1S49. -4m. JTAS. G. SMITH, AND HAIR DRESSER, FAYETTEVILLE, X. C, Has taken the shop in the Fayetteville Hotel, where he intends carrying on his business in a superior manner, and desires a continuance of public patronage. April 20, 1849. WANTED. An intelligent white boy is want ed as an apprentice to the above business. J. G. S. DR. SHERWOOD'S Vibrating Magnetic Machines. By recent improvements in these Machines, their power is doubled in cases of the same size, and the prices reduced to $12 and $14 each; the $12 sizes being greatly superior to the $12 sizes of ether machines. They now run with more power and smoothness, and are better adapted for magnetizing patients than any other in use. Each case is accompanied with a Manuel (11th edition, p. 400, 32 mo.) in the English or French language, according to order, which contains clear and minute directions for the proper use of the instrument in the various diseases to which it is applicable, which are found to include many of the most peculiar and obstinate that are known to the medical profession. The Manuel also con tains a synopsis of the different systems of medi cal practice, Allopathic, Homoepathic, and Mag nopathic, with a full glossary. Physicians and others are cautioned against purchasing the imitations of these machines, as they will be found of comparatively little value. No premium has ever been obtained over these magnetic machines at the American or any other Institute, as is represented by the jianufacturers of interior machines. f$ZJ- As I have become the Agent for the sale of the above Machines from a conviction of their usefulness in disease, and not from any desire te speculate on them; and am responsible to tie owner for them, they can only be obtained by the payment of the cash on the delivery of the Machine. I have deposited them with Air Bayne at the Carolinian Office, who will show them, or deliver them on the payment of the cash price, and on no other terms. CHARLES MONTAGUE. April 7, 1S19. Cm. Country Residence FOR SALE. The subscriber, intending to leave Fayetteville, would sell his country residence about 2 miles from Town, on the Murchisori Road. It is a de sirable place, healthy and pleasantly situated. The lot contains 121 acres. Feb. 10, 1940. H. A. STUART. Extract of a letter from Edward Bingharn, Esq., Druggist of Detroit. . . Detroit, March 23d, 1S41. Dr. Charles Osgood,-Dear Sir I have the past vear slJ hundreds of bottles of the INDIA bnoii.ioooujc- piepnreu uy vou, aim nave iuuiiu it to give universal satisfaction in the cure of Fe ver and Asue, Chill, Fever, Dumb Ague,&.c. &-c. I may savI think, without hesitation, that I have never known it to fail in cases which have come under mv own observation, where it has been faithfully used according to directions. I am Yuuij very truly, E. BINGHAM. COSTUME HALL. Spring & Summer WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. ON hand and for sale, the largest assort ment of SPRING and SUMMER CLOTHING, at prices verv much reduced. COATS. Coats of every variety, embracing all the latest tvles and of an improved cut and make, from 75 els, to 1, 2, 3,4, 5. 6, S, 10, and upwards. PANTALOONS. Pantaloons of all kinds, from 75 cts. to 1, 1,50, 1,75, 2, 2,50, and also a very fashionable style, the Lamartine stripe, as low as 3, 3,50, $J, and upwards. VESTS. Vests of every variety, comprising Silk, Satin, Cashmere, Marseilles, Valencia, from 50 cts., 75 cts., $1, $2, $2,50. $3, and upwards. BOY'S CLOTHING. Always on hand the largest and best assortment of Bov's Clothing ever offered in this city. snlendid assortment of CLO THS and CAS SIMERES of the best makc,together with a large and handsome variety of SILK and MARSEIL LES VESTLNGS, which will be made up to order in the best manner. 20 per cent less than the ac customed prices, and in all cases a neat and beautiful fit guaranteed. AT COSTUME HALL. Corner of Pratt street and Centre Market Space, BALTIMORE. H. H. COLE, ft- Attached to the above, is one of the lar gest and most extensive SHIRTS FACTORIES in the country, embracing every variety and make, at prices which cannot fail to please any one wishing to purcnase. .j3- ONE PRICE ONLY! -j April 28, 1S49. 531-ly "SOOZSIMMST. "EL "XKTm Ha,rdie, hbkhk!dint'hus- ae.s at the new store next door to Mr Beasley. Jeweler, where he will receive and execute binding in any style desired- NORTH CAROLINA Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. THE next session of this Institution will com mence on Monday, the 16th day of July. Having moved into the new Building, a few more pupils can he received. As pupil will be admitted in their order of application, it is important that application should be made without delay. Any information on the subject will be given "by Wm. D. COOKE, Principal. June 9, 1949. 537-4t Extract of a letter from Messrs Scattergood, Haverstick &. Co., of Philadelphia. Philadalphia, 2d mo. 2 1th, 1S42. Dr. C. Osgood, respected friend : We have had occasion to see the good effects of thy medicine in the ruse of a young man who had been troub 'ed with chills a Ions time and could not get clear of them, but since he commenced taking a bottle of thy preparation, has entirely recovered and is now becoming quite stout. Respectfullv thv friends, SCATTERGOOD, HA VERSTICK & Co For sale in Fayetteville by S. J. HINSDALE. March 31st, 1S4,". Cm. State of X. Caroliua Bladen County. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions May Term, lSiy. John T. Council, administrator of Isaiah Toller, dee'd vs. Temple and wife Emily Jane, Abednego Hales and wife Catharine L., Wm. H. Toller, and H. H. Robinson, Cuardians of Robt. C. and Streety Toller. Petition to sell lands. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Abednego Hales and wife Catharine L., and Temple and wife Emily Jane, defendants in this case, are not inhabitants of this State, so that the ordinary process of the law cannot be served unon him: on motion, it is ordered that publica tion be made for six weeks in the North Caro linian, notifying said defendants to appear at the next term of this Court, to be houien at the court House in Elizabethtown, on the first Monday in Au-rust next, to plead, answer or demur, or said petition will be taken pro confesso.as to them, and heard exparte. Witness, Ileman H. Robinson, Clerk of our said Court at office, the first Monday in May, A. U kjo nnH of American Independence the 73d vear. H. H. ROBINSON, Clerk. " June 9, 1S49. 537-6t. pr adv $3 25. State of Xorth Carolina Bladen county. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions May Nancv Toller Term, 1849 vs. The Heiixi at law of Isaiah Dr. H. II. SHERWOOD'S Compound Chloride of Cold, FOR SCROFULOUS DISEASES. These remarkable medical remedies of the late eminent and well known Dr. Sherwood of New Yolk, consisting of a preparation of magnetized CHLORIDE OF GOLD, compounded with vari ous other materials with great care and bv a la borious process, and of a BITUMINOUS PLAS TER, have been tested by an extensive practice of twenty-live years' continuance, and may now ustly be considered as more successful than any other known remedv in the treatment of CON SUMPTION in all'its early stages,-and of all Tuberculous or Scrofulous Diseases. For this class of complaints they are now extensively adopted by physicians in their own practice in various parts of thecountrv. I hey are prepared by us under the direction of the Executrix of the estate of the lute Dr. Sherwood, to whom, by i '. I a ,R liWSPSh1 Jf.PS& a is 1 M&y sure a ihs are alwavs accompanied by Dr. Sherwood's val- . . . .- j i j . . , r uable medical treatise upon ine treatment ui Chronic Diseases, a work which was the result of many years of labor and researcn, ana w men hows i n the clearest manner the principles up on which the operation of his remedies is found ed and their mode of cure. 1 ins worK win en able anv person to detect the nature and extent of scrofulous or tuberculous disease in himself or others, by pressure on the ganglions of the spinal nerves, on the spaces between ine veneoraj aiong each side of the spine. II. H. : SHERWOOD'S Successors, No. 102 Chamber st., New York. Our Ascent in Fayetteville, N. C, is CHARLES MONTAGUE. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. The following are the Congressional Districts of this State, as they stand un der the famous Rajnermander of 1846- 47. First District. Cherokee, Macon, Haywood, Buncombe, Henderson, Rutherford, Burke, McDowell, ' Vancy, Cleaveland, Caldwell. Second District. Ashe, Wilkes, Surry, . Davie, Rowan, Iredell, Catawba. Third District. Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union, Anson, Stanly, Cabarrus, Montgomery, Richmond, Moore. Fourth District. Stokes, Rock ingham, Guilford, Randolph, Davidson. Fifth District. Granville, Caswell, Person, Orange, Chatham. Sixth District. Wake, Franklin, Warren, Halifax, Edgecombe, Nash, Johnston. Seventh District. Cumberland, Robeson, Columbus, Bladen, Brunswick, New Hanover, Sampson, Duplin, Onslow. Eighth District Way ne, Greene, Lenoir, Jones, Craven, Carteret, Bean fort, Pitt, Hvde, ml J Washington, Tyrell. JVinth District. Martin, . Bertie, Hertford, Northampton, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck. In the late Congress sented they were repre- as follows: l. Li.' dintrman, Nathaniel Bovden. D. M. Barringer, A. H- Shepherd, A. W. Venable, J. R. J. Daniel, James J. McKay, R- S. DonnelJ and David Outlaw. CANDIDATES. rirM tfo-sVpi? JKIw el i , w in gm a n -w h irhird. Gen. Alfred Dockery, Sanders M. In gram, Walter L. Steele, Alex. Little, all whigs: and Hon. Green WT. Caldwell, dem. Fourth. A. H. Shepperd, whig. Fifth. Hon. A. W. Venable, dem., Henry K. Nash, whig. Sixth. W. J. Clark, J. R. J. Daniel, dems. Seventh. Wm. S. Ashe, dem. Eighth. W K Lane, dem., JMnth. Hon. David Outlaw, whig, Thomas J. Person, dem. April 7, 1S49. Can UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS Manufactured by steam, at the AMERICAN WHOLESALE WAREHOUSE & MANUFACTORY, No. 257 Pearl st., (near Fulton,) NEW YORK. Sign of the golden Umbrellas.) The subscribers have on hand, and are con- stnntlv manufacturioi a superior assortment of the above goods, which they offer to merchants and dealers by the case or dozen, at very low Drices. and on accommodating terms. The qual ity, varietv and workmanship of their Umbrellas and Parasols is not to be surpassed by any Manu factory in the United States. ISAAC SMITH Sc CO. Feb. 17, 1S4S. Cm Two good work MULES, apply soon at this Office. June 2, 1S19. " Toller. Petition for Dower. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Abednego Hales and wife Catharine L., and Temple and wife Emily Jane, defendants in this case, are not inhabitants of this State, so that the ordinary process of the law cannot be served upon him ; on motion, it is ordered that publication be made for six weeks in the North Carolinian, notifying said defendants to appear at the next term of this Court, to be holden at the Court House in Elizabethtown, on the first Monday in August next, to plead, answer or de mur, or said petition will be taken pro confesso as to them, and heard exparte. Witness, Heman II. Robinson, Clerk of our said Court at office, the first Monday of May, A. D. 1S49, and of American Independence the 73d year. H- H. ROBINSON, Clerk. June 9, 1S49. 537-6t. pr adv $3 25. THE MOST EXTENSIVE SHIRT ESTABLISHMENT IN THE UNITED STATES IS AT No. 179 Baltimore st., near Light, BALTIMORE, Md. JVhcre 500 persons are employed, and a stock of 1000 dozen shirts always on hand. Merchants and others visiting Balt.more are invited to call and examine the largest and best stock of SHIRTS that has ever been offered, con sisting of all sizes and qualities, for men and boys, which for style and workmanship cannot be surpassed. More than usual efforts have been made to render the assortment complete and desirable in every respect. T. W BETTON. March 10, 1S49. ly Agency for Banking: Business. The Subscriber offers hi services to persons havin" Bank business, as an agent for the renew al of Notes and .procuring Discounts at either of the Banks in Fayetteville. His office is in the Court House, where he may be found at all times during the usual business hours. Com munications addressed to him by mail will meet with prompt attention. - June 16, 1349. 538-tf. s I. O. O. F. ODD FELLOWS REGALIA, Fringe & Trimming Manufactory, JVt. 35 Baltimore st., BALTIMORE, Md., (4th door below Frederick street, and 1 below Sun Office.) Where may be found the most extensive assort ment of the latest styles of t ringes, tiimps, But tons, Cords, Tassels, &c. &c. Also, Masonic Odd Fellows, Red Men, Sons of Temperance Sons of Liberty, American Mechanics, Beneficial and all other Societies' REGALIA AND TRIM MINGS are kept on hand and mad to order FLAGS and BANNERS made up in the latest and most approved styles. 03- All orders from the country attended to with dispatch. JEWELS. Odd Fellows and Sons of Temperance Jewels a full assortment always on hand, and at prices less than any other establishment. SPRIGG & MESEKD. Feb'y 24, 1S49. ly. Fish, Thomastown Lime, nd fine Crockery for sale by April 38.': ' " J. D. WILLIAMS, j FAYETTEVILLE HOTEL, FAYETTEVILLE, X. C. This building, the largest and handsomest Hotel in North Carolina, has been leased by the subscriber for a term of years, and is now open for the . reception of travellers, visiters, and boarders. All the furniture and fixtures about the build- ine are entirely new, having been purchased within ihe last month. The accommodations in all respects will be as good as can be found in the State. The single rooms are provided with ev ery necessary convenience ; and the double rooms for ladies and families, are large and fitted up witi care. All the substantial and delicacies afforded bv the market and the seasons, will be supplied at the table. The servants have been selected from among the best to be obtained ; and experienced host lers have charge of the stables. The bar is kept by a gentleman of experience andourtesy, who will furnish all refreshments of Ihe best quality required by travellers or othrrs. ... The lessee, with some years experience in this vocation, will make every exertion to give satis faction to the patrons of the House. May 5, 1S49. 532-ly ICE FOR SALE. Keep cool if yon can! Tie large Ice House at Cambellton is now fil ledwith as good Ice as has ever been offered in thii Market, imported direct from Boston with butlittle delay on the voyage. The subscriber will open the House on Monday the 14th instant, and superintend the delivery of Ice in any quan titj to suit purchasers. Persons wishing it to be eft at their place of business or residence, canbe accommodated by giving notice. It can be iad previous to 2 o'clock of each day (except Suiday) by applying at the store at Liberty Poht, (door fronting on Personstreet,) where a sujply will be kept. Js the ice was purchased for cash, it will be 3ol at the lowest price it can be afforded at. Prttnpt payment will be expected the bills of regilar customers will be made out weekly, and ontach Monday please call and settle. Terms: Under 5 lbs, 3 cents per lb. larger qualities, 2 cts per lb. i CHAS. GODDARD, Super'd't. , Jfay 12, 1S49. 533-tf. 'HOUSE'--AND LOT )$ HAYMOUNT FOR SALE. -he undersigned will 11 at the Market House in layetteville, on Monday the 2d day of July nei, the House and Lot on Haymount, at the sodh-east corner of the Arsenal lot, situated immediately on the Turnpike road, vhere James S Campbell formerly resided. "lerms of sale: One third cash or negotiable naier, and six months for the residue. P T HENRY CAMPBELL, - i , - , ANN MARIA DECKER. , Jine 16, 1S40. - ..53,5-ts, . , ; NORTH CAROLINIAN. Wm. II. Baynv, Ktlitor ana Proprietor. FAYETTEVILLE, X. C. JTrcE 30, 1849t FOR CALIFORNIA. News from New Or leans to 17th, says that two vessels left that day for Chagres, crowded with passengers for California. From Mexico, we learn that the Mexican Con gress have authorized the construction of a rail road between Vera Cruz, on the Gulf, and the Pacific J this is a great project ; but there is much difference between authorizing a road and building it. Who will bui'd it .' is the question. Capt. Veitch's party for California have been destoyed by the Indians. Only one of the thirty four escaped. A neat and tasty monument is to be placed over the remains of Gen. Gaines, at Mobile, where he was interred. JtJ- The Texas Rangers have been reformed for the protection of the country. From the N. O. ricayune. June 15. LATE FROM MEXICO. By the arrival here last evening of the brig Anna and Julia, Captain JListon, from Vera Cruz the rth inst., we have received files of the Arco Iris, of that citv, up to the day of her departure, and kl Monitor, El Universal, La Palauca and Le Irait d'Union, from the 1st instant, in-I elusive. The discovery of gold in California by our enterprising countrymen appears to have awakened much of the cupidity of the Mexican character, and regrets are fre quently expressed in the journals of that country that the territory should have been ceded to us. A correspondent of the Globe, published in the capital, writes from San Francisco that the arrival in that port of a Mexican schr from Mazatlan had awakened in him and his companions, other Mexicans, hopes of a character very inimical to our sovereignity there. He says: doubled within a short time in that region, and it would not be extraordinary if, by the uuion ot Spanish Americans, anil Europeans who daily arrive in search of gold, this jewel is wrested from the hands ot the Arorth Americanos, to form a great and powerful nation, the mistress of the Pacific- but that the whole will slip in, unless some steps are previously taken to prevent it- This piece of work was executed by a subcontractor, totally unacquainted with works of the kind ; perhaps to him no blame can be attached, but it reflects upon the person who became contractor and engineer for the whole works of the company and who not only received a great price for his work, but 5 percent, thereon for supcrintendance. It were his duty to have the work well executed, whether it was executed by himself cr any one else At the lower end of this canal blocks of 8 feet lift are to be con structed j from these locks the navigation will follow the course of the creek for one a mile into the main river. About half a mile below this creek are Bastle's upper and lower falls about l miles below these last are Norrington's upper and lower falls, which are of considerable magnitude, making together as nearly as 1 could judge by the eve a fall of 12 feet from Noriing- toii'smill to Foxe's Island there area number of falls of minor consideration,, viz : the Willow falls; Ham's falls and Atkin s falls. These by computation in a distance of 8 miles do not exceed five feet fall. It was at this point it was contem plated to depart from the river with th-j Fayetteville canal. These Foxe's Islands are a succession of small falls for about i of a mile in length and making in all a de scent of about 5 feet; from Foxe's Island to Bowie's falls the river is pretty much obstructed by rocks and loose stones, with several small gradual falls a mile be low Bowie's falls are Massey's falls, be tween these the river is sufficient depth for navigation purposes in about another of a mile are Jones' or Watson's falls, which for J of a mile have a.fall of 2 feet 6 inches ; for a mile below these to Siiiilie's falls the water is smooth and deep. Smilie's falls consist of a succession of ledges of rocks, running generally in an oblique direction across the river but with out any fall of serious consequence occurr ing at one place. They are for the most part of from 6 to 18 inches ; at one place there is a fall of about 4 feet and another of about 5 feet. From the head of Smilie's falls to Campbell's the distance is comput ed at 5 miles and the aggregate fall from. G to 2r feet ; the distance between the j ledges of rock is generally from 200 to Witter rs' slnUbM"a fnV "6ln Vi IntleW 'itetfllp. From Campbell's falls to Averasboro' ferry there are a series of small falls amounting in all to 7 feet 9 inches in about 5 of a mile ; of a mile below the ferry there is a fall of about a foot ; from thence to fish trap falls, a distance of a mile the water is deep and smooth, and after falling T.. . i.i xnc ciueiui iae woum not oe a i .i - .? i . o r... : difficult one .and the barbarous conduct of j iUe szme state for of a mile ; here the Smith will be the means which Providence rive,. s over a graveIly 810al about has employed to initiate it. 200 yards long with a fall of one foot ; He here alludes to the order of Gen. lhe w ater is agin deep and smooth for i Smith interdicting diggings at the .nines ol a mile witTout any fall or obstacle to to all, excepting ot citizens of the Lnited ! SmitVs ferrv at the mouth of lower Little States 3 REPORT, ry River; from Smith's ferry to Silver run falls there are several falls for which I could not obtain any name; these occupy an extent of the river upwards of 5 miles On the Cape Fear Hiver and Fayetteville ' from 6 to 7 feet lull. Silver run Canal, to the Commissioners for Internal I falls are likewise a series of small falls, Improvement in the State cf.Vorlh Caro- although in the aggregate it is supposed Una, by HAMILTON FULTOX, Civil hngmeer to the State. Gestlemek: The first thing I turned my attention to, after my departure from Raleigh, on the 25th of August, was an ex amination of the Cape Fear River, from the conflux of the Deep and Haw Rivers to Campbelton. From Haywood to the Buck Horn Falls the obstructions in the river are trivial. There are two fish traps, the one above the other below Farrow's Island, w hich will require a small expense to render navigable, and along that side of Farrow's Island which is best-suited for navigation purpos es, there are several inconsiderable falls; at rather more than six miles from Hay wood, there arc on the left side of the river a humberof small Islands. Between thrsc and the left bank the channel is narrow it is in one of these channels the riaviga gation is intended to be taken, to avoid the difficulty of the Buck Horn falls. Where this channel departs from the main river a dam or inlayer is to be construct ed in order that a sufficiency of water may be afforded for the navigation. There have been several dams built between the Is lands to confine the water to its proper course, and a considerably extensive dam built above Mr Bransons's mill for the pur pose of sending back water as far as the in layer. While on this part of the work I could not help expressing my fears, notwithstand ing the great expense which has been incurr ed, that the dams would not raise the water in the channels sufficiently high to render it navigable without an additional sum being expended on blasting the rock out of the bottom. I had not a levelling instrument with ine to ascertain the fact and even if I had had one it will not be easy to decide until the effect of the inlay er is seen. Below Mr Branson's mill for the distance of a mile, a canal has been cut, but which has been executed in a very unworkmanlike manner the sides of of the canal have little or no slopes and the excavated soil has been thrown promiscu ously on either side, so that the sides of the canal (particularly the upper one) have not only their own weight to support, but that of all the stufT besides.' As soon as the water is introduced I ha-vc no doubt they will amount to 5 feet in about 300 yards; the intermediate water between the whole ol the falls from Smith's ferry is deep, and smooth. From the Silver run falls to Elliott's landing are a succession of small falls in ail 12 or 13 feet in eight miles in length ; from Elliott's, I sup pose the first mih: had a fall of 2 feet, the second 2 feet, the third 6 inches, the fourth.. 9 inches, the fifth 9 inches ; the sixth 1 foot 9 inches, the seventh 9 inches to the landing at Campbleton. These levels and distances must not be much relied upon as they are stated at what I supposed them to be while passing along the river with as much expedition as the men in the boat coultl propel her. I bus it will be found if any reliance can be placed on the levels and distances, that from Haywood to Campbleton the fall is little more than 2 feet in the mile and without any very arduous undertaking where the falls are more rapid and where the greatest obstruc tions occur. I think it will be a much lit ter, and even a cheaper mode of intprove mtnt to dam and lock the river than by slue ing it. Some part of the expense incurred in this way will be returned by the sale of mill seats, which I suppose would be of considerable value as there would be a constant supply of water afforded them, and the carriage to and from them by the navigation so much mure easy and cheap. This last summer has pretty well prov ed the superiority of river to creek mills There is also a recommendation to this manner of improving rivers, (viz :) where the dam happens to be placed, near the mouth of any of the tributary streams, that they will likewise become navigable to a certain extent without any additional expense. According to the estimate I have made, the expense of rendering the Cape Fear, navigable from Haywood to. Campbleton, by slucing and removing the small obstructions and by locking and damming the larger, will not exceed the sum of SI 00, 000. . Attend your Church, ' the parson cries; To Church each fair one goes ; 1 The old go there to close their eyes, 'Hie joung lo eye their clothes. i
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