EDITED 0, PUBLISHED BY N J-PAIiilEa & O.XT. ROGERS.
VOW 5
MfLTOf N. C. TUESDAY. 'SESPTEHUEB- 27, 1836
No 49i W
-TEH MS.'-
? . THE MILTON SPECTATOR is published ere
7 Tues'Jjty morning at the tjiice of Ttco VoUart
nt Fifty Cent per annasi, ijpaid before the end
year. "If payment bo delayed beyond that
... .. 7ir DoHut WlU be chargett No subsection
-jceired for a le3.teiia tban six months. Subtcti-
rill be coasilered
brintions
cui? No bUtjar wilt fca c ooliaaed
liters. . V
present at least, Mr, . Ifarrison reserves to
himself; is said to be entirely simple' and r
From the Farmer's Register,;
REPORT,
practioble; somuch so that When tne- ves-" ;V va n rr r i
sals are once procured, a hundred bushels tiTf f 0, f
of the fruit may be preserved at an annual aru f steamboai of shallow dravghU .
An person prpcuna snt tetwcb5
r lit iru cutMv jn -v- v v
ratis. - , . - -
cribrts
ttAtaa ne-year
mTTSEMZyTS tnskifl fourteen lines
will be inserted three tunes for'one Dollar,
aty-fir3 cents for each continuance---except
ttp. which will be invariably four Dollar.
MMial allowance will bs made to those who- 4-
byheyear, :--J--' . "-: !"
t . or 1W
1
may De preserved
average 'cost of about one dollar. The -im - Lawrenceville,: Va, June 1835 "
ported grapes sell in our market at tnis sea- ?To Col. Andrew Joyner, Snpenntendeht of th
at this Tdte a r J ' L Roanoke Naviftioxi Company. ' '
yr& belieye &J2Lk Af
-- T ' ata -
iued until all ar ordinarily weis lab)!ut;4(X lb. "'would :b
r-r w. . .w, tv r-y -inoiiUi;!!! pertbrni tbe dutie assigned roie.
licacy ; for the table. JVVir Xtoy .The peoplJ of ClarksviUe, rntrouiptiy
SPRING WHfiAT.
3o the Editor of the Richmond Enquirer,
RoMfi, N. Y, Au 23d, 1836.
Dear Sir :--L have your esteemed favot Hon. B. V7. Lei?h. we obtained everv as-
t:A L cf,- 4K Die uOUCe 01 HIV Communication. -1 teply rations, bv nmr.nnncp anrL rivincr ns ifiitprs
-. -s .j n t " Tn - r
and liberally r esponded to this effort of ours,
by appointing fucker Carrington, Esq. to
accompany me, from whom I received rauch
assistance.; -y-
From the Hon. Walter Coles,, and! the
rnxnanications, airof which shall receive the atten forthwith, in oraer to you the earliest to all persons in our route most capable of
ton dae them.
L . . "i . ill i ,
1:
A
Spring Wheat; and alio to correct the error
which I see you, in corhmon with other
southern'gftntiemen, have fallen into. The,
Spring Wheat is .what it imports a Sprihg-
, sown grain matures in three or four months
from the time sown, after a corn, or other
crop in the Fall: . the . ground should be
ploughed when practicable; - still, it will
answer without, if well plougad in the
Spnn. It should be done early, and early
.In one material thins there surveys are
.very deficient naroelyj the fall throughout
earTi mile; for.althous:h"a fall of ten feet to
ly
information on the subject of the Italian, aidins in obtainins: the inform atioa we
were seeKing- l nese ieuer3 enaoiea ; usr;to
make the acquaintance of many" persohitn
the City of New York, and the States of
Connecticut and Massachusetts, beltj ac
quainted with the subjeet of steam naviar
tioh in shoal water. In T. B. Wakeraani
Esq. of the American Institute of N. York,.'
Alfred Smith, Esq. of Hartford, Conn J and
Charles Stearns, Esq. of Springfield, ftJassV,
I lound gentlemen well acquainted . Vila
AGIUCULTURALi
'From the Cultivator.
HINT TO FARMERS GREAT VA-
LUE OF APPLES.
J. Buelsln the fall of 1828, 1 gathered
nbout one hundred and fifty bushels pf good
i sovjI apples, of different kinds, and put
ing them 'out to my stock of cattle and pigs,
uirrs:,
sowed; although it has done well here sown j the subject, and who were not only wi
as late as 10th May. : Meich depends on but did put themselves to much trouble afid:
uuius wcu uui icuiicsi icas sucuiii ; inconvenience to ooiige ana assist, us in eve
goil than winter Wheat. It has so far (now ry thins we desired. And although we an-
the 4th year) escaped the ravages -of they ; plied to no one who did not manifest the
Jto see what effect they would have; When
hard weather commenced, I had two cows
that gave milk; I put thcrh into a stable and
Commenced feeding the two cows with half
a bushel of apples to each cow per1 day. I
charged the boy that milked them, to see if
the cows increased of their milk, aid the
third day the boy says that the cows ,gavc
almost double the quantity that they dfd beji
lcTted, ifttjfir trie '
young woman that had the charge of the
milk,; says that the butter: that was made;
from the milk at the time of feeding them
apples, was of a fine flavor, and a fiue yel
low color.
I likewise commented feeding them to
my pigs: I fed about pne bushel a day to
thirteen pigs, with a small portion of corn, ,
and I now i defy tlje -state to bring thirteen
as good pigs as mine, that haabad no better
Iteepihs. - " . V . r , :
I had gathered Tibout 52-50 busheh of gpod
fiound apples, and put them into into a good
bin in my carriage house, with the intent
of making them into cider, the cold wea
ther came.pn, and all my apples froze I im
mediately covered them with blankets; aad
they remained in'that situation till a thaw,
in, the latter part of December; I then com
menced feeding.them to my stock of cattle,
ich consisted ot twenty ; two head and
colts; I fed them ; about ten bushels per
y:t I soon found that ray cattle would not
at half the quantity of hay that they did
before I commenced feeding them apples,
and when the apples were gone, I could
see that ray cattle had gained in flesh, and
looked better. V I think that rhy apples that
I hav
winter
though
Bold it for one dollar per barrel. '
This from yours, etc.
; ELEAZER CADY.
1S30.
and the danger of loss of crop by ynnter
killing is wholly obviated. Same oats will
be found mixed with every sample in the
place. These, if you are very particular,
should be picked out . by your blacks; or
most of them may be got out by running
through brine, (strong,) when you sow, and
skimming them bE The brine benefits the
wheat, as does plaster also, -
I send inclosed a few kernels of the Wheat
' grown this year the head from; which I
! shelled it, measured five inches. I will
send you 2 barrels -say 7 bushels; price
$7 per barrel, or, $2 per pushel, including"
cask and cartage and will , draw lor it as
you. suggest.
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greatest willingness to assist us, yet I should
be doing injustice to myself abd to one ol
the most valuable and worthy .men in -Isew
England, did 1 not m a most especial man
ner acknowledge the great service rendered
..Jv.,. aca o.:u. t" ht c .in.i; tii
nis counirymen, is engagea in ouswes?,; to
which he devotes himself with great issit
duity; and his worth being duly appreciated
by his lellow townsmen, much ot the pub
lic business is thrown oh his haads. Not
withstanding all thisand although atf the
time of pur visit to Hartford, he was super-
intenaing the erection ofa "larse public
many hours of hi
w
buildins he save
.US
that
firs
. . .-
ume-fiyjdayauriD iix
city. He bad been superintendent of all
the improvements on the- Connecticut
River, and knew all the facts . in relation
to them. He gave me a duplicate of i the
profile of the canals and locks around! the
falls; and a survey of the river, made under
his direction; which I will send you for the
use of the Koanoke Company, by the
opportunity. r ;
i Every person to whom we mentioned the
object of our visit to the north and east, in
variably directed us to Thomas Blan chard
as the man to be consulted arid employed
by us. Indeed the unanimity with which
all recommended Mr. Blanchard, was as
tonishingbut when we went to Hartford
and Springfield, and saw the steamer Mas
sachusetts, ascending the Enfield fall?, and
what he had "done in the United- States'
we too, nan - no
Jt is a bearded. Wheat,, and stands here 3 to
3 1-2 feet on a level. .
I am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant, , ..
. , JAY HATHEWAY.
ftThe Specimen may be seen at this
ofiice. It is a beautiful, transparent white
Wheat and " we are advised, that it will
make first rate1 Flour. - It is certainly worth
trying. Farmers who wish to make the
experiment, had better address themselves
directly to Mr. Hatheway, P.M., at Rome,
N. Y. and make the necessary arrangements
through a bank, or merchant of Richmond,
Petersburg, esc. &c. We subjoin the lol-
lowiuff article, by way of supplemental in
formation , from the Telegraph of the 23d
Au?rust. Drinted at Rome. N. Y
. v . Kicfimana. unauirer. ; ruiyrv aw ouriusueiu, we ioo, uau
'Crops. Winter Wheat has come in dotibt of Mr. P's ability .to put steam-boats
very light, less that one-tortn tne usual vu me xvuiuioK.e, nmuruu man couiu... , ,
. This extraordinary man was a common
artisan in the United States' Armory at
Springfield, and I was told by Col. Robb,
the superintendent, that he had added im
provement to improvement in the machine
ry there, until it would seem to be as perfect
as the art and wit of man could make it
the principal of which, however,, is the ma
chine for turning gun stocks, and any ir-
tor
most
uinile, mihtbe easily overcome, ifetJCali
distributed the' whole distance." vet. as is
: .t " rT. V .
frequently the case, if the whole- fallrj
large portion of it, occurs at one or two
places in :thc mile, it might defy all the
po wer.pf man or steam. In other instances
too, the "survey only gives the" fall for two j
three, four and five miles; and frequently
frbrnlace to place, t so thati the distarrCe
cannot be accurately known. '. This'occurs
most frequently on-the Dan and Staunton
rivers; on the Roanoke, the fall in the mile
is generally stated. -The falls in the Roa-
nose, nicn require 10 oe nere noiicea, are
katons, Jail in the mile, 11.1 feet Ham
in's Shoals, fall in two miles 16.11 feet.
The next mile above these two, (having no
alls, lall D.bjJ feet and Butchers Creftk,
being two miles long, fall in one mile 5.60,
and in the other 5.50 feet. On the Dan
he onfy ones I- saliihoti&are those
Hyco they being the only; obstruction for
some Dli or: bO. miles above ClarkesvUle.
These' falls are about 1 3-4 miles Ion s, fall
12.89 feet. On the Staunton, Fally's falls
are the only obstacle to Brookneal and it
is useless to notice any other on that river.
TT ' il m m
nere, me survey is too inaccurate to ename
me to ascertain the distance- to which -is af
fixed the fall mentioned; but as well as .1
can. understand it, the rapids must be about
3-4 miles in which distance, the whole
fall is 15.23 foet. ; - r ,
I will how beg leave to conduct yod ia
the' Connecticut River, and lav before you
some minute statistics. From Hartford
(below which, the river is free from any ob
stmction) to the foot of Enfield falls is 12
miles fall, not more than two or three
inches to tne mile, rana the water smootn.
Enfield falls ; are nearly five miles from
head to lhofcjttiitkjii
between the upper and lower falls. The
lower alls extend nearly 2 1-2 miles (lialf
a mile of which is slack water) and has 20
feljt descent principally, : if . not -entirely,
confined to two miles: within these two
miles, there are a succession of rapids -one
or two of them greater than the others.- Af-J
ter the termination of the lower falls, one
mile of slack 'watei intervenes; after which.
come to the tipper talis, oeanng one
the 125 miles surveyed of the Dan ' River, ' has run with regularity, and entire success,
is 277.47 feet average fall per mile, 2.221 for four years: and! is ctmsidere4 astrood.
leet whole fall of Staunton, from Clarkes- property, as any in New England. She, as
,mxu luuc- euncjcu, as t.v- as we v ermont, was punt oy i nomas
feet ay erage fall per mile, 2.96 feet. It j Blanchard, Her crew.cohsists of 5 hands,
will, from this, be seen, that the navigation i including captain and . pilot her expanses
of the Staunton is the . most difocult and Ure about S10O a month: and cost about
thatotthe Dan the best of the three rivers. S6000: bnt owimr to the advance in lahnr
and materials, it 19 probable that such a, .
boat would now cost more. ' J-
Around Enfield falls as well as the . other.
tails on the river there are locks and a ca
nal through which the freight and tow boats'
pass though the. to w ioats have goneip
fenneia ians it is.iouna to oe nesi to go
througri the canal. These, two boats can car
ry lou tons, at the(; rate of 2 l-2miles - au
hour against the current of I 1-2 miles
an? hour; but experience proves that fowine;
less than that, is much better The William
Hall, one of the; tow boats, has ascended a.
rapid of 9, feet in the mile, towing up.20
tons her engine js 20 horse power, and
she cost between four and five thousand
dollars. -At Hadlev falls, after -the freishx
boats get through the canal, they are taken
in tow by another tow boat at the head of
the falls, and carried up to Miller's falls.
. Before steam boats were used on this ri
vcr, above the falls, the trade was : carried
on by means of freiffht boats of 25 tons.
with a sail . to be1 used when the wind was
fair; "When these hoats ascended .Enfield
fals, they took in additional hands, so as to
have one hand to the ton, When thev were
i
we
T VA J A&a , AVdl M Ut VllViVlM WW, WWW '
yield in this vicinity. Winter, (killing inV
most and rust in some places,) has destroy
ed the crop. .
- 'Italian Spring - Wheat This ne w arid
excellent variety was imported four years
since, from Florence,!; in ' Italy, and - has
hitherto succeeded well, and more than ex-
! Ceeded the eynectationsofoiir amcultnrists.
e fed out to my stock of -catijetnis n is nnusuallv fine this sason-5s a bearded
, has been worth to me more than hpnvv anj fi rnTnr--Srrowfl
. i naa inauf , mem iiuu uucx uiu t
Canaan t Feb, 16,
Jfote. A eentle man of
Montgomery,-'
on a variety of .soils, and even on ground
much worn, and yields from 20 to 30 bush
els per acre. ";.,-; ''' " : ; .' ; '. -K- I
1 The true economy of housekeeping is,
simply the art of gathering up all the frag-
regular figure. But the improvement
which, perhaps his country will be
indebted to him, is his steam-boat for
water it might : be more appropriate to
call it an invention ior it is omit on a new
principle, .- This gentleman I lost no time
in engaging for our service; provided vou 1
Informs us that he has derived like benefits' ; ments, rso that nothing be lost I mean should sanction it. By promptly' adding
irora storing nis appies ana leeaing xneni rragmenis or urae as wen as materials., your request to mine, you win soon nave.an
in winter, to his stock, and that a horse Nothing should be thrown away so long as ! opportunity of learning from Mr B. j him-
which had for a long time, been afiiicted . it is possible to make any use of it, howev- self, what he has done, and what he Can do
with the heavens, and to cure which, .every er trifling it may, be; and .whatever; be", the on"oirr-river.," JW ;vtf -- 41
previous prescription had failed has -been ize of a family, every member should ibe f " I shall now proceed to mention sue i facts
rcstoredJto entire health by this apple diet, employed - either '. in earning or saving asl have collected and I shall also venture
" money. Vto give you some conclusions I have drawn
-. pRXstRviNo.;. Grapes. Horticulturists ' : from those;fac.:v:; Being however, entirely
have long sought for a practicable "method' Commerce of Liverpool It has often been . igaorant of enrineering (never haying had
of preserving the grape of our climate, the disputed whether the commerce of Liver- my attention directed to such ptirsuits, my
mile indengrth. and .leavinsr a descent of
10 feet-4-the descent is unequally distribu
ted, bcingmos of it in three bars.! namely
at Enfield bridge Mad Tom Bar and
Surf Bar. From" the .head 1 of the falls to
Springfield, is 8 of 9 milesf-and : from
thence to the foot of Headly talis, is about
8 miles farther: m akin 2 the distance of 16
or 17 miles, - from one fall to the other in
all which distarice there is slack water; and
fall of only a few inches to. the mile One
mile below tiadley tails, however, you have
Williamansett falls, being ' riot quite such
hard water as iipper Enfield falls - Hadley
falls!have a jJescerit of 50 feet in 2 1 -2 miles,
around which there are locks and a canal
through, Which,-all boats and rafts are; obli
ged to pass. From the headVof Handleys
fells is 35 ; miles w i th ; sand . and gravel
bars-having by actual admeasurement, on
ly between 8 and 9 feet fall in the whole
ristance. Above Miller's falls there is more
propelled by poles and I wastold that it
was as hard labor as men could endure: it
fteqeeritly consumed. the whole day to get
one of them over the falls, 5 1-2 miles.
Here, steam has succeeded, both as applied! '
to passage and tow . boats and it would
fteem from this ffnit wfiprA a man ran rmsb
vww w ft ww w v rmm www
a ton trp a current, by means of a.pole t .
steam can be employed with success, pp ) :
ui uuu regularity. . , - i; h ' ,
. iuc vuuuccuuui upun iw average, uu&
only be used for navigation seven months
in the year-s-it is ice-bound for three moths
and a naif, (last year much longer,) and
the water is too low for one and a half
months in the , summer. I saw Mr. GodV
idardjnjlailfijw
the steam-coats on the Altamaha,1 ucjcmuiv
gee, and Ockonee rivers, who informed mi
that they were- entirely successful. I wai
also informed by -"Mr. D. Copeland, to! I
Hartford, that He nad succeeded in puttinr fi
steam-boat on the St Lawrence, where J
the fall was much greater than at Enfield: il
but I was unable to get the particulars izr
consequence of Mr. vbpelana's being oblHj
ged to leave Hartford for N. York, uneptt
pectedly; - Mt. C. is an engine maker el
nign reputauon, ana a man or nigo itanai 1
. m m . a - . , 4 I 1
uig.'t jvir.: 'isiancnara , nas aisor succeeoec
(though not to the same extent that he bar f
on tne Connecticut, in punmg steam-ooai
on the Kennebeck, jGenesee and Susque
nana rivers: in the latter he informed m
that he had ascended ' some half a doze
mill dams. This boat however did 'not run!
long and she has riot been repaired, or re4(
tabid water, ,wb ere steam Boats havp .been
without much , success- owing, it
wmcn may De expressea, wiu pe caaritaoi,
ascribed to a wish, to promote one, or pi! 'jl
down another, t have what to me is a con I f
Isabella fresh tbrough the season, but hith , pool was greater, or less, than that of N. York.
crto without success. The present t of a The number of vessels arrived at Liverpool
bunch this morning from our neighbor, Mr. during the, month ending. 24th June last, .
Charles A Harrisorij.of Newark, Newsier- was 1311, of which 1100 were coasters;
r:y, give us delicious evidence that ibe leaving 211 which arrived 'irom, foreign potts
t;::iueraium uas ui lengtn Deen atiaiaea. or rromtne xruisn colonies, uunng , tne-
conclusions . must be received with great
allowance. ' . -
i -The better . to appreciate and apply the
facts to be detailed, some account of the
Roanoke, Dan and : Staunton Rivers, will
be- necessarv. The facts - here stated of
I.Ir. IL. assures us thct this bunch is a part : whole year ending 24th June, the number those rivers - are extracted from the surveys
cf shout -'two busbell which were taken of arrivals was 14,959. Admittinsr the pro--of Messrs Moore. -reported after .the
fron the vines on the i7th September last, portion to hold between coasting vessels and . death of the principal engineer, by Mr. Isaac
now sif months ago, auV. they are still as those from foreish or colonial " ports, the Bri?2s. to the Board of Public Works. The
fresh aid plump; and luvpious as 'the.; day number ol. the latter during the year would distance from Rock Landing to Clarkesvslle,
thsy wire plucked. 1 he items, too," are yet. amount to 2,869. , But it i3 to be presum- is 60 miles from , Clarkesville tq thef bigh-
ed that in the winter months the proportion est point jot the .survey up Dan, is laa miles
lei long, voyages is less tnan m summer -ana irorrr vrarKesvuie so me nignesi point
iThe number of arrivals at New "York from- of the survey up Staunton, is 109 r;Tes.
foreign ports in 1935, was 2.014. -In re-- The whole fall from Rock lading to C.
gard to the coasting trade we have no njeana ; Viule is 155.60 feet average fall perniile,
Ilere, perhaps, with strict propriety,: row.' h'
communication should close; but some opinf
ions must necessarily have grown out-oi
what l nave seen anq neara and i hope I
shall be pardoned fbr expressing a icwel
them. This, however, considering the posi
tion of things, may do httleelse than GrcT
forth a denial of the facts stated and u
friendly ciiticisms on the conclusions: r
reasons which I shall give The BnpiL
ments made by the Roanoke .Cornwall
nave orougnt into existence sty Biasynyt
success owing, it iscnemes jor monopolizing ine iraae ox in;
roent than to their inability to navigate the
river. . VV;V;; 'r': r'J'-,
But to return to Enfield falls (where we
facts for our; guide) several boats Wereutv"v "'J . w
on the riter!an4 abandoned, before . they lhcr of the yanous and conflicting interest
got.one to succeeds There axeinow, two-"' X' Tv." -
passage! oatsand I bIive two tow boats, atthe subject exclusively as astw
The mV5A Koc th Vermont nnd darofthe company and everything
i,.h,4,h rnor. ;nerJiA tn done, and what 1 shall say, will nave
iU(UJVUUJllW lUli rlUltUVIt MIUVUUVU w . , , . . . ... f
run in low water, is 75 feet long including ?mer ena in view, out tne aavancement tf j
The Massachusetts' is 97? 1-2 feet long, in-; - .The most important conclusion I havj
eluding wheel (which is in her stern) 13 come to is, that steam-boabj can be putot
feet wide draws 22 inches of water when the Roanoke and; its : two- principal tribute
laden, and.has two engines pf;17 1-2 ie
power, each." Aboard of this boat 1 passed ."will be able to navigate the moU ml -th1 .
rratr T.nfipld falls thrift timesfi She Can Carli "RvinnlrA DaTToni Siaimfw nmVtna fri
ry 75 passengers,! has ; no accommodations j tested by actual experiments; but thf the j
for night or. meals but ttimfortable cabins I can be successfully and profitably employ.
for both ladies and gentlemen. In ascend- ed on a large part of all three: nvers, an
r
siderable interest in theRoanoke Company I j
mm
I havlf
ive nil
teni tf 1
i
3 rrern ana unwuiea as tver.
l.lr. IL has given much Attention to the
cuvj ect for some years, and Vfter a variety
unsuccessful experimentsXis now j folly
.hCcd cf his success. The, process of pre-
rctiin, the knowledge off wVicb, for the
irig.the lower rapid 2 1-2 miles, she cleated;
.1 . l. t - .t. ... Jl Tit w 4A I
tnem nanusomeiy aiin Tviui cose ia uu-
I nutes, and she went up the upper falls (be-
mg exactly one mue i m t&j rximuicst.ujr my
used ascending the boat isquite obedient
to the helm: "but when the current is extra
strong, poles'are Used to keep her'steady
descending
She
of comparison:
( 3.61 feet " Whola fall from Qarkesville of
that too, without the coppanyV tricwrin j
mucn expense in runner improvemenrs c
the beds of the' rivers, I have as little done
as I can have of any thing not y et demon
strated. The factsjabove stated, I think
abundantly TOaaftliis conclusion.
trr Ma Toll T?vrkr1r rrritv fo
d VMW IWt. V.l ASVtM.VM III
that of Enfield; Gere is not one on Ban
stannton. lor a consiaeraore aistance u
streams so great, vvny tnen, tit mai
r makes a daily trip from; Hartford to both
Springfield, 26 miles, and back going npj be asked) msy we not ascend our rapids t
in 5 hours, and returning in 2 henirs- l -well as they do those on the Ccnnectic'uti