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i 1 " f r:V. Carolina Watchman LOCA THURSDAY, DEC. 16, 1886: PBRSOXS writing roar miormauon y ,r7i rtised m tins aaer will Dlease aay-"adv ertlsea la tne Watchman." Subscription Rates. 'The subscription rates of the Carolina Watchman are aa loiiowa : 1 year, paid in advance, f 1.50 paym't delayed 3mV2.00 payio't del'ed 12 itto's2.50 'tlina J Day's length a little less than 10 hours. mid here for cotton X Uv aaav f - X this season was 9ft. Over 800 names haVe been registered In Salisbury, to vote on the R. R. Indications now point to an election in favor of Bonds on next Tuesday 21st. Rev. Dr. Bobbitt preached for the Bap tist congregation on last Sunday night. Mr. Chas. H. Mckenzie, learn, is quite ilk Called a Saturday. Every county that has held an election nnT subscribing to the new railroad, has oted to issue !o;i1-.. , I A premium should be offered by the' Government, Stete or national, for a metal roofer who can cover a house so as to keep out the water Is there a tin roof anywhere that does not leak? as there one in Salisbury ? x The St. Cecilia Club proposes to give another one of their charming entertain ments at the Opera House Tuesday eve ,ning Dec. 28th. A novel, attractive and elaborate programme has been arranged and the Club hopes to be encouraged by a large audience. Admission 25, children 10 cents. Dr. Isaac Taylor, who has been practi cing medicine at unma wove tne pasi three years, passed through this place on Wednesday en route to Durham, where he will engage in the practice of his profes sion. 1 ire .Doctor has mnnv men as in town wno wisn lum abundant success in nis new neia oi nvDor. we regret to physician on There is some excellent reading matter on the 1st and 4th pages of this paper Read "Rail Road Election Facts for the People, "tif you have not already done so; and Crocus," and especially "Offices for the Whites," and "Old: Age" Subjects which iuterest almost everybody and beneficial to all. Sarah Hill, colored, the mother of sev eral children, found ber youngest dead Tuesday forenoon, and could give no certain account of what killed it. It was in bed. An old negress called on the Mr. Stallines who has recently moved Coroner to inform him that there was to Salisbury will ply the vocation of to- IVIINIITG DEPARTMENT. T. K. BKUXKR EDITOU, RALEIGH, If. C. of Methodist bacco auctioneer. Rev. C. W. Byrd, pastor 1iiimVi ViArA for the ensuinir vear, will VIlUlVi mmmf 1 ' preach his first sermon next Sunday, xtr AK1 Tnwan lost a valuable horse nothing wrong in the case, and unless some win complains, that is to be the end of it. What has become of the hog raisers of Rowan? Before 'the war almost every farmer had pork to sell at this season of the Yearr some of them from 1000 to 5000 liesumins the review of minine in the South, as reported to the United States Government by R. P. Waring, Assayer in charge of the Charlotte Assay office, the operations and output of the' SOUTH CAROLINA MIKES will next be reviewed. Mr. Waring says: The mining industry in this State is con fined to a few places, and is under con ditions which change but little from year to year. ' These conditions favor steady work and a measurably uniform produc tion." He then adverts to speculative mining which he aays has found but little scope in the State. This may be consid ered as greatly favoring legitimate and purely business in our sister State, while the practice of speculation " and other greater frauds in North Carolina have done more to cripple the industry than most any other single cause. The aurif erous deposits of S. C. are but poorly suited to the demands of questionable transactions because the formations are for the most part of large extent, and of low grade, so that when favorable con ditions are met with operations are cal Cuable for with reasonable accuracy. No new mines were opened during the year, and three were discontinued. There was considerable exploitation done in parts of the State which may yet result in some profitable development. The suspension of these mines must account for the falling off of the production of the State. The following is official for the year : on Tuesday of last week fell dead hile Many of them a smlller quanti been confined with a and able to at- hitched to a wagon, without any Known cause. A cold wave struck this place yesterday evening and at night brought rain and mtvof Th mercurv stood at 19 this morning. Mayor Neave, who has to his room for a week or more aevere cold is out again tend to business. Mr. Abbott, the jeweler, has removed Ws store to the wooden building adjoiu inr thrtllohni's block, first door above ...n r - , the Express office. Hunters are on the tramp almost every day. They report the birds in good con dition notwithstanding the sticking qual ities of the snow. The Gold Dual, a colored Baptist paper, of this place, is the ablest edited journal by a colored man we have yet is very neatly got up. The cold snap has diminished the size of wood piles and coal bins. Will I have enough to last ine through the winter? is the prevailing question. A great many Christmas goods have hn lUrtoMd of alreadv. especially fine presents. Those who want pick choice are obliged to select early. ty. What has become of them and the four horse teams and big wagons that used to supply our market with pork by the wholesale. Now the fresh meat deal ers in town dole out pork ny the two or three lbs. at 10 centsv What a chanee!- for the worse, in this line. Business has been lively on our streets this week notwithstanding the bottom is falling out of our dirt roads. The snow went ,away slowly with the exception of Sunday and Monday, and then verjprap idly; and it has Jett the public roads in fine condition to be cut into deep ruts and holes. Yet produce is coming in, and the streets have been thronged every day and the people, borrowing cheerfulness from the bright sun and hopeful prospects, have neter looked happier. Counties: Value in dollars : Lancaster and Chesterfield 40,000 Spartanburg, Union and York 3,000 Miscellaneous 1,000 Total 44,000 y seen. It and auction was conducted Saturday, and was un- "Cheap John!" What nonsense ! Every man who sells goods or tricks, makes a profit on them either in selling or buying. If the latter, he gets his goods without paying for them by hook or by crook. Trade with res pectable merchants whom you know to be honest and who expect to thrive by honest dealing. Mr. George Lverly has the credit of having brought to this market yesterday the finest bale of cotton ever seen by Mr Ross, a cotton buyer. It sold at 9.05. The man who fails to register and vote for the railroad on Tuesday next, there by showing himself not to be an enter prising citizen, will regret it all bis days. - 'JZ The usual at the stand on usually well attended. Everything, rang ing from a shot gun to a horse, was given to the highest bidder Lat Saturday was probably the busiest .Uv in All lines of business, that baits bury has had during the Fall. A larger crowd is seldom seen on the streets ex cept on public occasions. Those who had plenty of coal or good dry wood went through the late snow storm without indelible impressions, and will forget in a month, the day on which it commenced. Hon. J. S. Henderson has recently Had an operation performed on one of his ayea from which he has been suffering for some time to know that operation. The ladies of the Methodist church who L wore engaged in uniKing tne iuikhuo Teas a success on Wednesday and Thurs day evenings of last week, are more than pleased with the proceeda realized there from. ' 'ft' -i : i ' "A Messenger To The Members of St. Johns" was the title of a circular given to all who were in attendance at the Lutheran church last Sunday morning. It contains the Church Directory, a Pas toral Letter, Lutheran Statistics, and many other things of interest to the members of that denomination. There is no place in the country where new comers have more difficulty in secu ring board away from a Hotel - than in Fay Up. The Sheriff, C. C. Krider, has issued notices for his last roUnd, to be made in January, beginniag on the 4th. Those in arrears should stir around and get ready for him. It is a great worry to call on a debtor from half a dozen to a dozen times for taxes, or any debt whatever. It makes men feel uncharitable and vindictive, It washes out and obliterates the, "milk of human kindness" to a absolutely painful to bear The information of the writer does not justify the prediction that a more flatter ing result may be expected in the near future. There are several causes which forbid too sanguine expectations on this score and not the least is litigation. How ever, the situation in the State in 1887 may be much more hopeful than present indications would indicate ; because the recent impulse given mining in the south may also improve the situation in the " Palmetto State." GEORGIA MINES. Mining in ueorgia has held its own under difficulties that might have been fatal in North Carolina. New properties have been developed which have kept the production up to normal, while a few properties have been abandoned because unprofitable. From very necessity the Georgia miner is obliged to practice rigid economy and reduce mining, milling and amalgamation by the minimum, for order to accomplish anything at all with the material worked. When, it is known that much of the ore treated is worth as little as one dollar to the tori, the difficulties of the situation will easily suggest them selves. , They are fortunate in the topo graphical features of the country which enable them to use automatic machinery to the best advantage. Under these cir cumstances the mining problem in Geor gia is somewhat simplified. The following is the official estimate cf the State's production : is still being sunk. There are two levels one 70 feet from the surface, has, linear measure, 84 feet iu the north end, and an aggregate of 64 feet in the south win The nest level is 50 feet below athia aid has 34 feet in the north and 28 feet uvtne south wing. Work is being done in both wings of this'level. and also in a winze which is being sunk from the upper level. This winze has reached a depth of nearly 35 feet and will be sunk to the second level. The ore body is a mass of unusual size. The shaft has gone down in ore all the way, and they are working in ore in the lower level. There is a cross cut at the 70 foot level which shows an ore width of 18 feet. ' There are practically irt walls in the mine, and the miners judge the character of the material being worked by the fracture. The formation is the Huronean slate, and the indica tions are that there is an abundance of the material now being taken out to be had in the mine. The ore on the dumps and in sight runs up to several thousand tons. This formation, as a rule is rich in auriferous veins of quartzite, aiorite chlo rite, &c. The 3-story mill house is nearly ready for the active operation of the stamp mills, and in fact, has ten stamps already in position. The building was constructed with capacity for 20 stamps, and the other 10 may be added next spring. The house is constructed for the automatic handling of the ores which will not be handled after leaving the mill. The ore is largely free milling of low grade, and carries but a small percentage of sulphu rets, which will be concentrated and ship ped for treatment. The outlook for the Uwharrfe is cer tainly flattering and when the mill starts and the problem of working a low grade ore to profit is solved, we expect to see mining in the Sate take a new start. i Chapel Hill, N. C, Dec. 8, 188G. T. K. Bruner, Esq. Mining Editor, Carolina Watchman. Dear Sir: Trusting to your well known interest in mining matters I beg leave to ask for some information through the columns of your paper. At a recent meet ing of the Elisha Mitchell Society here there was discussed the influence of min eral deposits upon vegetation. It is well known that in many parts of the world such deposits do influence vegetation. For instance at Aix la Chapelle (the German Aachen) in Belgiunvthe zinc de posits are characterized by the presence of the Calamine Violet (Viola calaminaria var lutra). In many of the lead districts of this country occurs the " Lead Cab bage," with roots 40 to 50 feet in length. At Maidaupeck in Servia the mineral de posits are made known by the growth of birch trees, which elsewhere occur but seldom in the country. On the river Edder in Hesse it has been observed that a high growth of thistles marks the pres A Smash Up Last Wednesday, the buggy shop of Mr. J. T. McCain at this place, gave way to the pressure of sleet and snow and the entire roof fell in. C. Spence hid a gbqdbugg in the shop at the time; it was broken" badly. Also the roof of a lumber shelter belonging to Mr. J. M. Bivine fell in, but no serious damage was done. Stanly Observer. MARRIED. By Rev. R. L. Brown, at his residence on the 8th of December, 1886, Mr. Nehe miah Dunham to Miss Fannie F. Corner; the former of the State- of NewJersey, the latter of Rowan county-' In Scotch Irish Township, Not. 24, by Rev. R. W. Boyd, Mr. Wml D. Pen ninger and Anna M. Correll. MECKLENBURG IRON ; - WORKS. CHARLOTT Ei N. C DIED, In this county Dec. 10th '86, of Malarial fever, Lindsay, infant son of H. G. and Alice C ran ford, a god about 2 years. Notice I If you want family Groceries, nice and fresh, call at Young & Bostian's. Good stock of Dry goods, notions and crockery kept on hand. If Yon Wish a Good Article Of Plug Tobacco, ask vour dealer for "Old Hip." EXCELSIOR ENGINES IRON WORKS (INCORPORATED,) No. 100 Clinton Street, Chica go, Illinois, Manufacturer's of Mining Ma chinery of all kinds, also Ma chinerv for the treatment of GOLD, degree that is His friends will be glad he has found relief in the Gold Production in North Carolina. The article that appeared in the Herald of November 18th was reprinted in the Financial and Mining Record of New York, and copied by the Watchman, with out either crediting this paper with the matter.-r North Carolina Herald. The article referred to above was credi ted to the Financial and Mining Record of New York from which we clipped it, and where it appeared without credit, except by the name of the author, Geo. B. Hanna, A. A. Newspapers don' usually go behind the author of an open letter to tell where it was first published Counties : Kaben and Haberfbaw, Columbia aad Merpfweathcr dist Lincoln, McDuflie, Wfcite, Lumpkifw Dawson, Ton us to Gilmer k Carrol, Cberokee, Miscellaneous Total Value iu dollars: 2,000 4,000 5.500 (j',000 7,000 70,500 2,500 0,000 18,000 9 000 13o,500 Attempted Robbery. Monday night last, about 11 o'clock, man was detected by Mr. R. M. Pen dleton in trying to break into his kitchen, but who fled preciptatcly on Mr. P's opening the back door leading out to the kitchen . On examining the building it was found that the fellow had cut away a part of the window sash, and would very soon have been in. Conjecturing that he would return during the night, Mr. Pendle ton stood on guard for him. Sure enough, about 3 o'clock in the morning, the fellow was back again"; but was prematurely alarmed by a little noiso in the house, and fled two shots rapidly delivered, quickening his flight to its utmost stretch. Grand Concert There was quite a grand musical enter tainment given in the chapel of Salem Female Academy, last Saturday eveniug, j Salisbury. A few good private boarding ! by the Salem Orchestra, xf we may judge houses would be paying institutions here, j by the programme and what we have We have a few such and they are always j heard of it. We see that our townsman, filled applicants being turned off about I Prof. W. II. Neave, had a conspicuous everyday. Accommodations at our Hotels ! part n the performances; and when we are as good ais elsewhere, but a great many prefer private boarding houses.- The custom of not lighting the street lamps, on Moonlight nights, should not adhered to, but governed by The weather and condi tion of the streets made it difficult to at tend church last Sunday night without mud and getting the feet some extent could have had the lamps been burn ing. The thick clouds obscured the light of the moon, and that should be sufficient reason for burning gas, especially on Sun day night when people like to attend church. be strictly circumstances encountering damp, which to been avoided, remember that invited assistants alwa do their best when away from home doubt not he made no exception to the rule on this occasion. There is no com munity in the country where good music and a plenty of it, is more highly appre ciated than in the ancient and famous town of Salem; nor one where more ex cellent performers are found. We feel flattered, that under such circumstances, they should call on Salisbury to contrib ute to make up a musical event of extra ordinary-interest . Ayer's S.-irsapariUa will make the blood pure, ncn, warm, an j vitalizing. Sold bv This is a creditable exhibit and demon strates the fact that economical handling of low grade ore may be made profitable. There is nothing in the situation to war rant a prediction that there will-be any material falling off in next year's report, and on the contrary there may be an in crease, provided the same economy and care is practiced. ALABAMA. Here but little has been done, and the development of the State has not been characterized by any marked activity. So little has been accomplished that the entire output for the year only amounts to eight or ten thousand dollars. Mining for precious metals is not likely to be come of permanent or large proportions in the near future, while the State is taking the lead in the production of cheap iron. TICK rWHARBIE MINE. This valuable property in Randolph county was adverted to several weeks ago but not in sufficient scope tp give the reader a fair idea of the magnitude of the work, nor any clue as to who the men are, who have gone so determinately to work on this property. The mine has been secured by the Bal timore and North State Company, com posed largely of business men in Balti more, and is being worked by them.y The officers are as follows : President, M. Bergman, (Bergman Mfg. Co.,) Vice Pres ident, Chas. K. Oliver; (of C. A. Gambrill & Co.,) Treasurer, Warren H. Sadler ; (Principal Bryant, Stratten & Sadler t $e j Order of Golden Chain.) Mr. Joseph Colm, ot L.ynchburg, a., is one of the board of directors. These men are con ducting the affairs of the Uwharrie mine with the same fidelity which has so long served them in their respective daily avo cations, and which has enabled them to succeed in the past. Mr. B. L. Loney, their superintendent at the mine, has had large experience and exhibits the traits necessary in a careful manager. There is but one shaft, but it is large care ing all the work necessary for some time ence of gold bodies. Near Hohenelbe in Bohemia the red poppy marks the pres ence of copper bodies. Many other in stances might be quoted ot this singular connection between mineral deposits and vegetation, but these will suthce for the present. Has anything of the kind been observed in this State? I am unable to answer this question, although I hi heard tnat iu some oi the eastern coun1 ties the presence of marl within a few feet of the surface is indicated by the vegetation. If you have any information on this subject, or if any of those to whom your paper goes have any, I should be very glad to hear about it. It may not be without interest to some of your readers to know that agrieola, mathesins, Lohneiss Rossler and others I writing in the 1G, 17 and 18th centuries 1 I J . A 1 A. A V neio strongly to tne opinion tnat tne quality and kinds of grass, herbs, and trees indicated the presence of lodes. Thus a sparse, yellow vegetation, of un healthy appearance, the trees spindling and forked, was looked upon as sure signs of lodes. These indications are still regarded as of value, as we learn Gaetzschmann (Die Auf-uod Unteruch uny von lagerstatten nutzbarer miuer alicu, 2' auft. p. 319.) The subject is a very interesting one and a veryimportant one, for external characteristics were the only means em ployed by the old miners for finding lodes, &c. These old miners were won derfully successful in searching for such hidden treasures, and they had by no means the same advantages we enjoy. They were an amazingly sagacious set of men, and could easily put us to the blush when it comes to the close, patient obser vation of minute phenomena. The troub le with most people is that they do not know what to look for. Their attention is concentrated on some one jthiiig, while all the time perhaps the thing they are looking for is plainly indicated by some thing tney do not see although it is im mediately beforeibem. W. B. Phillips. SILVER, COPPER OILERS ANDIaLL KINDS OF MINING MACHINERY, STAMP MILLS, CORNISH POMPS. Correspondence Solicited. and LEAD mortgage m& gf land In Scotch Irish Township, j Saturday Dec. 18, 188G. ORES BY Hilling Smelting or i Concentration process. Estimates, plans and specifi cations furnished for Metallur gical Works. Manufacturers of the celebrated A tract of land belongine to Julius Wilson,, consisting of fifty-one acres, more I or less, will be sold at public sale at the 1 Courthouse door in Salisbury on Mou ' day the 3d day of January 1886, to satisfy the provisions of a mort- gape given to Wm. W. Mott, Sept. 4tb, 1886, and registered in Book 2, page 811, Register's ollice of Rowan county. This tract adjoins the lands of Burton Mont gomery, Scott Turner, Isaac Lowery and Margaret. Addie and Polly Wilhelm. Sale will take place at 12 o'clock. M. Terms Cash. Wm. W. Mott. Nov. 18, 1886. 6:1m. NOTICE! Duncan Cone entrator AN! ;MEi HOHSE POWER. Mr. T. K. Bruner, of Salisbury, has been unanimously elected secretary of the North Carolina Department of Agricul ture, to succeed Mr. P. M. WiIsonrwho. has resigned to give lus attention to pri vate business interests. Mr. Bruner is well known to our readers through the " Mining Notes," which ho reports every week for the MAxrACTUUKus' Record. lie is closely indentiiied with the indus trial development of the State, and is ad mirably lilted for the position to which he has been called. The Department of Agriculture is to be congratulated upon the selection of one so thoroughly conver sant with the resources of the State and so energetic iu making them known. Mr. Bruner will continue to contribute his " Mining Notes" to our columns, and in his new position will have even better facilities than heretofore forgathering the latest news m mining interests. Manu facturer Record, New York Broadway. Office No. 145 30:tf All persons indebted to me by account, note or mortgage, that has been standing some time, will please come forward and settle the same; W ill take cotton and prodnce at market prices in payment. R. J. HOLMES. Nov. 1st, '86. 2:2m. CIAFER & LARGER TMS EVER ! ! J. S. McCubbins hag just receired th largest and most complete stock of new SPRING AND SUMMER goods that he has ever offered - to tin pib- lie: Consisting of Drv Goods. Nntinaa. Root and Shoes, Groceries, Drugs, Hats, Clothing, Provisions, Crockery and Glass ware, and a full line of high grade y Fertilizers For Cotton and Tobacco, all of which It offered very cheap for Cash, Brt,at g MM Cliattle Mortgages. Don't fail to o and see him at Na. t. Murphy's Granite Row, Salisbury, N. 0 FOR 8ALE OR RENT ffiHtm, WMof & Deot Straei. The undersigned, owns and works a' granite stone quarry six miles South of Salisbury, and is prepared to fill orders for anything iu his line Mill Stones and all kinds of Building Stones, a specialty. Will . ive large orders special terms and prices. James A. Ritchie, j Nor. 18, '86. 6m: Imp; Small House. April 1st, 1886. Applv to- S. McCUBBItfl, Sr. Look at This! ZZrSst ing and cooking Moves of all kinds. The best in town. New "Lee" cook ing stove is one of the best stores mads it) America. Sec my stock let'me buying. 5k2m. WMS. BROWNr Steam, Air and Vacuum Pumps, Vertical and Horizon tal of every variety and capacity. VERTICAL PISTON. VERTICAL PLUNGER, all di ugcist. i The Cluveriua Cace. THE OLD MAN FOOD AND AM BESTED. SATS nE LETT MLLIAN WITH CLUVEHIOCS. Richmond, Dec. 12. Pending the trial of Cluverious, a colored winter at the hotel testified that he saw nn old man with Lillian- Madison and Cluve ins in the hotel parlor on the afternoon of the night the was murdered. The old man cou'd not be found, although detectives searched vigor ously for him. Sir.ee Cluverius was respited by the Governor to the 14lh of January nex an "Id man Iris brcn arrest ed by Capt. Charles Eppa of the Richmond police. Capt. Epps refund to give the name of the party arrested, but states that the old man is a Richmond mechanic, who admits that he met Miss Madison on the street near the American Hotel on the niuht of the dav fully constructed and capable of do- ! in qnertVi that asked him to show her . -T.:..' J , A. Jto the ladies' parlor of the hotel; thi.t he to come. It ia fft by 14 feet, and has reached a depth of more than 116 feet, did so, a d left her with Cluverius. and knew nothing more about this ease. This is all that has yet been given out, 4 Regular Hoi isontal Piston. The most simple, durable and effective Pump in fie market for Mines, Quarries, Refineries, Breweries, Factories, Artesian wells, Fire iuty and general malmfacturing purposes. J5FSend fpatalogue. WORKS, Foot of East 23i:Dri:Br.T, New Hubk.
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