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tt r IOBK. VOL. II., NO. PINEHURST, N. C, JAN. 27, 1899. PRICE TIIKKK CKNTS. r--i rrV nC NORTH PARHI INA 1 . , uuvu ' " Z- "v iUl' 10 l,pi"ntl in this rod,,,, other I... ., .!, 1!. 1 , , .... Kveti tho casual observer who travels l,,,,u ,IR umilt'i nww ol limestone which ... . ... I ,-.... .,..1 .1 icross the State of .North Carolina from "' M'"eu aiong the hanks of the iu eastern shores to its western houndarv s,,va,,,! 1,1 number ol' eastern counties will see that when he gone about IwhH.v in the southern portion of the liaif way he passes from a region which ,alc Kvnv level or irentlv undulating, and 111 ,n,'so ut!ieastern counties, the llie surface of which is covered with lil,u'slo"' exposed at the surface along and loam soils from wliieh liard ll,e ,,:mks r mt Yearns in a large mini rucks are entirely absent, to another, the hvv lit ios, and this rock maybe surface of which becomes more and more . (M I,,r 1110 "l:"i.i,r ol lime, niacadamiz Lilly iiiiiil it culminates in mountains in 1 ,,:ms' 111 me eases it will do the 'western portion of the state, and the ,or . ,,,liId5,,ii' 1"1'. In a few plain soil of which is more or less mingled il "'"'.''"'iliood of Castle Haym iviih ihe hard ...-anile and slatv i-oeks 'Neu' ";"vor county, this limestom lion, which thev have been formed. '"tains numerous phosphate pebble.. A liille more traveling in this region will he sullicient to indicate that the SloI,c h;is M" '"vay and left th ..volo-ic formations of the eastern half l'l:de pebble in form of phosphate ol the state, which has been designated :is Hie Coaxial Plain region, are radically ' i " workm dille.ent and much vouu-er than that of w,lh vml sum'ss " ,he U i n i ll.e western half, "embracing the l'-''"ita-e properly. Oilier phosphate i.iont IMateau ami Mountain re-ions. U,'M,M,S ,,s" "wn J,mna 111 ""l'"". render, Onslow and Jhunsxvick coun ties. The boundary line which separates these I wo great geologic divisions extends lion, near Weldon on the north bv wav ,n t,1(i Piedmont Plateau region, the .!' b'ab'ih lo nen- Waileshoro mi i he geology is much more complex. Then xiuihwesi. are, however, two narrow belts ol' com In .i-o iiii!nl i.r iiiini ...oiti.niMiw tin. parativelv recent rocks; triasic or red areas are widelv separated: the forma- sandstone. The more eastern of these lion covering the Coastal IMain beimr two l,e,lfi tending from Oxford, in one of the most recent, while those of ir;uiville county, across the state Hie Piedmont Plateau (excepting the through portions of Wake, Durham, limited red sandstone or Trias areas) hc--1 1'liatluiin, .Moore, .Montgomery, Kich hi"-anion"-the oldest mono and Alison counties, nas a max. The Coastal Plain region, along its eastern borders contains the sounds, hays, the sand dunes and ridges, the swamps and marshes and other charac-leri-iies ol' a seashore region. Further inland it is generally level, and has more ol' upland and less of marsh. Toward Us western boundary the swamps nearly or mum width of about 15 miles. In this formation are found the coal deposits of Moore and Chatham counties and the valuable beds of red, grav and brown sand-stone, w hich are described more fill lv under head of coal and of building- stone. The more western of these two bells is much more limited in area, ex iuile disappear, the upland pre- tending Iron, the Virginia line across por- inates, the surface becomes more un- ' Pockingham andStokescounl.es, dnlaMiigand even hilly in' places, :U1(1 and having a maximum w.Ut.i ot lour or soils u iiii-ii lin t iw.i-o-i ,.-..i.,i ,,wi iwiin. live nines. posed of line sand and silt, along the tveie. n border of this region contains a larger proportion of coarse sand or gravel mingled with clay. Along the banks of such rivers as the ( ape Fear and Poanoke where these l reams have cut down through the sur- The older crystaline rocks, (granites, -neisses and slates), extend in belts of varying width and length obliquely across the state, having a general north east and southwest course. The most marked of these is the great slate belt which extends across from Virginia, Invalid left the high steep bluffs the through Person, Orange, I natnam, "'ferial composing half a dozen geologic Pandolph, Stanley, Pnionand adjoining ' athms are exposed to view, the old- counties It has a maximum width of the Potomac gravel, sands and clays, some forty miles ; the rocks are eveiy '"gat the bottom on the irregular sur- where folded or broken, and tilled; and f granite ami slates; cretaceous are penetrated by numerous dikes and "ds and clavs; teriiarv (eocene and veins ; many of the latter being m.prcg '"i'.ne) marls and clavsj the Lafavette nated with gold bearing ores. And in .vHnwishandbrownislisandsand loams; the western part of this slate belt, e tlu Columbia sands, gravels and pecially in Davidson and Can-alms co.i.i ',:'.vs, lying one successive! v above the ties, these gold ores have associated with "l"'i'-the last of these, the voungest of Ihem ores of silver, lead, zinc and cop being on to,.. Along the western per. The region is one of hills and va -''e.f these Coastal Plain formations leys and rapid streams, along which '""sioiial out crops of hard granites and have been developed numerous excel lent are exposed along the beds of water powers. Just west ol t his s b c va.ns where the once overlving sands belt lies a belt of granite and othci kin ;i!1layshave been wahe.l away, but dre.l rocks; extending across the baic, i... . , , Mtii v;irrinr from ten to '"""les these no lanre masses of nam iiavms nwmy nines. i nese rocks are peneiraieii ov numerous veins wiucli car ry gold bearing ores; and in some cast elcciany in tiiiiiioni county, tnese an . i i i i . . . . aio iiigniy impregnated wit Ii copper ores, and in some places this granite belt, as well as the slate belt, contain valuable deposits of iron ore. Lying west of this granite belt and extending from it to the foot hills of the Plm Kidge, is a large area, the rocks of w hich are of gneisses and granites, with here and there more limited belts of slat The rocks are very old, belonging prob ablv to the Archaen aire. Thev are of ten deeply decayed, forming fertile loam soils. In some places valuable and ex tensive beds of granite are to be found. At intervals throughout the entire region the rocks are penetrated by quartz veins which contain in many places gold bear ing ores, the more noted gold bearing areas of this region being those in east ern Catawba, about the South Moun tains in llurke, McDowell and lluthcr ford counties, and in the western part of Caldwell count v. There are also in this region valuable deposits of iron; notably those in Stokes, (Jaston, Macon and Ca tawba counties. This region is exceed ingly hilly, being penetrated by the llrushy .Mountains, south of the Yadkin, and the South Mountains, south t i the ( 'at aw ba river. The geology of the mountain region is perhaps fully as complicated as that of ti e Piedmont Plateau. Over the larger part of the region are to be found the older crystalline rocks, greatly folded and turned on their edges; and they con tain at intervals valuable deposits of iron ore: notablv magnetic iron ores in the region about Cranberry in Mitchell coun ty ; in Alieaiid Madison counties, and in a number of places these rocks are also penetrated by veins carrying gold, silver anu conner bearing ores. Along the line of the lilue kidge and again along the line of the (Jreat Smoky Mountains an narrower liens or rocks, neionging to what has been designated the Ocoe period. The age of these is not known, though it is certain that these rocks are much vouuirer than the slates and gneisses which have just been described rhese nicks of the Ocoee formation con lain also in places deposits of minerals, especially the marbles and brown iron ores of Cherokee count v. In tin.-, region, is in the Piedmont Plateau, the rocks ire decayed to a considerable depth, thus producing deep soils which vary in haracter from sandy and gravelly loam to those containing a large proportion of lav in regions where the rock itself con lams large proportion oi nornoiende. These soils are porous and fertile, and for the most part on the slopes of the mountains are still covered with virgin forests. Xm'tli Oroliutt ami hs W'xohit- dvertise your business through the olumns of The Outlook. TlH lll4'MM l'lirillllllM'. All the furniture in the queen's pal aces, whether it he the property of the crown or the personal possession of her majesty, is in the care of the lord chamberlain, lie is represented at IJuck ingham palace and at Windsor castle by a resident inspector who n-ccixes a salary of s2,r()(), xxith a residence and other emoluments. These inspector have under them various clerks, and at Wind sor castle then are alo txvo brothers holding the ollice of tapissier, their duly being to superintend the safe packingand unpacking of the queen's luggage. There is at Windsor an immense en cyclopedia, which comprises more than .() volumes, and contains an exact inxen tory of every article belonging to the queen, and every article xx hose use she enjoys during her life. Minute partic ulars are preserved of the origin, de scription and artistic value of every item, and the' time of one of the inspector's clerks is occupied in writing up the.-c volumes and in taking amateur photo graphs of the objects xxith which t hex deal. The list is constantly growing, as her majesty's possessions increase in number every day, and there has been unusual activity in this department during the last twelvemonth, in consequence of the additions to the possessions of W indsor castle of thousands of diamond jubilee gifts. These are noxv being distributed amongst the royal palaces according to their decorative value, but before they ire parted xxith, the precaution 1ms to be taken of preserving at. Windsor an exact description of them. In this inventory an entry is carefully made, in order to distinguish those articles of xvhich the queen enjoys the absolute disposal from those xvhi. h pertain to the croxx n. Many of the pictures and "bric-a-brac" in the state apartments have' not changed their position for many years. h'tystnif. The I.onrdiiif; House Unite. UI knoxv the pumpkin pie was rather thin as to tilling," said the landlady, al most crying, '"but I don't think he had anv right to sax what he did." "What did he say," asked the second table boarder. ,4IIe asked me if I didn't think that the piecrust would be improved if it had mother coat of paint." IiHinjKjinis Jon nnd. Absent-minded Professor (a tier the wedding ceremony.) "So noxv, dear Fm ma, we shall alxvays belong to each other." Emma. "Yes Ferdinand but please make a note ot it and don t iorget it. Flli'iji'iiilc Jthtlfi'i: Mother (drilling Teddy for his first party): "And noxv, darling, xvhat is a greedy boyV" Teddy: "A boy who wants evervthing I want." Truth.
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