North Carolina Newspapers

V . 't.. . !KV0TK! To !MM!i;i;Ano. Till; INUrsTKIAU AGRICULTURAL, MINERAL, CX1MMEI.GTAL, EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL "DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH CA Ro'lINA AJJ) TllB SOUTJlj t V f t. SO. 17. WILMINGTON, N.- C, SUNDAY MORNING; JANUARY; 7, 1883. -f-J.: ! . 1 14 UUfSfT. WT 9'JCC. W -1, l .111 -v ' 'vr.i I. k- II 'I' . I V ' ! . i.'i. rii ' -i - lit.- ! .-iU in I i.r. i.uiiU-t ' uul ; ! V... '1 . fi. Wf"t- .:! i. M fw li(.. ft- i .. ;.r'rf U r.'t li ,'t ' !.' I f U-v .-..M A CCOUftlPMICl.. HIMT. ill 1 f t'tru li ir it r'tiiarkl th.tt -vti if r t j r- tf intrlltvut-v .iiii--( tli. i.- ,.!i.. ..: 'if. 1 i r:i t .( u.r jn nr j- : t!.: "(it-. U"lwtk-r thi I- r :. t. t rr-ut utt rt'it a 1 1 . i" . f !. ri iriu-.ci.ti.ihli m ii.if! ;h- ':l'Ht ni iu- try. I'ii ir. itii nt iirr- 111:111 4,.t.ill i . , t . . 1 it th- l tV r th i ii u w rrt-r.ov- ( I ii it ii iti.i 1 c n m: 111 tLi.i ( rn j.r -tit luiiiH" twid ii.i!! r U' l';lii- .1' li trt iw-iu.-. vv . k i . 1 1 1 vti In tau nt' tt.li.-i'. 11. n ' i 1.1't ,1 :ui l it i 'ii h it true that 'Vb.-iriCv . 1.' if. t,- tnu' tfi.it ilriui ..t liim. It r th- rtrt a- t n ; ti- n art m:pf-l f!uii,. Oin1 tat!iT. tir t. .. (!, irl. vri.tjf,l ;tnI ?!" ar t tiiitt kn, 1 .1 u ;ru( U!i-r that iiifviitii " ti i-fi lh' i:ur mu k rv- t 1 !u- 'lif.uit ui! ( li vaWf, V v A-t'-n i njr:tiIat ur I' u tlo c Hf iir'r iiivnt ir tli- vti-iii t.f ilnrut ! 'it Hi tliw S'.itt cttxl iti ithT t 1 ttii'ii 1- tli1 ii ij'niVit ' tuirkl th mi in tf: hm ..("'r:if . And t!M .iri" trr th' il,m.?l f r ; ll- ti r -t in. .i vtitiit'. tlf rvr nt t . ..... t 111.it it tii t . t. ft ii.i ttiin'ti ' i 1 I : f.-i V .t t ' , . f'.r tin- .: it ih'w iua; i !, I .um r :t.-i, ttn.l t ,tl Sir'' m ItuC itnt!i r tn.-iurn'. itli'iiit lw f.it tiu in tl U ti-t . lr tfi. t !,. fu.rit. f( ' 1 ii r tii tjh-r t f r f.!n-v ;trv f-'tli .ilu.t't think ft. 1 1 tin- f.U- ..ftntv :' t f . z tit.',T;.ipfv .' tltr In . "J. u if ."iii-vt- f' -i!ii.triv fittt-l wli.tt i'cvi.ti ;;:rti-u.)tr . .rti . ' i . ii-iUii.t ilif'i-r trrn th" other Atlantic f .-ctU- ' I it if t in t'let f.v t that her : tli.-' n ixt iial.i hian f'-untain Svlem . aSt.tnt. it. lushest rU- ati"ii. and velU i,. u in. Mt matiitU-vnt irt.f t.st T ' T ' Tlie other and t' tin tlantte State to th rth. Smt!i have their divti'n f ct-fanifiH-'O. mi. I. lie t Idle t.lateati. n l umiiii- tain eeti. u.. NearU u!t thre Cit- have the fcaple erupt in eorimn. and we toav iy tU.il vith the exception 41 cotton." rue. and t.'bmco. all the erot. rained in anv one of thee State are r:u.-l in u!t "tl.e other. NWth Car lm. in 't apart by her p-eliar conform ation.. What especially di.tiulhe her, s;e(igraphiaUy. front the" other Sfate tt- Ioj- . .f her urfaee. Thi l in the in,-- I hold that the map which ino,t plainly and nit aceurately Vt thl forth the l-t map to put ia i. the hand. of . hildrvM. ;tn i of ur-.wn peopl-e. One Im i aeen.t mcd t the jM ieittilie twdv i' ;i:iv n.a; w f.u h gi the .Iraina'xe vtein of a t.,Hntrv d Hot mnl thalhe iimiiiUi;ii hoold le tft.t L k'l 1 il 1 11 With - ! nice be take. in the chief topographical feature and Kit that ilt.- if a Ut:l- nlv t!. nuicr ot !!.., iir iiM IO m it f '. .irv '.... .... .ii .i t . 1 1 1 i .n - ..d.t I- ..ft toe map, 1 tfwii ti-- -tt sr- ,,- tbf ::it.ee Jnik' .. ... . t: t I i . i " t. t . I s-n , i to' t'tin in .i ... l":ke !:. t h ! oil I .o . ""H.t. I... . ti. ''M, tin- in.: '. i tit t. . .:..! uUHl.'e. ii.ii .tti to :. ii"! f l',w..im Mount at n. it til-:. , Ik'tt - lllln tl-ii t!icv .tff t Tin:ti;- .t-tt. ! r that I'onutv. toe n rlh ;'id lite ot.i. r . eir of tlie I 'heoAV .ni 3lomit.tin N.-r Nr uch an e- wtMtt.i it b' neee-tMurv tt iitark the nortli and aotitrt rt.iv a.i naountain pur in .-wain 4intv. p ! t,a blot out the moonUiu. th? map ' U'twfii I'.orke Cntnty n ihd jutl. ami A-rw County en tha north. .ind-'r Comity on the ra.t. and jlurn.vilU. Yaney t'omitr. on the vot. hi rouUI otly t U that tht aectioti of the State a. very high laml. Ilotj? y ot-an-rvitig hw mi nirt. are the trvm tlut rw' there. It U ly ntewiw rK. dramaw vtem that we Judge of, .c ..... h.rnitu.ii'iif the land, tiitru a thviihly accurate delineation of the drioT UJ untry. and it wi old ' l ptibltf to put th map a toUra- ; 1,1 acvurt nwuutain yteiti. Aol thu triage owe t. the main iWnt the , , ,tJ tfttr of thi paper, til-th lh ,.,i5catin of eiatie by thIf drain- ; 4a ,pttxu aidt uu vVry niAterUlbr in j ctttriojjr thrwgh knowl! uf th I nw - - ..;. . . trtr-. ri iaiijr i 4hi Iriu ir tlmt - ,1 . ."1. . nun,; i.m-ir, jiip IIH)UII13IIW Ul tl trtri North ar!it.t. Stiulinl thn the ni.unu.nn .ir-trm nnfl.l in tliorinipli?: ; nitwt U auti.ri:I ajr. For itjit.nni-c, lw ri'k. an. (lay (Viinti-4 Itclon to , liv r !y(t :i. rxcril tlu extrrnte rrtt jart f Claj. which lvl.t f. the .MUioii rtrm. . ir..iAtu ( antv La. atrf riMt mt th T r.n..- River in .'. t . 3l 'triUuini h;vi thr ant .vtvn. t!o rriturrv rurka. 'v I liver !vtetu. ' 1 1 jy :whj. Vrtiuty hat it own jtytrni, vi., th I it I'it'itn rir vtrni. It Irtivhnnia. the rmter funrt of !ln.w-ru. IU:n .tnilf. nn.l Maiiimn havr the -iWive .v9teiit. vix. the French Hna. River v.tetn. S. that the h4r (K'titlt wi st mrt I" the State etn irUin nhtut " tuare mileji. can U ilivill intu f.tir ilramaie v.teni?. vi; t I . ' The Itiwa.ee. oniiriiu the etrtiutie ivt' t'herukie anl ( Iay. (2.) 1 he 1 i-ntit'KH-t--1 urkaTi:e, c)ruiri in-,; tlie itttnttie f Maon. .Jack.ii. Swain nnl (trnhant. 1 3. Tlwr Ui "len. llavwtMkl CMtntv. (4.) The Frrtwh lna!. -rjritu: the ctuntic7 f Tran. Ivanta. Iunoinle. Mali.ii. nl imut ( . Ilen.lerx.n. It will In ! rvel that in thi niujini; thrw river ( ctnilrab!e iie have len inrtu.!l in the reut liviitti. viz: The Cliet.wuh. which IrAttfc the southern jar: of Graham ( 'unty; the Natitehalch, wliieh frain t!e ea-tem trl of Clay anl tlw wtern jtrt f Macui. ami the i Vanaluttre, wturlt tlraia northwot Ja kMtt ami n.trtheatt Swain. Thcx arr ulnlinate t the rcat ltvLion, ami can thu le inelu!,'l in theia. Iy "rlertin.: tlie stream the rutire western jrt f the State may ! t'iith! into ilrainae ?y.tem, and the .tij!...t' m-Hmtaiu nta.Ie to aMimc an tLr.frt ntiil -vMtt iimii tr.lijfff.. I n r ''Tt . .'tt'ttt. ........ raneuient. hat is trite i i!e real UMtiuttain pi.ntran i tnir aU l the iVdnwi.; ectin. ami th mnldle ami eastern eeti'n. The itraimtp 5yteni of the i;rrat iii.nintain j!at an i n .uh t!t !i.rt nf the Tcntn;v nutl Ohio River vten:. and th" in turn of the Mi.t.'ii vtem. S. that iHlnni'i w ith Cherokee an. I Clay Oumtif. we end with the reat father n( waters that hear gn it liim the cvnuncrce of a mighty empire, and oine of whe drbri may have come from the Rlaek MottuUin.. a well a the irandfathcr 1 and fhunky Cial. The hint are given The liint arv in the hope- that mH tme will develop them in the ehoo-rum. Tliere are mitnf teach er in North Carolina who are capable of doing thi. and I trut that me one w ill d o. - -. M '4.-14 Ifw''. SILK CULTURE. h k. i. b. vi rt Mr. 1. 1.. t 'hina U --ail to l- the native country of the ilk-worm. Silk culture legan in that rntpin under the ujer ri-ion of the emp n r Iloang-ti. 1 75 Ik C. Si lfnc hi. hi wife, had an apartment -prpriatel tor the nmring ofilk-wrm.s which he nitrturel with much care ami interest. She i ?aid to have dlcrvenl tlie mean of raUing them domestically. nU tfie maimer of reeling the silk and of initios ing it in the manufacture oft - Thj fn.ni the carlit hVtory. f tie fmd ilk rnltnrr eiioMiraged and .tt.tained by the n .bility. and an eay. pleasant and pr titabh enplynielit tlubtthed. j-uit iblf to all rank, all rt-T- ml Utl e.nlii.ai TI. iU4ry. w r.i.-h ?rov. ! grcru bh.-in to the p.r. eontitiitd for a-,- the n ilioii il ru'lls, ot the empire. I I p to tti iiu.l.tt--oi in.Tiin cemnry. va. : know n U ..nd tlie pn'iiiet t Kiu i thut t!k w. inliicel 'v a rm. 4t Mil lljJ "l v .HIH' I ie ma. le from flee growing uiu tre-. or front Utrk or tlower. ty ttner inai it wjm the pro.Iu.tion of a j'ci of pithrror K-ctle. What little thing will mctimc . . .i .i.. make the h-tjnv of a man or a natiou U hero exemplifi.Hl. Two vWuw Ncto-; rian monk., exil.nl bv the ptvernment t ......... of iWxaotium. iuctratcl into the t .i - . -a .. t... i Thev n,X.M the hamlsorue .Irr" of tlie ! Chinc-. their manufactorie, of -ilken f citnlry was mine,. min H. wu.- j uu,..,, ... ;' 1 " "i:m- fabrio and the milli-m of insert con-, ing cotton and agricultural product , can forests, and affords the mt cora verting the leave of the mulUrrv into ww the chief industry there and still is, , prehensive survey of the s.tuatmu yct mm . .... I at . . . . " ,IA I laint Wa rAtl V I 11 W. 1 aif4.-.A . . I 1 tlk Knowiu- the ?.dicitude T the. Kurttnn on thl subiect. they went to Constantinople and revele1 to the enirr Justinian a national cret. preserved for many centmini with an unvaried vigilance uncmaled iu the aniral.a of man, Silk wa produced by inevt hit cggi might bo conveyed to htsi dominion.. Ry promising hand oiue rvwant. the monk 4 were imlucnl to return to China. Kluding th vigi- lancv of a joaloits nconle. thev nLtninl 'c fs, M-crcted them in the hollow of their cane, and thu in Ji-Vi Euroiv Hjc-Mcd a fundamcutal nrinciple of uational westhli. Dr. Ianlen iys, "Tlte inwts thus produced were the jimfjeiiiton of all the prneratiuna of -ilk-worina which havo ion lieen rrarttl in Europe and -.viia," ami Dr.ClarkaihU Africa and America. The colonial rcttler of Georgia lx"in eiUmltnm under the cilmini-trubon of Gen. "Olethorjv. Tm-5 an l .yilk worm rj were neut over hy the colon ial Trustee., and a native of I'ioln:on( wa cncavtl to instruct the ct,.le in rearing tl worm and in reclin-' the Mlk. In 17.'i-" Georgia oxjortel her Hr.-t raw j-ilk, which wa. woven and prcent- cil to the tJuen of Kii'Iufd. A ntihlte filature hiu otahliheil in Savannah in The ilk lu .imf w il iri'fit:il)Ie and eontinuetl on the in-reae until IT"H, when the filature and tori-hotic ami ciht thouand muiuI of cM-oon were coiisumetl hv hre. The tn-onle were greatly li.oura2tl hv their lsos ami ere Ion; the cultivation of cotton claimed their attention. Ihelat account we hti' of nuv iik lring srnld in Savannah for extirpation, wa. in 171X) and bruirht twentv-six hillingji jnr uml. it. r.iuoi sars, "raw stiK exiiorlol from tteorgia sell. at IHidon fnm two to three shillings a. ix.und more than that from any other art of the world." .I. that he had leen uilorimtl bv prMliien. that it was more profitable th:Mi anv other onlinarv busiue?s." Wlmt ( leorgia hm Uoim and murr ain le actimplLhed ami Mistaiucd bv her enterprising jieople of to-day. There are several iilaturei in the I nited State, and a miinler of uiauufactorii of silk ioid in succtsful operation. atixioii and with ready cash to mir- chase Vie ilk crop at remunerative pri- ce. R!.(K0,0O dollan. worth of raw -ilk ha liven iintxtrteil annuallv to .ni- I lv these mill. This i tinnecesm. ! siik mn In raided sucetvsfullv any- I where where the ...ullerry .ill griw. ' Silk culture i intcntiii" and protita- ! blc, and require little e-aiital that . the m.t humble may cnga-e in the ' pursuit. We have the climate suite I to the ! growth of the mulbcrrv and to the rcarinir of the .-ilk-worm." If the farm- cr w. uld lu;t .tudv their ojtn interest there would le mulleirv gn- plantil j . - .i r- 1. '1 r. ,T ! III i t iiiuimu i lin'iii-itiiiiiu-ii i ami coooiicrii ejuioiunei mi r t .-l I! v i ' :.. .T : rural home thonughout our Southern ! land. Thi done, it would not U loug j aim. m in-. , ..- - - j U-fore the ilk croj would espial in vt.io tl... .m;r. .iiin i-rnn nf ihe S,nth. I do. without hesitancv. re- : ..mimeiid silk cultnro to the women nn.l r-lolilrtr.il i.f mir tiiitine rlitnr If I , h.-nllhe i.le,!.!!!! nn.l nrnfitidde em- ! plovimnt when judiciously managetl, i nn.i .iH..r M-imiiierativrt oeVlln.iti.ili to i labor or the heavy duties of n housc- hold. I would be glad if all the children who received stamp eggs from inc. would write me of their success or failure, giving full name, joft-otHcc, county and jtate. Now i the time to secure eggs for an early start in the spring. I can furish egg in any juantity at the lowest market prices and warrant them. I have experimented in ilk culture for some time and am prepared to answer all wuestion in regard to this ir.du.-trv. All letter mn-t eiu l. a : tamp for a reply. . f.r Jr .vw. COLD MINES OF THE SOUTH. nv u. M. T. Two moot!-, ntt ntly sH-nt in North Carolina and Georgia "convim-e met hat large lej-a.it-of gold and silver cxi.t ia t!ie iituu ral U It extending fm Vir--itiia t Alalmina Of the two guld is . 1 .A ' more prevalent, l iic.iinn-swun exisus that the ores are of too low grade for .. Til.1.. .l..-L.t.ii.tfrif liftire itivet. ment in W estern mines are generally1 thought preferable. The opinion among Wt-tern men is that if these Southern ! ... ....... mine - t wen? g 1. Intern capitalist would secure and work them, laying as j they lo in nuch che proximity to them. , lnil tKn li.verv of irolil in lM-4. all the gold produced in thi crv little attenuon was gi.cu w ini?, aim unuer the iave jieui wjuhm , from abroad felt too unsafe to make j extensive outlays for that purpose there. Until within the- last few . year such mining as was done was the work of lves and consisted in what is termed -surface work," the common practice beinc to ston oiratiow whenever water ! came in to hinder working very eirni- lar to early lead mining in Missouri; i simply a careless scratching of surface treiierally of hut a few; ivt in depth, leaving vein and deerieiisv'ork to be done hy larger and hv?r: oreratorg. Hence the numerous old a id abandoned 1nine3 there, many of them showing that much work ha.- been doTjo v. inch would not havo been jK-rfornied - had it - not iKt-n remunerative. Tef :5eems to have leen but very lUi,'-i tlay for machinery and applia'- xUer Jhan cM Wnih-TnHl!,-rrn kt-vlVia "Zi(llvC& In many of these working ojer:iliou3 have Ionjinee ce:i5ed, and their owners are too jkmt to ojrrate them now,, even in the .-inijht ways, much It's.-! to make outlays for nuHk-rn machinery. Manv valuable i)pfTtie are iv in thie condition, several of which I visited, and from some of them I obtained amjIe of ore which I treated in a recently invented amalgamator, where in every particle of gold La. to pass through several feet of hot Mercury. In several runs made with tlcne ores I savetl from to SI'k'iS to Sb'4 per ton. where only from 81 to 810 per ton had heretofore been saved. The larger part of the cold in the slate ores i. exceedingly fine; fiiur than irold lent. This eseanes amaliramation. i owing to it tendency to iloat; onlv the f hevier particles have biten s:ivel, conse- ! ipiently meager" ret urns hav? been oh- l tainexi, not oeenuse tlie goiu is not in the ores, but iHHtr.ise the ors were not projM-rlv brought in contart with the mercury. In the fjiuntz veins the ores are often very rich, yielding coarse gold in large amount. (J.mhI tites to these I projMTties can be had for small sums, depending upon the extent, location and developments already made. The slate ores arecaily worked, the mining leing generally done with pick.; and shovels and requiring very little blasting. It is said that "0 cent a ton will cover the ! entire exix-nses of mining, crushing. grinding and amalgamating this kind of ore. At Dahlonegn, (in., most of the i mining is done by hydraulics, at a cost of from only 2") to .')') cents ixt ton. ' The monnt utains contaii an average of j 5 k i- tv--rJd.' ly the , nearly $ preent methods immenso quatitities of ' earth, rocks, etc., are was iel down trojn the sides nf the mountain- and carried uv iuiceways linoer siaiiiri., ami inence bv. r copper plates si lvere and etatel with mercury, some nuUrorking MO t'is a day ami saving oii jiom SI to '2 1" r ton, the operator-rwown.- a nil the ..... the time that they are Jr.Ug uom.i ;i as . i , . i.m. ii r more 111:111 L i v .nil. txuiui ' It 1 a.... . . . I ----- mine owiieu oy r.asicrn wrw are in . - Ill li gb"h companies have rcckntly liought succcssiui operation, anuiseeiai i.n- ( properties. Among them lire the asso- cuUe ot t . II. King, oi i. finsvine. i. a., who have organ iced the 1 owah River Mining Company and It night 1,000 acres of hllld 111 Lumpkin ounty, adja- cent to an oxbow lieud in (that stream, and who W ill dam UU(1 tl ' 11 tllO HVer I from its bed for over tw A and a half miles bv cutting a canal w-toss the bend, i thus enabling them to work the rich sands and gravels of the ii-'cr bed. It is expected to accomplish Ihe construc tion of this work during n xt summer. There are many other interesting things which ought to be fated, but I will conclude by saying tll.t I am satis fied that among the sevoval hundred more or less well-develojf d mines in North Carolina and Georia there are many that are valuable properties, even w hen compered withminesrintJic Rocky mountains. While the ores generally may not lie as-rich, thev are abundant j ami rich enough to pay well. The j The total destruction of these interior government rejiort: give $l?b" as the forests, followed by the most appalling average assay yield in gold and silver, j consequences, can be predicted unless w hich is epial"to the actual yield of ! active measures are taken to save -them-, mnny profitable Western, mines, where ! for, once destroyed, they: are probably it ctwts from $ to $10 per ton for min- gone forever. Some arrangement for i.ig and working them only during four joint forest preservation between the favorable months, whereas in the South j government and ' the great railroad work can be prosecuted all the - year j corporations which own alternate sec round, ami residence and s'H-ietv are tions would be desirable, for what bene- delights, and lalwr abundant for $1 day. Young man, go South I OUR AMERICAN FORESTS. , . . Trof. Charles S. Sargent's article on "The Protection of Forests, in the Xorih .lmcncu,i ueneir may oe legai.ieti as a summary of the coucliisions drawn T. 1 ... ' . 1 1 iron, n is ivorK a. ine neauoi tneiorestry it is one of the. mosT imiiortant contri- ",n"u , ,,UJ-' -6ov .-r-wimua.n- soiiie laiiaim nr)e,rtnwi.f, njiesia., notably, the lclief that they have any effect on the rainfall, and he urges the repeal of the timber culture act. a step which the Herald has can2i-vlfn 1 1 r. 1 .-z.i " auvisei, since u nas iaiien enyreiy 111 accomplishing its purpose and has already -cost the governiwent several millions of acres of land, fithout anv return whatever. vApa.t from its 1 worthlesiiess us ft means of securing the growth of forests, this lawr ia deceptive; and therefore dangerous. It encourages the planting of trees where ' trees can? uot grow unless artificially- irrigated, and thus entails losses upon honest settlers, deceives in the belief 'that the government would not encourage, im- . ,11 1 1 1 ,-!!'"."- pracucajue nun useless planting s to our , timler r resources, we . are told that the forests of the country, are uiitf.ok if yKrldhl-'anmiaSyr amount of material, andijf doing -so for many years. The effect of local ex haustion, hcAvever, is already felt in many parts, and the steadily increasing distance between the torest and the great centers of distribution is advancing the price of all lumber. But the days of a real timber famine are not very near, and "we can still boast, although in somewhat less exalted terms than tormeriy, or the torest covering so generously spread out for us. The forest is regarded, however, from a far more important point of view than that of timber supply. Its influence, climate and fertility of the soil, its storing un oi the rainfall and prevention j i j. of both disastrous droughts and devas tating floods, are its most important functions. The great -economic value r of the American forest is shown in the fact that every year it yields not far from $450,000,000 worth of raw material, giving employment directly and in directly to nearly 1,000,000 pair of hands, while its maximum . productive capacity is not yet nearly reached: his is the first authentic statement of the commercial worth of the forest in itself, and it is surprisingly large. It, there fore, is most important that this! most important element of our natural pros perity should be carefully guarded, not only for the sale of its direct yield, but for its protective pow-ers, now seriously threatened in many quarters. In certain of the country, where there is sufficient rain, the forest growth will take care of itself, as on the north west coast in other charts, now well covered, the conditions 'of the climate are at present such, -tjerhftiariigMi geological changes, that, should the present gpowin ne ues5iru,yeu, n coum not renew itself, and tlaiintry 'would be inaile 'desert. Such for instance, is the condition of the interior torests bctweof.' the Iacific "ranges and the Rocky mountains. "Fire is the greatest enemy to the American forest ; next to fire the browsing animal inflicts upon il the greatest damage ; and the Ameri- . vAnnln ii rrr -tt I I Tf nomrv fh r t i' b-j i uxuam iu. pwiaBc, ii.v,c auuCu lestruction of their forests." The question of a remedy is discussed aud the, duty of government in a matter that the welfare of the entire people is considered. In the Eastern States the time has passed for action by the National Government, most of the forest land being in private hands. The sub ject is therefore, commended to the special attention of the State govern ments, which, "by stringent laws in regard to forests fires, and providing that lumbermen shall destroy the debres of their camps, which now causes most terrible conflagrations, like those of the Michigan woods, can make forest property secure. Such steps are especially needed, in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, where the grossest careless ness has prevailed. The field of action for the - general government is in the great acres for forests stretching over the mountains of the Pacific region fits the community benefits, in the long run, the railroads also. We are told that the American people must learn several economic lessons before the future of their forests can be con considered secure. It is the duty of the press to teach those lessons, and the columns of our exchanges from all sections show that they are alive to the importance of the subject. ' A TALK TO THE COLORED PEOPLE. Durham Tobacco Plant. Ut quuque eonfidii, ita maxime excellit. (The more one confides in himself the more he excels.) True the Northern friends' have done much for us since the emancipation, whieh are very grateful t them for. rv.-fwill I condemn the many good deeds and kindness shown us by their charitable gifts and Christian benevo lence. But their hands of charity have almost withdrawn. We are left to depend somewhat upon ourselves. We are still in the South. The interest we have and all we hone to have,,' is' in the LSooth. vThis being true, Jet ius then Iepend upon; ilfor jout futum-Success. The southern soil is yet prjodactive. Underneath her surface lie tnq coal, the eopner and the sold. In her forests stand the oak, the pine and other tim- oers irom wnicn- tne -uaucasian: race nas excelled arid by which fWe if. -we f have confidence in ourselves and the wi properly, is there any reason 1 why tfe. should not excel? But many of p.s Tiave made this mistake: We havel left our farms and workshops, and rushed to the cities and towns to work for low "wages, and the consequences are we ares, often worse, at the end of the year, than at the beginning. Upon an average, an industrious farmer can raise from two to three bales of cotton ; from; twenty to thirty barrels -of corn, besides wheat and other products,-which "is certainly of more profit" than wok at -$10. per month and m debt Christmas-eve. A seeond mistake some of us have made is, we have given too much time td politics. Colored men, we will never rise to any very great eminence dealing with poli tics. Only a lew have ever been bene fited by, it." Poor trade. A third mis take is, we envyTeach other success too much. Where there is one trying to accumulate a little property, there are ten trying to pull him down. It is not so with the white race. When they see one attempting to rise, the others help, such an one. Not only of their- own race, but they: stand ready to ajssist you if you will accept of it. Of course there may be some who are not . in ' favor - ot the negro's rising, but that is? not the Christian and thinking class.'. Good people everywhere want 'to: see you advance and educate yourselves, and be good, honest citizens. v e have an ex ample of such men in your own town. Mr. J. S. Carr, who is supporting three young colored men in Shaw University at Raleigh, to become useful, in the ministry or whatever course they may pursue. iir. is a man mucn ieijpjfc I lil-T't who know him. . 1 , , TTT 1 'J . - . n n . 1 It eaivtfot be saia inui no iie v" 1, .1 , 1 . acts from any political stand)0int ; he is certamly &ot a candidate; tor any office. " Yvre "Wcfer him to, rest quietly at homeWyattend to his : business in Durham tilil884, at 'which j time we want him to the front for Governor bf North Carolina, and the intelligent colored men will come to his relief. Do not judge from this that I am a poli-: tician, nor take, steps in advance to either party. But why not bring him out? He would be the right man in the right place. The secret is this : He is a servant of God, and wants to see everybody do well;, his acts i prove it. Such men need to be sought for the head of a government much more than simply party men; who care for noth ing more than their election. Ohj ; colored men of the South, wake up ! Wake up from sleep ! "Come, let us reason together." Has -not - the time come that we should arouse ; from our lethargy, and reach hither I our own ! hands? Have we not been carried by our northern friends, assisted by good men of the South, long enough ! Cer tainly we have. Let us depend more upon our genius. Some of us have waited seventeen years' for our forty acres of land and mule, and we are without them still, except si few who w:aited not for what some one-; else had to give them, but depended upon their own muscle. Some coloredi men say now, that if President Garfield had lived, all the southern plantations would have been divided up and each colored mari would have received his portion. Col ored men, listen nodongar to! such folly. A thousand Garfields, nor iany other field, will give it to you unless you labor for it. You can get your forty acres of land, but you must. depend upon your own industry for it. Labor lies at the root of aU we get, whether land or mule, much or little, but by it we,- like other races, can excel. Ixi6or omnia vincit. Wallace. the oyster industry. ' Wilmington Pout.' I . ' We have often advocated; the plant ing of oysters by our friends! along the sounds, betweon Kew Inleti and New River. And we are exceedingly glad j that it has commenced. Mif Winner, a gentleman of .enterprise and inteli gence has planted an oyster garden in Murtle Grove sound, and the oysters already taken therefrom has; proved the experiment to be a grand success, and we may expect ' from now - on a con tinued increase in the business. :Mr. Winner will.be followed by pothers who will probably go in on a jstill larger scale, and in a- few) years we hope to: see V llmington one tot the largest oyster markets 01 the United btates. It is very certain that something will T have to bo done very soon "or We will have to order oysters frpm Norfolk and other places, for they arc rapidly play ing out in ;the soirnds. I The people at New Ri ve are biinginsr them fort v- five miles In carts id wagons, and they are being ferought .1'nXldit.lQ.Biver; S. C. -Kow if these people can brin& thpm from 45 to 100 . miles herejmd - make money, why cannot ournwn pconle whoi ,will onlyhayiB to bjing thenj some 7'ox 8' miles raise them at "aVv?rv 'lifinrlcnnin thev can. ! -:.-.V'.-':' - -' -R - i WehopMo see in tenyears'a thousantll oyster gardens in the neighborhood of Wilmington if they cannot be sold for homej consumption they can be canned and shipped at a large profit. ne iiiupL jiiyc iiiu.i iuuuBuiraiio cm ploy our jdle Jabor and pay the laborers we already hjive, larger vages, so thev can live and ' ediicatet their, children, v e w ant to see ana in xaci we expect to see in a verv short time at least 'AM men employed in the oysfcr bu smessa following j tlie good example of Mrj V inner, 111 planting oysters, THE COLORED PEOPLE. " VonnIey V is the exclusive high -tone high priced hotel of Washington, and if proprietor, aiier ttinom ii is nameu, is a ifiirk verv dark, mulatto, but he certainly knotvi how to keep a hotel, if repfrts are- true, audj many ot t lie very hrst people oi tlie ooiiiitrv, foreign embassadors, and literati, fare uuu.nd ius customers, or, as ine , popular piirMM is STATE INDUSTRIAL ITE1BS, The Goldsboro Rice Mills nre doinc a' flourishing business. , ; , 1 Last winter there were exliibited nti Atlanta, rough and dresselt.)eciincnsf"ro(t Scotch . granite" from quarries ' in Wikonl county, N. C, within a short distance of the W. .& W. Krailroad, near the towii of Vjlnon, and. about 35 miles North of' (ruldsboro. Proprietor of largd marble and .wtone works from, Memphis produced thisstone.miiteemial to the imported, and signified flair iiurooefJ to use it exclusively when it was made jictwaiti' investment by MrMIenry Bilue,fruit-grdwer, of llidgeway, who made -$750.00 adove all ex penses on a three and a ,half acre vineyard, and will soon . finisrr planting 40,000 vines, mostly early shipping varieties, j He and hi , brother, Harry, have large fruit interests near Kidgeway and Mansoii, on the II. &-G; K. K.r: and are increasing their srea every year. The above exhibit beat cot-toil badly: I. ' On a recent vi.sit to New,-York, Col. (A. . 15. Springs, of this cityy visited the "Sandfard Fibre Machine," a new invention anil nateht. ' . and now iu operation at JJrooklyn, N. Y., and being a cotton planter 01 many years, was much struck with the fibre produced from the cotton stalk. lie is strongly impressed with the idea that it is highly practicable to make this fibre from tlie cotton plant itself the hanis of a cheaper and better bagging for the ttaplet : than the present India fibre. The Colonel jis' f nw engaged in investigating the subject, and. tlie farther he goes the more he is jiersuaded that this great addition to the (economy and industry of the South may be snccessfu lv accomplished. - Charlotte Journal. ' MINING MATTERS. Dr. Jas. Wilkins' is erecting buildidgs and putting macliinery on the North Stat Copper Company's property, in Guilftird county. IVaUhnuiiu M.essrs.' D. Petty and A. Hold en ha ve opened a copper vein, a feet , wide, near, Bush Hill, Randolph county. Prospects are gkHl lor a paying mine. Watchman. Win, Freshville, . the i: present Si!TVruT tendent of Hoover, Hill niincj liantlofph county, has just cut a rich - vein on the property. The new management have spent all their time and money irr developing the property, and we chronicle .this "find" with pleasure. Watchman. . ' f There is 5,000 to 8,000-dolars worth of machinery on the Rocky, River mine, Cabar rus county . which ; is being erected. The Chillin mill is running day and night.' Iiast clean up, 31 ounees-of a:nalgura from three "and a half tons of 'ore. Between 20 and I 30 hands are employed. Thisis a flattering start tor this property.-.- n attfiman. At Silver MWntajn, ore similar to ) that of Silver Vallev has been foiind. : The' new vertical uliaft at the latter mini;. has disclosed the lireseni-j. of an iinL nnu n irold vein. TtrI rcgtilir zinc blende ore will be cut i a ifeur feet, j With the favorable contract for the kale of the mine's output, share holders oughtj td;, receive large remuneration for-their enterjirise and energy. Tlie stamp mill at LaJor niinc gives fair returns, and the (elJen tlate Amalgamator and Concentrator marks a new era in .handling sulphuretii. The cold , incle ment areather retards tflic conipletion of j the fqrnace from which favorable results are ex pected.! The outlook for mining , was never before as bright as now Thoiiuisvifte Cor. Licxington Despatch, r- - -1 A Baltimore company is Imildihg a factory for the manufacture ot; guano Jbags out. of jrood The process is the cutting of wood into veneers, there pieces of which are glued together, oiled, pailited, and pri p ted by one , operation, ifter which it is formed into an oval cylindrical shape and headed, and then is ready for I use. Wood being a non-conductor, the propertied of the OTiano are not lost bv evaporation. Gretng- boro Patriot. .$ ii: - It costs at the rate of one dollar and forty cents a minute to light the city of Chicago with eras, in sdite of the economical effects of ( courting couples to burn as4ittlc a . possible. 1 Cheek "ve. 7-1:-tn;-.'-r'''- r 1 - " . . : 1 - Vf . . "ST