There I passed the night, and in the course of the next afternoon arrived at the railroad station of Morganton.
Morganton is but a small town, built upon strata of the jurassic period, particularly rich in coal.

Its mines give it some prosperity.
It also has numerous unpleasant mineral waters, so that the season there attracts many visitors.

Around Morganton is a rich farming country, with broad fields of grain.

It lies in the midst of swamps, covered with mosses and reeds.

Evergreen forests rise high up the mountain slopes.