Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-11-21

weRghtof mineral; and q FIRE beng light
ed under the bottom OF The furnace, IS
Kept up until the minerals entirely smeit-
cd burni or lost in the ashes. In his way,
each miner smci,ed his own mineral, eX-
,traciing abou, three huhdved and fly
pounds OF lead from each thousand pound
Weight of mineral. Bat since my works
h9Sss cen established, they have found it
s,'ssfc Advantageous to scil their mineral
:ftlaii to smell il themselves. ~
= iuthe year 1898, Their. were twenty
French idgnaees b4 in 1909, one only
~ > ~ ~ Mixing the mines,is from
Z s Il f1SsinSer. After harvest tie
~ IufS5t. Gene We've & y. Eurbon
resort tof,hc mines; the rich send their
negroes, ard the poor class ,iepend on the
mines 10 furnish them with lead 10 puc-
chase all imported articles. from the
middle of August l. thu l5;h or 20jh OF
December, there ats FROM 40 10 50 men
employed in digging minera. tive re aiu-
der of the ear, hut Ii lie mineral is drawn
from the mines, and bui few hands. en-
ployed-From the wear 1893 &C. 1903 The
averagc quantity at mineral ~ Y b. stated
at i've hundred aud fifty or six hundred
thousand pounds French W igh, each year;
pocured mostly IN four months, by not
more than fifty men. The same number
ot hands employed the year round, wcuid
pro'Gce a least fifteen or sixteen hundred
tho land pounds, making proper l1wsn-
ces For spring rains. Prom The extent Of
the mines one Thousand men NIGH be en-
pioyed 20 equal advantage.
.. Mine Robuna, two miles cast sou;h-
eastor The Nine Barton, was discoveleis
about the same time. THIS mine has no,
been wrought for many Years, until the last
season, q few experiments were made and
q small quantity Of mineral raised. The
old disPings are rSt extensive, although
1t is SAID large quantities OF mineral were
drawn from the mine on It's FIRST discovery.
il is public property, ard there is every
reason to believe win become advantage
o"s when the population of the country
shall afford workmcn 20 open and work the
mines,
8. Old Mines so called, from being dis
covered many years be fore ,le Mine Bur
ton. Il is sa;! The old m;ues were open.
ed and wrought by SIr. Ranaull about the
year l726, at the time he explored this
country for The famous Law and Company.
1t is situated five miles north east of the
Mine Burton, on the discovery of which
it was abandOned--mineral being found IN
great abundance at the new mines. The
old mines remained in this situation until
February, 1902, wner fifteen French iarni-
! lies made settlement near the mines, and
have formed village, since which The
mines have been opened, and the last year
produced three hundred and sixty thou
sand pounds weight Of miner al of an ex-
cellent quality. not interior TO the best pro-
duceA at the Mine a Burton. A gold CO.
lored fossilsimilart othat found at the Mine
4 Burton, is also connected with The miEc-
rail- aiken from Ibis mine.
The prospect of tanning immense guam.
lilies of mineral from ,he old mines is n,
present very Gattering, and there +, not the
least doubt Of tiIeir being equally extensiys
as the Mine Burton. The present work
ings, with the old, include about one hun.
bred ceres Of land. The mines are cIe,st.
ed, and may be easily drained 10 the depti
of an hundred feet.
In the year 1899, grant Cor four hun.
drod acres of land was oh aimed, and sur.
veyed in $50 }, but includes no part of The
workings therefore the mine, with the adj.
jaceut funds, excepting that concession,
/ may be considered as pubic property.
No smelling furnace has as yet been C.
recled al this place, except French one,
most Of the mineral being transported 10
the Mine Burton to be smelied The
greatest number of hands employed al the
old mines, At any one time since the late
establishment, has not exceeded twenty
1--WE OF thirty; and those only for few
months. 1t is nc, improbable that Tie
space between the old mines and The Mine
p Burton may produce mineral in as great
abundance as either Of the njiues. The
Fouche Rauault IS navIgabie within Z miles
OF this mine.
4. Mine Renault, situated miles N. Of
the Mine Burton, on a creek of the same
name. Little can be said relative TO this
mine, it not having been wrought for more
than seventy years but from information
and the extent Of The diggings, large
quantity Of mineral was drawn from it. 1t
WAS discoyeted and opened by MIR. Rs-
nau!t, about the year l72A---5, with an
expectation Of finding silver ore. ! he