Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-12

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o-n,n. ". alta VITA gu
rsthreo OF tbs east AID we,t 10 sonc mode Of chesr
conveyance
Tbs lead miaes are situated In wyibe county imuc
2'iiaeiy on the margin OF New River, about 20 mites
above the point where the mpa,ed rail road wou
Scross that sneam the yields fr IN about rs per
III pure mo's and is nrpsrsp'ly in.xhsu.tble For
Snetty large quantities ct lead made, end Attei
! he ctr ouutinS count sprp;d. he exces, w.
eDt 10 tho ea'tern make e. OSiLg bihe TALL ia tn
9priee OF 'ad, wilt not now bear 'he present heavy
SeSperce Of nsnspo tiop to the eas,etn arke. ha
hs mines are 10 great living IDLE on this act
8coun, there beins now probably thrSo hundred ton
flying in store. .dsr, bic red ion Ia expeoce
20 carriage, would a, onse give &c iyi 10 he
20 e;ure oil this metal.
Iron gao he manu- ae;ured almost an unlimited ,x-
g., n n couries u wy'he nj Wa, hing on, in Va
thd Csrser sullivan aud Wa,hirg on, i'm Tenn Their,
w row about $500 tons made annually in these eoun
'.- OF exec lent quality: the manufacture ct thi. mi
''s Row iangushirg. DO, only from its low pice i'll
Hu, on sesonn, 81 'he heavy ecs' Of Isnspor
IN merchandise, cent to LyGchburg a, The COS, OF from
1919 to 20 per ton and there sold tor $50 per ton.
Is ohvou' that diunu,cn OF $40 in tue price Of III.
carriage per ton, would afford very gr.a, encourage
men' 70 this tranch Of industry.
The sal' works lie in Wasbipg on county, Va. anu
ahey are espab. f.uppbing the demand for ,bi. ar
Qucie TO 'hs Whole Tennessee Valley, and to I,rpy
par ion OF Vrsin,. Daring the last yar upw ards OF
xinoOOo bushels Of salt was from Sil,ye, AMI If,
me o. nand were to require it, four times that smoun
Jcoud De eaily made annually. Tbs purity and strer b
aoi tue oTine hon which the salt is manufactured i.
3eqna 10 any la tbs wcrli The heavy expense OF tram
7pIA"rh - all that prevents great ext, nsion TO th
9saies OF Sal" from here work. The facility and che am.
5osss OF transportation which rail road would all ri
you'd enabls the proptieors Of these works greatly a.
x'end n Gales o. ,his article, both to the E.s, an,
"ss, ann sed to their prohs willis, ihsy aha ed an.
Spfice OF this necessary o. f. Such me ,srr- ,ov,
5opers equally 10 the ben, OF lie pec,ls and ,b.
'wner' IL would N cassaiiiy oiuce reduction il
rice, since I, would greatly facilitate the
foreign sal, IN the csun,,y, aud ty din iaishiny b
scos' OF transportation, II would enable tho saI oyns
amply to rcmp.n'ate himself ir reduction 10 ,ric
Iey greatly extended srket. Tb rtopristers of he
works uigh, ty the aid Of rail- road ent< into Al
Peion wrh foreign sal, 10 tho town oil
iLynehburg.
This b 'd' OF Gympsun in the county Of washipx,on
!Sre capable OF supplying The whole Sou hern mart o
ne Union with that valuable moeIa 10 of the sur
-" 7na'J' and iroin ae'us experiments fire quent
10 s,eerisinrd 10 be decidedly superior 70 the
!EymPum o. Nova ScotA. IL diHe reDt quarriss hav.
lbsen opened In this county, In r,ns. OF copnrv
ending castwsrcy roul tho rali works tor I6 miles
ana u" probable that h,r il an uninterrupted stratum
loi Gypsum kr that whole distance, So that he SUNNY
need cniy TO b. Limit. ty he demaot The t,aosp
talon Of his nerei along the raj. way would at orc
'r source great prch to the stock older and Of In
ca,cu'abe benefit 10 the ju lcious farmer
With ih"te iaets, Tor the ruth OF wricb we re5s.
ouIseivt-, In our aid We hesitate not TO say tia, The
iinu'lon OF This inetal wealth "a tie common ben,6
oi the coubtry, would OF rseI c,Inpen.as of hs
smucti o. the proposs ID rail road We Iu., ,h,n
40 me who reads this commuuiea ion can doub, tn
vase beneh which would l!ow the success. of he mol
pcssa nnderiaE ns: they are, Indeed snima lug ot
'no ienus OF ne Era cause o. Internal Inprovepsni
that We caEnht but hope for your z,aieus
wi n Us In our efforts for it' Accomplishment,
AZ doubts have been entertained resp. = ing thss
OF constructing Railroad a'oog the routs
piopo ed We beg l-avs further TO sdd ,ha al.oughu
~ trhuisr survey !a= been made for tn, pup Sc
csr ain:pa ths fact, yet h~t - joub /! lei, iesp.c
git ty those best a'qusinted with lie subject, The
Engineer oil the sac OF rSina, after exsmnatio
D. the ccu3uy between LyncLburs and New Rive.
ates tha II a. nature intended The count,
oF ran wsJ: "a appears from acusl survey a,on,
she propossd route, that he depression i, The
by range 81 mountains through hicb Ibis route
lower by AIS feet thai hist in The proposed ROM, ~
the Ohio and Chesapesk- Canal Those who are al
'cquant-d WITH the eouhtry VIII reaiiiy ages thai
ter passing the Allegheny mou0,ain+ and New RIVER
The difficulties in the from New River TO Kings.
pert arc comparatively r.6nY
You iii pert Give that jrsposa ihs eurl ns rs
oi an Eng'neer 10 survey ths iA part Of the route E
onesr' with 'hs Eusnssr Of VI. GINA, who will in )
short time be employed In making he survey irou
l-ynchturg TO New River: q ,ubser:p.ion has b-ect
Peued In this county for tn, purpose of deraying tn
SP2uce OF such survey, in which ws hon. the nd q
AL frisn6ly 10 the measure.
1t Is obvious that,o the success az thi. great meA
'ure, tho armouious ccneer, Of al concerned ,ron
RchH ond to the Cumberland rouna:n is indisp,n a.
Iiy nece.saty The undertaking il too larse Tor an,
over sbcrt Of Tho undivided .Herg h OF Tho wha.
stunify.
To uhi:e cher eote public Opinion; to emhody on
common srsDgh propose tia; d,lsRstes be chosen
~ The good people oi the towps and ccun,ies of Yu
gina and Tennessee interested 10 .hs suti-c, 10 me.
IN Abingdon on ,he 2oih day of Angus, next, and VIZ
'espec'Iu'y 'oci' your aid in .fftsing thu success
ur ireposnl.
We remain, very respectfully,
Ytut USedien, servants,
c. c. JOHNSTON }
JAMES WHITE, : Committee.
JOHN KELLER