Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-11

James River. i Is otuousgog our polioy 10 FORA
connection ,rift Janits Rirsr aud irads 10 lis
TOXINS Luhchbiarg aud Richmond "A conne,-
ton Of New River and kosnoke is cer,ainiy
practicable See report Of ihe Engineer made
90 the Legislature, SESSION Is aud 90. From
nv personal know ledge Of the country. ! he
llrve New kis.r am .ion can he united by
q canal perhaps II II hrt Rail Road would be
necessary near The summit level between
Reed Creek and Ha,toa. To render New
River navigable for common heel boats T,uch
ss arc used on James River from shorr dis.
lance above the falls OF ksnawha to the North
Carolina line, =" Ill not be dlfirui. THIS last
iali, When New River was one loot lower ,han
u ever WAS known 10 he before by the ui est
inhabitants, aksel boat, built nv subscrlj .Iion
descen coded with Considerable load from the
mouth OF Reed Creek 10 short distance a.
bove the Tails, without much difficulty. And
other bosts are about 10 be bull aud build mg
tor the same purpose. As 10 the benefits that
won'd result iInm the Accomplishment oi he>r
works, there cannot be two opinions-lheV
pould afford an intand communication from
I've Chesapeake Bay TO the Missouri
" The -hteni oi Country East OF the Cum
bertrand mountain, and interested IN these
works, Is vefs considsrable--I moan the nine
nov ten South Western couniIeS OF Virginia
AMI par vi North Carolina. And potion Of
Iennrssee would be directly aud Immediately
henefil I'd BY, aud int rested IN. these works
The character OF the soil and products is Va
rions. There is no finer " eat country on
car b. Tobacco is raIsed IN considerable auan.
titirs IN Montgomery, aud of very superior
quality aud "oul succeed equally well III all
~" oIhT South Western counties, II wewers
not too Tar removed from market. Its charaC-
tet rs grszlng and stock country Is well
known And as to us mineral predictions II
Is surpassed BY lew countries. The salt sOIks
IN Washington could eas,l, be made TO sup
ply rs muc n salt DIS IS consumed IN one iouIth
OF hr Union; Tennessee. Alabama, paris -Ui
North Carolina aud OF the south Western
counties Of Vuglhis, are now Supplied from
thence. The single county OF Wy The could
snpp'y i'on sufficient Tor the CONSUMPTION OF
several States g. that miner ID is 10 10 found IN
quanIities, apparently mexbausiioie. tn ough-
out the whole OF TINS Section oi the State. 1hr
manufacture OF lead IN Wythe was formerly
very valuable TO the propreiors of the mines,
who made fortunes by hauling il 10 Wagons O.
yer our Urciched rouas TO Ba,limoTe-aad itis
now less valuable, because OF the greater ia
citty Of ITS transportation fre,n Missouri. Yet
the ore is nov procured with greater facility
than ever, end the ,nlues are believed to be IN
e1hadsible. Gypsum can be procured abun-
dainty in the counties oil Washington ana
WyIhe. wnh little labour III raising IT tom quar-
RES near the surface. Copper oIe has been
discovered IN several places IN WJths, sno 10
said to he oigood quality, 'ibougn no tlteu-
sIvr experiments nave been made. Gnc Il,
said TO he found in Montgomery. OAyde OF
iron, winch affords coppe,as. ID .ald 10 hc
bundant in Grayson In short my dear Sin,
ana grove to say IL the mineral wealth Of
Virginia is yet unknown, aud therefore, unap-
pIeciated.
As 20 the amount of stock which would be
subscribed ia this section Of the state. To the
proposed Ran Road, | cannot form an idea. l.
is difficult 70 make the body of thu people I'M
ders'and ,hr praciIcabilny aud utility OF SUCH
u "o61-bn' wnen tho lnpoI lance OF this I'M.
provemen', not only 10 the present but TO all
future generations, is considered. we ought
surely 10 arouse from our lrlhargy aud en-
drnvour 10 deselope all tho resources Of Va
glni ."