Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-07
The completion Of the Chesapeake and Ohio

exponent.
convention shalt be held in the city Baltimore on the
OF December next TO be composed OF three or OF.
delegates 'om ,he towns, cities and counties OF The Ds
,et OF Columbia and OF the several States which tee an
interest IA TIC early completion Of the woik aud may
convenient TO be iheren Tor considering
adopting such asures shall seem Lsl likely To cause
the canal TO bc lnishe. aud such other works OF
national character TO be undertaken, may advance
welfare OF The people. Wheienpon the meeting then
proceeded appoint delegates represent the county
Alicgh, ny Ia said convention.
We informed ,ha, los miles OF this canal beginning
at tide waer, and ascending the ef bank Of the Potomac
completed aud successful operation. The cost
oil this division OF the canal has been about million.
OF dollars The imther distance Of 80 miles will reach
Cumberland at an additional COST IL Is estimated OF about
one and hall millions OF dollars.
To the people OF the wes this work should be an oh
Jec OF the fret and highest consideration. The point
ITS estern termination u not il yet he Known
Pittsburgh Wheeling and other places the Ohio pre-
siong claims; but the community at large To The
people Generosity, OF the West, its terminating point is al
object OF only secondary consideration
New Oileans and the other and cities the Mis-
siss'ppi, have hhetio presented tl" only principal
markets Tor the products of the country. But the
population OF the Wcs growing NTH such wonie l ra-
P"} us Piouue's so gteauy increasing ond becoming
vast that The people viii be ee long (and now
compelled TO seek an eastern market. or sacrifice their
produce to the guIted market OF New Orleans The *
rense oi transportation, however the mountains is
sol heavy, tha II consumes all the profit OF the western
iabOtcr thus evil, IN great measure i'll be nov
by the completion either the Cnesaveake and Ohio "a
nal, or OF tl'e Bal uie and Ohio Rail Road no matter at
what point on the OHIO, they either OF them may ter
inmate TIE ti'zrns, therefore, OF Western Virginia, OF
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presented ia the aforesaid convention Their future uros
peiily depends upon the OF this great work.
lthSoufg Republican.
correspondence Of he ", Y Journal of Commerce.
RATrLEsNAKE GoI.D MINES
STAFFORD CO., IA. Oct Z, 1884
The following is geological description The Gold re-
gion oi Virginia
In passing from tide water 10 the Blue RIDGE the rbole
country und"lding consisting oil hills elr
vat on, inetseced wih values ravin.s OF moderate
depth The soil, Tor the part composed of bright
red clay highly colotd with the oxide iron formed
nom The decompos o vertical annp ralcosh slate
or srhist. As ,ou approach the nclaliirrous veins mi,
red clay becomes nterniNcd with fragments of quartz
comninutcd 10y the action oil the atmospheric aud chan
'aily 'pfea upon The surface Tor distance by The
aruIn OF the rains aid pougiuug, and the like, from
year 10 year. At the distance oil some times a few
inches aud sometimes lew leet below the surface of
this bright red soil, Is found the tale Talco.e slate
generally OF greenish grey color soapy touch and
of greasy usIe. This 70, is the 1dkschiefer Of Ger
many, aud is commonly known Throughout the world il,
gOd huihg districts, gold slate, the slate re
70 golt regions /, composed sl Magnesia from 30 10
10 per cent, slick hon 90 per cent and Oxide I
non, aluniuc sui phur i'm small and vo,i,bIe ,
Vuns The leaves lAmin@ this slate are yerfic, ami
oien inermxed with crystals of iron pyres conaiuny
gold III 'olsiel orln very much like thick gold Leaf
These non pyntes are generally richer in gold when
'ouh" !" Tue slate alongside OF quartz vein. The quartz
veins vertical walls OF white Hint containing Oxide OF
non and frequently non pyes aud srecula oxide Of lion
beautifully cry salZrd.
The diameter OF the quartz veins varies from the four,
part oil an inch 10 six eight ieet All these veins are
ound hetween and parallel 10 the layers OF slate and x
tend longiiudnay in direction ii IL degrees No,,I
East Sometimes the eoi is found ia the quartz v,ps in
large masses aud somem es distributed tbrang The a
X fine grains aud hidden, asst WERE by the oxide of iron
Frequently specimens OF this kind rich when no poII
Is externally visible Sometimes the large or main Vein
Is found to be rich, aud then again the gold is absent
non " altogether. In such cases the gold is generally
lound tn parallel thread veins frequently at some dis
lance from the large or principal vein. Sometimes these
VEINS dip like coal Strata and pass under rivers and
rise again and again they cut asunder by streams
and The rocks oil The vein broken or ground TO sand
10y atrons The gold washed the stream in grains
NJ oold
are lhdesfuctbIe, they unirequently carried
by and floods down into secoudary rcoions
where they assist in forming sandstone, cong onera,e
aud ie ike. Ia, icpobs OF gold are ten Yerv rich
aud much ofhe gold ot Virginia obtained by carefully
washing the sAud found bottom OF the gravel in ill.,
| streams and low giounds
! Other me'as usually associated with the gold in the
veins "nd Ia tbs slate. have never failed TO find
greater or les portion Of silver. have also in some in
stances found copper and blene aumony and caIena In
many in.snces he suPliurct ct non hcpaic py ,i,es
may be SAID To he the dwelling place OF the gold.
This Whole gold re- gon is bl.ed upon ~ ante and evil
denly belongs |" that formation which Professor Bumen-
teck deUumales The second class Of primitive rocks A.
YET bAN noi discovered S tey contain any orr aric re-
mains. -
Very respectfully yours F. SHEPHERD
Fo" a" E"s ~ ok sslis% E'G~esS for tho roop
Uby is cream cburned into Buter?
Because OF the heat produced Ivy churnng which thus
changes the cream irom, fluid 10 a solid
Whg rs glass tube eaHed cram suoge used in
dayieS? IS '''' :"
l'era"se when filed up certain height (en inches)
WIN new ~ w al proper temperature, Then set by
for twelve iouIs the cream will ha sen 10 the I'M, 81
The tube, il the he proper rom which to make
butter.
Uhy IS lime important IN The shells n bi,ds' cgps2
Because Tie body OF tie egg neither rLosnlo
c ACID nor lime, both Of which requisite Tor be bones
Ut TIE Ihi u was necessary, therefore, la nature should
provide means Of furnishing both these substances which
II doe" At ihr cXprn-o IL the shell; this becoming t,ne,
snd thinner during the whole time Of incubation, lI ,h
e'pg embryo hos appropriated sufficient qnanily Ior
the pima ion OF it, homes. Pat OF The albuei, combines
with Tie shell Tor this purpose aud another portion forms
feathers ~
Vhg do Jo'cis il hcpt confined, lay their cggs ,oiM
Oai ShciiS?
Because they cannot then get at any earh which con.
ta'ns TIC mai, ial tquisiic Tor The shell. DR. Paris. n
the Li0Gn TRANSACTIONS sows That If The Iegs Of r
be broken they ~" lay thcIr eggs I" lIoui shells und le
TaciTe sreparcf nature employ ing all The lime i'm cir
cnlaion Tor the pnfpose Ol mining Tie bones
my de riggs P'eStfted by rubbing IN, m tcifh bnt
fu? '' "''
Because the hntcr closes the pores in lie she'll h,
winch the con mum aOn of lle cnLf, with tie cxer.
nj ar taxes place The embryo Is moi, however hus
kiihd FafBis'' has similar elect Reamur covered
eggs viii srIH VAR h aud found t ~ cap4ble Of pto
dnerg chickens alter years when tie vsrnish was
cdfeielly removed.
CLoIHtNc
Iihg hG5e olde peHs tendency promote s,Juyn
Brcsu.e they increase Tie power of the suns ljebt
Uhg dOes Hguid cO0sripg kern n man ,rgyo, il,
toiniF, and ice Jr0H melting IL Suiimc,?
bccauie u boi prevents the passage OF heat from fl,e
man, and % tiic irg.
VIM dOcs Je san teifh n cod in me 6eoJ o., co,,L
iron" me fyfS oHd nose t1pfricncc much mo,e Jfiie
on applying IL TIE face linen cdsnbrick handkcr.
chip man OHc mule ~ cotton?
because the huntn, 10y rOifRncfiup re adv aleotbs M