Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-06-01

proprieors or these thus thrown out OF use one ta
ed Saess about ten miles above this city, end one e
from james River, has within eighteen months Deeh
opened and thoroughly explored i,y Trend oil mh',
Col John He,h, an extensive Collier, residing at tie
Black Heath Pits in the ne ghburhood and IRON ore
brought TO light in immense masses, commencing te"
feet beneath the surface and extending u and ID YARDS
down 10 coal probably incxhaus,ibe for centuries 1t
is believed from the tests which ii has undergone That
lis quality will answer the rc:rlt Of the che
mical analysis which it was subjected by Professor
Rogers of the University Of Vrgnin stated in his
Report of 1896 10 the General Assembly Ui MS Geo"-
gicaI Survey OF the Common wealth:
"a specimen of Hemaiitic from The neighborhood
of Trabue pits in Chesterfield, gave in The loo grains
The following ingfedlen's-
Per oxide OF iron, CO 10
Silica 420
Alumna, 4GO
Wafer $50"
AS in the opinion of Mr. Peter A. Browne, Of Phiiade-
phis, in his letter 10 Governor Floyd, Of Virginia. ma
nre seems in this instance 10 have dchcd all her own
rules and batd The skill of the graves geologIss aud
may be still skepca as to the existence OF va.
liable iron in quantity on primitive rock, give you
the account of The experiments made with tins ore al
Bear Garden Furnace, buckingham county. Mr.. Potts.
the manager testiies that after having filled the fur
mace with it sufficient length of time bring il fairly
into work, he let the metul out, and he then had,
METAL.
10 charges filed together 7.l0O produced 3nG0
2.l7 do. DO GS34 do 3S40
3lS do. do $500 do 300
He:furhrr says that the furnace worked very easy
the yielding about 81 per cent Considerable guam
titles Of this have been lately sent to Maryland and
New York for trial
With regard to the fuel for smrl,ing-n the first place
am assured that abundance 6 wood can be obtain
ed around the mines at very moderate price The
highlands about there although well mbered scarce.
Iy tit for cultivation and be purchased very low In
dependent Of charcoal however this overes btu
minous coal aud three miles off and connected by a
railroad the great coal pits which supply many OF
your Northern foundries and factories. But s more,
If Nature seemed determined 10 lavish her bountles
this spot, within few months i'll sinking another
shaft the side of the bed the en,erPrIs'ng eSpo'
rer comes. within few yards OF the surface, upon
body Of coke! natural cuke-f may Use the express
sion.
Mr.. Rogers analysis of it gives in the one hundred
Ca,bon 629i
B,umcn and volcanic matter, l5GG
Ash. ~ ~
or this ash 10 grains consists Of per oxide OF iron
the remainder is slick and aum;na. susequent nhay
sis gives larger amount of carbon and less asi-IO OF
the former and II Of the latter he considers tne ge'
neral average equa to 10 per cent Of carbon OF ca orhc
pnwer. have this coke, as IL is called burning IN
CRATES IL makes beautiful fire, somewhat fPsetn-
bling the anthracite but much cheerful and to my
notion without that dead oppressive heat one feels al ms
fesde in Philadelphia. Fuel Of the same character has
been time known in the mountainous regions oil
Virginia, by the of sem! Gntn"ns coal iroies.
so Rogers considers it admirably suited for the manu-.
fac,ue OF iron. It's combusble value seems about the
that at Suites Thus we have within twelve
miles Of Richmond the head of tide water, and with ca.
nal trans purtation thereto with m unrvalcd waller
power along the whole line OF the opposite bank of the
river all the elements except lime land Of oyster shells
you know there be scarcity i'll Eastern virginia.
| say we have all The elements for manufacturing iron
close together and surely there be place in the
United States possessing greater advantages, and am
very doubtful ii there be any OF equal
Great attention has recently been paid throughout the
STATE the iron and cUaI works, but the unfortunate
condition affairs has necessarily checked the ador Of
our enterprises.
Accompanying this send you small pamphlet con.
tanning the plan proposed for working the Sa'ee mines,
from which, you will see, have drawn all the results
of the experiments made on the ore send It, as some
Of the letters it contains will throw more light on the
subject than can
have no acquaintance with Geology, am in no pecu-
mary way interested in the property 10 which have
called your attention. but have az fear, troubled you
with this letter. that the grea: advantages this mine
presents might be- understood by you better than your
letter induces to think they are; and also from the
persuasion that these recent investigations IN the coal
region have opened Unbounhrd ird OF interest to tie
nf science and trust of wealth and importance 10
good Old Virginia, who. sometimes think is beginning
to want good deal Of one, and perhaps little OF the
other
am, dear Sir, yours very rssPoc,ITI'y .,,,,
Isaac LEA, Esq, Philadelphia
Resumption of Specie Payments Tho Banks OF this
city have resolved to propose to the Convention OF e.
and Georgia Banks, which will meet here IN Tuesday,
t, resume specie payments the LIST November next
[Charles.On Courier.
bill of indictment for murder has been foundry the
grand jury Of Pulaski county, Arkansas againsia John
Wilson, the Speaker Of the House of Assembly OF that
State, who left the Chair. and murdered Joseph An
hony a member, on the floor of The House.
Canal LoAx.-The Albany Argus of Monday says
The Stale loan Of half million Of dollars for th" en-.
argenent of the Erie Canal taken on Saturday by
Prime, Ward and King, at 500 20 for each 500 OF five
PER stock redremabIe after lc55, having seventeen
years 10 run.
Changers Office, Richmond, Va.
OPPOSITE the EAGLE HOTEL.