Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-08-29

WI "S'N"y SOf. f1Iher.
whO, while others, some Of his colleagues.
ond others holding tho same relation towards
the public that he does, were found urging
the claims OF the Warm rings as a termi.
nus, and consequently the location OF the
road by or near Col Hiner's plantation, and
their "own homes" be was iouud-as all
Men placed in his situation should be found:
supporting and voting for Huntersvilie, and
thus making plenary sacrifice Of private
and local interest upon the altar oil public
good.
Your interests, fellow>cii.zens. are very
closely iden,ihed with those of HAMPSHIRE
differing only in character and degree, in
proportion as you are farther removed from
inc great point oil attraction, at the iotersec.
'ion with the Railroad. You are, perhaps.
equally interested with Hampshire, in ,be
travel of The road--snd certainly much more
IN The facilities which will be afforded To
transportation, and TO the active develop
nent OF the natural resources of your coun.
~. IL would, fellow citizens, I've insulting
10 your Understandings, and an idle waste of
time, 10 attempt to prove, (what is self evi
dent that the great and leading interests OF
your county will be greatly promoted by
the construction uf this road ;-and thai the
united wisdom of the con vcntiun having fix.
cd the points of location in order TO ensure
It's successful accomplishment, all local and
sectional interests aud feelings should be
sacTitced and discarded, aud you united a
mong yourselves.
Les: be tedious, now pass to the coun
~ Of my adoption-and here | find a " ide
ne'd stretching out in the lenglhening dis.
lance before me, fraught with the most i'm.
portsnt interests. I hail you fellow citizens
Of Psndleton upon The dawn oi brighter
and more suspicious era..-1his is emrh,,i>
cally the age of wonders The spru Of
improvement, in every department of indus.
try and business OF life, is abroad in the land
anu u al last reaching and has indeed alrea
dy reached our borders. Thirty years ago.
when JUS, came among you, who had ever
heard al Steamboat, andLocomotive Engine
snd Railroad! Then. many OF you, aud the
iathers OF others, obtained The necessary sup>
pies OF salt, iron, &c, from Shenandoah.
Rockingham and Augusta, and pac ked chem
on horses across the great North Mountain
al an expense, privat,on and labour, known
only 10 those who have been, by necessity
compelled 10 resort 10 such mode Of transnor-
tation Now you have a railroad within
less Than lOO milles-and the testimony of
the Engineer OF your Stale, Col. Crozet. in
favor, not only of turnpike road through
your county, but that the route affords the
best location for rail road, FROM north 10
south, THO the state" But notw ithstand
Ing the spirit Of improvement is abroad, and
your condition, within Inc period referred
TO- somewhat improved, yet you are
greatly behind many of your neighbors, who
rom their local position on the map. eoioy
advantages and facilities " hch, from your
peculiar insulated position, are denied TO YOU.
IL Is now IN contemplation to construct a
turnpike road through your county, which |
regard OF the highest importance 10 you'll
10 indeed the entering wedge to the develop-
ment OF the abundant resources of your
county, which lie hid in your hills and moun
tains, and will give impulse, energy and ac-
hvity to the various departments OF Isbour
and Industry, and diffuse the blessings and
comforts oi competence and independence,
not 10 say afftaence, amongst you. By The
partial surveys already made, according to
the reports OF Professor Rogers, geological
surveyor, iron ore OF the very best quality.
and IN great abundance have been found IN
your county at various points. BY looking
INTO his hrst report, you will find, in refer
ence TO the geological developments, not on
~ Oh your own county, but also of The other
counties through which The CONTEMPLATED
road will pass, The following language. viz:
Among the iac,s of Commercial interest
developed in the course Of these researches
may be mentioned The lc!c mina,ion III The
almost Uniform occurrence Of peculiarIy
valuable description OF iron ore in connexion
WIN certain member Vi our series Of rocks.
frequently displayed for great distances a.
long the sides and sumrnits of the r,dges in
these regions This ore presents itself in
layers parallel with each other and separa;.
eo oy theIr strata Of d reddish scale Thouoh
rarely occurring in single beds of yreai
thickness, The multiplication Of small seams
eAhioited al numerous points, Indicate the
abundance in which il may be procured.
while The iriabie aud yielding condition Of
The enclosing material would greatly iaciii
taie 'ts removal from The plans in which i,
Is undecided Ia the Knobly, New Creek,
p'ners"n's Greek. Cspun, North Fork,
nrop Gap, South Branch, Warm Springs,
Bun Pasture and Back Geek Mountains
and in fact in great majority n( tho nrors
considerable ridges Of this region the nres,
ence OF Ibis ore has been recognized either
al insulated points, or continuously for .
iengto oil several miles, exhibiting IN all "a.
ses the same associated scales. and ocrut,v.
log an 'nvariabie station in The geo,,gicaI
series. vi The extraordinary value RI This
ore, The experience OF the furnaces in Pen,
sytVanIa, where il has recently been brnuob,
INTO use, fur'':hes The most conclusive eri.
oence: And since the discovery Of lis adj.
mirap'e adaptation Tor the furnace "a has been
heeo'y sought aitsr, and lhiU seams which
" " oiuerent material, would from their
thlnness have remsined unnot,ceJ az. mn,
only dei'genliy but probably worked. &c,
Hampshire ~ interested in this work. Hsr-
aY more, and you eiiow-cilizens, most Of all
no iravei OF The road viii give con siderable
impulse - your inlerests,-the facilities :,
transportation greo'er but your highest in
lerest IS found connected with the tsciii,,os
TO the active development Of lhe natural