Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-01-05
NATURAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA

RAsoOO IOf A.
lie Editor at . he Scum ler. az cScrttrtt
l"e WeeAIy rap-r at Richmond Va. has
litrty h-on visiting the SSHuh. western nor.
ton II That $ ale. (Li,tle| Tenne.s e) and.
a't~t describing the rich bni mex haustibIe
Atad Mines near Wyih,tille. which yield
SS"'reh ter cent. ot Silxe' procred.:
"On tnvcrsing the hill SHES and tops where
'h- ninrrs were al worn. he found iron ore
OF 'He richest hihd IN vast quantities. In tact.
Tue Two ORES were almost Integstraiilied Ill
s'ruck as most remarkable ihst While ,hcse
ores, ~ vast abundance, we've found on tn
surface '5e soil was is productive as most OF
IN bottom lands on the rivers and bays ul the
/ > e.. Such state Of things can hardly be
Shown ~ any other country on the whole
sphere We uhablt. What hath not God
wrought Tor the people ul Virginia. and what
loiy have iaey nnt pf1ctictd!
THESE are Not The only treasures of Ibis
wonderful region. ia tie County OF Wss1-
iagt q, gypsum or plaster exists il vastqudn-
lies. In 40 on region OF the glnb, is At 50
wen anj 50 abun g.. This plaster can he
sold at lie qudrrics lur filtv cents p.r ton.
| anu yet II is a dead loss To the farmers and
| planters OF this st te AMI others. Tor IN want
oi means OF transportation. There is but
Il Is iound. small amount. OF poor quail
t.. exists in Western New York. The sal,
wells III the same country are the richest in
the Uuiled States, or perhaps in the world -
BEDS oi fossil or rick salt are found | 80 ieet
in depth, the brine standing at 90 degrees lar
superior to The lar-idm-d Polish mines We,
| il is OF no earthly value, Tor the want of some
better outlet 10 market. Pig iron can be made
/ in Snl fls<. tar dol
an yet. with the present means of riIlspo
tftinu. il il is sent 10 this CITY ON sold iui
thirty five dollars per ton, ii is losing bust.
n -. j. 'ler- one man i'll thus nd who
would believe that Virginia could have been
so long iusensble TO such unhparI-of and ex d.
traorlinary resources? We do not believe
that sueh vast mineral and agricultural w. al h
| in the same extent OF territory, can b. found
ON the great globe; and yet OF what value are
they 10 Us under The circumstances"
ARREST OF A koGUE.-We mentioned YES
terddy that lady oi this city had beea robbed
OF gold watch and rinkets, by forged note
| handed to her by little buy, purporting to
come from friend asking the loan of them.
On inqrirf, II appeared that the unsuspeciing
little fellow was accosted in the street by a
man with his face half mufiled, aud solicited
to take the note. On returning to him With
the watch, the villain gave the boy Two shil.
ling riece and left. The husband OF the lady
bbed, 6 NJ iris, ESQ., on being inform.
Ell o. the circumstance suspected ID fraud ant
a slight circumstance pointed toa Young mar
IN New York, whittier he went in compan,
with officer Southland, taking along the lad
Only about ten years of age, in pursuit OF him
While passing up Broadway with New Yorb
otilcer, they met a stranger, whom the lac
identified as the william who haa deceived
him. The fellow was soon brought TO coa-
lesion by the address of the officer. tht
watch and its appendages We're restored and
he taken in custody to answer for his crime
The arrest is certainly remarkable CASE
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