Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-11-29

/ ,I5 49, s11 41u1et q M1lptaelufes ~ = ~
zsngs ana public impfOisments. Is n
ana the next Gens1s 30 Ore pefs1so 5.
MIll exhIult favorable u iinthe popt
,a.ion q Aastef9 Fir1'I g. estssk- <f;ffle
a1rge Increase II tlAt = zig ia h,
grafton from her borders finally stopped ana
tide Of immigration into them inyitea.--
We hope that Virginia will become great
manufacturing and internal improyeIn ent
State, and we are satisfied that half the ener-
~ devoted to these subjects which she has
unprofffably expended ii the fields of politil
cal warfare would. IN half 4 century. make
her the first Com l,ionMealth a. 4he a meri-
can Continent There Is no State which
has such unriyalled resources sf ererv kind
We will glance briefly Il 4 III; AZ tie won
derful treasures With which tie Creator, j
hand has stored her mountains ana vallevs
and which need onlS Is 81 broksbk forth u
make crown Of glory for the i Ola Domip-
ion.p
LEAD AED rrfnBAco.
The Lead Of Virginia IS abundant and Of
the finest quality. Plumbaao has also been
found in several places East Of the Rlue
Ridge, part Of which Is 81 very superior
character, and can Be placed in market al
small expense for export or home manufac
ture.
sA1.r
Besides the immense Salt regions Of Ka-
nawha, there are in South western Virginia,
inexhaustlble stores of this valuable mineral
The salt water found in Washington Co, is
stronger than that Of any other country
and when the Virginia anu. Tennessee Rail
road is completed, II capjie placed in the
Richmend market il far eSmpetition with
the best Liverpool. Eassll Sal, the largest
if not the only deposit Of tie kind discover.
cd in the United States, i found near the
salt hills above mentioned. and has been
bored into al least SO o. 100 feet and with.
Git going through Ii.
PLASTER OF PARIS.
Gypsum. Or pzzster of Paris Of the nres.
emf kind, exists in great abundance in con.
nexion with the Fossil Salt and extending
ID immense quantities, almost forming noun
tains, for distance Of twenty or thirty
miles.
IRON ore
There.arc mapy deposites Of Iron Ore in
;ron can IL made wN6Ic6 will girdI fJte best
productions of Russia aud Saceaen. Besides
the i'm mnnSe QPN0SlteS IN other DartS of the
State we NAV add that almost every variety
of iron ore and inexhaustible mines Of Coal
are f.und n So,gth.western Virginia in close
Connection with ekch. other. It is believed
that the Salt. Plaster. Goal and Iron. would
alonc iustify tbe making of the South Tas-
tern Railroad. even If ii could rely on no 9th
er articles
PoRcELArN CLAY.
An ntRkeent gentleman of this city in
forms us That he has been promised a speci-
men for the Worlds Fair" OF as fine >Porce-
lain Clay as any IN France, which is found
near Farmyillc and IN othor Sections OF Vir-
gina
GRANITE.
pc I. 81 nasnmo .ha I
.ity and beauty to any " the Y. states
NJ en-. k.4...L II
ne 1iase W IL 49, Dess "a ~
"eiSn' pe'us 800, ss ~ auu ~ nv y
from rom earehy nae. Il. I han 80 y
SKIN, however nas ho' y. peen tnp'oyeu
IN us pFePaEaelon ~ 0oseiius =. nouses
mr., 1870 Asp s0ar -. a.oa e ~ co.
hese ao1unu = nary pa'so = sue TIL ma.
may be found in any quantity IN Bucklng
ham, Amherst, Augusta, Rock bridge, Rock
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