Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-12-29
From the n. \. Courier aud Enquirer.
The Great salt Mines in the Mountains Of Viz

From the n. \. Courier aud Enquirer
The Great salt Mines in the Mountains OF Viz
ginia
The Statc Of Virginia II moving in the gfea'
work Of internal improvement, and i making a
railroad that will reach the great salt mines Of
lis mountains, and in a few years that salt will
bodistrbutcd over the whole Of the Eastern states
its superior quality will ensure for ii II ready
sale everywhere; for il is better worth one collar
per bnshe for table use than any other salt that
ever camc t. our market i worth ,wenty -1Ye els
1t is "A pure chiorjdc Of sodium, and will remain
as dry ~ -four in any latitude from the equator
to the pole.
This great salt mine is in trough between
two mountains, at an elevation Of l,--2 teet "a
buyc the level of the SET, hnd near IT," waters nj
the north fork of llol-ton River, a tribute OF the
river Tennessee, aud ncur the rivers the states
Of Kentucky, Tennessee aad North Carolsna
where these border on southwestern punt ol
the State of Virginia.
The fossil salt lies about go feet below the
surface Of the ground, aud is cncnscd in a vast
deposit Of gypsum.
About ten years since, two boxes Of gcologi
cal specimens were sent TO me from these mines
aud from the surrounding country. In rePack-
ing these into other boxes, some pieces ot the
fossil were put in "A box with specimens OF iron
ore from the great iron ore beds of Northern New
York, and remained in that connection until the
present year On being opened the specimens
were all in 20. order the salt not having in the
least corrodcd the iron, or produced any rust
hayr no doubt that this deposit of salt resulted
from volcanic action. New river, the head If
one Of the tributaries of the Great kanawha rlY-
or. is near this salt mine, and is undoubtedly the
source of the saline supplies of the deep wells OF
kanawha, bat in its course thither it undergone
II change and when raised from the deep wells i
found there ID contain bromine in great alum
dance.
The Kanawha Sanc- are among the wonders
of the world; the salt water comes to the surface
from depth of two thousand feet, and Is cold
as II northern blast in winter-thus exploding the
theory that the heat increases IN the earth ERE
rylrhere rs progress Is made downward
The gus which is issued from these deep wells
is in abundance sufficient To illuminate the entire
Northern Hemisphere and rises with force
that Is sufficient to throw II cannon bah eonsid-
cradle distance.
In the excavations made in the mcighborhood
of the Salt mines of Virginia, the bones of the
Behemoth are found OF II size indicating large
as the hull ola ship of the-line.
hive no doubt the table Salt of our Market
will, IN three y"nr~, be supplied by the Virginia
Salt Min, and even HOW, our grocer cannot do
better thnn to send to the salt Mines Of Virginia
for pure table salt, tor tie supply of their eusto.
mers who want good article. +. MERRIAM.
GEN. DAyIs's CAMELs.-'l'he Secretary of
War renews the recommendation which he made
in his report Of last year for an appropriation by
Congress to test the value of camclS and drome-
DIARIES in transporting military supplies on our
Southwestern and Western frontier. 1t is known
that in those regions, which our troops are obliged
to defend from the ncursions of the Indians, there
are table lands and extensive deserts, where large
tracts must be trayersed with no water and but
little scanty heritage. When springs are at
length reached, they are often SO braekish that
horses aud mules refuse the water.
The camel from the great weight he can cur
~, the longer time he can 90 without drinking,
his power of subsstng ON eoarscr food than the
horse, and his Willingness 10 drink hrackish wat
or, is admirably adapted for that region of conn
try, unless the climate should prove an obstacle
to his introduction. On the Eastern Continent
he lives and works in utmost every latitude and
climate, and is extensively used for the purpose
for which it is now proposed TO employ him in
the East Indie, aud 10y the French and Algiers.
Experience has proved that horses and mule, are
inadequate for the transportation of military sup
plies in country of the character of our Nes-
tern frontier and the experiment recommended
by the Secretary of Wm seems SO reasonable
and 50 likely to succeed. that we hope Congress
will not fail to make the necessary appropriate
tions.-BgBaio idr.
WHAT LAWYER Losr BY NOT ApyERTis-
ING.-Ihe Reading Ga-ftte says that ii gentle