Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-28
MINERAL RESOURCES or soUrn.sIDE VIE

I''N ~ 'o5"uuiai anu repubah from Tho RepuoHCdu
ana Inc Register Of Danvlle. interesting sIatsmsn
0i 'oe mineral treasures OF that portion Of the State VIZ
arc assured that the minerals Of tho Dan and Inc Yadkir
country arc of nesmsbs value We arc clad TO hear ha
Capt. Dewey-a noble old tar-wll DO n Richmond soon
win large collection Of these mncral specimens He
saa from his five years exploration Of the country reoret
TO- 10 be fully Informed tho polus indicated In tho pub
shed list below:
MINERALS OF SOUTH SIDE VIRGINIA
90. From the Danylc IVA Repu5lic.al
hr. Edltor-fon have We believe, had the pleasure O
making Tho acquaintance of Samuel NJ. Dewey private
genlleusn unconnecred with any public institution am
wholly unaided by public private patronage has neS
etthslcsa in the genuine spir of philanihropis devoted
the last five Of his life dlIgcn laboous and sci
enhc exploration Of the valuable minerals and princpa
ranges OF rocks known 10 abound in the cOuntie, OF Hen
~, Parck Carroll and Floyd, in Virginia. and Of Rock
ngham, Stokes Forapth SurrY and Yadsin In North Caro-
lna-a section OF tho Piedmont county embracing The
Northern of the great YadEn and all The head
waters Of the River Dlna stream which, with all bis large
expe1ence IN such improvements he believes. perfectly sus'
cephc OF profitable steam navigation from Danvc west
of Patrick.
at solicitation the Captain cave us tho follow.
synopsis Of the results of h five years devoted abors
and with moIesy Characteristic of genuine merit he has
given his consen its publication In your Journal ogetsr
with such comments as you might please TO make On the IN
esmabc value Of the mineral treasures he has discovered
10 the permanent interests Of the country Believing as
debt OF gratitude for his peseverng and purely dntersted
abors, we eralaed being the organ of communities
ton In regard 10 subject Of great interest common
country. Your o5cdent servant
w. s. CABELL
THOS. p. ATkiN SON.
Lat Of valuable and Interesting Minerals including some
counties Of Henry Patrick Carroll and Floyd 10 Vgnia
and 10 Rockingham, Stokes Forsrth, Surry and fadEin
In North Carolina section OF The Piedmont caunlryi EN-
oacng The Nnrhen head watera uf tho great adSln aud
all the tributaries of Dan River.
l. lRoN OHE of every desirable species kind apparently
boundess In quany beds or veins Of one or valuable
varieties existing in each Of the abnvo named counties all
of which, except Carroll Henry and Forsyth having Yield
cd ores that have been successfully converted Into IRON OF
the best quality
2. CoAL-Anthracte or Stono Coal In Rockingham and
Stokes approaching nearly quite to the line ui Henry
county Il doe. not pass TO tina. section of Virginia" inc
FOSSIL Coal of excellent qualify and 10 all appearance ID
cx,nustess, as regards quantity.
LassToSs- Primitive Granular Limestone or the finest
qualities of White Cray Mued aud col ed Marbles
nee being quarles In Stokes. three In Forsyth
in Yadkin besides an extensive Impure Limestone
In the counties of S,ukes and Forsyth single
bed OF the same In PitrckI and several quaea OF second
ary Limestone, 10 Rockingham OF The latter being Ny
draulc Linsstonc-whc others of tho most braulll
and valuable qualities of Granular. Black varegated Mar
States.
Z. LEAD orE-In Carroll Floyd, Stokes and Suuy.
b CoPPEn ORE-In Patrick Carroll Floyd Forsyth ani
Sury
6. GoLD D-Thsro have been recently discovered thrcc Au
risrous deposits, In Pack In Carroll hreo in Stokes
four in Forsyth. three 10 Suy and four 10 Yadsn; max
ing eighteen Gold depose mines-each Of them teing bo
eved to be aceube TO veins that have not been sufficient
enough to jnslfy their being worked
T. MAsaasesE-Three beds in Patrick. ono In Carroll.
one IN Henry, two in FORSYTH and one In Surry.
g. PLuMpAo,, on BLacK LEAD repeatedly In Pct.
rick, Stokcs, Forsyth. Surry Yadkn aud Rockingham.
g. NATIVE ALuM-Exists in several pars Of Patrick and
Stokes.
TO- SALT Prrss-ExIsts Ia Patrick Henry Floyd Stokes
md Sury.
H. Fra. Back Cl~r-l" Patrick. st"k"-. s"rry -"I
IL PoRcELAS CLAY-ln Stokes uni surry.
l3 PorrEss CLAY-In Forsyth and tronghoa, Tho 9th.
5sns n ySa4 SsRsh Cnas 4 ip sg
und also one In Carroll.
Is J7Aoolunl7s, perfectly hrs-p'oof Elastic Sand
l6 Bsos4s CoLoRED. sA7ls LusrarD. 5 EnrssTISE in
Stokes and Forsyth.
II, VARrEoArED AND OTHER VALUABLE KINDS OF STEAL
ITs SuAPSToNE In Patrick, Carroll, Floyd Stokes,
Forsyth. Suny ani fadkn.
ls PRlxr71vr SAyp .SToNE,.-suobls for variety o!
purposes such GrlndStones and WhctStones In Patrick
Carroll Stokes and Sury.
49, SEcospAaY SAND S7exEa Suitable for Grindstoncs
and Whet Stones, in H:nty Rockingham and Stokes
90 MtlSToSE GHlT in Patrick Henry Stokes and Rock
pgham.
Fl. Bum STONE, In Floyd Stokes, sury and Forsyth,
22. JASPER. of many varieties, Including the OPAL, inc
STRIPED, YELLOW RED. BRowN and other hues-somn OF
them being dusy encrustei with minute Quartz CrSaals
ALSO Bo!ryodal and Mammlted concrsone in Tour parts
Of Stokes
% CALcEDoxY Of all tin.a and coors, embracing the
Wax .nsered The MILKY white C'rnelian-Rose' coIoed
Blue Pink Honey, Yellow, Sard, &C., with Mammi'lateo
und Boyolda concrctpns also tho Duse In nino sections
of Stokes and one of Forsyth.
a. AeATEs Mossy, Yellow Scarlet Green and Cold CO.
o'cd, with waving limos. &c In Two parts o StnRes
Is GARsETs In CARROLL Patrick, Stokes and F"rsYthe
26 BLACK Scul.T or TouamALINE, Ia Henry, Patrick,
Carroll, Stokes, Forsyth and Surry.
a. YKLLow TouRnaLISr In Yadkin.
20 STALAcTITlc QUART1 with Jasper base, In Stoaes.
29 HoaNSroNE Of Honey, Yellow Claret aud other co
3O AAETHYsrIc QvAurz, Crystals IA Horny and For
eyth. -,
81 LrnplD, CoHaueA7Ee Yellow AND Pss eootsd .,n.
Accuar Pyramidcal aud Pr.nae shaped Qna,,z Ctys'
tails In Henry Forsyth, P,Hck Carroll! Floyd, Rocking
ham, Stokes, Surry and fadEin.
g. ACTINoLDTe, or Cotton stono, Ia Foydi StoHeS 9t
ry. YadEin nnd FORSYTH
49, TABULAR DausE. Quartz, 10 ForsJ tn and fadsn
81 SILtcloUs PETRFicATIoNs In Stosns and Rocking
ham, constituting OF P1trih-d Trees or paris
of Trees Of them measuring nine feet 10 ctcum'er
ence and some that evidently more or less decayco
previous undergoing the process Of Ptlrencnon c9h1'
clusters of Quartz Cystas This remarkable body ct Eos
sI curloses extends from Germanton In Stokes II Leass
VILE 10 Rockingham, distance OF about ,wenly.h'o miles
and fully merits pniNGPa 1s nSGg RocKS
l. Granite 2. Seync, 3 Gneis T. Hornblend Stale,
Mica Slate. Clay Slate T. Meaceous Schis AMI Sh1ies
carsous Sand stone, II Iron or nkitonc II SecondtY
shalca Tale and States 49, Ausits of many varieties IA
and GnF y SOne 5 asEs TO- .o p
ohyry 49, Tale 20. Sleale, Soapstone, Il. Cellular
While, Gray, Rose. Smoky and other Quartz. am
In Stokes DaBbury the county seat, 5 large h
or mound composed Of the pures and must beautiful spe
ces of Calcedony, deserving to DO calcd-a CALoED'Se
MoUSTAiS.
CARBONATE OF LIME.-Through the politsuess q,
Prof. S. W. Dewey MneraoQis and Geoogs' We have beel
put In possession OF handsome specimens OF Cdr5o"a
Of Lime or MARBLE usually termed These speeimen
are from the Abba, and Martin Lime Marble Quarres
Stokes County, North Carolina The one from the ADJ
Quarry is that known Mineruogss under the appel.
ton OF common sompoct Limestone OF ereysh whc
color This specimen although aurace one Is Of eSesn
ingy fine grain and susceptible Of the highest polish sS
quarry extensive md believed 10 be almost
From H. blocks and shafts Of marble OF any requisite c.u
and thickness easy be cut to ORDER with an
that II will be durable and retain Its polish In 'ns m
mate much longer than any foreign marble. This q',D
lies only one mills from Hulrsons Falls Dan River Up "
which the river s nnyianb!e from this place. -,
The specimen from Marn's Lime Quarry Is Eno'n h m
neraIoes,s az Granular Limestons II differs from VIZ
former both ln and fracture. When broken apsao
to bo composed of small crystals graios which lase
shining glimmering lus,ro Tn. specimen befde Us If
also surface one but bcepeaks the true Caronaty W
Lime II Ia white aud pure, with fracture resembling @
Of Loaf Sugsr. 1, is specimen of the mar6leso @
,eusivcly used for monuments satues and archsc.",
decora,!vns This quarry also huusht 10 bs n and
bic and copaba of furnishing marble equal In iextu' @
quality to the finest specimens from Granular L'i''I T.
Quares, hitherto opened In any country Of The "oft'.,
is located sumo nine miles from Harsons Falls and Is
lined 10 become valuable depcsite.
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